Arizona republican., 1894-09-27
TWO ROUNDS. FItZSimmOnS Knocks
 Creedon Out. Second Round Settles the Championship.
A Large Crowd of Sporting People Witness the Mill.
No Stake Money, But a Great Deal of Cash Changes Hands by
 Means of Many Bets.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 26.-The sport ing event which eliminated tonight was the pugilistic mill between Fitzsim- mons and Creedon. It had been looked forward to by the sporting world with much interest since the day it was first announced. Fitzsimmons won the fight in the second round.
 The men came together in the arena of the Olympic club at g o'clock for the middleweight championship of the world and 8 purse of 5000, of which Creedon, the loser, will get $500 in re- turn for the pummelling he received. The articles of agreement contained a 8 binding clause that each man should weigh in at 15S pounds, and that if either man failed to enter the ring at that weight he shall forfeit $1 .000.
 The city was crowded with sports from out of town and tickets for the mill originally placed at three, five and seven dollars were in demand at 100 and 15O per cent. premium, so that the contest was witnessed by one of the largest audiences that has ever gathered around the ring in the Cres- cent City. For nearly month past the Australian has been training at Bay St. Louis, where with his wife and child and Manager Gloria he has occupied 8 luxuriously furnished cottage. Creedon has been training quietly at a quiet place near St. Louis. There was no stake money, but Colonel John B. Hop kins, Creedon's packer, wagered over $3,000 at good odds, Fitzsimmons being the favorite in the betting.
 Fitzsimmons Challenges Corbett.
 NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 26.-The glove contest between Bob Fitzsimmons, of Newark, N. J., and Danny Creedon, hailing from St. Louis, for purse of $4,OOO, took place in the arena of the Olympic club tonight. They fought as middleweights at 154 pounds. The feature of importance of the match was the bearing it has on 8 prospective meeting between Fitzsimmons and Cor bett.
 Fitzsimmous has been most perse- vering ia his efforts to secure match with the champion heavyweight. and from time to time has been put off with the reminder that he was not in his class. Corbett first named Choynski as 8 man Lanky Bob had to whip before he could talk of a match. Fitzsimmons took on much and then he was told by the champion that he would have to go with Creedon to place himselfin a position to talk fight.
 Comparatively little was known of Creedon by the general public: although visitors from St. Louis were enthusi- astic in their praise of the man. De- spite that fact, however, Fitzsimmons remained the prohibitive favorite throughout, his odds being quoted from to 10 to l to while as good as 5 to 2 could be had against Creedon.
 The fight was hardly commenced un- til it was finished as Fitzsimmons' heavy right coming in contact with Creedon's jaw in the second round put the St. Louis man to sleep and "Lanky Bob" was awarded the fight.
 Referee Duffy announced Fitzsim- monns' challenge to Champion Cor. bett. The applause that followed was immense. The actual fighting time was four minutes and forty seconds and Creedon was the easiest prey of all o FitZsimmons' adversaries.