The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-27

st. Louis, for a purse o. So -. took MACS
in the arena OF the Olympic club tonight.
They fought IS nidsiswsighis al Ia
pounds.
a feature OF importance Ct the match
was the bearing IL hss TO prospective
| meeting brtwrra f6xxigaEaoas AMI Cor
ectt Fitzs.iamoas has been pas. perss-
vering in hts Efforts to secure MATCH
with the csnmpioa hes.ywsis6s sal from
tiele to time hiss been nj. OK ~ith the re-
miadsr that be WIS nos in his class Cor
bett first named Choynski a. the maa
| Lsnky Bob hadto whip before be could
talk Of match. Fi,xsinmous took ON the
match and then he wss told by the CHAM
/ pien that he would have To 60 with Cree
/ don to place himself in a position 10 talk
/ fight
Comparatively little was known of
/ Creedou by the general puellc. although
the visitors from St. Louis were euthu>-
lsstIc IN their praises OF the man. Despite
that fact. however. Fitzsimmpos remained
productive favorisv throughout, bis odds
being quoted from to 10, % / to 3, while
rs good as > 10 = could be lad against
erection
great contest. FIlZsimmous locked Indeed
formidable. lie was finely drawn aud bul
for traces of prickly heat. his skin was a.
white as n baby's. His enormous shout
ders and chest, when compared with bis
narrow waist and hips. wss particularly
marked His loug Ii, he arms and limbs
were covered with sinuOus muscles that
gave every indication of terrible force and
speed. His. every movement ia the ring
was like thN OF panther watching his
prey and ready to spring upon IL
freedom AS he appeared presented 4
much Stoekier look aud AL the lines OF bis
symmetrical body Indicated strength aud
excellent condition. FitIsimmons had
something the best ia keighLh aud reach,
out as be stood with his legs further apart
Than Crecdon 10 was not so marked as is
might have been. There were probably
5.SO spect ators present. The pltheatrs
was brilliantly hgnjei
Creedon WAS first to enter the ring. close
ly followed by Fitzsimmons. Creedon
weighed l5S pounds aud fitE~immons
l5S5s. The seconds WERE for Cr,edon.
Thomas Tracey, Mike Damn, Tommy
W bite and Charles Daily: for Fitzsimmons.
Jack Dempsey. James Dwycr, Kid Nc
Coy anu Sam H. Stern. After the usual
Instructions the men advanced To tie cen
ter OF The ring and the fight was on
Round ]. Both meu felt each other Tor
an opening. titz.immons led. He was
short however, bat he forced the lighting
ANA Landed hSr,l right on the head aud
Creedou scored hard body blow. a mo
NETT later treedon caught lsfs Gu tho
chin and one, two three on the head. The
men had to be separated by the referee.
Cresdon ducked beautifully froal a right
on The uetd.
Round 2 Creedon missed a Ugh. Ieft
r. t. 4
r.ghts ou the bocy Eitzsinmons scored
two heavy rights and Knocked Creedon
down with a heavy right-hande on he
Jaw. fiiz immons landed a heavy right
un the Jaw ard the mrB bad to be forced
IRON a ciiuch. Crsedou received two
heavy rights on the Jaw aud three rights
on the body. freedom was thea Knocked
out by = heavy left 90 the jaw.
here was the widest demonstration
ever seen IN the ring. Referee Daft,
awarded the fight TO Fltz-immOas, whs
was loudly cbe-red
Referee Duffy announced FitEsi mrnous
chsilenge 90 Champion Corbctt The sp-
plsuse that followed was immense Tbs
work Of FiizsimmoDz To the second rouod
wrs the most marvellous ever seen Ia this
section OF the country. The three right
handlers which Creedoa received on the
head In one. two. three order amazed the
spectators aud dsEed the recipient,
but they wers not from an artistis
pugiisL's point Of view to be CON
pared with the three heavy left
delivered IN the one, two. three order oh
Creed0n's nose which fooged the Latest
a-pirsui for middlswright hOBors and
caused Cr--don 10 fall The easiest prey 81
ali EItZsimmons' sdversaries The malt
fight was done IN the center %! the ring.
Z he river sand 81 which was plough he'd up
more by the foot work o! the two men ia
the actual hgBtinE time. which was -four
minutes aud forty seconds. than "a VS.
ever before even in ail-uight battles
Crcrdon was carried 20 bis corner gasping
hard Tor breath lie vas mparstivsly
uuAurt during the frat round and vax
taken 10 his corner smiliug aud chatting
with his attendant The IBfersnce is
that he was bestsa ia ebe minute aud
forty seconds, the time II the second
round HIS seconds aud bic bee sTs wers
startled bsyonG MEASURE. aud svrn tbo.s
WHO desired FitzSifnmon's defeat wsrs
ovsrswsd and full u wonder over the tail
mems skiil.
After ths fzbt was over there we're
group an knot of spectators seemingly
-ps bound 10 different parfs ef the fasm-
fanib arena tryIag 10 eNpisla - each
other, or 90 have e. srplalnsd 20 them. buG
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