The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-27

! IL ~ ~ in the arena OF
| lN& ~ the olympic
| 4.[rLA.4 " club tonight.
~ "a AZ. Z middle weights at
Ny .,I,.-<q[ y, rfA J l5i pounds Both
Hans by birth. but FItzsimnons IS now
/ an American citizen.
This was the stated event OF the car
! nl'a! ana ""s match that mas A.
/ tracte9 more interest than most OK On"
/ plGiI's'ic matters of recent date. FIR
/ simmons has been so prominently before
| me pEbEc Tor some years tlat any matea
! bound 20 create interest throughout the
! entire country.
/ An additional feature ia the import
! angc Of the match vas the bearing 81
/ had TO prospective meeting between
/ FitzS!mmOns and COraett. FItZsImmOHs
| mas been most rcrseVcring in his efforts
! 20 secure match with The champion
! heaNN-"cicht and from time TO tno
| has been pat OF with the reminder that
ne was not ~ Corbetrs class. tornctt
first named ChoyHsk the man iauET
EoD had 10 whip before D." could talk of
. match with "Pompaiour Jim" mt
! simmons whipped ChOynSk and thon
b" was told hy the champion that ne
would have 70 fight CrCedou TO place
himself IN a position to talk nght Wlth
H"rbctt.
cRrFDoy srRAScsR.
Comparatively little was known Of
Creelcn by the pei'erai public, although /
the visitors from -. Louis mere nave |
been enthusiastic IN their praises Of the !
man. Despite mat fact, however, F1tz- /
simmons remained prohiuItive !avoriie /
the pCOl-rOOm odds being quoted at rom /
, to 10 To ] TO >. while as good a. . 10 /
could be had against Creeaou.
Whoa the men entered The ring :or |
the great contest Fi'zsimmons looked |
and but for tho traces OF prcltly neat. |
his skin was As White aS a babY's. ms !
enormous shoulders and chest, whcn>
compared with ms narrow waist apfl
hips. vas very striking 'iis long, Ntne
arms and LEGS were covered with riuuous
muscles that gave every Indication Of
movement In the ring was like that OF
panther watching his prey and ready
to spriu2 upon it.
CreedOn presented much stockIer look.
and all the lines Of his symmetrical body
indicated strength ana excellent condition.
Flt2simmons had something to the good
in height and reach. but as he stood with
his legs further apart man Creedon IT
was not 50 marked as il might have been.
At 9:lj O'Clock mere were probably 'rop
spectators present. The ampnitncatre
stakcless enclosure We're drawn tight, and
presented q bright appearance with their
red covering. around which was wrapped
a golden cord
When Referee Duffy examined the scales
at I'VE m nutes 10 nine there was hum .
Of pleasure throughout the audience
ClONoly followed by FitZsimmOns.
Crecdon weighed lbs pounds ana flz-
simmons l55 -
The seconds wero-for CrecdOn, Thomas
Tracey Mickey Dunn. Tommy White,
and Charlie Daily. for FItzsmmons. Jack
Dempsey. James Dwyer, Kid Mccoy and
sam stern.
THE FIGHT
After the usual Instructions the men
advanced 10 the centre Of the ring, and ;
the fight was on.
Round 1-Both men felt each other for l
an opening. fltzsimmons led. ~, he was
ing and landed hard right on the head,
and Creedou scored hard body blow. =
moment later Creedon caught LEFT on ,
the chin. and one, two. three on the /,
head. The men had to be- separated by &
The referee Crccdou duckel beautifully j.
from right aimd for his head. i
Round Z.-Crecdou missed a light LEFT /,
swing for the head, but landed two rights &,
on the body Fitzsimmons scored two e
heavy rights, and Knocked Crredon down u
with a heavy right on the jaw. FiizSim- /
and the men had to be forced apart. Cree l.
don received TWO heavy rights on the jaw. -
ana three rights ON the body. lie Was
then knocked out 10y a heavy left on the
Jaw. The widest demonstration ever seen
In the ring followed. Referee Duf1y | a
awarded the fight TO FitzsimHons who {,
was loudly chccred. q
CHtLtEsGrs CoRBETr. n
Referee Duffy then announced Fitz- n
simmons challenge 10 James John Cor 81
1elt, the champion. The applause that a
.plIOWed was immense. ~
The work If Fitzsimmons in the second n
ound Was the most marvellous ever seen /
lere. The three Tisht-handers. which
freedom received on the head IN one, two,
hree order. amazed the spectators, and
aZed The recipient but they We're nothing
rom an artistic pusillSt point or view, "
Omparcu with the three heavy IeItk De e.
vored in the same one. two, three order III
n Creedons nose, which hoorcd the nc
ltest asplrant for middleWclSht hono:s 3,
nd caused Creedon 10 fall tie easiest II
rey of all Robert FitzSimmOns' adVcr- g
aries. The main lighting of the battle 81
'as done in the centre of the ring. the } "
Yer sand of which was Ploughed up w
lore by the foot work OF the TWO men
the actual fighting time-whlCh was
lur minutes and forty secOnds-than II
as ever before even in the all-night I
lttes. II
* hard for breath and showing traces tn
blood trickiing from his nose. lie TO
as comparatively unhurt during the Pa
st round and went TO his corner sml- an
< happily and chatting with his at
ndants.
CREKDON's FRIENDS SURPRISED. /
The inference is that he was beaten in G..
c minute and forty SecOnls-the time Of tht
t. second round. ~
Ills seconds and hackers were startled Ill
You'd measure, and even those who de ed
red 10 see fltZsimmOuS dciretcd-ond ! sea
ere were many Of thcsr-Were over .-
we'd and fun of wouderment at the tall
narue mans marvellous lstic Skill
After the fight was over there were
cups and knots of spectators seemingly
In different parts Of the man.
9th arena, trying 10 explain 10 each
her or have II explained 10 them, bat
was a fact, for II happened before
cir eyes in the great olympic Club
ena on September % lN9i