The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-09-27
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WHAT BOB DID TO HIM
One. Two. Three On the Hsad. One.
TWo, Three on the Noess ana
creedon'e Pugillstio Fame
Faded Away.
WHAT BOB DID TO HIM

NKw osIIAHs, Sept. 3a-Ths glove con.
test bstussn Robert Fitssimmons Of New.
arb. y. J., and Dan Crssden, from 81.
Louis, for pure of 5000. took plaes In
the Olympic club to-aiahs. They fought ~
middlswsiehts at iA pounds. A feature
Of Importance OF the match was the bear.
Ing Il has 10 the prospective meeting be-
tween Fitssimmons and Corbctt. Fits
simmons has been most perssvssiuG In
his sRoets 70 secure . match with the
ehampioa heavyweight and from time 10
tlms has bssa put or With the reminder
that b wac NOT In his class.
Comparatively little wac known ef Cree
doa b the general public, although The
visitors from st. Louis were euthusiastic
In THAR praises Of the man. Despite that
fact, however, Fits remained . prohibitive
favoeits throughout. his odds bslne quoted
from to 10 TO 10 8, while - good 80 10
could b bad against Crssden.
Whsn the men entered the ring. Fits
locked indssd formidable. He was finely
drawn and but foe the traces Of peiekly
heat. bic skin was - white 80 Q bahy's.
HE snoefnous shoulders and chest. wllsn
compared With nis narrow waist and hips,
wsss particularly married. HE long. 1.-THE
arms and limbs were covered With sinu.
Gus museles that gave every indication OF
tsrEibls foecs and speed. His every move.
msnt In the ring was like that Of pan.
thsr watching bis prey and ready to
spring upon Il.
Crssdoa. % be appssrsd, prsssntsd
much the stockisr look and ell the lines
oe bic symmstrieal body indicated strength
and sxosllsnt condition. Fits had some.
thing the best Of height and reach. There
wsss probably 5000 spectators pesssnt.
Crssden was the Arst 10 enter the ring.
closely followed By Bob. Cresdon weighed
l6s and Fitssimmous lbSx After the
usual Instructions the men advanced TO
the center Of tho ring and the Aeht was on.
Round Ons-Both men felt each other
foe an opening. Fits led. He vas shost,
however. bot he forced tbs fighting and
landed hard right On the heed and Dam
scored hard body blow. A moment
later CFeedon caught o left on the chin
and one. two. thrss on the head. Ths
msn had to b separated By tho referee.
Csssdoa dueksd beautifully from right
On the had.
Rouud Two-Crsedou misssd Q light left
sutng f6e the bead, but hs landed two
rights and knocked Crssdon down with .
heavy right handsr on the jaw. Fits
landed . heavy right on the Jaw and tie
mon had to b forced from . ciinch.
Crssdon rscsivsd two heavy rights on the
jsw and three riehts on the body. Cree.
don was then knocked out by heavy lsft
on the Jaw.
There wss the widest Demonstration
ever seen IN the ring. Rsferes Duffy
awarded the fight 10 Eitssimmoos, who
was loudly ehssrsd.
Referee Duffy announcsd Eitssimmons'
challenge 10 Champion Cesbett. The sp-
plauss that followed was immense. The
work of Fits In the sseond round wAs
the most marvellous seen IN this section.
The right handsrs which Crssdon ~.
eslvsd IN the bead In one. two, three o.
der amassd the spectators and dassd the
recipient. but they we're not from an
artistic pugliistie point Of view 10 b. com.
pared With the three heavy lsfts delivered
In the one. two, three order on Crssdou'a
nose, which Aoorsd the latest sspirant fos
middlswsieht honofs and caused Csssdou
70 fall the sasisst prey Of al Fits's advsr
safiss. The main fighting was done Ia
the csutsr Of the ring.
The actual fighting time was four min
utss and 70 seconds. Crssdop was carried
10 his corner, easpins hard for breath
He was comparatively unhurt during the
frst round and was taken to bis cornel
smiling and chatting With his attsndants
The inference b that hs was beaten ID
one minute and 70 seconds. the time oi
the second round. His seconds and
hackers we're startled beyond measure
and those Who wished for Fltssim,nons
defeat wsss evsrawsd With wonder st ths
tall mans skilL