The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-27
FITZSINN0yS WINS.
Creedon No Match for the Lanky
Australian,
KNOCKED OUT IN TWO ROUNDS.

The Five thousand Spectators Present
Amazed nt the Rapidly with which
Bob Dowped His Adversary-C Corbett
Must Now Accept Fitz's Challenge.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 97.-The gIovec con-
test between Bob Fitzsimmous, Of New
ark, n. j., and Dan Crecdon, hailing from
st. Louis, for purse Of 5000, took place
In the arena of the Olympic club last
night. They fought as middleweights, at
l54 pounds. Both men are Australians
~ BIRTH but Fitzsimmons is now an
American citizen by adoption This was
the star event of the carnival, and was "A
match that had attracted more interest
than most of the pugilistic matters of re
cent date. Pitzsimmons has been so
prominently before the public for some
years that any match in which he was
participant was bound to create interest
throughout the entire country.
An additional feature in the Importance
of the match was the bearing il has TO
prospective meeting between Fitzsim-
mons and Corbett. Fitzsimmons has been
most persevering in his efforts to secure a
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 Coynski as
the man lanky Bob had to whip before he
could talk of a match. Fitzsimmons took
on the match, and then he was told by
the champion that he would have to go
with Creedou to place himself in posi-
tion to talk fight.
At 915 there were probably 5000 specta-
tors present. Creedon was the first to
enter the ring, closely followed by Fitz-
simmons. Creedon weighed 15s pounds
| and Fitzsimmons 1857.
The seconds for Creedon were Thomas
Tracey, Mick Dunn, Tommy White and
| Charley Daley, For Fitzsimmons, Jack
Dempsey James Dwyer, Kid Mccoy and
Samuel H. Stern. John Duffy acted as
referee.
After the usual instructions the men ad-
vanced to the center Of the ring, and the
| fight went on.
First Roundabout men felt each other
for an opening. Fitzsimmons led. He
was short, however, but he forced the
fighting and landed on the head, and
Creedon scored a hard body blow. A mo-
ment later Creedon caught left on the
| chin and three on the head. The men had
| to be separated by the referee.
Second Round--Creedon missed n light
| left swing for the head, but he landed
| two rights on the body. Fitzsimmons
| scored two heavy rights and knocked
| Creedon down with heavy right hand
| on the jaw. Fitzsimmons landed heavily
with his right, and the men had to be
| forced from a cliuch. Creedon received
| two heavy rights on the jaw and three on
| the body, and a second later was com
| pletely knocked out by heavy left on the
| jaw.
| There was the widest demonstration
ever seen in the ring. Referee Duffy
awarded the fight to Fitzsimmons, who
was loudly cheered Referee Duffy then
! announced Fitzsimmons' challenge to
| Champion Corbett and the applause that
followed was immense.
| The work of Fitzsimmons in the second
| round was the most marvellous ever seen
in this section. The right handlers which
| Creedon received on the head i'm one, two,
three order amazed the spectators and
dazed the recipient, but they were nothing
| ftom an artistic pugilistic point of view
compared with the three heavy lcfts de
| livered in the one, two three order on
| Creedou's nose, which hoorcd the latest
aspirant for middleweight honors and
caused Creedon TO fall the easiest prey OF
| all Robert Fitzsimmous' adversaries.
| Creedon was carried to his corner gaspiug
hard for breath and showing traces of
| blood trickling from his nose.
Creedon was comparatively unhurt dur
ing the first round, and went 20 his corner
smiling happily and chatting with his at
tendants The Inference then, is that he
was beaten in one minute and forty sec
onds, the time Of the second round. His
seconds and his hackers were startled be
yond measure, and even those who desired
Fitzsimmons' defeat, and there were
many, were overawed and full of wonder
ment at the tall mans marvellous fistiC
| skill.