Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-27

ters of recent date. Fitzsimmons has been So prominently before the public for some years that any match in which he was a participant was bound tO create in forest.
 An additional feature in the importance of the match was the bearing 1t has on a prospective meeting between Fitzsimmons and Corbett Fitzsimmons has bcen most persevering in his efforts to securc a match with the champion heavyweight. and from time to time has been put of with the reminder that he Is not in tho heavyweight class. Corbett first namrd Choyinsky as the man lanky Bob had 10 whip before he could talk of n match. Fitz took on the match. and then he was told by the champion that he would have to go with Crcedon to place himself in n position to talk fight. Comparatively little was known of CreedOn by the gen eral public.
 Fight short, but Hot.
 After the usual instructions the men advanced to the centcr of the ring and the fight was on In the first round both men felt each other for an opening. Fitz- simmons led. He was short, however. but be forced the fighting and landed n right on the head, and Crcedun scored hard body blow. \ moment later Creedon caught n left on the chin and one. two,
  arated by the referee. Creedon duckcd beautifully from a right for the head. In the second round Creedon missed light left swing on the head, but he land ed two rights on the body. FitzsimmOns scored two heavy rights and knocked Creedon down with n heavy right on the jaw. Fitzsimmons landed a heavy right on the jaw, and the mon had to be forced from a clinch. Creedon received two heavy rights on the jaw and three rights on the body. Creedon was knocked out by heavy left on the jaw. Thoro was the widest demonstration ever seen around the ring here. Referee Duffy 1 awarded the fight to Fitzsimmons, who was loudly cheered.
 Referee Duffy then announced Fitzsim. mons challenge to Champion CurbCtt ] The applause that followed was dcafen- ing.
 { The work of Firzsimmons fin the second round was the most marvellous ever seen in this section of tho country. The thrcc right handlers which Creedon received on the head in the one, two. threo orIlcr amazed the spectators and daZcd the re- cipient-
 They were nothing. however. from an artistic pugilistic point Of view. com, pared with the thrco heavy leGts delivered in the one, two, three order on Crrpdun \ nose. which floured the latest aspirant for middleweight honOrs and caused CrccdOn to fall the easiest prey of all Robert Fitz- simmons adversaries-
 [ Creedon Almost Unhurt.
 The main fighting Of the battle was done in the center Of the ring. the river sand of which was plowOd up more by tho foot. work of the two men in the actual fight ing time, which was minutes and IO seconds. than 1t was eyOr bCforC. even in all night battles.
 Creed"n was carried tO his corner gasp, ing hard for breath and showing trac,-s of blood trickling from his nose. Hc was comparatively unhurt during the first round and went to his corner smiling happily and chatting with his attendants. The inference then Is that he was beaten in 1 minute and 10 seconds, the time of the second round.
 His seconds and hackers were startled beyond measure, and even those who dc sired Fitzsimmons defcat-and they wCrt many-were uverawed and full uf wonder mcnt at the tall man s marvellous skill.
 After the fight was over thcrO wcrs groups and knots of spectators seemingly spellbound in different parts of tho mann moth arena trying to explain to each Oth CT or to have 1t explained to them. but i was a fact, for 1t happened before tho!i eyes