The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-12
CREEDON WON THE FIGHT
THE AUSTRALIAN OUTFOUGHT AND
OUTPOINTED DICK O'BRIEN.
And Was Awarded the HOnOrs of the
"MilI" Before the Close of
the Ninth Round.

NEW YORK, Dec. n.-At the Broadway
Athletic Club tonight Dan Creedon, of
Australia, out-fought and out-pointed Dick
O'Brien in nine rounds. From the begin
ming of the bout until the referee inter-
fered and stopped the MILL when the ninth
round had nearly expired, the work of
both men was very rapid, and they worked
so hard that during the last three rounds
one good blow would have settled the con-
test. Creedon was undoubtedly the better
man, and there was not a word of protest
uttered when the referee gave his fiat
There were about $500 persons present in
the clubhouse to see the fight
Preliminary to the big fight, Eddie Curry,
of New York, and Billy Whistler. Of Phila-
delphia, l2O-pounders, spared ten hot
rounds. Curry got the decision, and large
majority of the audience Missed the referee
vehemently.
OBrien was the first to make his appear
ance for the star bout of the night. He
was accompanied by his seconds. Danny
Mcbride, "Scotty'' Waulkner, Tom Nc
Crath and Jack Burns. Creedon followed
him a minute later. esauired by Jem
Mace, Solly Smith and Benny Murphy.
The men were announced to go twenty
rounds at catch weights. Both men showed
the results of faithful training. When they
shook hands, at $40 o'clock, Creedon easily
had the advantage of height and reach.
Both opened with light lefts on the face.
They then mixed 1t up with left jabs on the
face and rights on the body. Creedon sent
with a left on the face. O'Brien slammed
his right and left on the b head sa and preed t@d
good lefts on the face without a return
In the next round they blocked cleverly
until O'Brien landed a right swing on the
and lefts on the face and neck without
let up for half a minute. Neither man
showed any effects from this rapid work at
In the third round O'Brien opened with
a left on the face and a right on the neck.
sent his left hard on the face and OBrien
did the same. O'Brien swung for the jaw,
but fell short and Creedon placed his right
the face. Creedon opened the fourth with
a left jab on the face. O Brien swung his
right on the head and jabbed left on the
ear Creedon landed a heavy right on the
neck but the blow did not stagger O Brien.
Creedon uppercut with the left ON the
neck but O'Brien was still ready for him:
Creedon sent his right to the neck and
his left on the wind. O'Brien landed a
left on the face and swung a rlght on the
neck
In the fifth. sixth. seventh and eighth
rounds the lighting was fast. Both landed
often on the face and body, but the blows
were Ineffective At the end of the eighth
both were seemingly very tired and a good
blow would have finished either one. In
the ninth they ran into clinch at the
start OBrien landed a left on the face
and Creedon backed away. He came back
with a left swing on the neck. Dan put
three lefts on the face and O'Brien landed
a left on the face. Creedon kept up con-
slant slugging with both hands on
O'Brien's head and o Brien leaned over the
Australian to avoid punishment. Dan stu
on the head and face relentlessly. O'Brien
was unable to defend himself and the ref
cree stopped the bout and awarded the
fight to Creedon after two minutes and fif-
ty-eght seconds of fighting in this round.