The San Francisco call., 1896-10-24
Only in the First Round Was
the Victor Worried by
His Opponent.
CONSIDERABLE BLOOD FLOWS.
At the End of the Twentieth Round
the Referee Decided the Match
in Favor cf Creedon.

don whipped Harry Baker of Chicago in
the twenty-round bout at the EN- pire
Athletic Club tonight. 1t was rather q
tame fight, but the Australian did most of
the work, save in the first round when a
couple of hard swings from Baker brought
Creedon to his knees. The Australian
was on the offensive the greater part of
every round and deserved the decision.
Baker aid not display much science, but if
be had landed any of the terrific swings
which he aimed at Creedon the latter
would have been quickly put to sleep.
Among the spectators were Robert Fitz-
simmons and Martin Julian. The latter
announced that Fitzsimmons and Sharkey
were matched to meet on December at
the National Athletic Club, San Francisco.
Fitzsimmons said he would fight Corbett
four weeks afterward.
The preliminary bout, ten rounds be-
tween Joe Bernstein and Frank Heaterson,
was declared draw. The big fellows lost
no time in appearing.
The betting was 10 to on Creedon.
Baker was attended by Harry TuthiiI,
Danny Mem ahon, John Overs and Harry
Black; Creedon by Sam Fitzpatrick,
Paddy German and Benny Murphy. Tim
Hurst was referee. Bakers hands were
bandaged, but on an appeal from Cree
don's seconds he removed the rags. Both
claimed to weigh 100 pounds, but Creedon
looked ten pounds heavier.
Baker was first to land with light left
in the face and Creedon sent good left on
the face. The. latter was much the ciev-
erer, apparently, tapping his man at will,
until right and left on both sides of the
jaw staggered him. Light sparring fol-
lowed. and Baker swung a right on the
jaw that sent Creedon to the floor on his
hands and knees just as the bell rang.
In the second round both landed body
blows and Creedon sent In several left
handlers, while Baker appeared ratified and
was unable to return.
Baker rushed in the third, but fell bit
short on two vicious swings. The Austral-
ian punched his man right and left on the
jaw and body, and, taking straight left
on the face, returned it with right cross
ON the jaw. There were some lively ex-
changes in the fourth, of which Baker had
bit the best of it. Creedon' S nose was
bleeding freely at the close, and Bakers
nasal organ was also damaged. Neither
did any damage in the fifth and SIKH.
They started to make things lively in
the seventh. in which Creedon forced the
fighting. Baker then took hand, and
with stunning right on the jaw made
the Australian spin round and clinch to
save himself.
Baker sent left to the jaw and put the
right on the stomach after the opening of
the eighth. 1t was tame fight. Creedon
was doing the work. but his blows did not
appear effective and most OF them were
stopped.
Creedon opened the tenth with iab on
the face, but took a hard left in the
stomach, which was repeated a mons ent
later. Baker then rushed, but slipped
and fell on his hands and knees. Dan put
hard lefts on the jaw twice, forcing his
man to the ropes. Baker jabbed Dan on
the face, bring the blood freely, and just
as the bell rang Dan landed sting ging left
on the wind.
In the eleventh Baker ran into q hard
swing on the body that lifted him off his
feet, and, as Creedon kept right after his
man, Baker was pretty well cooked when
the bell rang.
Baker led in the twelfth, but was
stopped, and Dan then chased his man ali
over the ring.
work was done, Baker seemingly keeping
away. The fifteenth also was tame until
just as the gong rang Creedon sent two
hard lefts to the jaw that seemed to daze
the Chicagoan.
The sixteenth was uninteresting, but in
the seventeenth Creedon shot several
straight lefts on the jaw, and had all the
best of the round.
Baker made couple of desperate efforts
to put his man out in the eighteenth, but
Creedon got out of danger and sent the
right on the jaw, staggering his man.
Baker punched the Australian on the
nose after they came up for the nine
teenth. They mixed things up and Baker
put hot one on the wind while Creedon
paid his respects to the jaw.
Both came up fairly fresh for the last
round. Baker put left on tho jaw, and
then the Australian pasted his man on
the jaw ana body. There were some ex-
changes. of which Creedon had the best,
though Baker was strong when the bell
rang. The referee decided in favor of
Creedon.