The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-18

sent his left on the stomach anu MS right Oh
the head. Then they cinched. In the clineh
Creedon swung short right on the head and
Kissed for so doing. But, as they were
fighting with one arm free, Creedon was per-
fectly right. Mccoy wound up the round with
a left jab on the wind and a right on the
ribs, while Creedon swung a left on the head.
CLEVER WITH HIS LEFT.
Mccoy in the fourth landed a Dixon double
blow on the ribs and head with his left very
cleverly and stepped away without return.
Creedon landed his right and left on body.
After some sparrlng, during which Mccoy was
far the quicker. the Indiana boxer sent in
hard left jab on the mouth. Creedon became
very cautious, and waited for an opening.
When it came he landed a right on the ribs
and brought 1t up to the head, forcing Mccoy
to the ropes at the call Of time.
They got into a clineh early in the ffth
round and Creedon showed his right hard over
McCoy's heart. In close quarters, Mccoy
jabbed two hard rights on the ribs and an
other on the head. Creedon tried very hard
to reach McCoy's body, but was unsuccessful,
while Mccoy frequently jabbed light lefts on
the stomach.
For the sixth round both men came up very
fresh Creedop landed left on the head and
Mccoy countered. Mccoy sent his left hard
on the wind and Creedon sent his left lightly
on the face. Creedon landed a nice left on
the neck after Mccoy made two Intellectual at
tempts for the wind. Mccoy then tented
with his left for the face and brought the
back of his glove smartly on Creedons jaw.
for Mccoy jumped back out OF harms way.
Both led lefts in the seventh and missed
after long spell Of sparring. Creedon sent
his left to the head and Mccoy in half
clinch put two lefts on the ribs. Two let's
on the jaw and a swing on the head were
McCoy's next contributions to which Dan
failed to make any return. Mccoy landed
right and left hooks on the head and stepped
back quickly. Creedon rushed and Mccoy
side-stepped. He uppercut Creedon with his
left and swung his right to the head: Mccoy
then rushed and swung a right and left on
the head and Creedon jabbed light right on
the head.
In sparring for an opening IN the eighth.
Mccoy succeeded In getting his left lightly
to Creedon's head. Creedoa did likewise, but
was Immediately sent to the ropes from the
effects Of a stiff left swing on the face. Nc
Coy followed up this advantage with light
left on the stomach and a hard right swing
on the head. McCoy's long reach seemed too
much for Creedon and the youngster always
wore a self-sa tsied smile.
Creedon in the ninth led his left for the
head but was nicely stopped. He then tried
to force the hghting, but Mccoy clinched
and they landed in neutral corner. When
they broke away Mccoy sent two left jabs
the face and crossed his right the
head Mccoy then side-stepred ard landed
three left swings on the head. The last of
these opened Creedon's right eyebrow, which
bled freely, and Mccoy kept jabbing his left
continually on the wind until the gops sound
ed.
MCCOY FOXY.
In round ten Creedon led his left on the
mouth and Mccoy missed a right lead for
the head. Creedon forced matters, but Nc
Coy was too foxy and waited for an open
ing. Creedon gave him one and Mccoy
swung his left on the wind and brought his
right up smartly from the short rib to the
head twice
Mccoy opened the eleventh with three Iefts
on the damaged eye and started the blood
again. Creedon swung left on the stomach
and Mccoy swung lefts and rights the
nnh nTNh he
the ropes. After this rally Creedon was
bleeding freely and right jab from Mccoy
on the head sent Creedon to the floor. but it
was more Of slip than a knock down
Creedon took his time in getting up and as
he arose the gong sounded.
Creedon adopted rushing for change in
the twelfth and landed left hook on Nc
Coy's head In clineh he repeated this
blow. Mccoy countered with a hook on the
back of the head. Just then Mccoy rubbed
his gloves on his white trunks and covered
them with Dams blood. The Kid jabbed his |
left on the face and they c'nched. Creedon |
hooked a right on the head, and after the |
breakaway, Dan swung a left the face.
Creedon oDened the thirteenth with rush |
and forced Mccoy to the ropes without dam |
age. Mccoy came back very fast and sent in |
three left labs on the face and three rights |
on the ribs without q return. A hard left I
on the wind made Creedon grunt. The New |
Zeaiander rushed and jabbed right on the
head. The Kid swung heavy left on the |
head which turned Dams Uranium half |
around After light sparrlng Creedon put q |
left the head and Mccoy clinched as the |
bell rang.
Coy threw him off and forced Dan to the |
ropes. Mccoy jabbed a beautiful left ON the |
mouth and stopped a lead for the stomach |
They exchanged left jabs on the face twice |
and Mccoy landed a heavy left on Creedon's
nose. which sent Dams head back and start |
ed his eye bleeding again.
Creedon's eye was fixed up with a plaster |
and he looked anything but handsome when
he came from his corner. for what proved the |
last round Mccoy provokngly kept jabbing |
ms ieft on the stomach, occasionally vary
ing MS tactics with jabs on the face His |
advantage of reach was too great a handi- |
cap for Dan. Mccoy in a rush uppercut |
with his left on the face and hooked his
right on the jaw. flooring Creedon in his own |
corner. Dan took the full limit to get I'm |
and then clinched. Creedon was very weak
when he went to his corner and was unable |
ginning OF the sixteenth round
THREW UP THE SPONGE.
Choynski, seeing his man was beat
en-, threw up the sponge, and as he did
so the spectators broke into cheers and |
tried to jump into the ring to hug NC |
Coy. The latter's brother threw his
arms around the kids" neck and
kissed him. Mccoy .playfully resented
this salutation with slap on the back. |
Mccoy. as soon as the announcer
cried Mccoy wins" jumped across the
liHS anu ShoOR ndnQS With CreedOn, |
who acknowledged his defeat very good
naturally. When Cree6on left the ling
he was greeted with many good wishes |
but Mccoy held a reception for fully
ten minutes before he retired to his
dressing room.
The curtain-raiser was six round |
affair in which Steve Flanagan, of
Philadelphia, and George Ross, Of this
CITY, met at los pounds. They started
i'll at a lively pace, Ross being the ag-
gressor, and in the first round he land
ed a hard left on the Philadelphians
face, cutting him about the eye badly.
1t was give and take in the three
rounds, both boys getting around the
ring lively, and the fighting was fast.
In the fifth round Flanagan landed a
hard right on the nose and Ross bled
profusely. The Philadelphia played
for the body, and at the end had his
man pretty well worked out. Flanagan
got the decisions.
Jack McKeck, of New York, and Jack
Ward of Newark. N. j., then fought
eight rounds at 115 pounds. The men
merely spared around for several
rounds. In the fifth they began to
warm up, and in the sixth Ward landed
couple of good swings on the jaw
and continued to force the fighting
throughout the next two rounds He
knocked McKeck up against the ropes
in the seventh, but McKeck got back at
him in the last round when he iolted
Wards jaw two or three times The
referee declared the bout a draw.
Eight-ROund Draw.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec IA good sized
crowd gathered at Mannerchor5 hall this