Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-17
BATTLE OF THE BRUSERS.
Great Interest Shown in the cieedon-Mccoy
Fight
The Winner May Become fhe "orids
Heavyweight Champion + War
rants of Arrest Issued.

New York, Dec. 17.--wili 1t be Dan
Creedon short and stocky. or Will IT
he Norman Selby, otherwise known as
Charles Olid) Mccoy, tall and angular
who will triumph in the 20 round box
ing contest for the middleweight cham
pionship of the world. in the arena OF
the newly incorporated Long Island
CITY Athletic club in Long Island city
tonight, injuries the Herald this morn
ing. 1t has been years since the
sportiyely inclined persons of New
York and surrounding cities have been
presented with the opportunity to wit
ness such an interesting contest as this
promises to be. Years It has been
since men of the calibre of the prin-
clpals who are to appear in the con-
test have been matched to meet in this
vicinity.
1t is possible also that either Creedon
or Mccoy may be the champion fighter
over all champion fighters, for Robert
Fitzsimmons and James j. Corbett,
from present appearances, are not dis
posed to fight. Sporting men all over
the country are looking to his contest
for the fighter who may be the one
to defend the heavy weight champion
Interest in the battle 10 at fever heat,
for local sporting men are not usually
permitted to see n bout of such import
ance and magnitude without undergo
ing the worry and trouble and disad-
vantages of travelling thousands OF
miles.
This contest will practically partake
of the nature of battle for heavy
weight honors, for, properly speaking,
it is not legitimately for the middle
weight championship as IL was ar
ranged at catch weights, and not at the
middleweight limit, 1853 pounds. Ev-
erybody Is on the alert and everybody,
it would seem, wants to see the fight.
Hundreds and possibly thousands Will
be turned away from the house unable
to gain admittance. So great is the
interest that scores of out-of-town
sporting men have arrived during the
last two days.
Confidence that the bout will be held
successfully has been restored, after
murmurlngs that the authorities would
stop it. tom" O'Donneil, manager of
the club at Long Island City. where
the fight is to occur, has assured all
purchasers of tickets, so far that in
case the contest is not held, they will
have their money refunded.
Mccoy and Creedon have worked en-
ergeticaly and faithfully to attain their
world. Mccoy, great fighter at
short range, is sure he will triumph.
Creedon continued his training up to
the last and will come to the city today.
Mccoy finished his work Wednesday
night and spent last night in shaking
hands with friends along Broadway.
Both are in superb trim, to fight the
battle of a life time.
The betting so far has been some
what light for such a battle, but there
is every probability that In all sporting
resorts and at the ringside, there will
be enough money wagered to start sew
eral banks.
Mccoy is the favorite at 100 to so. The
friends of Creedon are hanging off for
better odds, in the belief that Mccoy
adherents, eager to place their money,
win give them.
The objection which arose against
Sam C. Austin as the referee OF the
contest. has been satisfactorily ad-
justed. According to he articles OF
agreement signed by the fighters they
have no choice but to accept the
referee elected by the club, and the
club decided on Austin.
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR THE
FIGHTERS.
New York, Dec. l1.-Police Justice
Duffy, of Long Island, issued warrants
today for the arrest of Mccoy and
Creedon on complaint of Peter A. Lem
niger and julius Rufus Terry, of the
Long Island City Publication society.
Lawyer Vanvechten, representing the
Athletic club, said the men would be
In court at o'clock and that they
would furnish bond not to violate the
law.
District Attorney Youngs received n
letter today from Governor Black re,
garding the contest, but would not
make the contents public.
Shortly before o'clock this after
noon Mccoy and Crcdon appeared be-
fore Judge Duffy and waived examin-
alton, The contest will take place as
advertised.