The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-18
MCCOY NOW THE CHAMPION.
Creedon Threw Up the Spongein
Fifteenth Round.
BOTH IN GOOD CONDITION
But Mccoy Had the Advantage in Both Height
and Reach and Was the Aggressor
Throughout the Fight

4NSW loIk, Dec lt.-Ddn (reeuO0 entered
the ring at 1858. He was accompanied by
Joe Choynski. Tom Tracy and Benny Muir
ply. creedon was in excellent condition
and looked very confident
Five minutes later Mccoy jumped
through the ropes. Mccoys seconds were
/ Homer Shelby (McCoys brother) Doc
Payne and Tony West. f
| Very little time was lost in putting on
the gloves and the men shook hands at
1910 o'clock. McCoys advantage in height
and reach were very apparent.
Creedon was four inches shorter than
Mccoy, but he was stockily built and
every muscle was clearly developed. Nc
Coy was in excellent shape and nodded in
confidence to his friends in the seats and
ring near his corner. The announcer said
the men would fight twenty-five rounds,
and if at the end of the twenty-ffth round
| the referee Sam Austin could not pick n
winner the men would continue fighting
| until the referee could give a decision. He
| also said that the contest was to decide
the middeweight championship of the
world
Round 1.-After some light sparring
| Creedon jabbed light left on the chest
Both swung rights but missed and clinch-
| ed. Mccoy led left on the mouth and
| Creedon tried to return but fell short. They
| clinched near the ropes, after which
Creedon put his right ON the head Mccoy
looked to the referee for claim of foul
and Creedon took advantage of the action
and put left swing on his adversary's
face They resumed sparring and Mccoy
jabbed the right and left on the body, while
Creedon landed hard left uppercut on the
face
Round 2-Mccoy opened with left on
the face and skipped back from left
swing of Creedons left. In two clinches,
Creedon reached McCoys face with his
left glove Mccoy jabbed a stiff right on
the ribs without a return, and missed
left swing for the jaw. They were spar
ring when the gong rung.
Round 3-McCoy led a left lightly on the
face and then swung three rights and one
left on the ribs in quick succession at
close quarters. Creedon was very slow in
his movements and ran into clinch on
the ropes. Mccoy cut loose and sent his
left on the stomach and right on the mead
Then they clinched. In the clineh Creedon
swung short right on the head and was
Kissed for so doing. But as they were fight
ing with one arm free, Creedon was per-
fectly right. Mccoy wound up the round
with a left jab on the wind and right on
the ribs, while Creedon swung a right left
on the head.
Round 4.-McCoy swung Dixon double
blow on the ribs and head with his left
very cleverly and stepped away without a
return. Creedon landed his right and left
on body. After some sparring, during
which Mccoy was by far the quicker, the
Indiana boxer sent in a hard left jab on
the mouth. Creedon became very cautious
and waited for an opening. When it came
he landed right on the ribs and brought
it up to the head, forcing Mccoy to the
ropes at the call of time.
Round 5.-They got in a clinch early in
the round and Creedon showed his right
hard over McCoy's heart. In close quar-
tiers Mccoy jabbed two hard rights on the
ribs and another on the head Creedon
tried hard to reach McCoy's body, but was
unsuccessful, while Mccoy frequently jab-
bed light lefts on the chest
Round 6-Both men came up very fresh.
Creedon landed left on the head and Nc
Coy countered. Mccoy then sent his left
hand on the wind and Creedon sent his
left lightly on the face. Creedon landed
Intellectual attempts for the wind Mccoy
then tented with his left for the face and
brought the back OF his glove smartly on
Creedon's jaw. Creedon rushed and missed
two left swings, as Mccoy jumped back
out of harms way.
Round 7-Both led with lefts and missed
after long spell of sparring. Creedon
sent his left to the head and Mccoy in a
laft .;I1e
lefts 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 upper-cut
Creedon with his left and swung right to
the head. Mccoy then rushed and swung
right and left on the head and Creedon
jabbed light right on the head
Round S.-Sparring for an opening Mccoy
succeeded in getting his left lightly to
Creedons head. Creedon did likewise, but
was Immediately sent to the ropes from
the effects of stiff left swing on the face.
Mccoy followed up this advantage with a
light left on the stomach and hard right
! swing on the head. McCoys long right
seemed too much for Creedon, and the
! youngster always wore a self-satisfied
| smile.
| Round 9.-Creedon led left for head, but
| was nicely stopped He then tried to force
| the fighting, but Mccoy clinched and they
| landed in a neutral corner. When they
| broke away Mccoy sent two left jabsi on
the face and crossed his right on the head.
Mccoy then side-stepped and landed three
| left swings on the head. The last of these
| opened Creedon's right eyebrow. which
hled freely, and Mccoy kept jabbing his
left continually on the wind until the gong
! sounded.
Round 10.-Creedon led left on the mouth
and Mccoy missed 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 the wind and brought
his right up smartly the short ribs
twice.
Round 11.-McCoy opened with three lefts
on the damaged eyebrow and started the