The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-16
READY FOR THE FIGHT
"TxID" MCCOY AND DAN CREEDON
BOTH IN GOOD CONDITION.
What They Say About Themselves
Little Probability of Inferfer-
ence on Friday Night.
speclal to the IndIananoIis journal.

Ian Freedom, winch IS booked TO come OIL
at the Eureka Clubhouse, Long Island City,
Friday night. is attracting much attention.
Many sports" are beginning to arrive
some from Chicago and others from nearby
places. and pugilistic talk may be heard at
all places the gents honor with their
presence. Opinions as to who will win the
fight seem to be pretty evenly divided, and
little money has been placed at odds. Col.
Hopkins, the hacker of Creedon, processes
to believe the police will interfere, and that
his man will have no chance to "do" Nc
Coy, the ambitious Hoosier Mayor Gleason,
however, has said there will be no interior
ence with the proposed scientific boxing
bout" and what Mr.. Gleason says usually
goes in Long Island City. Tie has also
said he does not expect to see a prize
fight" and the gents who manage such
affairs, have been careful to refrain from
mentioning the tabooed term in his honor's
presence, so when the coming fight is al
luded to it is called a "sparring exhibition"
or boxing bout" Therefore, unless some
higher authority than Mayor Gleason inter-
venes. Colonel Hopkins may dismiss his
fears.
Mccoy is ready for the mill having
completed training yesterday Creedon
reacho1 here last night. Both men seem to
be in good condition. To Creedon the coming
fight means money and the middle-weight
championship. Corbett says Creedon has the
better record. and Mccoy is really an un-
tried man, although a wonderfully clever
one. Professor Donovan takes the same
view. Taking the two physically, Nc
Coy seems TO have the better of it. He has
three inches advantage In height and the
same in reach Creedon Is short, strong,
quick and clever. Without holding his man
in the least cheap, Mccoy is confident OF
winning IL advising his friends 10 bet
him to the limit. He realizes that Cree
don Is heavy, clever and game, and that ne
sees no reason for alarm What he is after
now is a fight with Fitzsmmons. II the
year, Mccoy will claim the title of middle
weight champion. Then another twelve
months Of grace .1, viii be silowed t ana II II
champion of the world will be claimed. All
of thfs of course, depends on his victory on
Friday night.
WHAT THEY SAY.
In statement Mccoy says: II firmly be-
lieve that 1 am to win the fight with Dan
Creedon on Friday night do not hold him
cheap nor in any way underestimate his
ability, but 1 know what l am capable of
doing with the gloves, and 1 look forward
to victory. AS to my condition l was never
better in my life. / have trained carefully
and have had two unusually clever men as
sparring partners will leave South Beach
on Thursday to go to the Vendome Hotel
where 1 will stay the night before the fight.
If 1 win l shall challenge Fitzsimmons. and
he must give f.. rorabe answer within a
year or 1 will claim the middleweight cham
pionship Then l will go into the heavy
weight class, and FitzsimInons Will have to
fight for the title of champion of the
world
Creedon says: II have trained faithfully
for my fight with Mccoy / am in perfect
condition / this To the excellent work
of my trainers-Tom Tracey, Ben Murphy
and Joe Choynski-who have kept me right
usual training routine of long runs and
walks. bag punching, boxing and rope
jumping ! am stronger than usual 10 Ior,,a las
have to reduce but have taken on little
weight. am nearly down to middleweight,
and / really don't believe that ever felt
better in my life--certainly never better be-
p r to win. Il do not, will have no ex-
Homer Selby, manager for hts brother,
Kid Mccoy. has confidence in the elder
credit for Some cieverness and a good bit
of strength and gameness, but am positive
that my brother outclasses him at every
stage of the game. look for Dan to start
at the Kid with rush at the frat sound of
the gong, and right then is when he will
meet his Waterloo. There won't De many
nave the Kid returned a winner within M
teen rounds at least. have been with the
KID almost constantly TOT the last three
years and l never saw him in such fine fet-
tie as he is at present. In his present condi-
ton I don't think there is man living who
could defeat him. Immediately after the
fight with no bad luck) | shall post for
felt of $1,000 with some responsible party
and issue challenge to Robert Fitzsim-
mons to battle for the middleweight cham
pIonship of the world. Mr.. Julian has
promised Kid chance at Fftz If he defeats
Creedon. and he will have to keep his prom
Use or put up the ex in front or t1tz
name. ..,
Weight, 157 pounds; height. 5 feet II inches;
neck, 10 inches:. chest. normal, 81 inches;
chest. expanded Al inches; chest. contract
ed 60 inches; chest expansion, INCHES:
waist. 80 inches; thigh. 2lla inches; calf, 10
inches; ankle, So inches: bceps. IA inches;
forearm, 111z inches; wrist ~ inches;
reach. tip to tip, fingers, feet inches.
Creedons measurements are: Weight 15S
pounds; height, feet s inches; neck, 1872
inches; chest. normal, 40 inches; chest, S ex-
panded, 49, inches: chest contracted, SSA
inches: chest expansion. 5A inches; waist,
S5 inches; thigh. q inches: calf. l41s inches:
ankles S15 inches: biceps 12& inches: fore
arm il inches; wrist, inches; reach, tip
to tip of fingers. feet inches.
CONDITIONS OF THE FIGHT.
Sam Austin, referee of the Coney Island
Club, thus describes the preliminaries lead
ing 10 the match and the conditions of the
fight: kid Mccoy, who claims the title of
mlddle-weight champion of America and
Dan Creedon. the undisputed holder of the
title of champion riddle weight or Austria
lia and England. will fight at Long Island
City, NJ Y, on Dec II for the title of mid
dle-weignt champion of the world and 1900.
The affair will be under the management
of Tom O'Rourke, and. unless something
unforeseen happens will positively take
place. These arrangements were consum-
mated at a meeting of the Canadian Ath-
letic Club in New York. The members of
that organization. which offered the purse
of $500 for the fight represented by Hon.
est John Kelly and Sam Austin, agreed that
1t would be impossible TO hold the battle
on Canadian soil. owing to opposition by
the local authorities. and, wishing 10 full
fill its obligations to its fighters and the
public, after considering bids and OFFERS
from Chicago. New Orleans, Lexington,
San Francisco and elsewhere. decided to
hold the fight in Long Island City.
The club has posted s.. 900 with AL Smith
to guarantee the fighters. This will be
forfeited unless the fight takes place The
arena selected for the occasion is To-
Gated in Long Island City, just across the
East river from New York city, and within
twenty minutes of the mari of