The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18
MCCOY NOW CHAMPION
HE Is BEST MIDDLE-WEIGHT PRIZE
FIGHTER IN THE WORLD.
Won His Title Easily and Fairly
Last Night by Forcing Dan Creedon
to Throw Up the Sponge.
FIFTEEN ROUNDS ENOUGH
IN SCIENCE AND SKILL,
And So Weak from the HOOsier's Well
Directed Blows He Was Unable to
Respond in the Sixteenth.
SPORTS LAVISH In PRAISE
OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE
"IxID" CONDUCTED HIS BATTLE.
Speech by Mayor Gleason Before the
Fight-The Contest by ROunds-BOth
Men Placed Under Bonds.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.--Norman Selby, of
Indianapolis, better known in pugilistic
circles as kid Mccoy" is undoubtedly the
middle-weight champion pugilist of the
world. He met Dan Creedon, of New Zea-
land, tonight in the arena of the Puritan
Athletic Club, at Long Island City, and
after fighting fifteen lively rounds made
the foreigner throw up the sponge and ac-
knowledge the Hoosier's superiority. Long
before the big event took place the frame
building in which it was held was crowded
to excess and bets were freely made, with
Mccoy the favorite at 10 to on. The
Kids" wonderful science and self-posses-
sion were always in evidence and these,
combined with the advantage of height and
reach, enabled him to outpont his more
stockily built antagonist. From the moment
the men put up their hands in the opening
round McCoys stock began to ascend and
at the end of the sixth round McCoy's back
ers were offering to 1 on their man.
Mccoy is a WONDER" was the universal
comment when the fight was over, and no
one, even those who bet against him, be-
grudged him his well-won laurels Charley
White, who trained Bob Fitzsimmons for
his fight with Peter Maher and later
trained Corbett for his bout with Fitzsm-
mons in Carson City last ST. Patricks day,
was one of the most interested spectators
in the arena. He said: 'In all my ring ex-
perience, have never seen such a magnifi-
cent exhibition by middle weight as that
given by Mccoy tonight and if Fitzsim-
mons is out of the business as a middle
weight the Hoosier has no peer Mccoy
gave excellent illustration of the i'm
proved style of fighting inaugurated by
Jack Dempsey and improved by Jim Cor
bett In to-night's fight he was not even
hurried and now the best of us are simply
guessing to how good man the Kid
is. He has all the physical advantages and
if he takes good care of himself it will
be q, long time before he meets with de-
feat
During the preliminary bouts Jim Cor
bett found time to express an opinion on
the outcome of the main contest. MY opin-
ion has been all along that both men are
very evenly matched 1 have no preference.
They say that Mccoy has youth height
and reach, but if l may venture opinion,
l must say that age does not count and L
prefer ring expefience.''
The ring, which was pitched in the CEN
ter of the clubhouse, was about twenty feet
square. After the two preliminary bouts had
been wound up Mayor p. Gleason walked up
the main aisle and was received with
cheers When he reached the ringside a. doz-
en- men lifted him and put him into a
squared circle. There were loud cries for
a speech, to which the mayor replied. He
said in part:
'Gentlemen-I am not John L. Sullivan.
nor Mccoy nor Creedon. 1 am the mayor
of this city, and 1 bid you all welcome.
iS fret
tistic ring scientifically, but 1 can assure
you that any person who came here to-
night to see a prize fight had better go
right now to the box office and get his
money back. This ring will only be occu
pied by men who take part in boxing con-
tests"
Dan Creedon entered the ring at 9:53 %.
M He was accompanied by Joe Choyonski.
Tom Tracey and Benny Murphy Creedon
was in excellent condition and looked very
confident. Five minutes later Mccoy
jumped through the ropes. McCoy's sec
onds were Homer Selby (McCoy's brothero
DOC" Payne and Tommy West. Very lit
tie time was lost in putting on the gloves.
and the men shook hands at 1910. Nc
Coy's 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 deyel-
oped. Mccoy was in excellent shape. and
nodded in confidence to his friends in the
seats and the ring near his corner. The
announcer said the men would fight twen-
ty-fve rounds, and if at the end of the
twenty-tifth round the referee. Samuel Ans
tin, could not pick a winner, the men would
continue fighting until the referee could
give decision. He also said that the con-
test was TO decide the middeweight cham
piOnship of the world