The times., 1897-12-18
that creedon's only hope lay in chance

that Creedon's only hope lay in chance
blow.
In the eleventh round Creedon, though
still displa ying cunsidera BILE steam, was
an easy mark, and toward the end OF the
round Mccoy Knocked Dan TO the floor
where he was kneeling wnen time was up
In the twelfth round CTeedOn cracked
Mccoy on the neck and staggered hin,
but the Kid soon ran III 10 close range
again ana hammered CTeedun's s damaged
Visage that had been plasJered up by his
seconds, SO that the crimson stream again
began to How. Dan was game as bull
dog, no wever, through all the torture,
ana when tue round ended he was mixing
il 1iercely although almost hupelessly. Nc
Coy did not have a mark.
In the thirteenth CTeedon rushed his
man to corner, but his blows Tell short
Mccoy then rushed ana Dan stepped him.
Creedon was fighting With has mouth wide
open, which showed that ne was rapidly
firing. Still he kept boring In for tue
sake OF lauCinE a chance blow. They got
into Il corner and while there Dan at
tempted 10 Rough II. lie found that No
Coy could play the game, too SO they
got into cl1nch. Mccoy seemed bit
cautious toward the end OF tie round, but
Creedon never let up in his attack, which.
as in the other rounds, was almost futile.
In the fourteenth round Creedon came up
strong andTusheG Mccoy TO a corner, where
the latter made a graceful escape. At long
range now Mccoy sent his left swiftly
against the plastered eye, and Creeaon got
in q halfarm jolt TO the KID \ stomach.
Mccoy then began a series Of slaShinS blows
with his left that swept across Dams face
until one punch almost made Dams knees
bend under him. Creedon's strength saved
him, ana " hen the bell rang he was stDl
fighting gamely.
Wild swings by both men marked the
opening OF the fifteenth, but McCoy finally
sasIed the bad eye with his left. Dams
nose was swollen to twice its natural
size and wnen Mccoy hammered IL with
an awful left, the blood began TO flow.
Mccoy then cold-bloodedly rushed Ike a
demon. With a right into the stomach
and a hot left on the jaw, he sent Dan
10 the floor. Dau was down the limit
and then went ON with his hopeless job
I'm spite OF being groggy. He was cheefeu
when he went to his corner.
Creedon was so badly used up that his
second Tom Tracy, saw il was useless to
go on, and mercifully threw up tile sponge.
The crowd went wlldin a second, and the
cheers were deafening. Creedon came 10
the middle OF the ring and shook hands with
his conquerer. He was fairly beaten, and
he said so, as he patted the new champion
on the back. Mccoy then announced that
he would defend his title against allcomers'
Inc liIsL preliminary bodI " d pSI ia
between Steve Flanagan, Of Philadelphia,
| and George Ross, Of New York, at lo5
pounds. It was. & slashing hout from the
start and warmed up the crowd to fighting
pitch. There was plenty Of excitement
| The battle ended in a burst Of hard-hittng
in the sixth Round, the crowd cheering in
| approval. The referee decided in favor OF
| Flanagan.
Mccoy, when seen in his dressing rooh
said that 1t was his ambition now TO take
| on some Of the men who had been endeavor-
! ing to belttle him. His greatest wish WAS to
! fight Choynski, and Joe VIII undoubtedly be
| the next man he VIII tackle. If he DE-
| feats Cpoynski he VIII try Fitzsimmons.
Nate FentoD, the Buffalo sport, who Is
said to ohave vol $4,000 on Mccoy, said ne
would match the Kid for $4,000 a side
against any man Of his weight in the W )rld.