Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-18

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Looking Fighter A Steady Push
for Mccoy from the Start.
New York, December 17-Norman
Selby, Of Rush county. Indiana, and
later of Wheeling, W. Va, better
known in pugilistic circles as kid
Mccoy" is undoubtedly the middle
weight champion pugilist of the world.
He met Dan Creedon, of New Zealand,
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 acknowledge the "Hoosier's" SUI
periority.
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 ia
vorite at 10 to s.
The Kids" wonderful science and
self-possession were always in evil
dence, and these, combined with the
advantage of height and reach, enabled
him to outpoint his more stockily built
antagonist. From the moment the
men put up their hands in the opening
round, McCoy's stock began to ascend
and at the end of the sixth round Nc
Coy's hackers were offering to 1 on
their man.
mccoy is a wonder" was the uni
versal comment when the fight was
over and no one, even those who bet
against him, begrudged his we'll won
laurels. Charley White, who trained
Bob Fitzsimmons for his fight with
Peter Maher, and later trained Corbett
for his bout with F'itzsimmons. in Car
son City, last st. Patrick's Day, was
one OF the most interested spectators
in the arena. He said:
I'm all my ring experience I have
never seen such magnificent exhibit
ton by a middleweight as that given
by Mccoy tonight, and if Fitzsimmons
is out Of the business as a middleweight
the 'Hoosier" has no peer. Mccoy
gave an excellent illustration of the i'm
proved style of fighting inaugurated by
Jack Des1F1ey dn0 improved by Jim
Corbett. In to-night's fight he was not
even hurried, and now the best of Us
are simply guessing as to how good a
man the kid" is. He has all the phys
ical advantages, and if he takes good
care of himself, it will be long time
before he meets with defeat
During the preliminary bouts, jim
Corbett found time to express an opin-
ion on the outcome of the main con-
test
My opinion has been all along that
both men are very evenly matched
have no preference. They say that
Mccoy has youth, height and reach,
bat if | may venture an opinion l must
say that age does not count, and l pre-
fer ring experience"
The ring, which was pitched in the
center of the club house, was about
twenty feet square.
After the two preliminary bouts
had been wound up, Mayor P. j. Glea-
sin walked up the main aisle and was
received with cheers. When he reach
ed the ringside a dozen men lifted him
into the squared circle. There were
loud cries for a speech, to which the
Mayor replied. He said in part:
Gentlemen, am not John L. Sulli-
van, nor Mccoy, nor Creedon. 1 am
the Mayor of this city, and | bid you
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have entered the fistic ring scientific
ally, but | can assure you that any
person who comes here tonight to see
prize fight had better go right now
to the box Office and get his money
back. This ring will be occupied by
men who take part in boxing con-
tests"
Dan Creedon entered the ring at g. SO.
He was accompanied by Joe Choynski,
Tom Tracey and Benny Murphy. Cree
don was in excellent condition and look
ed very confident.
Five minutes later Mccoy jumped
through the ropes. McCoy's seconds
were Homer Selby (McCoy's brother)
Doc Payne and Tommy West Very lit
tie 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 is four inches ihorter than
Mccoy, but he is stockily buiit and
every muscle was clearly developed
Mccoy was in excellent shape and
nodded in confidence to his friends in
the seats near his corner.
The announcer said the men would
fight twenty-five rounds and if. at the
end CT the twenty-ffth round the ref
cree, Sam Austin, could not pick a win
ner. the men would continue fighting
until the referee could give a decision.
He also said that the contest was to de-
eide the middle-weight championship of
the world.
Round After some light sparring
Creedon jabbed a light left on the
chest. Both swung rights, but missed
and clinched. 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
Creefon took advantage of the action
and put left swing on his adversarys
face. They resumed sparring, and Nc
Coy jabbed right and left on the body,
while Creedon landed a hard left up
percut on the face.
Round mccoy opened with a left
on the face and skipped back from a
left swing of Creedon's left n two
clinches Creedon reached McCoy's face
with his left glove Mccoy jabbed a