The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-18


the effects of stiff left swing on the face.
Mccoy followed up this advantage with a
light left on the stomach and a hard right
swing on the head. McCoy's long reach
seemed too much for Creedon, and tho
youngster always wore a self-satistied
smile.
Round 9-Creedon led his left for the 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 jabs
on the face and crossed his right on the
head. Mccoy then sde-stepped and land
ed three left swings on the head The
last of these opened Creedon's right eye
brow, which bled freely. and Mccoy kept
jabbing his left continually on the wind
until the gong sounded.
Round 10-Creedon led his left on the
mouth and Mccoy missed right lead for
the head. Creedon forced matters, but
Mccoy was too foxy and waited for an
opening. Creedon gave him one of his
swings on his wind and brought his right
smartly up from the short ribs TO the head
Round 11--MeCoy opened with three
lefts on the damaged eyebrow and started
the blood again. Creedon swung on the
stomach and Mccoy swung left and rights
on the head, stomach and ribs, forcing
Creedon to the ropes. After this rally
Creedon was bleeding freely and q right
jab from Mccoy on the head sent Creedon
TO the floor, but it was more of Slip than
a knock-down Creedon took his time in
getting up and as he arose the gong
sounded.
Round 12-Creedon adopted rushing for
change and landed left hook on Nc
Coy's head. IN a clinch he repeated this
blow. Mccoy countered with hook on
the back of the head. Just then Mccoy
rubbed his gloves on his white trunks and
NTH aYaf- rha
KidSabbed his left on the face and they
clinched. Creedon hooked a right on the
head and after the breakaway Dan swung
left on the face.
Round l3--Creedon opened with rush
and forced Mccoy to the ropes without
damage. Mccoy came back very fast and
sent in three left jabs on the face and
three rights on the ribs without a return.
A hard left on the wind made Creedon
grunt. The New ZealanGer rushed and
jabbed right on the head. The Kid swung
a heavy left on the head, which turned
Dams Uranium haf around. After light
sparrihg Creedon put a left on the head,
and Mccoy clinched as the bell rung
Round H-Creedon rushed, but Mccoy
threw him off and forced Dan to the ropes.
Mccoy jabbed a beautiful left on the
mouth and stopped a lead for the stom-
ach. They exchanged left jabs on the
face twice and Mccoy landed left on
Creedon's nose which sent Dams head
back and started his eye bleeding again.
Round 15-Creedon's eye was fixed up
with a plaster and he looked anything
but handsome when he came from his cor
ner. Mccoy provokingly kept jabbing his
left on the stomach occasionally varying
his tactics with jabs on the face His adj
vantage of reach was too great a handi-
cap for Dan. Mccoy, in a rush, uppercut
with his left on the face, and hooked his
right ~ the jaw, flooring Creedon in his
otaeDN9ner. Dan took the full limit to
get up and then clinched. Creedon was
very weak when he went to his corner
and was unable to respo.fa when the gong
rang for the beginning of the sixteenth
round.
Choyns1si, seeing that his man was beat
en-, threw up the sponge, and as he did
so the spectators broke into cheers and
tried to jump into the ring to hug Mccoy.
The latter's brother threw his arms
around the Kids neck and kissed him.
Mccoy playfully resented this salutation
with a slap on the back.
Mccoy as soon as the announcer cried
Mccoy wins" jumped across the ring
and shook hands with Creedon, who ac-
knowledged his defeat very good natured-
ly When Creedon left the ring he was
greeted with many good wishes, but Nc
Coy held a reception for fully ten minutes
before he retired to his dressing room,