The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-18

right on the head and was hissed for
| so doing. But as they were lighting
/ with one arm free Creedon was per-
fectly right. Mccoy wound up the
round with left jab on the wind and
a right on the ribs, while Creedon
| swung a light left on the head.
Round 4-McCoy landed a Dixon
! double blow on the ribs and head with
his left very cleverly and stepped
away without return. Creedon
landed his right and left on the body
After some sparring, during which Nc
/ Coy was far the quicker. the Indiana
! boxer sent in a hard left jab on the
mouth. Creedon became very cautious
| and waited for an opening. When it
came he landed a right on the ribs and
| brought it up to the head. forcing Nc
| Coy to the ropes at the call of time.
Round 5-They got into a clinch
| early in the round and Creedon showed
his right hard over McCoys heart. In
close quarters Mccoy jabbed two hard
rights on the ribs and another on the
head. Creedon tried very hard to reach
| McCoy's body, bus was unsuccessful,
| while Mccoy frequently jabbed right
| and lefts on the stomach.
Round 6-Both men came up very
fresh. Creedon landed left on the
head and Mccoy countered. Mccoy
then sent his left hard on the wind and
Creedon sent his left lightly on the
face. Creedon landed a nice left on
the neck and Mccoy made two inef-
fectual attempts for the wind. Mccoy
then feinted with his left for the face
and brought the back of his glove
smartly on Creedons jaw. Creedon
rushed and missed two left swings, for
Mccoy jumped back out of harms
way.
Round Both led lefts and missed.
After a long spell of sparring Creedon
sent his lefts to the head and Mccoy,
H. lnCt.
ribs Two lefts on the jaw and
swing on the head were McCoy's next
contributions, to which Dan failed to
make any return. Mccoy landed right
and left hooks on the head and stepped
back quickly. Creedon rushed and
Mccoy side stepped. He uppercut
Creedon with his left and swung his
right to the head. Mccoy then rushed
and swung right and left on the head
and Creedon jabbed light right on
the head.
Round Sin sparring for an opening
Mccoy succeeded in getting his left
lightly on Creedon's head. Creedon did
likewise. but was Immediately sent to
the ropes from the effect of a 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 Dan, and the youngster al
ways wore self satisfied 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 neutral
corner When they broke away, Mccoy
sent two light left jabs on the face,
and crossed his right on the head. Nc
Coy then side-stepped and landed three
left swings on the head. The last of
these opened Creedon's right eye, which
bled freely, and Mccoy kept jabbing his
left continually on the wind until the
gong sounded.
Round 10-Creedon led left on mouth
and Mccoy missed a light lead for the
head. Creedon forced matters, but Nc
Coy was too foxy and waited for an
opening. Creedon gave him one and
Mccoy swung his left on the wind and
brought his right up smartly from the
short ribs to the head twice.
) Round 11-McCoy opened with three
lefts on the damaged eye and started
the blood again. Creedon swung a left
on the stomach and Mccoy swung lefts
and rights on the head. stomach and
ribs forcing Creedon to the ropes After
this rally Creedon was bleeding freely
and a right jab from Mccoy on the
head sent Creedon to the floor, but it
was more of a slip than knockdown.
Creedon took his time in getting UP and
as he arose the gong sounded.
Round 12-Creedon adopted rushing
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McCoy's head. In clinch he repeated
this blow. Mccoy countered with a
hook on the back of the head. Just then
Mccoy rubbed his gloves on his white
trunks and covered them with Dams
blood. The Kid jabbed his left On the
face and they clinched. CreedOn hooked
right on the head and after the break
away Dan swung a left on the face.
Round 13-Creedon opened with a
rush and forced Mccoy to the ropes
without damage. Mccoy came back very
fast ard sent in three left jabs on the
face and three rights on the ribs with
cut a return. A hard left on the wind
made Creedon grunt. The New Zea-
lander rushed and jabbed a right on the
head. The Kid swung a heavy left on
the head, which turned Dams Uranium
half around. After light sparring Cree
don put left on the head and Mccoy
clinched as the bell rang.
Round 14-Creedon rushed but Me-
Coy threw him off and forced Dan to
the ropes. Mccoy jabbed a beautiful
left on the mouth and stopped lead for
the stomach. They exchanged left jabs
on the face twice and Mccoy landed a
heavy left on Creedon's nose. which sent
Dams head back and started the eye
bleeding.
Round 15-Creedon's eye was fixed up
with plaster and he looked anything
but handsome when he came from his
corner. Mccoy proyokingly kept jah-
bing his left on the stomach. OCCASION
ally varying his tactics with jabs in
the face. His advantage of reach was
too great a handicap for Dan.
Mccoy, in a rush. uppercut him with
his left on the face and hooked his right
on the jaw, flooring Creedon in his own
corner. Dan took the full time to get
up and then clinched. Creedon was
very weak when he went to his corner
and was unable n TaSpaDd whom ia
gong sounded for the beginning of the
18th round.
Choyinski, seeing that his man was
beaten 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 The Kid playfully resented this
with slap on the neck. Mccoy. as soon
as the announcer cried. Mccoy wins"
across the ring and shook hands
with Creedon. who accepted his defeat