The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-18
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CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST
With DAN CRltDON.
The New ZeaIander Unable to Respond at the
10Th Round Mayor Pat GIeason's
Welcome.


New York, Dec. 17.-Norman Selsby,
of Rich county, Ind, better known in
pugilistic circles as kid" Mccoy, is un-
doubtedly the middle-weight champion
pugilist of the world lie 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" superiority. Long be-
fore 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
s. The Kids wonderful science and
self-possession were always in evidence
and these, combined with the advantage
of height and reach, enabled him to
Out-point his more stockily built antagO-
mist. From the moment the men put up
their hands in the opening round, Nc
COy's stock began to ascend. 1t was
boosted" so rapidly that at the end of
the sixth round McCOy's hackers were
offering three to one on their man. "Mc-
Coy is a WONDER" was the universal
comment when the fight was over and
no one, even those who bet against him,
begrudged him his well-won laurels.
After the two preliminary bouts had
been wound up satisfactorily, Mayor z.
j. Gleason walked up the main aisle
and was received with vociferOus cheers.
When he reached the ring-side a dozen
men lifted him and put him into the
squared circle. There were loud cries
for a speech, to which the mayor re-
piled. He said in part:
Gentlemen: l am not John L. Sulli-
van nor Mccoy, nor Creedon. / am
the mayor of this city, and l bid you all
welcome. This is the first time l have
entered the istic ring scientifically, but
| can assure you that any person who
came here tonight to see prize fight,
had better go right now to the box
office and get his money back. This
ring will only be occupied by men who
take part IN boxing contests"
1t was 1910 when Mccoy and Cree
don commenced fighting.
The announcer said the men would
fight twenty rounds and if at the end of
the twenty-ffth round the referee, Sam
Austin, could not pick Il winner, the men
would continue fighting until the referee
could give a decision. He also said that
the contest was to decide the middle
weight championship of the world.
During The first eight rounds Cree
don made fairly good showing. In
the ninth round Mccoy drew first blood,
opening Creedon's right eye brow. In
the eleventh round Creedon was sent
to the floor, but it was more of d slip
than knock-doWn.
Round 12.-Creedon adopted rushing
for a change and landed left hook
on McCOy's head. In a clinch he re-
peated 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 left
on the face and they clinched. Creedon
hooked right on the head and after
the breakaway Dan swung a left on the
face.
Round 12-Creedon opened with a
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 return. A hard left on the wind
made Creedon grunt. The New Zea-
lander rushed and jabbed 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 McCoy's head and Nc
Coy clinched as the bell rang.
Round 14.-Crleedon rushed but Nc
Coy threw him off and forced Dan to
the ropes. Mccoy jabbed n beautiful
left on the mouth and stopped a 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
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
corner. Mccoy provokingly kept jab-
bing his left on the stomach. occasionally
varying his tactics with jabs ON the
face. His advantage of reach was too
great handicap for Dan.
Mccoy in a rush upper-cut with his
left on the face and hooked his right on
the jaw flooring Creedon in his own
corner. Dan took the full limit to get
up and they clinched. Creedon was very
weak when he went to his corner and
was unable to respond when the gong
rang for the beginning of the sixteenth
round.
Choynskl 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, rs soon as the an
nouncer cried, mccoy WINS" jumped
across the ring and shook hands with
Creedon, who acknowledged his defeat
very good naturedly. When Crcedon
left the ring he was greeted with many
good wishes, but Mccoy held n recep-
tion for fully ten minutes before he re-
tired to his dressing room.
HIS ASSASSIN ARRAIGNED.