The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18

hmst ,eu,n,mops' ma niso pointed 10 the fact that,
excepting Tommy Ryan ofSyracusc, nearly all OF
McCoy's antagonisls h"a neen a M ,hs rntT Of
the Kids advantage in hrf',nt and reach, ma
also his remarkable clevcrtlSss from y sciS . n fnn,
that Creedon had always been n Tighter, OF the
bulldog class. The Australian in nl OF his lights
had shown AN ability TO give and receive severe
punishment. In his only losing contest WITH
Fitzsimmons Dan received q beating that was
ted that he never in his ring experience pun
ishcd an opponent IN q single round more Sc.
versly thSn he did C re cSo& nm Tn' sr polhI had mad
once experienced u grncllipg humping from the
greatest hitter In tho world. and with that in
Wow they wanted to know whether Mccoy
could administer n moro severe humping than
did tho lanky Cornishinan. ,.u.
Another argument brought into play by the
Knowing ones was that not since his battle
with Greggains had Creedon been In such per
feet condition. Those who saw him IN ms room
in surprise. lilo had trained so faithfully under
the watehful eye Of Joe Ghoynski that he was
pie. yet filed with steel. wire. and his eyes
were as clear "s ElistcminE cTTystSisdi SS re
not possessed of McCoy's .phenomenally
long roach sh bis "a, .rm mss shS 9S,mdn wonderful s,r"tcd ,,p pushing ,bnrs
was enough propelling force beneath, his massive
phoulder6iaden TO make his padded fists engines
chest covered with. hair and his square jaw,
looked and moved about like the typical pugilist
I1nt ne unuOuUItuly 10.
Summing up these points. then, it was within
reason for the conservative ones to figure tina.
The tifht w wSpld be- se f S1Gu Of a" interest SSSs 0f fsom G ,Sa
sound OF the gong to the finish. McCoy's follow;
ers, though. were 30 confident that they could
not see Creedon nt any stage. They placed their
faith on the Kids wonderful science and on
his ability TO- outpoint and outgeneral the
long range. would eSi his rival Up in such =
5 %sDn sne 's ens he ss woq rSae tseSw NJ MPet s D sp ]Tiefcr Hs,
over Ryan and O'Brien were cited as instances
Of his prowess. and tho condition, Of these OPP
ponents whom they wero carried from the ring,
battered and bruised, was taken as n guarantee
that Creedon would receive the same punish.
Mccoy, disadvantage n the weight. was
a. ssS 6 SandicaP pt to dF Sim SIX i e ' %as O Simpiy S . sasc ' 81
~. In his quarters Mccoy was perfection. go
taken for q sculptor's model. Arms that were
ppoas%sessed9 the 81 electrieity Of motion that
makes clear footwork possible. made those
shSs. i WITH seSd baai m muscles s pr a FSshs q st SsSP
of the bull order. and the face was ANYTHING but
pugnacious. Mccoy is boyish In facial express
sion and in action. but there has always been a
CLEAN in his eye and a sarcastic smile that
his mercy was limited. Tho young fellow, COM
ing as no does from a respectable family and
having received the advantages OF n good
schooling, is far above the average fighter in
point Of Intelligence. He is foxy. so to speak,
and to his clear management OF his affairs his
high position in the profession is thought TO be
EARLY TRIP TO II CLUBHOUSE.
The crowd began to make the trip to the club.
house carly. Around the door, standing in mud
eeveral inches deep; were the usual large mum.
gain admission. But the well-oiled turnstilcs
and the heartless ticket takers would not have
nnr nnt,eA - q tEhtln !. t.NN 3 q N N r,,a- npt
delight in chasing these persons away. The
rank and file OF critics and sports got into the
arena when the doors were opened at z o'clock.
From that moment there was Il steady stream Of
humanity. The arena. which is supposed to seat
about $500. was exactly the anne MS when Tom
O'Rourkc, q couple of years ago. tried to pull
off the Maher-Slavin bout and failed. 1t is the
same building. by tho way. which was erected
Carthy seven years ago. Ii has been regarded
as a Jonah ever since. for the good reason that
decided there resulted in a fizzle. This Jonah
business, therefore,, was a source of worriment
to the crowd as the building iilled Up; On every
hand the question was asked: will the fight
Manager o'Rourke and other officials of the
swered all questions the same way:
The bout will 60 on its merits and there will
m ne mS Viii sal1F be reqSsae u there u.s. though all
The boxes we're soon filled with men of all
classes. They smoked cigars. chatted over the
served seats behind the boxes were also crowded
with those who never, miss n good Z" 60" while
roof. were covered with anxious sports. For
thgse cn rSnscd Y" at f.. so points ana s she Prizes Tbis tor for
ing recommendations and the size of. the
purse. 1900, but the money was forth:
nearly filed. and the crowd outside was still
the time. and the deadheads wcro in low spirits.
Ihey were beginning to realize that it was a
iGo %Sk game wa, 10 = m ES1 IN b. and II that fhs the best move
after 8 o'clock and was cheered. When he made
demonstration in his favor. Corbett wore a big
fur oyercont. q brown derby hat. and a dark suit.
Rood,naturedly. Jim laughed in reply, but to
MS associates in the box he expressed the belief
that Crsedon would win, The additional state
ment made by Fitzsimmors severaINd Us ago
that the Australla0 would come out victor made
some n Of sst tine sports o ms put saf On their ~ thinking caps
Corbett. ~Fitzsimmons, sullivan, Choynski: and
other big fighters say CreGdon will win, it's a
never picked a winner in their lives
The tobacco smoke in the building became
% eriss d a t@op sTG iSo % MImaews sna t Mbsn w tnis s So9
been done there was SO much cold air that
TASKS were quickly, brought, into play. The
chased on this side OF the East River. so that
many persons were, excused for their peculiar
On the whole. though. the crowd was orderly.
Every one was good naturcd, and there was no
necessity for the large number of policemen who
stood massed in blue and brass near the door.
The ring was q model of completeness 1t
was not postless. but it was well padded with
red, velvet where tight ropes passed through the
stakes. The floor, covered with felt. was soft
enough to prevent injury from falls. and the
resiued surface gave an excellent footing to
the men. The referee of the night was samuel
g. Austin, who WAS the selection made by tho
club, The timekceper was Jim Lavelle, and
Charles Harvey acted MS master of ceremonies.
THE PRELIMINARY BOUTS.
1t was s:35 O'Clock when the crowd, which
numbered at leas: 5000, gave a cry of Joy when
the first preliminary bout was put on, II was a
six.round affair at 1Q5 pounds. tho men being
Stove Flanagan Of Philadelphia and George
Ross of New York. Before they shook hands
Harvey took his hat of and said: You will all
have to stop smoking, please" The crowd
laughed and proceeded to blow clouds of tobacco
roofward. Then Harvey introduced the little
fighters. who received scattering applause.
bout opened with some real fighting there
was plenty OF attention.; Flanagan began
with a rush, getting in II stiff body punch. Ross
met him with swings on the head. and Flann.
gar, was driven 70, the ropes. There was II rapid
exchange, in which Flanagan's left eye was cut,
When the bell ended the round there was scarce.