The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
MCCOY A NEW CHAMPION.
HE WHIPS DAN oREEDoN FOE MID.
DLBWEIGHT HoNoRS.

the First Round the Winner Has EverythtuI
His Own wsS-Hs Comos Out or the strur-
gle with Scarcely y Mark-Mayor Gleason
steps Into the RinE ana Rlakes = speech.
LoNa ISLAND CRY, Dec. l7.-Charles kid
Mccoy, whose real name is Norman Selby. won
the middleweight championship at the Long
Island City Athletic Club tonight, whom he
forced the seconds Of Dan Creedon of Australia
to throw up the sponge at tho end Of the If
teenth round. Almost from tho start the Amort.
can pugilist showed such marked superiority
over his plucky antagonist that the result was
mover In doubt.
Mccoy, In speed. science, hcadwork. and
gameness is o marvel. His miraculous do
fensive work. which has never yot been beaten
down by an opponent In tho ring, was tho rock
upon which Creedon's fortunes were shattered.
1t was almost q physical impossibility
for Creedon to land o dangerous blow.
80 we'll did Mccoy guard himself and keep
his temper. Tho latter's furnishing power was
limited to short, swift, vicious jabs that soon
damaged Creedon's face. They were the same
blows that put all Of McCoy's former An.
tagonists out of tho game, and they were not
very showy. either.
THE CAUSE OF M'coY's SUCCESS.
As q hard. vigorous slugger the Kid did not
display much ability, but a. a vicious boxer,
whose short-arm blows wero almost certain to
bring a knockout In the long run, no proved to
DO q marked success. He did not hurry matters
at any stage of the fight. He took his time, and
showed so much confidence In his ability that
Creedon seemed to know what was coming.
In tho sixth round, when Creedon had boon
vainly trying to land q hard swing on some vital
spot, Mccoy cut loose for ct least fifteen SEQ
onds. In that time, however, he demonstrated
what he could do in tho way Of administering
real punishment, and when no resumed the de-
fensive again the sports saw that 1t was only Q
question of how long Creedon would last.
In tho eighth and ninth rounds Creedon 70.
ceived q storm of cutting blows In the face. The
Australian then knew that the fight was prao-
tically lost, but he never thought Of hinching.
He came up for more of tho punishment that
was slowly depriving him of his strength and
laurels. Then in the eleventh round Mccoy again
cut loose with his vicious. relentless smashes.
one OF which knocked Creedon to the floor just
as the bell ended the round. Though nearly
blinded ana unsteady on his pins. Creedon arose
and was willing to go on with tho one-sided
battle when his seconds pulled him to his corner.
Creedon was 80 game in the next three rounds
that tho crowd admired him. but felt sorry at
the same time. He was no match for the won.
derful fighting machine in front of him, and yet
he was there to toe the scratch with each clang
Of the gong. In the fifteenth and last round the
Australian met his fate. 1t came In the shape
| OF D WlCkeul 1911 bInuSnO On inc Jaw ludI btub uiLu
to the floor in q heap. He was almost out. but
struggled ~pluckily to his feet Just as Referee
Austin counted ten seconds. When the bell
rang Creedon's seconds throw up the sponge.
for they did not want to SEQ the game fellow
punished any further.
In the estimation of nearly all the sporting
men present Mccoy is one of the most wonder
full boxers ever seen In the ring. His PERFORM
ance tonight was far beyond expectations, and
| his vtptnrv antiflaa him In a world nf nraiaR
Creedon's gamenesB was something long to bo
remembered. He fought in tho face Of fearful
odds and never complained. He was badly pun
ished about the head. while tho victor had only
Q few scratches on his face.
M'ooY AND cREEpoN ARRESTED.
As the army of sporting mon walked of the
ferries here tonight they lost no time in finding
out whether everything was "all right" The
fact that warrants had been issued by Justice
Duffy In the afternoon, and both Mccoy and
Creedon had been arrested on @ charge of in.
tent to violate the law. stirred up some feel.
ing Of apprehension. but when the pugilists
were released on 81. 900 bail to keep within the
restrictions Of the law by not engaging in o
prize fight in Queens county for one year. the
sports breathed more easily.
The warrants were issued ON tho application
Of Assistant District Attorney Dawson. who
charged that as the pugilists had declared that
they would try for a knockout" q violation
of the law was probable. Mccoy and Creedon
were arrested when they came here shortly
after IL o'clock noon. They promptly appeared
in court and were permitted to deposit bonds.
which were provided by Joseph Cassidy and
Magnus Larson in Creadon's behalf. James
Stevenson and D. Schults coming forward for
Mccoy. Tho fighters were released without
delay and went back to New York.
At frat many believed that tho fight would
.-a ,niptanauftp0 hananaa thu M a
ment q hard blow was struck the authorized
would interfere. But later the managers cree
ated the bell ef that there would be no Interior
ence, and pointed to tho fact that the police
. force under Capt Bushnell would have charge
of affairs at the ringside. Mayor Gleason. who
i, signed the permit for the fight Q few days ago.
said two hours before the doors Of the club
: house were opened:
"There will DO no prize fight, but a boxing con.
test within the strict limitation OF the law. The
, police at the ringside have been instructed to
/. permit no brutality. The opposition TO thia
contest has been inconsistent. In Wow OF the
|. fact that similar affairs are held every week 40
New York and Brooklyn. II tho battle turns
out tn be q brutal ~slugging match then there
will DO time to call a halt. but tho men are
clever boxers. SO l understand, and will give Q
. very clean exhibition"
Az soon as the Mayors views became known
. there wasa renewed feeling OF confidence among
those who had come to this ~yeritable end OF the
j.. earth. Tho saloons near the ferryhouse were
j, soon crowded with the sporting fraternity, its
representatives including sports of high and low
| degree, some prosperous, Others practically pen.
4 piless, but all anxious to risk a dollar or more
] ON the battle to come. The fight, being OF more
than usual importance. served to attract sports
from points in the far West.
George Siler, who refereed the C~OrbettFitz-
simmons affair at Carson last March. was an
= early arrival. Ho was accompanied by Leu
! Houseman, who acted as time
a keeper in the memorable battle. These worthless
' were surrounded by a crowd OF curious persons
when their IDENTITY became known. and they
soon had to literally break away from the push;
"ParsoD" Davies, smiling as usual, ana dressed
like n nabob, was also an early arrival. Ito
r fnnried Creedon's chances and soon placed $i3O