The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-18
KNOCKED OUT BY THE KID.
CREEDON THROWS UP THE SPONGE
AFTER FIFTEEN ROUNDS.

Reach Too Much For the Austria
liam to OvcrcOme-The Kid Also
Proves More Scientific and Much
Quicker Boxer Than His AntagOn-
ist-CreedOn Not Able TO Come to
the Scratch for the Sixteenth
Round.
New York, Dec. n.-Norman Selby of
Rush county. Indiana, better known in
pugulistic circles as kid Mccoy, is un-
doubtedly the middle-weight champion
pugiist of the world, He met Dan Cree
don of New Zealand tonight in the arena
of the Puritan Athletic Club at Long Is
land City, and after fighting fifteen lively
rounds made the foreigner throw up the
sponge and acknowledge the "Hoosier's"
superiority.
Long before 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 was always in evidence, and
these combined with the advantage of
hight and reach enabled him to outpoint
his more stocxily built antagonist
From the moment the men put up their
hands in the opening round, McCoy's stock
began to ascend, and at the end of the
sixth round. McCoy's hackers were offering
to 1 on their man.
Mccoy is a wonder" was the univer-
sal comment when the fight was over, and
no one, even those who bet against him,
begrudged him his well won laurels.
Charley White, who trained Bob Fitz-
simmons for his fight with Peter Maher,
and later trained Corbett for his bout with
Fitzsimmons in Carson CITY last st. Pat
rick's day, was one of the most interested
spectators in the arena. He SAID:
I'm all my ring experience,
have never seen such a mag
nificent exhibition by a middle weight as
that given by Mccoy tonight and if
Fitzsimmons is ont Of the business as
middle-weight the Hoosier has no peer.
Mccoy gave an excellent Illustration of
the improved style of fighting inaugurated
by Jack Dempsey and improved by Jim
Corbett. In to-nights fight he was not
even hurried, and now the best of us are
simply guessing as to how good man the
Kid is. He has all the physical ad
vaptages, and if he lakes good care of
himself it will be long time before he
meets defeat"
Dan Creedon entered the ring at 1858
o'clock. He was accompanied by Joe
Choynski, Tom Tracy and Benny Murphy.
Creedon was in excellent condition and
looked very confident.
Five minutes later Mccoy jumped
through the ropes. McCoys seconds We're
Homer Selby (McCoy's brotheD, Doc
Payne, and Tommy West.
Little time was lost in putting on the
gloves and the men shook hands at 1910
o'clock.
McCoy's advantage in hight and reach
were very apparent. Creedon was four
AM,Ta I.,,k
stockily built, and every muscle was
clearly developed.
Mccoy was in excellent shape and nodded
in confidence to his friends in the seats
and ring near his corner. The announcer
said the men would fight twenty-five
rounds and il at the end of the twenty
fifth round the referee, Sam Austin, could
not pick winner the men would continue
fighting until the referee could give a de-
cision.
The contest was to decide the middle
weight championship of the world. The
story by rounds follows:
Round AFTER some light sparring, Cree
don jabbed lightly on the chest Both
swung rights, but missed, and clnched.
Mccoy led left on the mouth, and Cree
don tried to return but fell short. They
clinched near the ropes, after which Cree
don put his right on the head. Mccoy
looked to the referee for a claim of foul,
ton and put a left swing on his adVer
sary's face. They resumed sparring, and
Mccoy jabbed a right and left on She
body while Creedon landed hard left
upper cut on the face.
Round 2-McCoy opened with a left on
the face and skipped back from a long
swing of Creedons left in two clinches.
Creedon reached McCoy's face with his
left Mccoy jabbed a stiff right on the
ribs without a return, and missed a long
swing for the jaw. They were sparring
when the gong rang.
Round S-McCoy led a light left on the
face and then swung the left on the face
and three rights and one left on the ribs
in quick succession. Creedon was very
slow in his movements, and ran into
clinch in the ropes. Mccoy cut loose and
sent his left on the stomach and right
on the head. Then they clinched In the
clinch Creedon swung a right on the head
and was Kissed for so doing. But, as they
were fghting with one arm free, Creedon
was perfectly right. Mccoy wound up The
round with left jab ON the wind and
right on the ribs, while Creedon swung a
light left on the head.
Round 4-McCoy landed a Dixon dou-
BILE" blow on the ribs and head with his
left very cleverly, and stepped away with
out return. Creedon landed his right and
left on the body. After some sparring,
during which Mccoy was far the quicker,
the Indiana boxer sent in hard jab with
the left Creedon became cautious, and
waited for an opening. When It came he
landed on the ribs, and forced Mccoy
to the ropes at the call of time.
Round 5-They got in clinch early in
the round and Creedon showed his right
hard over CMcCoy's heart. In close quar-
ters, Mccoy jabbed two hard rights on
the ribs and another on the head Cree
don tried very hard to reach McCoy's
body, but was unsuccessful while Mccoy
jabbed light 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 hand on the wind and Creedon sent
his left lightly on the face. Creedon land
ed nice left on the neck, after he made
two unsuccessful Attempts for the wind.
Mccoy then feinted with his left and
brought the back of his glove smartly on
Creedons jaw. Creedon rushed and miss
ed two left swings as Mccoy jumped back
out of harms way.
Round Both led with lefts and missed
After a long spell of sparrng, Creedon
sent his left to the head and Mccoy, in a
half clinch put two lefts on the ribs Two
lefts on the jaw and a swing on the head