The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-31
GEO. GREEN BSIS CREEOON
The H0xeR1 ListIess ana Are JeereA
by the Spectators, Several Of
Whom Declared the Thing = Fake

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3o-Seorge
Green made his debut in the middewesghS
class in . twensy-rUund bout with Dam
Creedon, before the National Athletic Club
tonight, at Wooaward's pavilion Green had
a shade the better Of the tight up 10 The
seventeenth round when Creesion sent his
stock up BY series Of blows oa the head
ami body which seemed to ssagger Green
for an instant The last three rounds Were
Ire the majority OF the others. TIE fight
was no. a particularly Interesting one
Many Of those present did not hesitate to
pronounce ii a fake The decision Of Ref
cree Ketchen IN awarding the aghr to Green
was probably just, but the men did not
seem TO be fighting as hard as they Might
and the contest was a most pario--hke per-
torrance throughout
The preliminary event TO the Green-Cree-
dun fight tonight was between Charles 1ye.
OF Oakland. and Nose La Fontise, cham
paon lightweight OF the Northwest Tye
weighed I'D pounds, while La Fontise was
nine pounds over weight Tye was given
the decision on points after the tenth round.
Green-Creeden Fight
Round I-Gfeen was the first TO and. a
right left on the body. and erection coun-
on the body, raising it to the head hs entity
CreeSion put light left on the stomach,
While Green showed disposition to rough
It. putting in a solid right over Dams heart
and uppernut,'ng him with the right
In the second round Green put a stiff left
on the stomach and hit Dan again with
let's and a right on the jaw. Staggering his
nan Green missed a LEFT swing and
caught Creedon's left on the Jaw. Green
continued 10 use his rlglt IA chncneS anu
was cautioned.
Not much was done In thu third round.
Creedon did lot of Kidding, Dut no lead
Round HThe men exchanged let's on the
face and clinched. Creedon put a solid left
on the head and Green couRtered with a
Slower Green did the leading. but his
swings were somewhat wild.
Round THE men exchanged stir let's
some trouble in breaking them Green put
hard left on the neck aud another Oh
the stomach. and then raised 1t, TO the
Jaw, sending Dams head back
Round 6--Green had all the best of this
round staggering Creedon with left
swing. but failed to follow up his advan-
tage The round ended tamely-
Round 7-Creedon rushed G-een to the
the jaw. Green put q light isrt on the
ed him twice with left on jaw. Creedon
rushed. but failed to find an opening.
Round sA good deal OF spa.rrans and not OF
good left-handed blows on Creedon's head
RI Round md s-The men repeatedly clinched.
aud did bat little fighting The spectators
were dissatisfied. and yelled Stills" and
Kissed the fighters.
Round l0--Creszfon forced Green around
the ring swinging with both hands. Green
came back with a good left on the Jaw. but
his left eye bore marks Both men Appar-
emily tired.
Round 11-After some clumsy sparring
Creeion put two light LET'S on the Jaw.
Green missing his counters. Creedon did
the forcing, but Green did not stand his
ground. The spectators continuously hiss
ed the men.
Round IL was tame both men being
slow. Creedon scored with a left on the
body and Green came back with a right
and left on the body.
Rotrnd 13 was Green's. He landed sew
eral good blows with his left. but Creedon's
returns were weak
In round Il not a blow OF consequence
was struck. and the crowd bantered the
fighters.
Rounds Ii, Is. II and Is were tame from
q standpoint Of effective fighting. Green
doing most OF the landing. though his
blows were not particularly Furnishing.
Creedon seemed weak and iistless- The
crowd was very impatient at the way the
men were going through the rounds.
In round 10 nothing was done aside from
the exchange OF a few light taps.
Round 3p-Crpetpn forced matters and
landed few lefts. but Green countered
neatly and neither scored An advantage in
the first half. Green swung left and right
ON the Jaw but Crsedon never WINGED.
Green worked his left for the body, but
had no steam. The referee decide in favor
OF Green and was hooted and cheered
equally.