The herald., 1898-12-31
THE REFEREE GETS KISSED BY
THE CROWD
FOR TWENTY WEARY ROUNDS
The Men Worked Hard to Avoid Doing
Any Fighting, and They
Succeeded
Associated Press Special Wire

letlc cruz III the presence Ol seNelai thous"hu
dissatisfied spectators. Both men appeared
in good condition, each weighing l5S pounds
Green had many admirers, this being his
first appearance in the middleweight class
and his hackers fancied that he would put
up stronger fight as a middeweight than
his varied experiences in the welterweight
class show, as he has had to reduce so great
ly to meet the welterweight class. The fight
was an uninteresting one, round after round
being a series of clinches, misses and get
aways. The men did not fight their best at
any stage and had younger man gone
against Green he would have been defeated.
Creedon had host of hackers, who depended
upon his long experience and better gener-
alship for him to get the long erd of the
purse. The men were generally regarded as
being very evenly matched and sharp bat
tie was looked for. In this the spectators
were disappointed. The decision of Referee
Kitchen was probably just one, but it was
greeted with cries of Fake" and Kisses. The
betting was 10 to in favor of Green
The preliminary event to the Green Cree
don fight was between Charles Tye of Oak
land and Nose La Fontise, champion light
weight of the northwest. Tye weighed l35
pounds, while La Fontise was nine pounds
over weight. Tye was given the decision on
points after the tenth round.
THE BATTLE BEGINS
Round l-Green landed light left on body
and Creedon countered sharply on same
spot. Again Green put the left on the
body. Later he raised it to the head, land
ing lightly. Creedon put light left on the
stomach. Green showed a disposition to
rough it. The men spared fast, both miss
ing frequently and clinching. Green put in
and uppercut Dan with right in the clinch.
stomach and hit Dan again with right in the
clinch. Green put two clean lefts and a
right on the jaw, staggering his man. Green
missed left swing and caught Creedon' g
left flush on the jaw. Green continued to
use his right in clinches and was cautioned.
Round 3-Green missed left for the
stomach, but got it on the chest. He fol-
lowed up with light right on faca and two
good lefts on body and jaw. Creedon did
lot of tiddling, but no leading. At close
Creedon put heavy right on head and a
light ore or the chest, getting left tap on
the, jaw in return.
Round 4-The men exchanged lefts on face
and clinched. Creedon put solid left on
head and Green countered with good one
on the jaw. They snapped lefts and clinched.
The pace is getting little slower. Green
did the leading, but his swings were very
wild. Green put light left on the chin and
another on the chest as the gong sounded.
Round 5-Green missed a left try for the
jaw. They exchanged stiff lefts on the body
and clinched. The referee had some trou-
BILE in breaking them. Green landed a Left
on the neck and got away without a re.
turn They fiddled slowly for a minute, and
then Green put left on the stomach and
raised it to the jaw, sending Creedon's head
back. Green missed wellneant left, which
Just grazed Creedon's jaw At the close
the men exchanged hard lefts on the body.
Round 6-Green fell short with left for face
They spared cautiously and swapped rights
on the head. Green landed hard left over
the heart He followed it with two good
lefts on the neck. Another left swing sent
Creedon reeling to his corner. but he came
back like flash and Green failed to follow
up his advantage. The round ended tamely
Round 7-Creedon rushed Green to the
ropes and got in hard left uppercut on the
Jaw. Green put a light left on the jaw
Creedon cornered him and smashed him
twice. with lett on the jaw. Creedon chased
Green around the ring, but failed to find
an opening, In a rally On the ropes Cree
don got in good left on the face.
Round 8-Long range sparring for thirty
seconds Green put his left on the back
of Creedon's neck. The men spared like
lumbermen, missing by feet. Green put a
hard left on the jaw and right on the
stomach. Creedon made no return. Green
put a hard left on the jaw and right on the
stomach. Creedon made no return Green
got in again with light left on the jaw
Green missed a spiteful Left for the jaw
by half an inch. They exchanged lefts on
body as gong sounded.
Round 9-They both scored light lefts on
face. Green got in with stiff right on the
body, Creedon countering weakly. A
clumsy exchange of lefts on tneibreast fol
bowed. Creedon put neat left on the
stomach He cornered Green and landed
over the heart and Creedon countered or
same spot They were clinching all the while
and did not appear to be trying. There were
catcalls and loud hisees.
Round l0-Creedon forced Greer around
the ring and smashed him tiercely on the
face with both hands. Green came back
with left on the jaw, but his left eye j,
badly puffed. They were weak and Greer
continually broke ground His left trys were
very clumsy. Creedon put beautiful left
on Green's right eye and the gong find.
Green rather weary
Round ll--After some clumsy sparrng
Creedon put two light lefts on the Jaw
Green missing his counters Creedon plant
ed another left on the neck and Green rar
away. Creedon doing the forcing but Greer
would not stand his ground. There was ;
lot of Kissing.
Round 12-Green put good left on the
neck and took hard left ard right on the
head. They were both slow and clumsy
Creedon got in with left, right and left or
face, but the blows were light Creedor
scored left on the stomach and Green came
back with right and left on body.
Round 13-Green put a short left on tn,
stomach and two around the back Of tn,
neck Creedon's return was weak. Greer
got in with right on stomach and ducked tn,
counter. Creedon got in two lefts on tn,
jaw but they never Jared Green, who die
not even raise his guard. Green missed left
and right swings. The round was very dis
appointing
Round 14-Not blow Of consequence wa.
| struck in this round and the spectators
guyed the fighters
Round ]5-Creedon showed signs of life
hut his left jabs were harmless. Green swung
left around the neck as usual and they