The record-union., 1898-12-31
Declared the Winner in the Prize
Fight With Cresdon,
Much to the Dissatisfaction Of Several
Thousand Spectators.
The Contest an Uninteresting One,
Round After Round Being a
Series of Clinches, Misses and
Getaways, Neither Fighting
Their Best at ANY Stage.

Getaways, Neither Fighting
Their Best at Amy Stage.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.-Dan
Creedon of Australia and George
Green of San Francisco came together
In a twenty round bout before the Ma
tional Athletic Club in the presence Of
several thousand dissatisfied specta-
tors. Both men appeared in good con-
dition. each weighing 15S pounds.
Green had many admirers, this being
his first appearance in the middle
weight class, and his hackers fancied
that he would put up stronger fight
as a middleweight than his varied ex-
perience in the welter class shows, as
he had not to reduce SO greatly to meet
the welter- weight class.
The fight was an uninteresting one.
round after round being a series of
clinches, misses and getaways. The
men did not fight their best at any
stage, and had a younger man gone
against Green, he would have been de-
feated. Creedon had a host of back
ers, who depended upon his long ex-
perience and better generalshir for him
to get the long end of the purse.
The men were generally regarded as
being very evenly matched, and a
sharp battle was looked for. In this
spectators were disappointed. The de-
cision of Referee Kitchen in favor of
Green was probably a just one, but it
was greeted with cries of fake" and
Kisses. The betting was 10 to s in
favor of Green.
The preliminary event to the Green
Creedon fight was between Charles
Tye Of Oakland and Nose La Fontise,
champion lightweight of the North
west Tye weighed 135 pounds, while
La Fontise was nine pounds over
weight Tye was given the decision
on points after the tenth round.
THE GREEN -CREEDON CONTEST.
Round 1-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, landing lightly. Creedon
put q light left on the stomach. Green
showed a disposition to rough it. The
men spared fast, both missing fire.
quently and clinching. Green put IN a
solid one over Creedon's heart with his
left, and uppercut Dan with right in
the elinch.
Round 2-Green put a stiff left on the
stomach, and hit Dan again with right
in the clinch. Green put two clean
lefts and right on the jaw, staggering
his man. Green missed a left swing,
and caught Creedon's left flush on the
jaw. Green continued to use his right
In clincheS, and was cautioned
Round 3-Green missed a left for the
stomach, but got it on chest. He
followed up with light right on face
and two good lefts on body and jaw.
Creedon did a lot of fiddling but no
leading. At the close Creedon put
heavy right on head and a light one
on the chest, getting a left tap on the
jaw in return.
Round 1.-The men exchanged lefts
on the face. and clinched. Creedon put
q solid left on the head, and Green
countered with a good one on the jaw
They swapped lefts and clinched. The
pace was getting a little slower
Green did the leading, but his swings
were very wild. Green put a light LETT
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 trouble in breaking them
Green landed a left on the neck, and
got away without q return. They
fiddled slowly for a minute, then Green
put a left on stomach and raised it to
jaw, sending Creedon's head back
Green missed well-meant 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 a hard left over the heart He
followed it with two good lefts on the
neck Another left swing sent Cree
don reeling to his corner but he came
back like a flash and Green failed to
follow up his advantage. The round
ended tamely.
Round 7-Creedon rushed Green to
the ropes, and got in a hard left upper
cut on the jaw. Green put light left
on the head. Creedon cofnered him
and smashed him twice with left on the
Jaw. Creedon chased Green around the
ring, bur failed to find an opening In
a rally on the ropes Gre adon got in a
good left on the face.
Round S-Long range sparring for
thirty seconds. Green put his left or
the back of Creedons neck. The men
spared like lumbermen, both missing
by feet. Green put hard left on the
Jaw and right on stomach. Creedon
made no return Green led again with
a light left on jaw. Green missed q
spiteful left for the jaw. They ex-
changed lefts on body as gong sounded.
Round 9-They both scored ligat lefts
on face Green led with stiff right on
body. Creedon countering weakly. A
clumsy exchange of lefts on the breast
followed. Creedon put a neat left On