Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-05
But the Referee Decided the Battle
to be a Draw.
HAD BEST OF THE FIGHT.
Roth Men Ended In Good Condition
and sPsrring In the TweDiieth
and Last Hound.

New York. April 1.-The twenty
round bout between Dan crcedon OF
Australia and Tommy West Of this city,
which tool, place tonight In the arena
Of the lenoN Athletic club. was de-
olhfcd a draw by the referee. West
was lucky In getting an even break. ~
'rrcdpn was certainly entitled TO n
favorable verdict. Both men put up a
very fast ana Eanc contest. but Cree
ions oleverncsa was 10 pronounced
mat the majority Of oniookors felt that
inc Australian was entitled to de-
'ialon M his favor. The attendance
WAS only fair. Crccdon weighed 100
pounds and West rs.
IN tho hrai round crcedon cut out the
work. landing hooks ON the face aud
neck. while West failed to land cffcc-
lively In the second round West sized
up crvcdnn and landed hard several
times, crcsdon. however. giving back as
good ~ he got. Round was tame. but
IN the fourth both got blood. Vests
UPPER ~ being cut and crccdon'a nose
I..pnhIlnE to a hard right. In getting
away ffum one 81 cfaudon'n PUSHES
West Fot his logn twisted and crcction
put MN on his back with a well placed
right on the chest.
West cut loose In the next round and
FORCED the pace landing u right hand
swing oNcr the hdncyn crcrdon sent
NJ hard left on the face. which made
West more cautious In round 3 cree.
freely
iionora wcrc ovcn In round :, but In
w, ,nc next ,rccdon'a repeated blows over
the eye forced West TO hold. and he
was cautioned by tho referee. The next
two rounds were soft. but In the clcv-
snth West easily had the best Of some
hot exchanges. In the succeeding round
both men did n lot OF holding, aud Ia
the thirteenth round several good OK
chhnEen were made. but too light TO do
much damage. Creodon forced natter,
" round H. sending his lon n the face.
West drove a Htln short-arm right TO
the face.
croedon hooked his ieft to Vests
face ana Tommy sent back % straight
lcit on the nose. \ moment later rom-
my made Dams head ruck with another
straight left ON the mouth. In the next
round West rushed. but Crcedon aent
him back with a ieft-faccr. This was
crccdun's round.
In round seventeen West landed n
straight left on crecdnn'H face, Dan
rwunn hts loft on the head. and West
AfhAAtNA'A WIN WV NMNNN on tuN tlbHs
Dan forced Tommy 10 break ground.
~ the close ~ the round crfciun
hooked his ieft 20 the Jaw. AMI Vests
knees bent a. N they had hinges on
them.
IN round eighteen crsedon swung his
right flush on the Jaw. which made
West blink, ana creedun had the cali
when the gong sounded.
In round nineteen West let his loft fly
60 the body and iainmrd II aEnin on the
face. creetinn hnnked hard loft on
the face, and repeated the blow with
incrascd force, West. In u cllnch, sent
q heavy ten 10 tho BODY. aud crrcd0n
landed left on the fao- and right on
the body.
Round e0-Crredun led lett for the
face. West broke ground aud slipped
a. the iionr. when West reraincd his
feet. croedon went right % him, hook
inr hia len 10 the Jaw. crordon jnbbed
lett ON body and swung his rirht 10 tho
head. West tried several rlghi awnings,
but failed 90 land, owing 10 crcedOn'a
cleverneHt, ana when the gong ended
the contest both mon were In good con-
dlilnn and sparfinr.
Referee charlie White declared the
bout draw.