The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-05
WAS DECL AIRED A DRAW
Twenty Round Bout Between
Creedon and West.
FAST AND GAME CONTEST
Creedon's Cleverness Was Pronounced
He Was Certainly Entitled to
thu Decision-The Fight
by Rounds.

New York, April 4.-The 20-round
bout between Dan Creedon Of Australia
and Tommy West of this city which
took place tonight in the arena of the
Lenox Athletic club was declared a
draw by the referee. West was lucky
in getting an even break, as Creedon
was certainly entitled to favorable
verdict. Both men put UP very fast
and game contest, but Creedons clever
ness was SO pronounced that the ma
jority of the on-lookers felt that the
Australian was entitled to a decision in
his favor. The attendance was only
fair Creedon weighed 100 pounds and
West 15S
In the first round Creedon cut out
the work, landing hooks on face and
neck, while West failed to land effect
lively. In the second round West sized
up Creedon and landed hard several
times Creedon, however, gave lack
as good as he got
Round three was tame, but in the
fourth both got blood, Vests upper
lip being cut and Creedon's nose re-
spending to hard right. In getting
away from one of Creedon's PUSHES
West got his legs twisted and Cree don
put him on his back with a we'll placed
right on the chest
West cut loose in the next round and
forced the pace, landing a right hand
swing over the kidneys. Creedon sent
in a. hard left on the face, which made
West more cautious. In round six
Creedon was cut over his left eye and
bled freely. Honors were even in the
seventh round, but in the next Cree
d.n's repeated blows over the eve fore
ed West to hold and he was cautioned
by the referee. The next two rounds
were soft, but in the eleventh West
easily had the best of some hot ex-
changes. In the succeeding round both
men did lot of holding, and in the
thirteenth round several good ex-
changes We're made, but too light to
do much damage.
Creedon forced matters in round a.
sending his left to the face West drove
a stiff short-arm right to the face Cree
don hooked his left to Vests face and
Tommy sent back a straight left on the
nose. A moment later Tommy made
Dams head rock with another straight
left on the mouth.
In the next round West rushed, but
Creedon sent him back with a left facer.
This was Creedon's round.
In round seventeen West landed a
straight left on Creedon's face Dan
swung his left on the head and West
retaliated with left swing on the ribs.
Dan forced Tommy to break ground.
At the close of the round Creedon hook
ed his left to the jaw and Vests knees
bent as if they had hinges on them.
In round IS Creedon swung his right
on the jaw, which made West blink,
and Creedon had the call when the
gong sounded. In round 10 West let
his left fly to the body and jabbed it
again on the face. Creedon hooked d
hard left on the face and repeated the
blow with increased force West, in
clinch. sent heavy left to the body,
and Creedon landed a left on the face
and right on the body.
In round 20 Creedon led left for the
face. West broke ground and slipped
to the floor. When West regained his
feet Creedon went right to him, hooking
his left to the jaw. Creedon jabbed left
on body and swung his right to the
head. West tried several right swings,
but failed to land, owing to Creedon's
cleverness, and when the gong ended
the contest both men were in good con-
dition and sparring.
Referee Charlie White declared the
bout draw.