The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-26
OUT IN THE FIRST ROUND
Joe Wolcott Had Dan Creedon
Completely at His Mercy.
HE SMASHED HIM HARD
Creedon Was Knocked Down just as
Fast as He Gould Get Up - The
Fight Lasted Only Ono Minute
and Fifteen Seconds.

New York, April 25.-Nearly 5000
sports assembled at the Lenox Athletic
club to-day in the hope of seeing a rat
Ting bout between Joe Walcott, the
negro boxer, and Dan Creedon, the
Australian. They We're matched to go
20 rounds at catch weights, but al
though Creedon weighed fully 20
pounds more than his opponent, the ne
gro made short work of him. With a
left and two rights, smashes on the
jaw, Walcott fioored Creedon three
times. The third time the Australian
went down he was dead to the world"
and Walcott was declared the winner
amid the cheers of his hackers. who
won pot of money on the result
The bout lasted only minute and Is
second. and as the opening mill was
ended with a knockout also in the first
round. the club patrons had the very
unusual experience of seeing two pairs
of big boxers settling their arguments
in about three minutes of actual fight
ing.
In the opening bout Max Unger. an
Americanized German, and Cart Beck
of Germany, who are both noted as
strong men," were the contestants,
each in the heavyweight class, and
neither had ever taken part in a spar
ring contest Both led for the head and
Beck landed stiff left This was the
only blow he struck, as Unger rushed at
him and f1oored him with a right on
the chest. Beck sprang to his feet in
stantly. only to go down again before
another right. He stayed down three
seconds this time and sprinted, but
Unger, who was hot on his trail swung
his right to the jaw. Beck fell in a
heap and it looked as if he were out,
but he got up with surprising alacrty.
He faced his opponent. who by this
time had sure thing" of it. A few
light passes followed, with very little
doing, until Unger again swung his
right on Beck's jaw and the foreigner
went down and out. He was carried
to his corner in a helpless condition,
and did not realize that he had Been
whipped until five minutes after Unger
had been declared the winner. Time of
round one minute and AZ seconds
Dan Creedon entered the ring at 9:15
o'clock, looking in good shape. He
owned up to weighing 100 pounds Joe
Walcott arrived at the ringside a few
minutes later. He weighed 142 pounds.
Creedon opened favorite with 100 to
so on, but these odds soon dwindled to
even money which price prevailed be-
fore the men began to box.
In the opening round they exchanged
a few body blows and Walcott tried
right swing for the head. but missed.
Joe then swung his left on the wind
and Creedon sent a hard left to the kid
neys. After some swift exchanges Wal
colt swung his left to Creedons jaw
and Creedon went down. He stayed
down the limit and got up dazed. He
tried to spar but Walcott went at him
and sent him down with short right
hook on the jaw. Dan looked all but
out when he got up after the referee
had counted eight seconds. Dams back
was turned to the negro when he re-
gained his feet, but Walcott ran around
and faced him. The antipodean was
dumbfounded and scarcely knew where
he was. Walcott lost no time in finish
ing his man with a hard right smash
on the point of the jaw, and Creedon
fell fiat ION his back on the floor. The
final blow was an awful one and Cree
don was so helpless when he received
1t that he was out before he realized
what had happened. Creedon was
helped to his corner by his seconds. He
came to in a couple Of minutes and
was able to walk to his dressing room
without being aided Time of round l
minute and Is seconds