Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-29
FlsTICUFF BUSINESS.
The Coming Mill Between Paddy Ryan
and John Dwyer-Articies OF
Agreement-Ryan's Record
since the Celebrated Fight Between
Heenan and MOrrissey in October,
1855, there has been NO such
Brutal Contest as this
Will Be.
Special to Cincinnati Enquirer. ]

Special 70 Cinclnnau enquirer
TROY, N Y, June 24.-Since the cele-
brated prize-fght between the late Senator
Morrissey and John G. Heenan, which took
place at Long Point Island, IN Lake Erie,
October 20, 1858, no event of pugilistic ma
ture has caused so much interest and specu-
lation among the sporting fraternity of this
city and the metropolis as the coming mill
between Paddy Ryan, of Troy, and John
Dryer, of Brooklyn. Both men are now in
an unpropitious fate interposes, the fight will
take place between the fifteenth and the
twenty fifth OF July, and within fifty miles of
8uffalo-perhaps on the same island where
the notable Morrlssey-Heenan contest &C.
Cured. The articles of agreement for the
coming mat b were signed on April 25th at
the New York Clipper Office. The purse is
two thousand dollars-one thousand dollars
a side-and soon after the signing of the ar
ticles the first deposit of five hundred dollars
a side was made. The final deposit of a SIM
liar amount will be made on July LIST, when
a final stakeholder will be chosen. The prin-
cipals will also then choose their umpires,
and the umpires will, by toss or otherwise,
decide which party shall have the naming of
time and place, the winner being compelled
to give the other side ten days notice. On
the morning of the fight the umplres will Sc
lect referee in the ring, but no referee can
be chosen if either Ryan or Dryer objects to
him. The fight will be conducted according
to the amended rules of the prize ring, and
neither of the contestants will be allowed to
bring a greater number of personal friends
with them than twenty-five, not including
seconds and trainers. No gate or ring
money will be charged, and the principals
will not be allowed the benefit of any excur-
sions, the expense of the ring being paid by
the winner. For a violation of any OF these
agreements the fight will be forfeited and
the stakes given to the non offending party.
1t is said the articles OF agreement are the
most stringent ever prepared for similar
purpose. They were drawn by one OF Ryan
friends, and Ryan declares that, so far as he
is concerned, they will be strictly adhered to.
paddy" Ryan, as he is called In this local
ity, was born in the county of Tipperary, Ire
land, and came to this city when eight years
old. He is now in his twenty-eighth year,
is six feet one and three quarter inches In
hight, and weighs one hundred and ninety
six pounds-his weight before going into
training having been two hundred and forty
seven pounds. He is now a resident of Troy,
although during the past SIX or eight years,
until last spring, he has resided IN West
Troy, directly opposite this city, across tine
Hudson. This il his first experience in the
pugilistic arena, and 1t Is also the first time
he ever claimed to possess any very great
amount of science In the art of boxing. Dur
ing his residence in West Troy he was fire.
uuently engaged in rows and bar-room fights,
but never unless he was under the influence
of liquor. When sober he is quiet, lnof-
fensive person, always avoiding rather than
seeking an opportunity to display his strength
and skill. He has worked at various employ
ments, and particularly when engaged In
breaking iron for foundry purposes did he
display the immense strength with which
nature has endowed him. He was employed
at the Clinton foundry, In this city, one sea-
son, and while there broke the iron for two
10. ,hoko oil no IF t1yn
men without any extraordinary exertion on his
part. A short time previous to his making
the match with Dwyer he opened saloon in
this city, which, upon his going into training
he sold to Tim Driscoll, a well-known light
weight boxer. During his proprietorship of
the saloon, and previous to his going into
training, he lifted a barrel of whisky from
the ground into wagon one day on wager,
the conditions being that he was not to rest
the barrel on his knees, but was to put 1t
into the wagon from the sidewalk. He won
the wager. Joe Goss, the ex champion of
England, and Jack Turner, also noted
fighter, are Ryan's trainers, Goss being the
principal one. The latter has himself fought
seventeen battles in the prize ring, and he
says paddy" is 'the best two and fighter"
he ever saw-meaning that he can fight as
well with one hand as the other. The train
ing expenses will be paid from the receipts of
several boxing exhibitions, in which Goss and
hya0 nave De0H o0SdSGu u
They Melted about two hundred dollars In an
exhibition at Albany, will give one here
Wednesday night of this week, and are to
get two hundred and fifty dollars each for
an exhibition in Philadelphia. Ryan has
improved wonderfully in boxing under the
tuition of Goss, who says his pupil Is las
andy with the gloves as the best O. EN-"
Last week New York Snowman came to
this city and told Ryan he would give him
and Dryer two thousand dollars each if they
would make the coming contest glove fight
and have it take place in some hall in New
York. The speculator said he would charge
twenty dollars admission, and would clear
ten thousand or fifteen thousand dollars by
the exhibition. Ryan declined the offer, say
ing fist fight was the only fight for him.
Nearly all the sporting men in this city and
Albany are friendly to Ryan, and think he
will win the fight. The betting, both here
and in New, York, is about even, although
slight odds are sometimes offered here on
Ryan, and in Brooklyn on Dwyer. Ryan
has many friends in New York among the
sports there, and the general opinion seems
to be that if he has the endurance necessary
for a protracted struggle that he will win.
He will fight from fifteen to twenty pounds
heavier than Dwyer, and is a good wrestler,
which will be considerable in his favor when
it comes to close work. On the whole, Ryan
chances are fully as good as Dryers and it
will doubtless be one of the hercest bat
ties ever fought.