The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-04-23
PADDY RYAN'S DAILY LIFE IN HIS
TRAINING QUALITIES. ig1


At the cornor Of Broadway and Rock
wood avenue, at Far Rockaway, Louis
d. Corson keeps an old roadside inn
called the st. James. This is where
Paddy Ryan is In training for his
coming prize fight with Joe Goss for
$1,000 and the heavyweight, cham
pionships Of America. Ryan began
work Monday. April s, under the
training of Steve Taylor, the heavy
weight champion pugilist of jersey
City, and an old resident of the Fourth
Ward, of much experience In ring
matters in days gone by. A visitor
recently found Ryan and Taylor,
although the day was cold and the Inc
wind blowing gale, out taking q
light sweatipg tramp Ryan was mni:
fled In heavy red flannels, and head
was covered with q thick flannel cap.
In his hand he carried stick. OnEhis
return, after being vigorously rubbed
down for half an hour with rough tow
els and sponRed with a decoction of
arnica flowers, alum, borax, and jam |
afca rum, he was bathed with harris
horn Eminent, his face being sponged
with white wine vinegar, mixed with
alum and borax. Then Ryan lay down
on his bed, being covered up with blank
cts by his trainer, and for half and hour
he rested at ease, seemingly enjoying
it greatly. He then arose, and as he
stood erect, with his arms raised, his
muscles bulged out on his arms and
legs like those of an old Roman glhdi-
ator. AS he moved, they glided like
serpents beneath the white skin that
covered them. His friends say that
such an athlete has not been seen in
this country since thedays Of Tom Hyer
or Charles Freeman. ~
ewhat date Is fixed for the fgHt?"
asked we.
ssMay 49," said Ryan. 81 have ssix
weeks to train yet, and I'm not affaid
of hard work. My heart is in this fikht,
and I will leave no stone unturhed to
aid my trainers in getting me in fine
condition." a5 a f.
"What is your programme for tr ain
: awhy," said Taylor, answering for
his pupil, sRyan rises ut 2 o. clock in
the morning, but takes no baths We
don't believe q man is a fish. He
swallows the yollk of a raw egg mixed
with about a wine glassful of pure
water. Then ahe takes a short walk
before breakfast. For breakfast he has
mutton chops or tenderloln steak, sea-
soned toast, and a bowl of tea Then
he takes an hours rest. I put on his fan
nels, and we take a twelve-mlle walk
or ruin at a lively gait. On our return
we strip him and give him a good rub
down. Then he puts on clean fiannels,
and after a rest he takes dinner.''
"What food do you give him for din
ner?" r.It F.84t.gP nj
uWell, roast beef or porter-hpuse
steak, broiled, or leg of boiled mutton,
OR chicken, boiled potatoes, cabbage or
green's, and custard or tapioca pudding.
r ri, lot 1T no 0fnfD Ia n "a
ale, toast and calfs-foot jelly. After
dinner lie has rest, and then he swings
clubs, plays with light dumb bells,
and fights the bladder. I then start
off with Ryan, about 3 o'clock, for
another long tramp, with a large stick
in his hand. He hits Mt everything he
sees, to make his wrists supple, so that
he can hit with his knuckles, and thus
save his hands from breaking in the
fight. On our return, Ryan, after
being rubbed down, receives his supper,
which is either a half of broiled
chicken or broiled eggs, toast, or a
bowl of hot cruel, mixed with port
wine and currants. Ryan goes to bed
at 8 or 10 o'clock, and always awake
him ut 2 ,o'clock.'' @
"Where will the fight take placer"
cit will take place In Canada," said
Taylor; "but It is, hard to tell where
the crowd will start from. Buffalo,
however, will not be the starting point;
the authorities and the lovers Of prize
fighting had trouble enough over the
recent fight between Chambers and
Clark. I know well enough that Ryan
has got to face a hrst-class pugilist on
May Is. Goss has proved the victor in
all his hard-fought battles, EXCEPT
when he met Jem Mace, and men may
say what they have mind to about
him. Everybody knows Goss has been
good man in his day, but cam,
reckon it up how an old man like Goss
can beat such a fine young and strong
pugilist as Ryan. In my opinion, >
p said Taylor, ssbefore Goss gets Through
with Ryan, he will find out he has HAD
fight that he never bargained for II
all his life.'' fk" = =f-
swell, Ryan, what do you think o
the fight?'' 80 H. ~
al am going to do the best cam
said the pugilist, sand Z think L vii
win it. Look at the ring record.
am young man yet. Jack Slack, tn,
- butcher, came prominent before tn
public by defeating Jack Broughton