The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-03-08
WA, Cyan FAl...Y w.1rpAD.
what Some or the sporting Mem say
About his Drfeas by Sullivan.
New York San.

Among tut mduy iuutCattOuS tHdt ~ "nc uol
a fair fight, and that Ryan sold out. are The
stories that Ryan has had AN unusual supply
of money since the fight that his hacker has
not shown the chagrin and Disappointment
that would be natural if he had los as much
money as he was at first supposed to have
lost that Ryan Was but slightly punished,
and. in fact, was 10 better conuiIlon than
Sullivan when the fight ended that the rup
,ure Of which Ryan complained Was reall,
no worse than it WAS in bis fight with Goss !;
that Ryan showed a disposition to give up
remarkably early in the fight; that money
was bet ON Sullivan all over the county by
men who were evidently confident of win
ming.
The following paragraph, published in au
evening paper yesterday, excited COILS der
able interest ID sporting clrcl.s:
Richard X. Fox SAYS: IF | match Ryan
again, | shall insist on his having new ,ra,n-
err. and | will see that he will have Sec MIS-
who are second to nome" B.d training, he
thinks, WAS the cause of his defeat.
Johnny Roche, the trainer Of r. AL, con-
sidereu this u reflection on himself. A Sun
reporter saw him last night and asked his
views on the subject. Mr.. Roche said he
had heard many iumors, but preferred not to
Say much 1T present. He expects 10 investi-
gate some OIL the reports anu I'D be prepared
to speak d. inltely on the Aubjtcl 1T all early
day. Meanwhile he says ali he Wilkes 10 It.
ply to MIR. Fox remarks il that ''accOruing
to Ryan's statement to his friends, he
Was in much better condition than when he
met Goss."
s.This is the secoad allssion rejecting dis
cre0it upon me, he said, o aiding Il think
if Mr. Fox wishes he Can eKpiaia the Cause
of the defeat. IL necessary. | will give Al
account Of all that transplrDa from the time
+ took Ryan into training until after the de-
feat"
Jack Styles, the Bowery saloon keeper,
who was Que of Ryan's heavy hackers, and
who Is said to have lost IS, 900 Un the hght,
talks very freely Oh the supj ect. He said to
a Sua reporter: Sim not squeallDg tor the
money | have lost. don't Care q Cigar tor
that. But | ana not afraid to say what |
know on this subject, know that a good
many mel bet on Sullivan all the money they
had, and thea oB subsequent day theJ WOULD
have more money to bet. Where uid the
mo ley come trom2 Vino put up ali the
funds that were supplied this way? | have
heard of gamblers putting out money rignt
and left ON Sullivan ia u way that showed
they had MA inside knowledge of something
about The fisht.
There was one curious incident that hap
pened two days before the fight. | had been
in the hablt OF going to Ayau's quarters uear-
ly every day. He knew I Va, friendly IT,
iiim and that 1 WAS backing ham. Ga this
day Ryan asked me To walk up the road VIII
hln, ana | did 50. We walked about q q lar
Ter ut N mile and 81 ideuly R,a a put nis nsn
on his breast aud S I'D: Il feel very SICK
here" | jumped back and looked at hun,
and said, My Goul tnls Is u pretty time t.
toll about it, l had bet all / Gould, aud il
was too late to back out "a | save myself. |
believe now that by an Intended To tell IN
something at that time to save m yssit from
loss. Mia now s .letied that he would have
done SD If | had not tskea BIN up so serious
ly. Another thing-.bout the moaey he had
I am saIisf d he did not lose that $500 thai
he said d thief took out Of his Vest during
the fight. IL would have becE . very strange
thing Tor u thief to have taken that Moaey
Il uf All inside vest pocket and to nave lett
his watch aud Chain and $15 in money in
other pockets. That don't look as il il was
O straight story.
"When Ryan got to New York he was re.
ceived very cordially by FIX, Wno furnished
him wine end cigars, aud. | believe, money
also. What pu, Ryan's On ker IN sucn gn"d
humur with him? Again, | understand tina,
Mr.. Fox sail he expected ~ get Two dollars
back Tor every dollar he put on Ryan. When
Ryan got back IL New York, one OF LII
fIleuds toI0 lIm that it Would not be advla-
abe for HIM to go back I'D Troy, a, bis
friends there felt We y sore. Ryan sail,
Would those men have given, me q dollar 1t
they had made $500 or $500 on mt That
Was a queer remark. Another Suspicious
thing is that Ryan went on d spree in New
York and spent over 500 for ~iue and eli
CARS. Besides that, he 10 | $500 THAT Was
stolen from him. That Was u god deal OF
money for a man to have who only had $50