, 1885-01-20
WELL PAID WORK.
Eleven Thousand Dollars for
One Minutes Exercise.
A Multitude Witness the Sui
livan-Ryan Exhibition.
The Fight Stopped by the Pc
lice After One Round.
sullivan and Ryan Meet Again.

sullivan mn WOW int "a nnIn
NEW yoRx Ian 1o-Tn Mad;so,
souare Garden to-n;rbt Jobn I, suII;vsr
ond paddy RYAN b;s 4 -t;me ont.oon;s,
again met They went N wort in oood
stvle hut were stonned bv police Cant
W;n;ams before tbev had had their hand.
nm . m;nuta Nobodv was arrested and
no decision WINS v;ven There was a graa,
crowd Iono before tbe doors of tbs
pardon onened severol tbousord ne,uon.
gathered on the outside in order IN securs
a nlace from which to witness the OK.
nected contest A Gordon If solice nm
der Williams kent the vast crowd in
order until the yates were onened when
there was a friphtful rush for the interior.
The platform in the center Of the hall was
the objective noint IF n great c-oneourse
and soon the crowd was hacked as tightly
as sardines around the outer railing. A
contingent of 800 friends of RYAN arrived
from Troy ON a special train. while
ffv of the fancy came hither from
Chicago to see the mill. As late as 9
O'Clock a tbrone poured steadily into the
garden. II required the utmost efforts of
the police to preserve order. Outside of
the building the streets were lined with
men unable to obtain admission. owing to
the scarcity of funds, and these remained
in the nipping air. bowling for their IRE
spective champions. p. F. Sheedy. Sui
iyan's manager. tripped around the plat
form, the immense attendance and conse-
quent shekels. having put him in excel
lent humor. Sheedy offered 81. 900 to
$3.50 before the performance began in ia
vor of sullivan. and offered to make the
wager five times over. No one took him
up. Among the police officers the i'm
preston seemed to be that the contest
would be brought to a summary close if
Sullivan attempted to slug Ryan. The
Trojan's friends were loud in their praise
of Ryan's splendid condition. Sheedy
and the delegation from Boston smiled
and said wait" At s:45 Capt. Will
Jams took a firmer grasp of his club and
advanced within the railing surrounding
the raised ring. In his wake were e '
eral distinguished ameteur sporting men,
among whom were William Easson and
Lord Charles Berham Clinton, of Eng
land. Roscoe Conkling sauntered in and
was an interested spectator. At o'clock
the crowd inside had reached 5000 and
visitors were It'll demanding
admittance. A large number of boxes
were filed and there was a big demand
for reserved seats. The vast crowd stand
ing ON the floor grew impatient and there
was prolonged kissing. The stage exerci-
SEES were opened by Pete McCay aud Mike
Gillespie who pummelled each other Wig
orously for three rounds. BobASmith
acted as master of ceremonies. Their dex-
terity with gloves had the effect of appeas-
ing the wrath of the crowd and restored
them to quite good humor for the appear-
ance of Americas greatest p%ugilist. After
what seemed an interminable delay a ire
NOR of applause ran through the hall and
John /. Sullivan jumped over the opes,
followed by his trainer, Tom Delay and
Dan Murphy. The Boston champion
looked in good condition and gazed com
placently over the great throng. When
Ryan made his appearance he was greeted
with cheers and the waving of hats. He
was attended by Jimmy Patterson and
Ed Mallahan. Bob Smith announced
that .Jobn Scanned wopld act as master NJ
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