Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-10
KNOCKED MMILLAN OUT.
Tom Ryan Very Easily Settles the Washing
ton Man in the welter-weight Fight.


ton Man in the welter-weight Fight.
RICHARDSON, ILL, Aug. 9.-The fight an
nouneed for this morning between Tommy
Ryan, who defeated Danny Needham at
Minneapolis last winter for the weIter-
weight championship, and William Nc
Millen, of Washington, D. c., was fought at
Richardson, a milk station 46 miles west of
Chicago on the Chicago, st. Paul and Kansas
City road this morning. The fight was one
sided from start to finish. McMillen, who
had been nearly starved in order to weigh
in under l4 pounds, being so weak from his
training that he could hardly have fought a
school boy. The result of the contest was
easily predicted when the two men stripped
in the little railroad freight warehouse at
Richardson and stepped on the scale. Ryan
in excellent condition was in marked con-
trast to McMillan's overturned appearance.
he having sweat off six pounds in the last
day or two. Their weights at 4:2O this morn
ing are unknown, as neither balanced the
scale which was set at IA pounds.
The seconds were chosen as follows: For
Ryan, Jim Hall, the Australian, and Prof
George Siler; for Mcmillan, Bob Collins and
Jim kuhns. Malachi Hogan was then Sc
lected as referee and at $40 A. NJ. time was
called.
The fight was for IS and % per cent of gate
money and a small side bet, Queensbery
rules, with two-ounce gloves, to finish.
The seven coaches on the train proba bly,
contained about $50 men at sl2 per head.
After the usual preliminaries time was
called and the fight was on.
Round l-They spared cautiously for an
opening when Ryan led for the face with his
left, and they clinched. Breaking Ryan
feinted with his right, landing lightly on the
jaw and following it with hard left handler
on the mouth. Mcmillan got in an easy
thump on Ryan's ribs, whereupon Ryan
adopted rushing tactics, getting home on
McMillan's forehead and neck with right and
laft hQ f7phf been ranid and
men were now somewhat weary. After a
pass or two, which did no damage, Ryan
made dab at McMillsns jaw, but missed
and eluded a return. Ryan got home at
ribs and followed it up with his left hard on
the Jaw. Mcmillan, while apparently a trif1e
ratified" succeeded however in waking
Ryan up with jab under the heart, which
made him grunt and catch his breath. 1t
was plain thus early that Ryan had the best
of the round, Mcmillan though taking his
punishment well not having sufficient
Strength to make his blows effective.
Round 2-This round opened with lead,
cross lead and clinch, Ryan landing light
tap on McMillan's mouth on the break. Nc
MILAN led the right, Ryan eluded, and, re-
turning again, received a hard whack in the
ribs. Then Ryan, after feintipg with the
left, planted a solid blow squarely on Nc
Milan's nose, causing it to bleed freely.
RYAN now began to force matters. and in his
eagerness laid himself open to McMillans
right which coIlided with his neck. Ryan,
dazed for an instant, fell heavily backward,
and it WAS feared he was done. AT seven
seconds Ryan regained his feet, and ap-
peared little the worse for the blow which
SO nearly lost him the fight. He went in now
for revenge, driving Mcmillan all over the
ring with fast and furious blows, twice fell
ing him to the floor.
In the third round Ryan soon knocked Nc
MILAN out Only one or two knock down
blows were needed until he was knocked
senseless.