St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-01
The Welterweight Battle In
definitely Postponed at
the Last Moment.
Tonsilitis Given as the Reason
for the Chicago Mans ALL
ment.
Billy Madden Expresses Mod
est Confidence in Makers
Chances.
Results OF Racing Contests
on Tracks Where Runners
Are Located.

New ORLEANS, Feb. 29.-At $3.50 this
evening President Gensberger an
nounced that the Ryan, eedham fight
had been indefinitely postponed. Ryan
being physically unable to appear on
account of troubles of the throat. DR..
Hunters certificate to that effect was
read
Several thousand people visited the
Metropolitan club expecting to see one
of the greatest welterweight meetings
on record. AS early as o'clock cabs,
carriages and vehicles of every iinagin-
able kind dumped out human freightat
the club entrance. But the crowd was
sorely disappointed. No fight occurred.
Ryan had suddenly fallen sick, ans
when the announcement was officially
made there was never seen more thor
oughly vexed assembJage. Good nature
was visible, however. and regrets were
expressed for the Chicago mans i'll
luck.
Abe Cooper. the president, was seen
and said: about mon went TO see
Tommy Ryan at his quarters on Canal
street, and found him i'll bed. He said
he was suffering from sore throat.
caused by cold. but otherwise was
feeling WELL He thought he would be
able to go on with the fight. Jack
Burke and several others were applying
pouitices to his throat. Lou Housman
and Billy Meyer thought it would only
be slight trouble and would not inter
fere with the contest this evening.
When | was going away [ told Ryan
that would call later. He replied that
if he did not feel any better he would
not be able to 20 on this evening, but lie
IN isy1n Inf ui hn
doctor had been there and left pre-
scription for throat wash.
81 returned and saw Ryan about $50
o'clock. ana found him apparently much
worse. His throat was very much in
famed and swollen. with hard tumors
on the outside of the neck. We sug-
gested that he see physician, and in
company with Lou Housman. Billy
Meyer, II. A. Varnell, an old Chicago
friend, he proceeded with me in Il car
riage to Hotel Diem. We found the
physician outside, but we repaired to
the Charity hospital and called for DR..
A. B. Myles. The doctor being out we
drove to the office of DR.. j. ID. Hunter.
where an examination OF Ryan was
made. DR.. Hunter examined Ryan's
throat and found that he was suffering
from sore throat and fever, his pulse
being 101. Being asked for an official
certificate of Ryan's condition, the doc
tor handed me the following:
New Orleans. Feb 20-I hereby certify
tina. have today examined Thomas Ryan,
and find that he suffers from an affection of
the throat (tonsilitis). with fever. This re-
qures medical attention. 1t will require at
least two weeks to restore his health.
j. ID. HUNTER NJ. D.
Slavln is in the city. Mitchell ar
ri aarIy in tba HaV and iS uIIiptiv
training in the suburbs. Both say they
will meet only local men this trip. If
SIaYn wins with Jackson he will re-
turn and make match with Sullivan.
Maher is also said to have arrived in the
city very quietly and hidden himself
from public view. Jim Hall is here and
if Fitzsimmons wins he will challenge
him to meet at catch weights. lie says
he cannot get down to midde-weight
any more and does not think that Fitz-
simmons can either.