The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-27
AFRAID OF A MIGHTY RIGHT.


:: low eTs for several weeks throughout the
=. c0QWtry, was a 20-round affair. the men
:: TO weigh in at or under 142 pounds and
E: :the winner TO take the entire money going
:, tQ-the fighters. The fight took place at the
: = win: City Athletic Club, and was W.T.
!. ..nie5sed by very large audience
:. :: Atthe end of the twentieth rounu, Win
:. :5Sngfth on bis feet. smiling though bloody,
:-IlhUvnski declared Ryan the winner on
:: .poin4s, although the audience to a man,
.<eXcept. the friends of Ryan, declared 1t
: Should have been a draw Delegations OF
SPORTING nyen from all parts of the country
<weTe in attendance.
r., %Ei1e twenty-round fight at welter-weghts
@36.r.ih9 champion ship of the world between
. =: cfAIEsterious Billy" Smith Of Boston and
.,.;,r6frmy Ryan of Chicago took place at the
Twin City Athletic Club before 1000 peO-
:: pie. to-day. The men were in the ring
c-tGSether. at o'clock, the scales being
PLACED in the center. Both mounted in
:. lighting costume with the weights placed
=at 142 pounds and neither lifted 1t. Tom
:YFes1, Solly Smith and Ted Alexander
gcted as seconds for Smith, while Jerry
: M1rphy, Harry Baker and Professor
! Lewis acted in the same capacity for Ryan.
=: parties. At 9:12 the men shook hands.
!. ".Round AT 9:15 they came together
and fought shy for some time. Smith
made some feints, but missed. Smith
Handed on Ryau's neck. They pulled
apart, then came together and clinched.
Both fought hard. 1t was give and take
with honors easy, little damage being
done. They were in a clinCh when the bell
was sounded.
: Round 2-They went right at it, Smith
doing the leading and getting counters
= from Ryau's right. They clinched and
p rSmith struck when both tried to uppereut,
=: but missed repeatedly. Ryan landed on
tBe:ehiD, but honors were easy.
=. Round 3-TheY came together and
punched like tigers with no result. 1t was
: give and take and then clinch. Smith
swung for the neck. but missed. Ryan
landed on the chin and neck as the round
:-closed.
= Round 4-Ryan kept going away, Smith
=. missing repeatedly. Ryan landed on the
=. stomach with his left and then clinched,
:; and Smith missed, when he led for the
~-1sck, by three feet. They worked hard
. ard were getting tired.
Round Bryan came up and smashed
Smith in the stomach, then reached Smiths
:. Head. Smith missed twice. Smith landed
=. right, left and right. and dazed Ryan, who
.TatuTneu on Smiths stomach. Both led
land landed. Smith Landed body blow
las the round closed.
-. Round 6-This was Smiths round, al
though Ryan secured first blood by left
=: ION Smiths mouth. Twice Smith drove
Ryan to the ropes and once had him to
:: HIS knees 1t looked as if Ryan was a
.=tfihe too tired
- Ground There was much hard work
:: but little actual execution until the close
.:<Qf the round. when Smith landed a hard
T. right over Ryan's kidneys.
: !. Round 8-They worked easier for time
] and there was DO damage done. Smith
!. thTew out his right for the neck again,
and again missed. Ryan was saving him
: self.
...--* Round 9-They spared, then Smith
Handed his left on Ryan's face. Smith
D.; landed on the ear, then a clean left in the
face and right over the kidneys he was
doing ali the fighting, and they cursed each
=. other like troopers when they came to-
gether.
F. Round 10-NOthing was done. They
:: were tired and rested.
=: together. each hitting on the jaw as they
= got away. Ryan closed Smiths eye with
q straight left. They spared to the close
of the round.
:: Bound bryan laughed at Smith and
kept lodging his blows. Then he landed
"a light left on the damaged eve. The
round was filed with Ryan's antics and
. laughing.
Round 13-Smith landed on the ear and
.. Ryan again was running away. Smith
then landed his right on the kidneys ana
j.: Ryan retalated on the damaged eye. Smith
landed hard on the short ribs as the round
closed.
=: Round 14-Ryan led and Smith caught
-.him with an uppercut. Smith landed a
taTrifc right on Ryan's chest which nearly
=::foQred him. Smith chased him all over
! the ring and landed right and left. but
COULD not finish him.
: Hound 1.-THE only blow OF mporUance
: was hot right landed by Smith on the
J: Short ribs Both men were strong and
fighting hard, but the blows did not count.
Round 16-Ryan landed in hard left on
=: the jaw. and Smiths fearful right was
: half spent as it got TO Ryan's paunch.
= Ryan then landed two straight lefts at the
: lace. Ryan landed on the head and re-
celVed a right in the stomach.
Round 17-Smith landed hard right on
the body. Ryan landed a hard left at the
eye, and Smith landed his right on Ryan'S
jaw.
Round 1S-Ihey fought hard near the
close, when Ryan shot out left which
'dazed Smith and drew blood. He went
after him, but both fought like tigers and
Smith was groggy as the round closed.
Smiths nose was broken
Round 19-Time only saved Smith. RYAN
sent his right and left into Smiths face
The blood few. but he could not knock
him out.
Round 20 - Ryan landed punch after
punch On Smiths face, but appeared
afraid of Smiths dangerous right |
although it was nearly gone Although
not knocked out, Smith was declared |
beaten by the referee.
His LAST BATTLE.
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