The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-27
WITHOUT GLOVES.
Brutal Sunday Afternoon
Exhibition.
A DEMOCRATIC DIFFERENCE.
Two Politicians Resort to Queens
berry Rules.
JUST OVER THE COUNTY LINE.
Ends in a Riot-The Victor Drives Off
the Field With
Woman.
UsT OVER THE COUNTY LINE.

A brutal fght-not prizefght for there
was no prize-coDducted under the Mar
quis of Queeusberry rules, took place out
by the San Bruno road. a mile or so over
the San Mateo County line yesterday.
The principals were two young Demo
cratic politicians of the Mission and the
fight was to settle grudge that has been
growing between the two for some time
and which had its origin in the great roll
stuffing effort In the days of the Pepper
purity" committee.
Many deep and lasting feuds were grown
in those days in many of the districts
where the factions were so evenly divided
as to contest each others right TO load the
rolls with their respective followers. The
war between Cornelius RYAN and Michael
Doolan. mem bers of the Thirty fifth Dis
trict Club, who fought it out yesterday,
began in some such way. but started in a
war of words at q political meeting IN
Mannerbund Hall in the Thnty-third Dis
tricI.
The sharp rivalry between the two men
grew into bitter feud and provoked ugly
words at every meeting until Ryan gave it
out that he 'in tended to lick Doolan be-
fore the election was over"
Doolan heard the threat and went hunt
ing Ryan some days ago and found him in
a saloon on Twenty-siXth street. but Ryan
claimed to be not in condition, and so it
was arranged that the affair should be
done under priZe-ring rules on Sunday
week ago. Again something lntertered
and it was postponed. the time being fixed
for yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock, some
where out the San Bruno road"
By this time pretty nearly every body in
the Mission knew about it. The police
warned both men to drop it, and set a
watch on their movements.
At 10 O'Clock yesterday morning, think
ing they had been given the slip, squad
of police in a patrOl-wagon began long
chase over the hot and dusty roads of
South San Francisco, appearing for mo-
meut on the hill above the SiX-mile House,
and then dashing away toward the south.
But at that hour nothing more unlawful
than a picnic party or chance sDipe-shooter
could be discovered anywhere under the
blazing sun.
when they had returned to town and
left the road clear several wagou-lOads of
semi-sp0Tts and politicians drove down the
hill to the Six-mile House. 10 the party
was Micky D0olaD. couple Of his broth
ers and many of his frenus. They waited
there for an hour and then moved on to
another roadhouse within few yards of
the San MateO County line.
In tie meantime Con Ryan had been
sighted by the police on Gunnison street.
near his house, aud, knowing that he was
being watched, he was compelled to waste
time and take a very roundabout road to
the point of meeting, so that it was nearly
8 o'clock when he was driven in dog
cart info a crowd of over 100 impatient
men waiting in the road.
The long. motley procession of wagons,
carts, horsemen and a number of pedes-
trians Immediately starred away, and
about mile further along turned into the
grounds of the Guadalupe Dairy CON-
pany in San Mateo County. A level piece
of ground, beside a covered aqueduct that
stood some feet above the level was chosen,
and the principals and their seconds
quickly com pleted all arrangements for a
battle to fnish-bottIes, buckets, spouges,
lemons and all the regulation pArapherna-
liza, being at nand-ell save rope.
There was no limit to the ring further
than as made by the circle of friends of
the men. But they had come to fight, not
to run, and they needed little room. The
great part of the crowd peTched itself along
the acqueduct above the heads of the
fighters.
Doolan stripped to the skin for the upper
half of mis- body, but wore heavy pair of
shoes Ryan retained his undershirt and
his hat, but wore light Sprinting shoes,
There were no gloves.
Dan Spellman had been chosen referee
and everything being declared ready he
called the men up to shake hands, which
they did in very unloving fashion and time
was called.
The fighting began at once. They were
very evenly matched in height. weight
and reach, the weight, at a guess, being
about $50 pounds. Both wore a look of
confidence and malice that meant dispo-
sition to draw blood.
Just minute of feinting was followed
by sharp exchange of bio VS. and Doolan's
lips began to bleed. Ryan reached out
again and D0oan had cut under the eve.
The first round revealed the superiority
of RYAN. he was quicker with both hands
aud feet. He carried himself perfectly
erect, his chin up, while Doolan leaning
slightly forward was slow in defense and
in getting away and Ryan seemed to find il
easy to land.
The second round both men began fight
ing without much regard to defense, boo
Ian striking low, and seeming to be seek
ing Ryan's stomach and liver. and finding
it. too, several times, while Ryan STRUCK
for the others face and left long cut or
the cheek, reopeniDg the previous wounds
The third round was a repetition of the
second, with the exception that DoolaI
landed heavily on Ryan's neck.
With the fourth round both men were
getting tired. Do0laD was evidently ir
ritated by his bleeding wounds and the
fact that his adversary showed no sign o.
tuo HBub Ou us laCe AdIluOuBu tU6T6 were
marks on his shirt of his own blood, an(
he made a savage effort to get in some pun
ishment, which Ryan answered by equally
hard lighting. reaching Doolan's face sew
eral times and with each leaving a mark
while DOolan only succeeded in hammer
ing his ribs. At the call of time they re
fused 10 quit fighting and were separated
by the referee.
Both men were laboring little now, ant
little execution was done in the fiftl
round, although there was a sharl
passage at arms.
But the sixth made up in sickening DE
tail for the brief interlude.
The blood had been swabbed from tn
lace OF Doolan, and he responded instantly
nd determinedly at the call of tine
while Ryan, still without a mark on hi
air.
Do0lar started the fighting, followin
MS adversary once round the ring, wbe