The Helena independent., 1894-07-27
Ryan GETS THE DECISION.
mysterious" Billy Smith 6roggY
But Not Knocked Out, in
the Twentieth.
Tommy Was Afraid OF His Deadly
Right and Gould Not
Finish Him.


MNsEiroLA July 2G.-Ths twsniy-
round fight as wsltsrwelghls for The cham
pioDahip Of the world between "Mystsrr
ious" Billy Smith. OF Boston, and Tommy
Ryan. Of Chicago, took place At the Twin
City Athletic clnb before 1900 people to-
nieh,.s Both mounted 10 fighting costume,
with weights placed AZ l42 pounds and
nslther lifted II. Tom West. solly smith
and Ted Alexander acted as seconds for
Smith. while Jerry Murphy. Harry Baker
and Prof Lewis acted in the same capacity
for Ryan. Joe Choynski was chosen
referee BY both pnrtiss. AZ. sii2 the men
shook hands.
In round one Smith made some felntr,
but missed very badly. smith landed on
Rysn's neck. They wore pulled apart
then came toesther and elinohed. Both
fought hard. In round two Smith did ths
leading. and getting counters from Ryan's
right tbsy olinched and Smith struck,
when both tried 10 uppsrcut, bat missed
repeatedly. For round three both esns
together and punched like tigers with ~
result. N
Ryan landed on the stomach With bic
left In the fourth, and then elinchsd. and
Smith missed. when he led for tho mech.
by three feet. In the ffth Ryan smashed
Smith In the stomach, reached Smiths
head. Smith landed right. lsft and right,
and dszsd Ryan. who returned on Sniith's
stomach. Smith landed body blow and
the round closed. Ryan secured frst
blood In tho sixth By left on Smith's
mouth. Twics Smith drove Ryan 10 the
ropes, and once had him 70 his kuseL ID
round seven Smith landed . hard riqh(
over Ryan's kidneys. In round eight nc
damage vas done; Ryan was saving himr
self.
smith landed on Ryan's fscs In ths
ninth. Then he landed his right on ths
| ear, then clean left In the face. q right ovef
the kidneys. In round ten nothing wa
done. In shs eleventh Ryan closed bmith,a
ere with straight lsft In round twslvt
Ryan landed left on The dsmaeed era
In round thirteen smith landed hard al
the short ribs as the round closed. II
Ryan led In the fourteenth and Smith
csuRhs him with an uppsrout. smith
landed a terrific right on Ryan's ohss1.
which nearly foored MIN. In found nftssn
the only blow OF importance was the
right. landed bv Smith In the short ribs.
In the sixtssnth Ryan landed. In q AAxd
left on the jaw and Smlth's fearful fikhi
got 10 Ryan's psunch. In round seventeen
Smith landed hard right on the body Ant
Ryan landed hard left on the eye.
Ryan shot out . left in the eighteenth
which dszsd Smith aud drew blood. smith
was RroeRy a. the round closed and his
nose vas broken. Az the end of rouI
nineteen time only saved Smith. RySn
sent his right and left into Smiths face.
Ryan landed punch after punch In smithfs
face 10 the twentieth. bus appeared AFRAID
Of Smith. for although nearly gone he he'd
= dangerous right. and his lefs and stood
Ryan Of. Although pot knocked out,
smith was declared beaten BY the rsfefSp
QuEKEsIows. July 26.-Jamsa J. Cetbsik
sailsd for New York to-day. He said b
Was returning TO the United States In ord>s
90 meet Peter jackson and arrange match
with him before the lntter started fst
England.