The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-27
TOMMY RYAN WINS
BLOODY TWENTY-ROtND FIGHT
WITH CHILLY" SMITH OF BOSTON.
Battle In the Twin-City Athletic Club.
Smith Getting His Nose Broken in
the Eighteenth Round.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, July ga de-
cision of Joe Choynski, tonight, makes
Tommy Ryan the welterweight champion
of the world. The contest which has been
attracting the attention of ring followers
for several weeks throughout the country
was a twenty-round affair, the men to
weigh in at under 142 pounds, the winner
to take the entire money going to the fight
ers. The fight took place at the Twin City
Athletic Club, and was witnessed by a
large audience. Mysterious Billy Smith
and Tommy Ryan, of Chicago, both stepped
into the ring at o'clock, with Tom West,
Soly Smith and Ted Alexander behind
Smith and Jerry Murphy, Harry Baker
and Professor Lewis behind Ryan. Joe
Choynski was selected referee. Throughout
the fight Smith was the aggressor, and was
obliged to chase Ryan all over the ring.
Time and again he led his dangerous right
and could not land. In vain he tried to
get Ryan to come up to him, but without
avail the Chicagoan keeping away and con-
tenting himself by poking in his right or left
Smiths lead. There probably was never
a fight where such pace was kept up for
so long time with hardly any intermis-
sion. Ryan secured first blood and closed
Smiths right eye, yet all the time it
apparent that If Smith could land that
wicked right Ryan must go out. Once he
landed it in Ryan's chest and the latter
almost sank to the floor from its force
Toward the last Smith slipped in the water
in his corner and Ryan dazed him with a
left in his jaw From that time on ne APP
parently had Smith at his mercy, and yet
was unable to knock him out. Right and
left and uppercuts he landed on Smith,
who smiled and took them, and sent in his
right at Ryan in such a manner as to
frighten that worthy sufficiently to stand
him off and lose time. At. the end of the
twentieth round, with Smith on his feet,
smiling, though bloody. Choynski declared
Ryan the winner on points, although the
audience to a man, except the friends of
Ryan, thought it should have been draw.
Delegations of sporting men from all parts
of the country were in attendance
Round lat 9:15 they came together and
fought shy for some time. Smith made
some feints, but missed wide. Smith land
ed on Ryan'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 sounded. -.
Round 2-They went right at II, Smith
doing the leading and getting counters from
Ryan's right They clinched and Smith
struck, when both tried to uppercut, but
but honors were easy.
Round 3-Both came together and punched
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 in stom-
ach with left, and then clinched, and Smith
missed by three feet when he led for the
neck. They worked hard and were get
ting tired.
Round 5-Ryan 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
returned on Smiths stomach. Both led and
landed. Smith landed body blow as the
Round 6-This was Smiths round, al
though Ryan secured first blood by a left
in Smiths mouth Twice Smith drove Ryan an
knees. 1t looked as If Ryan were a tribe
tired.
Round There was much hard work. but
little execution done until the close of the
round, when Smith landed hard over Ryan
kidneys.
Round S-They worked easier for time,
and there was no damage done. Smith led
his right for the neck again and again,
and missed. Ryan was saving himself.
Round s-They spared: then Smith land;
ed his left on Ryan's face. Smith landed
right on ear, then clean left in the face
and right over the kidneys. He was do
ing all the fighting. They cursed each 9TH
er like troopers when they came together.
Round 10-Nothing done They were tired
and rested
Round Ii-They rested, and then came to-
gether, each getting in one on the jaw as
they got away. Ryan closed Smiths eye
with a straight left. They spared TO the
close of the round.
Round 12-Ryan laughed at Smith and
kept doging his blows. Then he landed a
light left on the damaged eye. The round
filled with Ryan's antics and laughing
Round 13-Smith landed on the ear. and
then Ryan began running away. Smith
then landed his right on kidneys and Ryan
retaliated on the damaged eye. Smith
landed hard on short ribs as round closed
Round 1tRyan led, and Smith caught
him with an upper cut. Smith landed
ly foored him. Smith chased him all
the ring and landed right and left, but
could not finish him.
Round 15-The only blow of Importance
was a hot right landed by Smith at short
ribs. Both men were strong and fighting
hard, but the blows did not count.
Round 16-Ryan landed hard left on
the jaw and Smiths fearful right was half
spent as ii met Ryan's punch. Ryan then
landed two straight lefts at the face.
Ryan landed on head and received right
in the stomach.
Round 17-Smth landed a hard right on
the body. Ryan landed a hard left at the
eye and Smith landed his right hard on
Ryan's jaw.
close. when Ryan shot out a left which
daZed Smith and drew blood. He went
after him, but both fought like tigers AMI
Smith was grogggg ro as the round Closed
Round 19-Time only saved Smith. Ryan
sent his right and left into Smiths face.
The blood flew, but he could not knock him
out
Round 2O-Ryan landed punch after punch
Smiths face, but appeared afraid.
Smith. although nearly gone, had a dan
Although not Knocked out Smith was de-
clared beaten by the referee.