The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-27
SMITH WAS BADLY USED UP
HE CAFE SUPERB ANIMATION OF
 SKILL WITH RYAN.
The First Six Rounds Were Fought as e Terrific Paee-in the Last Two Ryan Made Achopping Block of His sOpponont--smith
 

The First Six Rounds Were Fought a, e Terrific Paee-in the Last Two Ryan Made
 AChopping Block of His sOpponont-smith Fought Gameiy on.
 Minneapolis. Minn.. July 26.-Tommy Ryan of Chicago and Billy Smith of Bos-
 ton fought tonight before the Twin
 City Athletic club for the welter-
 weight championship. held by Smith
 since he defeated Tom Williams, who
 held the championship of Australia and England two years ago. before the Coney Island club. Ryan won the match
 handily. It was for points. twenty rounds. The fight was witnessed by about 2.000 people. including many not ables of the sporting world. The men were weighed-in and neither tipped the beam at 142 pounds. the welter-weight limit. Ryan was seconded by Harry Baker and Jimmy Murphy of Chicago. and Prof. Lewis, the wrestler. of Min neapolis. Smith was seconded by Solly Smith, the welter-weight, and Ed Alexander of Australia. Tommy White and Sam Pooler of Chicago held the time for Smith; Billy Williams for Ryan. and Billy Edwards of Minneapolis for the club. Joe Choynski was referee. Four ounce gloves were used.
 In the first round Smith did some vi- cious in-flghting that brought out cries of foul. The round closed slightly in Smiths favor.
 In the second round there were some fierce exchanges at long arm. slightly in Smiths favor. The referee called Smith down for striking while clinched. The third round was a whirlwind. Ryan threw Smith. There was clinch after clinch, during which both men landed hard body blows, In the fourth and fifth rounds Ryan continued his tactics of drawing Smith out and keep ing away. He got in several effective body blows. In the sixth round Ryan had the best of the in-fighting, each landing two heavy body blows. Smith looked little groggy.
 The first blood of the meeting appear ed in the seventh from Smiths nose Smith had the best of the round, leading three times on Ryan's face. Ryan got couple of bad ones. Smith in the eighth round landed & hard uD- per cut on Ryan's chin. In the ninth and tenth rounds little was done. Smiths right eye was put in mourning by Ryan in the eleventh. The twelfth and thirteenth were uneventful. Smith struck Ryan hard on the breast and in the face in the fourteenth and had much the best of 1t.
 Not much was done In the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth rounds, hut in the eighteenth round Ryan got in a1 terrific left-hander on Smiths nose. which sent him to the ropes. It was give and take for the balance Of the round, Ryan getting the best of 1t. The opened with Smith bleeding profusely from; the nose, but full of fight. Ryan took the initiative. Smith was knocked down twice and the caV of time just saved him. as
 The men were clinched good share of the time during the twentieth round and both were very weak. Ryan had the best of 1t. Smith was out of breath and nearly blind. His face was covered with. blood. He was on his feet, how ever, fighting back when time was call ed. i: The referee gave his decision in | favor of Ryan.
 The match was superb exhibition of | skill and strength. The first six rounds | were fought at terrible pace. In the ! last two rounds Ryan made chopping ! block of Smith.