The herald., 1894-07-27
THE BATTLE.
1t Was Give and Take From Start
to Tinish.

1t Was Give and Take From Start
MINNEAPOLIS, July 26.-The 2O-round
fight at welter-weights for the champion
ship of the world between Mysterious
Billy" Smith OF Boston and Tommy
Ryan of Chicago took place at the Twin
City Athletic club before 1000 people
tonight. Both men were in the ring at
O'Clock, the scales being placed in the
center. Both mounted in fighting cos
tune, with the weights placed at 142
pounds, and neither lifted 1t.
Tom West, Solly Smith and Ted Alex
ander acted as seconds for Smith. while
Jerry Murphy, Harry Baker and Prof.
Lewis acted in the same capacity for
Ryan.
ice Choynski was chosen referee by
both parties. and at 9:12 the men shook
hands.
and fought ehv for sonao time. Smith
made some feints but missed very badly.
Smith landed 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 was sounded.
Round 2-They went right at it. Smith
doing the leading and getting counters
from Ryan's right. They clinched and
Smith struck, when both tried to upper
cut, but missed repeatedly. Ryan
landed on the chin, but honors were
easy.
Round 3-Both 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 getting away.
Smith missing repeatedly. Ryan landed
on the stomach with his left and then
clinched, and Smith missed when he led
for this neck by three feet. They worked
hard and were getting tired.
Round bryan came up and smashed
Smith in the stomach, then reached
Smiths head. Smith missed twice.
Smith landed right and left and dazed
Ryan, who returned on Smiths stom-
ach. Both led and landed. Smith
landed body blow as the round closed.
Round 6-This was Smiths round, al.
though Ryan secured first blood by
left on Smiths mouth. Twice Smith
drove Ryan to the ropes and once had
was trhs too tired.
Round There was much hard work
but little actual execution until the
close of the round. when Smith landed
hard right over Eyan's kidneys.
Round 8-They worked easier for
time and there was no damage done.
Smith threw out his right for the neck
again and again and missed. Ryan was
saving himself.
Round 9-They spared, then Smith
landed his lett on Ryan's face. Smith
landed on the ear. then clean left in
the face and right over the kidneys.
He was doing all the fighting. They
cursed each other like troopers when
they came together.
Round 10-Nothing was done. They
were tired and rested.
Round l1-They rested and then came
together, each hitting on the Jaw 40 they
got away. Ryan closed Smiths eye
with straight lett. They spared to
the close of the round.
Round 11-Ryan laughed at Smith
and kept lodging his blows. Then he
landed left on the damaged eye. The
round was filed with Ryan's antics and
laughing.
Round l3-Smith landed on the ear.
ana Ryan again was running away.
Smith then landed his right ON the kid
neys and Ryan retaliated on the dam.
aged eye. Smith landed hard on the
short ribs as the round closed.
Round l4-Ryan led and Smith caught
him with an upper cut. Smith landed
a terrific right on Ryen's cheat, which
nearly floored him. Smith chased him
all over the ring and landed right and
left, but could not finish him.
Round 15-The only blow of impor-
tance wae hot right landed by Smith
on tho ehort 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'e paunch.
RYAN then landed two straight let's at
the face. Ryan landed on the head and
received right in the stomach.
Round 17-Smith landed a hard right
on the body. Ryan landed hard left
at the eve and Smith landed his right
on Ryan'd jaw.