The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-27

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 twenty round Afi air. the men TO
fight in or under 142 pounds, the winner
To take the entire money going TO the
fighters. The fight took place at the
Twin City Athletic club and was wit
messed by very large au1ience. AT he
end of the twentieth round, with Smith
still on his Feet smiling, though body,
ChOyuski declared Ryan the winner on
points although the audience 10 man,
kept the friends of Ryan, declared i.
should have been "A draw. Delegates from
ali parts Of the country Were in atteud-
auce.
Round !. At 9:l5 they came together
and fought shy for some time. Smith
made frints but missed very bad. Smuh
lands Oh Ryan's neck. They pulled apart,
then came together and clinched- Both
fought hard. Il was give and take with
donors easy, little damage being done.
They We're in clincn when the bel! was
sounded.
X und 2 They went right at it. Smith
doing the leading and getting counters
from Ryan's right. They cllnchsI ana
Smith struck, wh-n both tried TO uppercut
but missed repeatedly. Ryan landed on
Smitn's chin, but donors were easy.
Round 3. Both came togeI her aud punch
ed like tigers with no result l. was give
aud take aud then clincn. Smith swung
for the neck but missed. Ryan landed on
the chia aud neck as the round closed.
Round 4. Ryan kept going away. Smith
missing repeatedly. Ryan landed on
stomach with left aud then clinchei and
Smith missed when he felt for tue neck by
tnree feet. They worked hard aud were
getting tired.
Round s. Ryan came up and smashed
Smith in the stomach, then reached
Smiths head. Smith missed twice.
Smith landed right, left and right and
daz d Ryan. who returned on Smiths
stomach. Both lei aui each landed.
Smith landed a body blow as the round
closed.
Round 6. This was Smiths round, al
though Ryan secured first blood BY a left
Ryan to the ropes and once bad him to his
knees. 1t looked rs if Ryan was a tribe
tired.
Round T. There WAS much hard work
but little actual execution done until the
close of the round when Smith landed u
hard right over Ryan's kidneys.
Round s. They worked easier for time
and there was no damage done. Smith
threw out his right for the neck again aud
again aud missed. Ryan was saving him.
self.
Round g. They SPARED. then Smith
landed his left on Ryan's face. Smith
Landed right on ear, then a clean left in
the face. a right over the kidneys. He was
doing all the fighting. They cursed each
other like troopers when they came to-
gether
Roung 10 Nothing was done. They
We're tired and rested.
Rouud IL. They rested and then came
together. each hitting on the jaws hey
got away. Ryan closed Smiths eye with
a straight left. They spared To the close
of the round.
Round II. Ryan laughed at Smith and
kept lodging his blows. Then he landed
light left on the damaged eye. The
round was filed with Ryau's antics and
laughing.
Round - Smith landed on the ear and
Ryan again running away. Smith then
landed his right on kidneys, aud Ryan re-
taliated on the damaged eye. Smith
landed hard on short ribs as the round
closed
Round IL RYAN led; Smith caught him
with an uppercut. SmIt landed Ter
rifle right on Ryan's chest which nearly
fiJored him. Smith chased him eli over
the ring and landed right and left but
could not finish him.
Round Is. Tue only blow of Importance
was hot right landed by Smith at short
ribs. Both men were strong and fighting
hard. but the blow did not count.
Round 16. Ryan landed la hard left on
the jaw. AMI Smiths fearful right was
half spent as 10 got To Ryan's paunch
Ryan then landed TWO straight lefts at the
face. Ryan landed on head and received
u right in the stomach.
Round Il. Smith landed a hard right on
the body. RYAN landed hard lef AT the
eye and Smith landed bis right hard on
Rvan's Jaw.
Round IS. They fought hard near the
Closing when Ryan shot out a left which
szed Smith and drew blood. He went
after him but both fought like tigers aud
Smith was groggy as the round closed.
Smiths nose wss broken.
Round I9. Time only saved Smith.
Ryan ssent his right and left lin
Smiths face. The blood flew but they
could not knock out.
Round % RYAN landed punch after
punch on Smiths face but appeared
afraid OF Smil b, although nearly gone. he
had a dangerous right and LETT and STOOD
him OF. Although not Knocked out,
Smith Was declared beaten by the referee.