The herald., 1895-04-09
A Fight for the Affections of
a FickIe Man
SOME HARD HITTING DONE
A Sho: Factory Girl and Milliner
Don the Gloves
The Girls Were Up In Queensberry Rules
and Fought All the Same as Men.
Both Girls Punished

SAN FRANCISCO, April s.-Kate
Brady and Carrie Ryan fought to finish
under Queensberry rules on Saturday night
last in vacant house on Clara street,
near Fifth. The fight was for the hitherto
divided shares in the affections of one
John Tam. Mr.. Tam came to this city
about one year ago from New York, and
after entering the liquor business he de-
voted his leisure time to society. He is
only 25 years of age, and weighs 23O
pounds. For several months he has been
carrying water on both shoulders in this
love affair, and it was only recently that
Miss Brady and Miss Ryan discovered
that they were rivals. John had prom
ised to take Miss Brady to a picnic yes
terday and Miss Ryan found it out. She
i'm mediately interviewed her rival and
made dire threats aaginst her. The
friends of both parties neard of the mat
ter, and it was finally discovered among
their set that there was only one way out
OF the dilemma and that was to let the
ladies fight it out.
7 Miss Ryan is employed in Stevenson
street shoe factory. Miss Brady is en-
ployed in Market street millinery es-
tablishment. MI. Tam agreed to the
conditions which the young women had
already subscribed to, and that was, to
take the winner of fonr.roand bout
with light gloves to the picnic. The
Clara Street Sporting Club, an unincor-
porated society known to the police, ar
ranged the preliminaries OF the tistc duel
and the com batants entered the ring at
O'Clock Sunday morning at catch weights.
Miss Brady looked UP over her adver-
sary almost half head. Brocky Dean
acted as referee. hThe seconds and bottle
holders were chosen from members of the
club. A half dozen of the lady friends of
each contestant were present by way OF
encouragement. LoOkouts were posted
on the outside to guard against any pos
sible inquiries on the part OF the police,
and time was,called.
Miss Brady stepped into the ring first
and was quickly followed by Miss Ryan.
Miss Brady led like professional and
was countered by the brunette; then there
was clinch and an attempt made at hair
pulling. The gloves prevented such
calamity, and the result was some hard
in-iighting. They were angry and did
not heed the referees admontion to
break away. At the end of the first
round there was no blood, though Miss
Ryan had received smart Jolt under the
eye The second round was one of give
and take, with no decided advantage on
sltIler side. The third was a repetition
,f the second, save that the blonde, Miss
Brady, got off with a bleeding nose. The
two came up in the fourth round compar-
atively fresh, ana 1T was apparent that
the matter would not be settled in the
prescribed four rounds. In this bout Miss
Brady made straight lead and caught
the brunette on the chin, the popular
place for Knockout blows, and the bru-
nette went down heavily. She stayed there
until three was counted, and arose with
the agility of Corbett. Then it was
hammer and tongs until time was called.
1t was decided that the fight was draw
up to date, and that other rounds would
have to follow. The fifth was called and
Miss Brady shot out right and left, knock
ing the favorite down twice, the latter
only recovering in time to save herself.
At the wind-up there was still no decis-
ion. go the sixth" was shouted and
it was 60. Carrie Ryan had been in it
right along until now. Although she had
been receiving some punishment, she
had not been dazed. In the sixth she
came up little weary The blonde saw
her condition and worked on her chin,
and after several leads. finally got there
very hard. The brunette failed to come
to time and was counted out, amid the
plaudits. Of the admirer. of the blonde.
As a consequence, Mr.. Tam escorted
Miss Kate Brady to Shell Mound park
Yesterday