The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-03

Tommy Ryan and Kid Mccoy Meet for
Twenty Rounds With the Betting All
In Ryan's Favor-Ryan Stands Up Fiji
teen Rounds Under the Kids Grand
Right aud Left, and is Then Carried to
His Corner-Larry Burns and Jack
DoMney Go at Each Other to a Draw
Other Sporting News
Aaspeth, L. L, March 1.-The Empire
Athletic club house was filed tonight by
an enthusiastic crowd, many of whom
came a long way TO see the two bouts
which were on the program. Tim Hurst
acted as referee.
The principal go was the twenty round
contest at 154 pounds between Tommy
Ryan of Syracuse and Charley C<id) Nc
Coy, late OF Memphis, but now a resident
of Astoria. L. J.
The minor bout was an e.ght-round
mill at 125 pounds between Larry Burns
Of Cohoes and Jack Downey of Brooklyn
At the end of the eighth round honcrs
were even and the bout was declared
draw.
The event of the evening was then called
Ryan jumped into the ring at $50 ac
companied by Charley White, Kid La
Vigne Sam FitZpatrick and Tom CraWley
ondS later, accompanied by Steve O'Don-
nell, Maurice Hagerstrom and Brook
lyn" Jimmy Carroll The betting was all
IN Ryanss favor. The men shook hands
al 1905 o'clock.
There was a lively fight on from the
call of time. In the first round Ryan
rushed the fighting but both men landed
several light ones. Fast fighting follow
cd in the second and third rounds, both
men landing frequently, though at the
close of both rounds KID was chasing
Ryan around the ring. In the fourth
round neither man had any advantage.
Both began rushing in the fifth round,
landing right and left on the body and
face. The round closed with Ryan rae
ing around the ring with Mccoy hitting
him right and left until Ryan fell.
Ryan began the sixth round by contin1I-
ing the race around the ring until he fell
down. Mccoy fell on top of him. hen
they were up again Mccoy landed left on
neck and right and left on face, and was
cheered by the crowd for his clever work.
Ryan attempted to rush and Mccoy got
in a left hand jab in the neck and a
straight left ON the face
In the seventh round honors were about |
even, though near the close Mccoy slip |
ped TO one knee and took his time In get |
ting up.
Both men fought furiously in the eighth |
After an exchange of blows on the face |
Mccoy put In four straight lefts on Ryan's |
BODY and Ryan got in a hot right on the |
wind. In a miX-up Mccoy got his. right |
and left to Ryan's neck and his left on the |
jaw. Mccoy landed his left hard on the |
chin and Ryan went TO his knees. There
was loud cheering for Mccoy
In the ninth, Ryan rushed and Mccoy
hit flush on the face twice. Mccoy Ian
ded right and left on face and fought
Ryan all over the ring. Ryan fell from
the effects of q right hand blow on the
head Mccoy rushed some and tried to
land a knockout. The kid" punched
Ryan right and left on face and body and
had him bleeding from the mouth and
ear at the end of the round. Mccoy op-
ened the tenth round by jalbbing Ryan
right and left on face and neck. RYAN
then received some fearful blows right
and left on the face and jaw. 1t looked
as II Mccoy would put Ryan out with
a right and left hand smash but the gong
still found Ryan on his feet.
IN the eleventh Mccoy kept up his
right and left hand jabs. Ryan's face |
was All pulled up and his mouth was
bleeding profusely. Mccoy was as clean
as when he began and there was not a
mark on mis- face or body. RYAN managed
10 get in a right on neck, but Mccoy had
1t all his own way
Mccoy led in the twelfth with right and
left on head and then sent his left twice
very quickly on the neck and his right on
face. Right and left hand swings from
Mccoy on Ryan s face made the Syracuse
man grogey- Mccoy knocked him down |
with "a right hand upper cut. Ryan
stayed down nine seconds. He hugged
Mccoy until the end of the round In the
thirteenth Mccoy landed a right hand
upper cut on neck and put his left on side
Of head. Mccoy kept chasing RYAN
AROUND the ring and hit him on the head
and neck repeatedly
In the fourteenth round after exchang-
5 on the body Mccoy jabbed his left
1wice on body and right on Jaw RYAN
an away once more. but Mccoy cornered
Mccoy sent his left twice to the wind and |
light and left on neck.
IN the fifteenth and last round Mccoy
abbed his left three times on the wind |
md swung his right on head and after
ms II was all over. He landed A left ,
IN the jaw and Ryan went down at the
'opeS. He got up as the referee counted
en- but 1t was his last attempt as Mccoy
'ent right and left on face and law. put
ing Ryan down and out. He tried to
get up, but he was done for, and the ref
rec counted him out. Ryan was carried ! !
Jack to his corner in a badly battered
ambition and he had to be helped out
II the ring. {
Referee Hurst declared Mccoy the VIM {
Ter amid the cheers and yeIls of the spec s
atoTs, who honized the kid"