Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-26
RYAN DECLARED WINNER
mysterious" Billy Smith Fouls
His Opponent.
NINE HARD FOUGHT ROUNDS
At the Empire Athletic Club Before Fifteen
Hundred New York State Sports.
THEY FOUGHT A DRAW FOUR TIMES
But Las y light Smith Wanted tho Earth.
T. Fight Did Not Attract the
~ Crowds Anticipated
Fight by Rounds.

pire Athletic Club, Maspeth. L. l..
-. notwithstanding the prospect
Y S'good sport promised by the twenty
sind encounter between the well-known
welter-weights, Mysterious" Billy Smith,
of Boston, and Tommy Ryan, of Syra-
cuse, at the Empire Athletic club tonight,
only fair number of the local sporting
fraternity made the journey to Long Is
land. A big delegation from Syracuse
and Boston was at the ring side to en-
courage their favorites. Both men had
trained faithfully for the meeting. 1t
was their fifth encounter, three of the
previous battles having resulted in
draws, while Ryan got the decision in
one which was fought at Minneapolis,
where Joe Choyniski was referee.
There were not more than 1500 people
present when the bout was put on. Ryan
was attended by Jimmy Handler Fred
Smith, Tom Grady and George English.
Charley White, Tim McGrath and Bill
Crowley Were behind Smith. They shook
hands at 1906 D. m.
Round 1-They spared for an opening.
Smith was the first to let go with the left
and Ryan ducked, landing light right
on the body. Smith shot left to the
ear, and they clinched. Ryan put left
on the neck and Smith drove right to the
body. Ryan ducked a couple of lefts,
and ran into a left on the back of the
neck.
Round 2-Ryan rushed in and put hot
left on the wind Smith tried a left for
the face, but Tommy ducked. Ryan
landed his left on the body and Smith
put his right on the neck. Smith sent
light left to the ribs, and Tommy came
back on the neck. Smith swung left
left on the back as the bell rang. Smith
was cautioned for holding his man.
Round 3-They were only sparring SO
far Smith led but was stopped. Ryan
left on body. Tommy then put left on
the wind, but took stinger on the face
in return. Neither man would break un-
til the referee separated them.
Round 4-Ryan rushed in but was
stopped. They exchanged hard lefts.
Smith put right on the neck at long
range Billy's left found the face light
ly and he sent good one to the belt,
Ryan put left on the body. Smith sent
a hot left on the face and Tommy rushed
in and wrested his man to the ropes
where the referee broke them. Smith
had done all the leading so far but Tom
my showed his usual cleverness.
Round 5--Smith led for the face, but
was locked. Ryan smlingly got away
from some very vicious swings In a
rally Smith landed on face and body and
followed up with left on face Ryan
put hot left over the kidneys. Smiths
the wind. both landed right and left on
face and body as the bell rang. Tommy
was still on the defensive.
Round 6-Ryan's light left just reached
the body. Ryan came in and took
right on the wind, but a moment after
jabbed left on Billy's jaw. Smith drove
a hard left on Ityans chest. They start
ed to mix and Ryan had bit the best or
the exchange. Tommy landed left on the
face and Billy countered on the body.
Smith drove right and left on the body
before the bell rang. Smiths eyes were
a bit red.
Round 7-Smith opened with right on
body and they clinched. Smith rushed
In but Ryan cl!nched. Ryan put both
hands on the face lightly. Smith drove
in a couple of rib binders, and Tommy's
left found the Boston mans face. Smith
put a hard one on the ear and two cork
ing lefts on the body that hurt. Tommy
came in, but got a left on the ear for his
pains. They were getting warmed up
and 1t was even so far.
Round 8--Ryan came in with left on
body A lot Of clinching followed. Smith
got a straight left on the forehead and
followed with left on body Ryan semi
his left to the ribs lightly. Smith sent
left to the body and Tommy countered
eon the face. A warm rally closed the
round, Smith doing execution on the
body, while Tommy went for the face.
Round 9--Smth shot a left to Ryan's
menced roughng it and sent his left on
the eye and right on bcdy during
cllnches. He punched Ryan hard. hold
ing him, and Tommy kept appealing to
the referee. At last, after a glaring sue
cession of fouls by Smith, during which
he held his man against the ropes. the
referee stopped the fight and gave Ryan
the verdict. The round had gone two
minutes and forty-four seconds. The
decision was received with applause.