The San Francisco call., 1896-11-26
BILLY SMITHS
FOUL FIGHTING
Loses His Battle With
Ryan After Nine
Rounds.
Gets Ratified in the Hot Contest
and Disregards the
Referee.
Kissed Down by Disguised Spectators
When He Appeals From the
Decision.

ninth round of the twenty-roand battle
between Mysterious" Billy Smith of Bos-
ton and Tommy Ryan of Syracuse, at the
Empire Athletic Club. tonight, Referee
Hurst disqualified Smith for repeated
fouling and gave Ryan the decision.
There was bitter blood between the
meE, who lave already met four times.
The battle was fairly even up to the ninth
round. Though Smith did most of the
leading Ryan's wonderful defense evened
matters.
Smith opened the ninth with terrific
left-hander, which landed on Ryan's left
eye, cutting it open.
Smith apparently went wild az the sight
of the blood, and the fight. which had
been tame in the early rounds, began in
earnest. Smith landed right and left
punches and had Ryan hard put to it to
defend himself. Then Smith commenced
deliberately iouling his man, hitting him
in the breakaway, holding in the clinches
and elbowing.
Ryan appealed several times to the
referee. At length that official. having
several times cautioned Smith, sent the
men to their corners and declared Ryan
the winner. Smith refused 10 shake
hands with Tommy and for moment il
looked as if the battle was going 10 be re-
newed, but the seconds quieted the men.
Smith tried to address the crowd. but he
was Kissed down by the disgusted spec
tators.
There were not more than 1900 people
present. Ryan was attended by Jimmy
Handler, Fred Smith, Tom Grady and
George English. Charley White. Tim Nc
Grath and Bill Crowley We're behind
Smith. They shook hands at 10:15 r. NJ.
Round both spared for an opening.
Ryan ducked. landing a light right on the
body. Smith shot left to the ear and they
cllnchec. Ryan put a left on the neck and
Smith drove his right to the body. Ryan
ducked O couple of lefts and ran into a lett on
the neck.
Round 2-Ryan rushed in and put a 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 a light lett TO the n bs and Tommy
came back on the neck. Smith swung mis- left
on the back as the bell rang. Smith was eau
toned for holding his man.
Round 3-They were only sparring SO far.
Smith led, but was stopped. Ryan came into
an uppercut, but got back with his right on
the body. Tommy then put his left on the
wind, but took stinger on the face In return.
Neither man would break until the referee
separated them. .f-r,
Round 4-Ryan rushed in, but was
stopped. ey exchanged hard let's. Smith
put right on the neck at long range Bilfv's
LETT found the face lightly, and he sent good
one to the belt. Ryan put his left on the body
Smith sent hot let on the face, and Tommy
rushed in and wrestled his man TO the ropes
where the referee broke them. Smith had
done all the leading SO far, but Tommy
showed his usual cleverness.
Round 5-Smith led for the face but was
blocked. Ryan smilingly got away from some
very vicious swings. In rally Smith landed
on the face and body and followed up with a
left on the face Ryan put a hot left over the
Kidneys Smiths right found the jaw and he
shot left 10 the wind. Both landed right
and left on the face and body as the bell rang.
Tommy was still on the defensive.
Round 6-Ryan's left just reached the body
Ry an came III and TOOK right on the wind,
but moment after iabbed his left On Billy's
jaw. Smith drove hard left on Rysn's chest.
hey started TO mix and Ryan had bit the
best of the exchange. Tommy landed his left
on the face and Billy countered on the BODY
Smith drove his right and left on the body
before the bell rang. Smiths eyes were a bit
red.
Round Smith opened with his right on
the body and they clinched. Smith rushed in
but Ryan clinched. Ryan put both hands on
the face lightly. Smith drove in couple of
rib-hnders and Tommy's left found the Boston
mars face. Smith put hard Que on the ear
ana TWO corking lefts on the body that hurt.
Tommy came in, but got left on the ear for
his pains. They were getting warmed up and
1t was even so far.
Round 3-Ryan came in with his left on the
oody. lot OF clinching followed. Smith
shot a straight lett on the forehead, and fol-
lowed with the left on the body. Ryan sent
his left to the ribs lightly. Smith sent his
!eff TO the body, and Tommy countered on the
face warm rally closed the found. Smith
doing execution on the body, while Tommy
went for the face.
Round 9-Smith shot a left al Ryan's left
eye, cutting it open. Smith commenced rough
ing II ana sent his left on the eye and right on
the body during the cliGches. He punched
Ryan hard, holding him. and Tommy kept APP
peaIing 10 the referee. Al last, after a glaring
succession OF fouls by Smith, during which he
held his man against the ropes, the referee
stopped the tight ana gave Ryan the verdict.
TEe round had gone two minutes and forty
TOUR seconds. The decision was received with
applause.