The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-22
NTH THB FIGHTERS.

tuo Ryuu-StuItu Oout ~ apt W urAW iihc
magnet. These scicnced wclters have
met four times. and Ryan secured one de-
| cision over Mysterious Billy. the other
| ccuplets resulting In drawn battles. smiths
prospects Of securing q decision over Ryan
| are brighter than ever before. Ryan's do
| feat ut tie hands OF the 1.-THE and foxy
Kid Mccoy wasn't by any means calculated
| to ad to his nerve and confidence. With
| the prestige OF au unbeaten record to prop
| him up, Ryan was naturally more dashing
and confident than he is today, for his un.
expected overthrow by Mccoy humiliated
and discouraged him. defeat adminis-
| tered a champion 10 a curb to his ambition
and shock to his nerves. AS the lone
orbed comedian, One-vyed Connolly. put Il
on the evening OF John l.. Sullivans Wa
| ttrloo.
Gosh bloime It, but that was a lawful
| flop. don't cher knaw. II was case OF
falling from u strawberry bush into u
| snow bank"
Ryan affects TO believe that he can re-
deem himself IL Mccoy will give him an
other chance. but that opinion is not gen.
| orally shared by pugilistic critics. In fact.
| Tom Will he playing in good luck II he IL
returned victor ia his mill with Smith.
| Ryan is not ny any means as fresh and
| eingory as he was two years ago. His con
slant battle TO ward of superiluous flesh
and Keep within the welterwoight limit
had the effect of stating him and acted ny
| curb instead OF u spur to hts speed as u
boxer. Had Ryan Iofrainod from constant
| training he would doubtless have taken ON
enough flesh 20 put him among She middle
| weights several years ago But HIS desire
| to remain In tho weller class led TO his
constant training. In spite OF the advice of
his manager, parson Davies. The parson
Ian, ~ t, t.ta
and lead a normal life.
Even II Tom went into tho middle
weisht class he wouldn't be any more han-
dicapped than he is At present as a wcltcr-
| weight because his continuous perform.
nnco AZ fighting against adlpose tissue ia
Weakening him. said Davies shortly boz
| fore Toms Waterloo n year MO
| Davies ,s kccn and fnr sichtcd and thc
| host ovldonco nf his nhilitv ns , ind,rc of a
| ho,or IL tbnt he drounoj Ian, unu ,pd
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| nurse and traiuiu,. ,Npens,s he viii uruh-
| ably accent. Raody has not signed arti-
| Giles TO meet Jim Fallon. 1t ,nols ns II
| this match has fallen through .'Nvbets
| tho ,is. of NV going TO me exuense of
| traiplup for a mill win Fallon when rs
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| cn,p,g oven If win WIN not cover th,
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