The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-01
TKEY FOUGHT A DRAW
Tommy Tracey and Jim Ryan's
C.ever Contest at Union
Hall.
Rochelle Outclasssd Butler, Who
Fought Very Ecu 1y-Steizner
Defeat d johnson.

The Golden West Sporting Club distin-
tinguished itself last night by drawing IF
at Union Hail one of the cleanest and
cleverest boxing contests ever held in
this City, and at the same time slogging
and fouling match, many of which would
cause the sport to die natural death.
The fight between Tommy Tracey and
Jim Ryan, refereed by Dal Hawkins, re-
suited in a draw. The decision produced
great dissatisfaction on both sides.
Ryan's admirers, who crowded the gal
lery, missed and hooted generally at the
verdict, while the judges of boxing in
general thought Tracey deserved the de-
cision on account of taking the aggressive
and delivering the most Furnishing blows.
.a The hall was only half flied when
Charles Rochelle and Harry Butler, both,
of San Francisco, stepped upon the stage
for an eight-round "so." Billy Jordan
acted as master of ceremonies and Billy
O'Donnell as referee.
This vas a slogging match pure and SIM
pie IN which Butler disgraced both him
self and his club by striking his man while
down, while the referee was separating the
principals in a clinch and once after the
gong had sounded.
Both men fought like wild animals, and
at the close OF the last round Rochelle
had Butter on Queer street and thirty sec
onds more would have finished him.
-O'Donnell was verely censured during
the course of the battle for not stopping
the fight and giving Rochelle the decision.
Al the end he decided in Rochette's favor
amid great applause.
Prior to the next match Jordan an
nounced that the benefit to old Jack Davis
had been postponed TIL December s. Tom
Johnson of Marysville and Jack Steiner
| of ct in RI ho ~ for
an eight-round contest.
The contest proved merely child's play
for Steiner, who tapped his opponent at
will for three rounds receiving only an
occasional light blow in return. In the
fourth round, after punching Johnson
heavily on both face and body, Steiner
met rush with clean left-hander on the
point OF the jaw that foored Johnson.
AS he was counted out Stelzner helped
carry him to his corner
The event of the evening was the battle
between Tom Tracey OF Australia and
Jim Ryan of Cincinnati. 1t was a game
and clever fight.
Tracey's seconds were Spider Kelly,
Billy Delaney and Johnny CroweIl Ryan
was ''esquired" by Professor Frank Allen.
Billy o Donnell and James Gallagher.
Dial Hawkins, the referee, had an easy
time, mostly sitting in corner
In the Third round Tracey fell by the
force of his own blow and RYAN promptly
assisted him to his feet. whereupon the
men shook hands before resuming fistic re-
lations Tracey later on returned this
courtesy and both men were loudly
cbeered.
The following description of the fight by
rounds will show that Tracey forced The
lighting and delivered the most blows,
thereby, in the opinion of com petent
critics, deserving the decision instead of q
draw.
Bound 1.-The men spar for an opening.
Tracey lands light left on. the body and is
followed by rally. Ryan ducks a vicious left
and lightly taps Tracey on the ribs. Tracey
misses in q rush and nearly goes through the
ropes. He lands hard right on Ryan's body
as the gong sounds. Honors even.
Round 2--The men clinch after sparring.
Tracey lands LETT on the face and right
swing on the body in a breakaway. Tracey
floors Ryan with a lett on the jaw. Ry an
rushes and again meets Tracey's lett In tne
face. The men ere clinched as the gong
sounds. Tracey's round.
Rounds 3, 4 and 5-Repetitions of the sec
ond. Nest of the fighting done IN Ryan
corner, with Tracey aggressive. He landed
several hard let's on the jaw, and was once OF
twice lightly countered on the body
Round 6-Ti acey lands three left swings IN
succession on Ryan's jaw, VINO appears
slightly dazed and clinches to avoid punish
ment. Tracey follows with VICIOUS pooy
blow The men clinch. A hot interchange OF
blows on body and head follows. in which
Ryan drives hard right into Tracey.s ribs
| Light taps in terchanged as the gong sounds.
Ronnds and S-Tracey takes the initiative
| with two hard left-hand jabs in the Cincin-
n ii mans jaw. Ryans blows fall light.
Round 9-Tracey lands left on head and
right on body. Ryan missed with a hard
swing and is uppercut on the jaw. Both men
fresh as the gong sounds.
Round 10-Tracey jabs Ryan on the jaw with
his left. Ryan swings hard rightilr return,
and missing, slips through the ropes. Tracey
delivers hard left on the body, followed by a
clinch Ryan ducks swinging right and nit
Tracey ON the head with his left. He tries
again, but misses. Tracey is Kissed for trying
what looks like choking in clinch. The men
are sparring as the gong sounds.
The management of the events was
poor. Seats were allowed to be taken bv
whoever came first, and holders of .sre-
served" checks could not get the places to
which they were entitled. The manage
ment did not want to make trouble. -
The fight between Rochelle and Butler.
too. should not have been allowed to nro.
ceed, nor would 1t have been allowed
under good management