The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-26
FIGHT GIVEN TO RYAN on A FOUL.
He and Billy Smith Have a Kline
Round Go at Maspeth,

He and Billy Smith Have Kine
Round Go at Maspeth.
Empire Athletic Club, Maspeth, L. I,
Nov. Notwithstanding the prospect
of good sport promised by the 2O-round en-
counter between the we'll known welter-
weights, Mysterious" Billy Smith of Bos-
ton, and Tommy Ryan of Syracuse. at
the Empire Athletic Club tonight. only
a fair number Of the local sporting frater-
nifty made the journey to Long Island.
big delegation from Syracuse and Bos-
ton was at the ring side to encourage
their favorites. Both men had trained
faithfully for the meeting. 1t was their
fifth encounter, three of the previous bat
ties having resulted In draws, while Ryan
got the decision in one which was fought
at Minneapolis, where Joe Choynski was
referee.
There were not more than 1,5OO 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 1O:15 p. m. The story by rounds
follows:
Round 1.-They spared for an opening.
Smith was first to let go with the left,
and Ryan ducked, landing a light right on
the body. Smith shot a left to the ear
and they clinched. Ryan put left on the
neck and Smith drove his right to the
body. Ryan ducked a couple of lefts and
ran into left on the. back of the neck.
Round 2-Ryan rushed in and put hot
left on the wind. Smith tried left for
the face, but Tommy ducked. Ryan land
ed 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 lightly on the
chest. Billy put swinging left on the
back as the bell rang. Smith was eau
toned for holding his man.
Round S.-They were only sparring so
far. Smith led, but was stopped Ryan
came into an upper-cut, but got back with
his left on the body. Tommy then put his
left on the back, but took stinger on the
face in return. Neither man would break
until 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 lightly
and he sent good one to the belt. Ryan
put his left on the body. Smith sent
hot left 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 Tom
my showed his usual eleverness.
Round 5-Smith led for the face, but
was blocked. Ryan smilingly got away
from some very vicious swings. In a rally
Smith landed on the face and body and
followed it up with a left on the face.
Ryan put a hot left over the kidneys.
Smiths right found the jaw and he shot
a left to 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 light left just reached
the body. Ryan came in and took a right
on the wind, but a moment after jabbed
his left on Billys jaw. Smith drove
hard left on Ryan's chest. They 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 cody and they clinched. Smith rush
ed in, but Ryan clinched. Ryan put both
hands on the face slightly, Smith drove in
a couple of ribbinders, and Tommy's left
found the Boston mans face. Smith put
a hard one on the ear and 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 it was
even so far.
Round S-Ryan came in with his left on
the body, lot of clinching followed. Smith
got a straight left on the forehead and fol-
lowed with a left on body. Ryan sent his
left to the ribs lightly Smith sent his left
to the body and Tommy countered on the
face. warm rally closed the round,
Smith doing execution on the body, while
Tommy went for the face.
Round 9-Smith shot left to Ryan's
left eye, cutting it open. Smith commenc-
ed roughing it and sent his left on the
eye and right on the body during clinches.
He punched Ryan hard, holding him and
Tommy kept appealing to the referee. At
last, after a glaring succession Of fouls by
Smith, during which he held his man
against the ropes, the referee shopped the
fight and gave Ryan the verdict. The
round had gone minutes A seconds. The
decision was received with applause.