The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-01
RYAN BEsTS Stiff.
Police Permit Only Six Rounds, but
that Was Enough for the Loser.

CHICAGO, Nov. 3O-Tommy Ryan, of
Syracuse, was given the decision tonight
over Billy Stiff, of Chicago, in the sixth
round of what was to have been q twelve
round bout. Ryan had all the best Of the
fight from the start. forced the fighting all
the way through, and had Stiff in bad shape
when the police interfered If the fight had
gone ON as it went for six rounds, Stiff
would have been cut at the end of the
eighth round at the farthest.
The men entered the ring at 1880, Ryan,
who weighed 146 pounds, being seconded by
Jimmy Murphy of Chicago, and William
Moore, of Syracuse Stiff, who weighed 167
pounds was aided by Frank Childs, of
Chicago, and Patsy Fitzgerald, also of this
city. George Sier acted as referee. Ryan
led and landed light left on the body, fol-
lowing it up with a left on the face. Stiff
led with his left and put it lightly on Ryans
jaw. The men spared for some time and
Ryan shot his left on Stifts jaw and put
his left on the body as the gong sounded.
During the second and succeeding rounds
Stiff was kept on the defensive in his cor
Der and Ryan was hot after him.
In the third Ryan sent his right to the
stomach twice in succession, his. right on
the jaw. his left on the wind and his right
on the jaw again. Ryan landed a hard left
under the heart, and in making a left swing
which caught Stiff on the jaw, he lost his
balance and fell just as the gong sounded.
This was Ryan'S round all the way through.
In the fourth Ryan put his left on the wind
and received Stift's right in the shoulder.
Ryan led with his right for the body but
was blocked. Ryan sent his right to the
body hard. Stiff got in two rights on the
body and Ryan put his left hard on the
right eye, dazing Stiff.
Ryan went after Stiff from the sound of
the gong in the fifth and hit him so often
that it was hard to keep track of the blows
so fast did they come. 1t simply ralned
boxing gloves for Stiff. Ryan put his left
on the jaw and his right on the body. Stiff
led with his right, but was wild, and Ryan
got away easily. Ryan put a right and LETT
on the law, then put his left hard on Stint
bad eye, closing it a little more. Then he
bombarded Stiff with a left on the eye,
right in the center of the face a right on
the jaw, and followed Stiff into his corner
driving him against the ropes with whirl-
wind of blows on the jaw, eye and over
the heart. Stiff managed to get hard
left swing on Ryan's jaw, but got two OF
the same sort in return. When the round
closed Stift's right eye was closing, the
side of his face was puffed out and he was
In the sixth Ryan landed left on Stift's
bad eye and put right on the jaw, follow
ing it up with a left. Stiff lost his head
men were to break clean, he chung to Ryan
and fouled him repeatedly with short-arm
blows while the men were clinched. Ryan
landed hard right and left on the jaw
and Stiff got in hard right on the body,
the best blow he struck in the fight Ryan
put his left on the jaw and then, swinging
around caught Stiff with his right on the
jaw and sent him to the floor, where he
was for nine seconds. Ryan then put. his
right on the jaw in succession. his left on
the eye and was following Stiff hard with
right and left swings, every one of them
getting home in good shape when the gong
sounded. Stiff was badly beaten and the
police stopped the fight. it being evident
that Stiff would not last over one or two
more rounds. The fight was for purse
of $500, the loser to have $780,
Tine first bout of the evening was between
Mike Roach and Harry Forbes. both LOCAL
1O5-pounders. The decision was given TO
Forbes. Peter Boyle, of Chicago, and Will
liam Moore, of Syracuse. n. Y. went six
fast rounds. both men doing clever work.
Boyle knocked Moore to the floor with
left in the face in the second round. Hon
ors were easy up to the sixth, when Boyle
got in a succession of left jabs that de-
moralzed the Eastern man. The decision
was given to Boyle.