The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
A RIGHT LIVELY SCRAP,

Tommy Ryan Defeated Tommy Tracy
The Australian Got Good Drubbing.
Syracuse, N. Y, Feb. A.-Tommy
Ryan of this city defeated Tommy Tracy
of Australia before crowd of 5000 per.
sons in the club house of Empire Attn
letc club here this evening.
For three rounds the Australian stood
up for an awful drubbing. He showed
his gameness throughout, but was no
match for the clever welterweight cham
pion.
In the eighth round when Tracy was
on his last legs, Dan Creedon, who was
behind him, entered the ring with the
evident intention of picking up his man,
who was lying on the floor. Ryan saw
him and ordered him OIL. of the ring.
In the next round Tracy lay on the floor
in his own corner and Creedon threw
water on him. Ryan saw the move and
made kick at Creedon, which just
grazcd Dams face. After the fight had
been awarded Crcedon jumped into the
ring and advanced to Ryan's corner.
RYAN squared off, and it looked like
trouble until the men were separated
The fight was for the welterweight cham
pionship of the world and the gate re-
ceipts. ~ per cent going to the winner
and % per cent to the loser. The winner
was offered match with George Green
young COrbett before the CorDett-fltZ-'
simmons match but Ryan would not ac-
cept as he did not think he could get ac-
climated to Nevada before the time hXed.
The men fought ut 145 pounds.
Round Ryan led left for the lace,
after considerable fiddling, but fell short.
Tracy rushed and Ryan clinched. Tracy
sent light left to face and right to body
during clinch. He was warned by the
referee. Ryan swung left on jaw. Tracy
hit again in clinch, ana was Missed.
Tracy rushed, but Ryan jumped away
rs the round closed.
Round Piracy rushed, and Ryan
clinched. Tracy sent right to body in the
break away. Ryan duckcd n vicious right
and swung left on jaw. Tracy swung
left on body. Ryan sent left to stomach.
Tracy appeared to be hitting low IN
clinches, and he was several times Missed.
Round 3-Ryan sent left TO body on
fine first rush. They clinched, and Tracy
was again warned for foul work by the
referee. Ryan sent right to heart and
received an upper cut as he backed away.
Tracy sent right to body and slipped. IRA
cy sent his left to ribs. Ryan sent right
to body Tracy swung left on neck and
Ryan sent right to body twice; -
Round 4-Ryan led short left. Tracy
sent right to body. Tracy rushed without
advantage. Ryan sent left to body, and
swung right on face. Ryan sent right TO
wind. Tracy came out of n clinch with
a left on Jaw and Ryan repeated. Tracy
sent in straight left. Tracy landed Il
right ms the round closed.
Round 5-Referec Sullivan, warned
Tracy for hitting during clinches. Ryan
opened with left on chin. Tracy lea
left, but Ryan stepped aside and avoid,
ed it. Ryan swung left to face and
blocked right lead. Tracy sent left
swing to face. Ryan hammered Tracy's
head several times with right and left
Tracy rushed and Ryan dropped to the
floor, Tracy falling over him. Ryan land
cd hasty left on jaw that made Tracy
groggy. He followed it up with another
bad one. Tracy's left eye began to bleed
just before the round closed.
Round 6-Ryan sent Tracy's head back
with straight left. A lead for the body
was PRETTY blocked by Tracy. Ryan
landed right on face and Tracy came back
with left on face Ryan tried for wind
and hammered Tracy, who was badly
winded. all over the ring. He smashed
him right and left in Tracy's corner, and
the gong evidently saved the Australian
Round Tracy pulled hard when he
came to time. Ryan sent 9. straight left
| to body and left to face. Tracy seemed
weak and tried to clnch to save his wind
RYAN sent his right to wind and soon had
Tracy on the ropes. He tried hard to
land Il Knockout blow on Tracy lace
but the Australian prevented it. Tracy
rallied and swung right and left. Ryan
ducked and Tracy went to ground and
was there when the gong sounded after
eight minutes.
Round S-Tracy was blowing and puff
fling and his nose was bleeding when they
came up. Ryan kept up his work. He
landed blow on the chin, sending Tracy
to the ground, when he stayed down the
limit. He was knocked down as he rose
again. Crcedon entered the ring and
| tried to throw water on Tracy. but was
ordered out He rose from the floor
three times in this round, after staying
down nine seconds each time. These tao
| tics carried him through.
Round 9-Tracy made rally, but was
badly crippled. Ryan sent him down
| with blow on the chin, and when he
! rose, Ryan sent him down again. Tracy
stayed down nine seconds, and when he
| got up he made rush at Ryan, who
| again floored him with blow from his
| left on the point of the chin. At this
| iuncture Creedon threw up the sponge
| and began talking to Ryan, who assumed
a belligerent attitude towards him. They
were separated, and the referee declared
| Ryan the winner.
WAS SOME SHOOTING DONE. -