The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-09
RYAN-MCOY FIGHT AT SYRACUSE
STOPPED DURING THE FIFTH
ROUND.
He DECLARED 1T A DRAW.
REFEREE GEORGE SILER RE-
FUSED TO GIVE EITHER MAN
THE DECISION.
RYAN HAD THE BETTER OFF 1T
Although by No Means 'GOing'' Nc
Coy Was Being Kept Busy
odds on the Kid.

SYRACUSE. N. Y, Sept S.-Police
interference put an end to the Tommy
Ryan-Kid Mccoy Eighth in the fifth
round here tonight, when Ryan was
doing the majority Of the work and
chasing Mccoy all over the ring, in
flicting a series Of wicked uppercuts.
Although by no means going, Mccoy
was having the worst of the contest
when Inspector O'Brien rang the gong
ana Referee George Siler of Chicago,
sent the men to their corners and an
nounced the bout a draw. Mccoy
played lively tattoo on Ryan's jaw
with the left in the first two rounds,
but after that Tommy resorted to IN
fighting and did much better at this
method.
Siler said, after the fight: Ryan
had the better of the last round, but
there was only one decision possible
under the circumstances, and I gave
1T. There was no necessity of police
interference as both men were strong
enough to continue the fight"
Ryan said: 81 had Mccoy whipped
as sure as preaching. L started him
with series Of inside uppercuts and
would have finished him before many
rounds were over. The cut which you
see over my right eye, was caused by
McCoy's elbow, and was unquestion-
ably a foul blow. L stand ready to
meet the Kid again at any time and
at any weight. He can weigh 1S5
pounds if he chooses to do so. and 1
will whip him without the chance of
a doubt"
Mccoy said: 81 was not hurt in the
least. In the last round 1 was just
letting Ryan wear himself out and
then [ would have started in to finish
him. AS for the cut over his eye, if he
got it, it was his own fault for not
looking after himself"
There were $500 people in the rink
with Mccoy a strong favo1Ite in the
betting and many of them thought
that they had been buncoed and did
not hesitate to express their feelings.
The betting at the ringside was 10 to
in favor of Mccoy, the Mccoy contfn-
gent refusing to come down to the odds
wanted by the Ryan men Of to l.
The gong sounded at 1906, and to open the
round the Kid landed a left on jaw. Ryan
slapped in his right to the chest, and pushed
the Kid away in the clinch. They iddled and
Mccoy sent a left to the chest Mccoy up
percut with his right, after clinch. landing
on the jaw. Ryan swung for the head, but
went over. Mccoy poked a right to- the wind.
round closed.
Mccoy rushed and swung left on the body
as they came up for the second. Ryan ducked
left swing and clinched. He went under Nc
Coys left swing, and lifted him from his feet.
The Kid poked left, which was blocked.
There were cries of foul as Mccoy hit in
clinch. Ryan poked a left to the face hard.
Mccoy rushed Ryan to the ropes, and swung
two hard let's on the body. Ryan reached
the body with right as the gong sounded
In the third Ryan fell short with a left
lead. They clinched and exchanged lefts on
the body. Ryans right eye was bleeding from
knees, Mccoy going over him. Both men
laughed they got up. Ryan sends a light
left on the face. The Kid sent a left to the
face. They exchanged hard lefts on the jaw.
right to- the wind twice. as the round closed,
and his adherents cheered.
In round four, Ryan landed a left on the
face. Mccoy came back with swinging left
to the face. Mccoy swung right and left TO
the face, and Ryan slipped in rush. Mccoy
let his right so before he could control it.
There were cries of foul. but it not al
lowed. Ryan poked left to the face and re-
ceved a nasty one in the same place in re-
turn and another in the wind. Ryan rushed
and they exchanged rights on the face. Nc
Coy jabbed light left to the face and Ryan
rushed twice and sent his man to the ropes
with great punches. The crowd cheered wild
ly.
In the final round Ryan ducked a left lead
and rushed, tripping to the ground. They
mixed matters up in the midst of the ring
without damage. Ryan sent right to the
jaw and as they broke Ryan uppercut with Il
left on the face. They clinched twice with no
damage and Ryan swung right to jaw. The
police stopped the fight
The preliminary to the RyanMcCoy fight
between Norman Selby (Kid McCoy's brother)
and Patsey Haley was very short lasting but
three rounds. Shelby had the better of it all
through the fight Referee Brooks gave his de-
ciSon in favor of Shelby.