Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-10
DECLARED A DRAW.
Police Stop mcCoy-Ryan Fight at Syracuse
in the Fifth Round.

Syracuse. n. Y, Sept S.-Police inter
ference put an end to the Ryan Mccoy
light in the fifth round here. tonight,
when Tommy was doing the ma
jority of the work and chasing Mccoy
all over the ring. iniiictinG a series OF
wicked inside upper cuts. Although
by no means going. Mccoy was hav-
ing the worst of the contest when In
spector o'Brien rang the gong and
Referee George Siier of Chicago. sent
the men to their corners and announced
the bout a draw.
Politics is said 10 have been at the
bottom of the action of the police Nc
Coy played a lively tattoo on Ryans
jaw with his left in the first two
rounds, but after that Tommy re-
sorted to mitigating and did much bet
ter at this method.
George Siler said to representative
of The Associated Press after the row
had subsidized: Ryan had the best of
the last round. but there was only one
decision possible under the ercum-
stances and / gave it. There was no
necessity of police interference as both
men We're strong enough to continue
the fight
The Alhambra rink where the fight
was held was crowded with more than
$500 people when the time for the Nc
Coy-Ryan fight arrived.
There was a big gathering of promi-
nent sports and the betting at the ring
side while ii was by no means lively
showed the interest taken in the bout
The odds We're still $1,000 to $500 in Me
Coy's favor when the fight began. The
gong sounded at 1906.
Round kid lands left on jaw
Ryan slaps in his right to chest and
pushes the Kid away in the clinch
They fiddle and Mccoy sends left to
chest. Mccoy uppercuts with his right
after clinch, landing upon jaw. Ryan
swings left for head but goes over. Me
Coy pokes right to wind. Ryan blocks
left swing for body as the round
closes.
Round mccoy rushes and swings
left on body. Ryan ducks left swing
and clinches. He gets under McCoy's
left swing and lifts him off his feet
The Kid pokes a left which is blocked
There are cries of foul as Mccoy
hits in clnch. Ryan pokes left to
face hard Mccoy rushes Ryan to the
ropes and swings two hard lefts on
body. Ryan reaches the body with a
right as the gong sounded.
Round 3-Ryan falls short with left
lead. They clinch and exchange lefts
on body. Ryan's right eye is bleeding
from jab. Mccoy rushes and Ryan
falls to his knees, Mccoy going over
hime. Both men laugh as they get up
Ryan sends a light left to face, the Kid
sending left to face They exchange
hard lefts on jaw. Ryan pokes lett to
face. Ryan poles right to wind twice
as round closes and his adherents
cheer.
Round 4-Ryan leads left to face Nc
Coy comes back swinging left to face
Mccoy swings right and left to face
and Ryan slips in a rush. Mccoy lets
his right go before he can control it,
There We're cries of foul but none al
lowed. Ryan pokes left to face and
gets nasty one in the same place in
return and another on the wind Ryan
rushes and they exchange rights or
| face. Mccoy jabs a light left to face
and Ryan PUSHES twice and sends his
man to the ropes with great punches
The crowd cheered wildly
Round 5-Ryan ducks left lead and
PUSHES, tripping to the ground They
mix matters in the midst of the ring
without much damage. Ryan sends a
right to the left of the jaw and as they
break away Ryan uppercuts with the
left hard on the face. They clinch
twice with no damage and Ryan
| swings right to jaw
The police stopped the fight The
| fight is declared draw.