The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-09
WAS STOPPED
BY The POLICE,
The Ryan-McCOy Fight Lasts but
Five Rounds.
The kid Had the Worst of the Contest
at the Close.
Scene Of Great Excitement Among
the Spectators, but the Strong
Force of Officers Prevents
TroubIe-McCoy and Creedon
Sign Articles for a Fight.

Sign Articles fog a Fight.
SYRACUSE IN. ". Sept S.-Police
Interference put an end to the RYAN
Mccoy fight in the fifth round here to-
night, when Ryan was doing the ma
jority of the work and chasing Mccoy
all over the ring, inficting a series of
wicked inside uDpercuts Although bv
no means going, Mccoy was having the
worst of the contest, when Inspector
y Brlen rang the gong and Referee
George Sller Of Chicago sent the men
10 their corners and announced the bout
a draw. Mccoy played a lively tattoo
on REan's jaw with his left in the first
lew rounds. but after that Tommy re-
serted to mitigating, and did much bet
ter at this method.
George Siler said to a representative
of the Associated Press after the fight:
Ryan had the best Of the last round,
but there was only one decision possible
under the circumstances. and [ gave
it. There was no necessity for police
interference as both men were strong
enough to continue the fight"
Ryan said: Il had Mccoy whipped as
a 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 unQuestionably foul
blow. l am ready to meet the kid"
again at any time and d. any weight.
He can weigh 1S5 pounds If he chooses
to do so, and | will whip him without the
shadow of a doubt"
Mccoy said: L was not hurt in the
least. In the last round | was lust
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
out for himself. will meet him again if
he wants another chance"
Nate Fenton, McCoy's hacker. created
a scene by jumping into the ring and
shouting that the thing had been fixed.
This man." he said, pointing to Police
Inspector O'Brien, knew at what point
he was going to stop the tight
There was a scene of the greatest ex-
element, and had not a strong force
of police been on hand trouble would
have ensued. There were $500 people
at the ring, with Mccoy a strong favor
tie in the betting, and many of them
thought they had been puncoed, and
did not hesitate to express their feel
ings.
The betting at the ringside was 10 to
in favor of Mccoy, the Mccoy contin-
gent refusing to come down to the odds
wanted by the Ryan men, to /.
The Alhambra Rink was crowded
with more than $500 persons when the
time for the McCoy-Ryan fight arrived.
There was a big gathering of prominent
sporting men, and the betting at the
ringside, while it was by no means lively.
showed the interest taken in the bout.
The odds were still 500 to $40 in Nc
Coy's favor when the fight began.
The preliminary to the Ryan-McCoy
fight between Norman Selby (Kid Nc
Coy's brother) and Patsy Haley was
very short, lasting three rounds. Selby
had the better of it all through the fight,
he doing all the leading and knocking
Haley down repeatedly. Haley was
down eight seconds in the third round
when he got up. Selby was so much IN
evidence that they were sent to their
corners by Referee Brooks, and the de-
cision was =iven to Selby.
The Ryan fight began at 1906.
Round 1.-The Kid landed a left on
the Jaw. Ryan slapped in his right TO
the chest, and pushed the Kid away
from the clinch. They spared and Nc
Gov sent his left to the chest. Mccoy
uppercut with his right after a clinch,
landing on the jaw. Ryan swung his
lef, COR the had, but went over. Nc
Gov iaGbed his left to the wind Ryan
blocked a left swing for the body as
the round closed.
Round mccoy rushed and swung
left on the body. Ryan ducked lett
swing. and clinched. He got under
McCoy's left swing, and lifted him from
his feet. The kid" poked left, which
was blocked. There were cries of foul
as Mccoy hit in a clinch. Ryan poked
a left to the face hard. Mccoy rushed
Ryan to the ropes, and swung two hard
lefts on the body. Ryan reached the
body with the right as the gong sound
ed
Round 3-Ryan fell short with left
lead. They clinched and exchanged
lefts on the body. Ryan's right eye
was bleeding from a jab. Mccoy ru n
ed. and Ryan fell to his knees, Mccoy
going over him. Both men laughei as
they got up. Ryan sent Hgsi1 left
to the face The Kid sent a left to
the face, and they exchanged hard
lefts on the jaw Ryan poked a left
to the face Ryan landed right on
the wind twice as the round closed,
and his aGherents cheered.
Round Ryan landed a left to the
face. Mccoy came back with a swing
ing left on the face. Mccoy swung his
right and left on the face, and Ryan
slipped in a rush. Mccoy let his right
go before he could control it, and there
were cries Of foul, but it was not al
lowed Ryan poked left to the face
and got nasty one in the same place
in ~eturn, and another on the wind.
Ryan rushed, and they exchanged
rights on the face. Mccoy jabbed a
light left to the face, and Ryan rushed
twice, and sent his man to the ropes
with great punches. The crowd cheer
ed wildly.
Round 5-Ryan ducked a left lead,
and rushed, tripping to the ground.
They mixed matters in the middle Of
the ring without much damage. Ryan
sent right to the jaw, and as they
broke away Ryan uppercut with his
left 3n the face. They clinched twice,
with no damage, and Ryan swung
right to jaw.
The police then stopped the fight,