Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-01

Tommy Rynn Puts Him Ont in Six
Rounds.

CHICAGO Nov 3O-Tommy Ryan of
Syracuse was given tine decision tonight
over Billy Stiff of Chicago in the sixth
round Of what was to have been Il rweive-
round bout. Ryan had all the best of the
fight from the START, forcing the fighting
all the way through, and had Stiff in bad
shape when the police iuterfered If the
fight had gone on as II went for six rounds
S-ift would have been out at the end of the
eighth round at the farthest.
The men entered the ring at 1890, Ryan,
who weighed JAG pounds, being seconded by
Jimmy Murphy Of Chicago and William
Moore of Syracuse. Stiff, who weighed l57
pounds was aided by Frank Childs OF Chi
cago and Patsy Fitzgerald also of this
city. George Siler actCd as referee.
Round 1.-Ryan led and landed a light
left on the body, following ii up with
and put 1t lightly on Ryan's 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
Round 2,-Stift led with his left and
Ryan ducked cleveriy and coming up ne
put his right and then his left on the jaw
hard. In a few seconds he put his left
hard on the head Stift made a vicious
swing which Ryan misjudged and ran into,
nattlng a hard right on top Of the head
Stiff put his left on Ryau's body.
RounC a-Stft landed Il hard right on
Ryans arm ana before he could get away
his head was sent back by Ryans left
Ryan then put il all over Stift, sending
his right to the stomach twice in success
sion, 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 whicA caught
Stiff on the jaw, he lost his balance and
fell just as the gong sounded.
Round Ryan put lis left on the wind
ana received stin right on the shoulder
Ryan led with mis- right for the body hui
was blocked. Ryan senl his right to the
body hard Stuff got in two rights on the
body and Ryan put lis left hard on the
right eye dazing Stift
Round Bryan went after Stiff from
the sound OF the gong and hit him so often
that II was hard to heep track OF the blows
SO fast did l1ey come. j simply rained
on the jaw and his right on the body
Stiff led with his right but was wild and
Ryan got away easily Ryan put q right
and left on the jaw, then put his left hard
on Suits bad eye, Cioslng IL a little more
Then he bomharded Stift with d left on the
eye, right in the center OF the face, "a
right on the jaw, and followed Stiff into
with a Whirlwiud of blows on the jaw,
Lowing II up with a left sun lost his
get IN a hard left swing on Ryans jaw,
but got TWO Of the same sort in return.
When the round closed Stifts right eye
was closed, the side Of his face was puffed
out, and he was badly punished.
Round 6-Ryan landed q left on Stifts
bad eye: and put a right on the jaw, fol
lowing IL up with q left. Suft lost his
head, and although the agreement was
that the men We're 10 break clean, he clung
10 Ryan and fouled him repeatedly with
shOrt-arm blows while the men were
clinched Ryan landed a hard right and
left on the jaw and Stiff put in hard
right on the body, the best blow he struck
in the night, Ryan put his left on the Jaw
and then swinging round caught stitt