The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04
I'M RYAN BADLY BEATEN.
royMr UES STOPS THE LUsTRAIL<N
IN EIGHT ROUNDS.

Ene DercAted FuEtlist Net In n, AlthouGh ne
KNOCKS Ills Cooqperov nown In tho First
uound-F1nnaEns 0utPotnts Roden, and
oven Bss to Holsoub At the Broadway A. q.
lin Ryan, hcraldod as the best middleyveisht
r~rsiIist in Australia, proved q disappointment
a, the broadway A. O. last night In eight
hot,y contested rounds Tommy West. the local
eyltcr, malo him look like . novice.
In rp!at OF science hitting, and general shift
,,ss lyan was not In It and received such q
beatins that HIS seconds nnslly were forced TO
oopo TO his rescue with the spongo-throw-
Inc act. West, who Is rapidly coming to
The front, lost no time in convincing the Aus
tral!au that his task was hopeless. He fought
Ran with straight lcfts and. whenever the op-
por:!ai'y was presented. he never failed to use
X, r4gat With staggering results. RYAN looked
Iic Il typical prize fighter, and when
he knocked West down with q swift left on the
nose in the beginning Of the first round, II
,srrocA 10 hc a cake walk for him. But that was
,ho.; he only effective blow landed BY him In
,be ee;tre contest. Dick Roche, as usual,
refereed.
Nhp,.er ORourkc has concluded to allow no
more letting in the club, and before the fighting
b.cnn hn 80 informed the crowd, much to every
boly's surprise. There woro many private wa
rys. however, between close-mouthed indi-
viduala.
There were shout $500 in the arena when
Charley Roden OF Jersey City and Steve Flana-
esn Of Philadelphia put up their hands in the
f~t bout Of ten rounds ut los pounds. 1t was
Fausgau's first appearance in this city. and he
surprised the crowd with exceptional cleverness.
Roien forced the fighting at the start, but he
quickly found that the Philadelphia was q pho
pouenal hitter for his weight.
Iioden was GroGgy in the hfth round. yet he
recovered In short order. Flanagan was 90
thity in the sixth, seventh. and eighth rounds
that he received round after. round OF apprecia.
tive applause. Roden found it almosl impossible
10 bit him, while Steve covered the Jorseyman's
isS with 5s1s Sr a sssul II The eE ,SSt tTo r OF al FI nns
get away" and richly earned tho referees YER
diet. Roden's right eye was closed when he left
THAT Flanagan can lick q whole lot of little
men around, here, remarked @ critical sport,
Real smuggling was in store for the spectators
when two colored, pugtlists, Frank O'Neil of
G Ca, a. }h and s6eo GmaiF pSSl; H9ISSmo 20 Of w, %"s r6nnSs
lao pounds. .o'Neil knew considerably more
about the scientific end Of the game, and
ness in the first round. Holcomb concluded to
gel III close and rely on his heavy hitting, so that
oNeiIs cieyeTnsss In the second round was
r'.Holcqm6 relished o'Neil's rushing tactics in
p s9s cal closed Frank IIHV left eye and cut bis
lps open. 0'Neil fought with desperation In, the
fourth, and in z neres mi3.qp he raised
oSsiI scored a half Touchdown with a swing
, msis1 Of f fendl e eIote sns spS 5's.h Ts snshe "a in q
S' @a Deli Ho SseSaGsn %oSsh Is 6l ses VIII With 9 q SoST SaGai
LETT on tho point Of the lev. apd Holoomb went
q Queer street, and o'NeIl promptly Knocked
Bin, down again with . heavy fight-hander.
tie men and declaring In favor Of the Chicago
In spite of the clubs edict, there was plenty
OF betting on the event Of the night, q twenty
anu Vest. The former wss an unknown aSan.
s sty in the he. es sSdas Q n Of the majority Of the the
lisht ~fsvorite, chiefly because of his recent
5 hss' cEs S5sa So sam %f Tsssst4 ki.1 ead r ssanI MUIR Msns
ghs; Vest wss looked after by Pete Burns.
weighed l5e pounds and West about l6o.
I Is, !, n ~ ~ soi ss sSs 1 %s. sh fsiI s sS:I s s|:a. IN ! .%'r fsRi
Sy Ia9s 2 az, e I s5 feet ss Inv With hn sf.iisy; and ss Ss%s In k again;
fsss aosS i showed sSti mn %.r ls ssilt sa. West. too, was
sh:tty. and wien Ryan rushed In he couldn't locate
svuud with loft hand ,as.. Ryan backing away. ~'
sEc9se EouD.west Jumped IN With q LEFT on the
blow. West however. kept up this iae q ATTACK: and
h Il. ass ses. ToS TO 91 Ssstiy l sssg,ly On the n 60dy With VIII
as!est smash and got inst blood. he also hit Ryan
SliGE :aised a bump on tie Australisn's easeE.soane.
Az this time Ryan kept eountering. but did not do
1Ttep k~oUxD-Ryan got q left to the neck. md both
hEdsd hard on ths eody. West rushed his nan 70 the
w.; now cut loose and rainod iefts and nghts
e CO.. e Of AIsfssi Ia h WI. ass TA' AZ nssI aS. S,idiy and Ssas saih es a
ward tho end OF the round. and sent homo some feA-
Nhc6 Sss Covered With viii an SlssSsf San ia sst and ih SSa
t"EEap TO MS corner
.a q%Ss'i liz ES on the jsr. ''f sysa al h: SRRG ssG NTH md,
meat later he drove In a terrible body punch. west
;oHs soG4 cars 70 dineh unal no had resainsd his
ee.vei a sreat counter on tho jaw. which made him
mere cautious. Ryan was very lamo when Le took
.rFTa aOuSD.-As 10 the previous rounds. West Gu.
i4cs. The latter. handicapped b? his lame leg. Gould
do very little foOtwork, and was compelled to meet his
Al aaGn:s. and soon had Ryan So Weary that ss %ss
yefy much relieved when the gong rang. 1t looked
snTaE2Gyp-west hAmmered the hear, with 9 great
,s / TOMMY Ton hy1 made aiey ,sa N is = h sTs N. np q T sSs to : t the atom,
snd hntt!sd Jim all around the ring. RyaE. though
law but West fought him SO rapidly that the Aus.
Haisa's Ice was covered with blood when he sas
Is forced him TO the ropes. They sol into .
s ss,.s r, sl% q sss e %s,, S S.ss.S I ], af i ss y; H Ms:
naikahIe pluck. and stood up to the gan until time
Tasup. Ran appeared to 90 crying when no Sas
Gown, He was severely punished.
,Lf9HTH RoUsp.-west started in fast and Ryan
elhctei repeatedly. Tommy smashed his Antagonist
GA ae Jaw and body. Ryan countertng on tho face.
tnsI heavy lefts made linn staggsI. aud West rushed
..slss, Isi fpe &c io Rysn down %i but 1 sse An shS ,sls
struggled TO his feet. almost blinded by his own gore.
another deInon-llke rush and several stif blows again
saNasl Ryan 70 6op, and as he was practically helpless
"heh lie arose, his seconds threw up the sponge.
The time of the round was 2 minutes and 10
Seconds.
GAHH THIPS WIIRnK