The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-09
officers Jumped Into the Ring at Close
of the Fifth Round, and the Fight
Was Declared a Draw.
RYAN DID THE MOST CHASING
AND is ALLEGED TO HAVE HAD THE
BETTER OF THE "MILL."
The Indianapolis Boy Ready to Try
lit Again-A "Put-Up JOb"-HaIey
Bested by the Kids Brother.

SYRACUSE. N Y. Sept. S-PoIice inter-
ference put an end to the Tommy Ryan-<id
Mccoy fight in the fifth round here to-
night, when Ryan was doing the majority
of the work and chasing Mccoy all over the
ring, inhicting series OF wicked inside up
per cuts Although by no means going, Me-
Coy was having the worst of the contest
when Inspector O'Brien rang the gong and
Referee George Siler, of Chicago, sent the
men to their corners and announced the
bout a draw. Mccoy played lively tattoo
on Ryan's Jaw with his left in the first two
rounds but after that Tommy resorted
to inaghting and did much better at this
method
George Siler said TO a press representative
after the row had subsided: "Ryan had
the better OF the last round, but there was
only one decision possible under the cir
cumstanees and L gave it. There was no
necessity of police interference, as both men
were strong enough to continue the fight"
Ryan said: Il had Mccoy whipped as
sure as preaching l started him with
series Of inside upper cuts 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
unquestonably foul blow. 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 / will whip him
without the shadow of a doubt"
Mccoy said Il was not hurt in the
least. In the last round / was just let
ting Ryan wear himself out and then l
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 /
will fight him again If he wants another
chance"
Nat" Fenton, McCoys hacker, created q
scene by jumping into the ring and shout
ing that the thing had been fixed. This
man." he said, pointing to Police Inspector
O'Brien, knew at o'clock that he was
going to stop the fight. and / knew it, too.''
There was a scene OF the greatest confu-
sion. and, had not a strong force of police
men been on hand, trouble would have en-
sued
There were $500 people in the rink with
Mccoy strong favorite in the betting, and
many of them thought that they haa been
bunkoed. and did not hesitate to express
their feelings. The betting at the ringside
was ten to seven in favor of Mccoy, the
Mccoy contingent refusing to come down
to the odds wanted by the Ryan men of
two to one. The gong sounded at 1906.
Round 1.-THE Kid landed a left on the
jaw. Ryan slapped In his right on the
chest and pushed the Kid away in the
left TO the chest. Mccoy uppercut with
his right. after a clinch, landing on the
over; Mccoy poked. his right into Ryan 5
wird. Ryan blocked a left swing for the
body as the round closed.
Round 2.--McCoy rushed in and swung a
left on the body Ryan ducked a left swing
and clinched. He then got under McCoy's
left swing and lifted him from his feet.
mixed a laff xUh x.raS olro1
There were cries of foul as Mccoy hit
in a clinch. Ryan poked a left on the face
hard. Mccoy rushed Ryan 20 the ropes
and swung two hard lefts on the body. Ry-
gong sounded.
Round 3.-Ryan fell short with left lead.
They clinched and exchanged lefts on the
body. Ryans right eye was bleeding from
a jab. Mccoy rushed and Ryan fell to his
knees, Mccoy going over him. Both men
laughed as they got up. Ryan sent a light
left TO the face. The Kid then sent left
to the face. Next they exchanged hard
lIefts. on the jaw. Ryan poked a left to
the face. Ryan poked a right to the wind
twice as the round closed, and his adher-
Round 4.-Ryan landed a left on the face
and Mccoy came back with swinging left
to the face. Mccoy swings right and left
to the face and Ryan slipped in a rush.
Mccoy let his right go before he could con-
troll ii, and again there were cries of foul,
but not allowed. Ryan poked left to the
face and got nasty one in the same place
in return 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
cheered wildly
Round 5.-Ryan ducked left lead and
rushed tripping to the ground. Then they
mixed matters up in the midst of the ring
without much damage. Ryan sent right
to the left of the jaw, and as they broke
away Ryan upper cut with the left hard on
the face. They clinched twice with no
damage. Then Ryan swung his right to
the jaw. The police stopped the fight and
it was declared draw.
The preliminary to the Ryan Mccoy
fight, between Homer Selby (Kfd McCoy's
brother) and Patsy Haley was very short,
lasting but three rounds. Selby had the
better of it all through the fight, he doing
all the leading and knocked Haley down
repeatedly. Haley was down for eight sec
onds in the third round. and when he got
up Selby was so much in evidence that they
were sent to their corners by Referee
Brooks and the decision given TO Selby.
Mccoy and CreedOn to Fight.