The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-25
AWARDED TO RYAN.
Tracey Defeated for the WeIter-
weight Champi ON ship.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Feb. 24-Tommy
Ryan, Of this city, defeated Tommy
Tracey, of Australia, before a crowd of
1900 persons in the club house of the
Empire Athletic club here this evening
For three rounds the Australian stood
UP for an awful drubbing. He showed
his gameness throughout, but was no
match for the clever welterweight
champion. In the eighth round, when
Tracey was on his last legs, Dan Cree
den, who was behind him, entered the
ring with the evident intention Of pick
Ing up his man, who was lying on the
floor. Ryan saw him and ordered him
out Of the ring. In the next round,
Tracey lay on the floor in his own cor
ner and Creedon threw water on him.
Ryan saw the move and made a kick
at Creedon, which just grazed Dams
face. After the battle had been award
ed, CreedOn jumped into the ring and
| advanced toward Ryan's corner. Ryan
squared off and it looked like trouble
until the men were separated by the
other seconds and the police.
The fight was for the welterweight
championship of the world and half of
the gate receipts, Is per cent of the
amount going to the winner and 25 per
cent to the loser. The winner of the
fight was offered a match with George
Green (Young Corbett) before the Cor
bett-Fitzsimmons fight, but Ryan says
he will not accept, as he does not think
he has time to become acclimated in
Nevada. The men fought at 145 pounds
Ryan weighing within half a pound Of
the limit and Tracey 1885,
In the first round Ryan led left Tor the
face, after considerable ffdc-ng, but fell
Tracey sent a light left to the face and
a right to the body during the clinch He
was warned by the referee. Ryan swung
his left on. the jaw. Tracey hit again in
Ryan jumped away as the round closed
Round two was opened by Tracey rushing
and Ryan clinched Tracey sent a right to
the body In the breakaway. Ryan ducked a
vicious right and swung his left on the Jaw
Tracey swung his left the body Ryan
sent a left to the stomach. Tracey appeared
to be hitting low in clinches and he was sew
eral times Kissed.
Ryan sent left to the body on the first
rush in the third. They clinched and Tracey
referee. Ryan sent his right to the heart
and received an uppercut as he backed away
Tracey sent right to the body and slipped.
Tracey sent his left to the ribs. Ryan sent
right to the body. Tracey swung his left
on the neck. Ran sent right to the body
| twice.
Ryan led a short left to open the fourth
round. Tracey sent right to the body
and rushed but without advantage. Ryan
sent a left to the body and swunk a right on
| the face. Ryan sent a right to the wind
| Tracey came out of a clinch with a left on
the jaw and Ryan repeated. Tracey sent in
| a straight left and landed a right as round
| closed.
| Referee Sullivan warned Tracey for hitting
| during clinches before the fifth. Ryan opened
| with left on the chin. Tracey led his left
but Ryan stepped aside and avoided it. Ryan
| sent left to the face and blocked a right
! lead. Tracey sent a left swing to the face
| Ryan hammered Tracey's head several times
with his right and left. Tracey rushed and
| Ryan dropped to the floor. Tracey fell over
| him. Ryan landed nasty one on the Jaw
4 up with a number of bad ones Tracey's left
eye began tc bleed just before the round
| closed.
| In the sixth round Ryan sent Tracey's head
| back with a straight. A lead for the bod,,
/ was prettily blocked by Tracey. Ryan land
| ed right on the face, and Tracey came
i back with left on face Ryan tried for the
/ wind. and hammered Tracey, who was badly
Winded, all over the ring. He smashed him