The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-28
RYAN IS READY.
Is 10 Pittston Waiting for His Bout with
McAuliffe Thursday Night at
Music Hall.

Tommy Ryan, the Philadelphian,
reached Pittston yesterday with his
trainer, Mart Winters, and will remain
there until Thursday afternoon, finish
ing his work of preparation for meet
ing Jack McAullffe in Music Hall on
Thursday night. McAuliffe and his
handlers will arrive here from New
York city this afternoon at $50 o'clock.
The champion is believed to be in
fine fettle as he had for several weeks
been training for his meeting with Jack
Downey Sept. 20, but which was pre-
vented by the police as the Brooklyn
club which proposed to give the contest
had no license. McAuliffe was that
night matched by Manager Jack Skelly
of the American Sporting club, to box
Ryan in this city.
McAuhffe's record follows. Unless
otherwise indicated each contest was a
victory for McAulffee: Bob Mace, 8
rounds; Mike Leary, rounds; Patsy
Hogan, / round; William Whitney, 1
round George Kline rounds; Jake
Karcher, II rounds; James Patterson,
2 rounds; Harry Isaacs, 4 rounds;
Jack Ruddy 5 roundss John S. Elling-
worth, rounds; John Sperry, Q rounds;
William Ellingsworth, 3 rounds; Jack
Hopper, II rounds; Ed. Carroll, l
round; Charley Mccarthy, 8 rounds;
Billy Frazier, 81 rounds: Harry Gill
more, 2S rounds; Walter Campbell,
rounds; Jimmy Mitchell, rounds;
jim Carney, "A rounds. draw; Mike
Daily, is rounds, no decision; Patsy
Kerrigan, 10 rounds, draw; Billy Da-
cey. IL rounds; Sam Collyer, 2 rounds;
Jake Hyamns, Q rounds; Billy Meyers,
Ga rounds, draw; Paddy Smith. round;
Jimmy Carroll, AZ rounds; Austin Glib
bons, 6 rounds; Billy Meyers, 15 rounds;
Jim Ryan, 6 rounds; Horace Leeds, 4
rounds; Young Griffo, 10 rounds;
owen Ziiegler . rounds, draw: Kid
Lavigne, 6 rounds, no decision; Harry
| Pigeon, rounds; Jimmy Carroll, 10
| rounds.
McAuliffe was born in Cork ireland,
March "a. 1866, and is. consequently
81 years old. He is feet, inches In
| height. His best fighting weight has
been 135 pounds.
Ryan has a decided advantage in
height and reach. He is feet 9 inches
in height and will weigh about 1888
pounds at the ringside. He was horn
in st. Johns, N. b., and Will not be 21
years old until Dec. 20. Since he be-
gan boxing in Philadelphia two years
ago, he has met and defeated: Jack
Davis, 2 rounds; Billy McCaffrey,
rounds; Tom Mcclure. rounds: Sam
| Boyle. 2 rounds; Joe Dougherty, 1
rounds; Pat Coan, 2 rounds; Harry
Davis, 8 rounds; Jack Duggan, 2
rounds;t Jack ODonnell, 1 round;
Frank Gering, 1 round; John Kelly, l
round Jack Hanlon, 4 rounds; Fred
| Sweigart, rounds; Billy Payne,
rounds; Jack Robertson, round: Joe
Mcnamara, 2 rounds; Young Griffo,
3 rounds. He has fought n Ground
draw with Joe Dougherty and 10 rounds
with Tommy Butler No decisions
We're given in six-round draws with
owen Zeigler and lack DAILY.
| While McAuliffe is a prime favorite
for Thursday nights meeting it must
not be overlooked that Ryan polished
off Young Griffo in three rounds and
it required ten rounds for McAuliffe
to get a decision over the same man.
The following two preliminaries have
been arranged to precede the stal
event: Six rounds at 125 pounds, Will
liam O'Brien, of Scranton, and Jack
Livingston, of Pittston: four rounds
at 135 pounds, Mike Kane, of Minooka
and Jack Edwards, of Plains.