The record-union., 1897-02-25
TOMMY RYAN DEFEATS
TOMMY TRACEY.
The Australian Stood Up for an Awful
Drubbing for Three Rounds,
But Was No Match for the Clever
Welter- Weight Champion.
Tracey Hammered All Over the Ring
in the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and
Ninth Rounds, Being Repeatedly
Until His Seconds Finally Threw
Up the Sponge.

Ryan of this city defeated Tommy Ira
cey of Australia before crowd of o,OOO
people 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 welter- weight champion.
The fight was for the welter-weight
championship of the world and half of
the gate receipts, 10 per cent of the
amount going to the winner and 70 per
cent to the loser. The winner or the
fight was offered a match with George
Green (Young CorbetD 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 14o pounds,
Ryan weighing within half pound OF
the limit and Tracey 139.
Round 1-Ryan led left for the face,
after considerable fiddling, but fell
short. Tracey rushed and Ryan
clinched. Tracey sent light left to the
face and right to the body during the
clinch. He was warned by the referee.
Ryan swung his left on the jaw. Ira
d
Tracey, rushed by Ryan, jumped away
as the round closed.
Round 2-Tracey rushed and Ryan
clinched. Tracey sent a right to the
body in the breakaway. Ryan ducked
vicious right, and swung a left on the
jaw. Tracey swung a left on the body.
Ryan sent a left to stomach. Tracey
appeared to be hitting low in cinches,
and he was several times Kissed.
Round g. Ryan sent his left to the
body on the first rush. They clinched
and Tracey was again warned for foul
work by the referee. Ryan sent his
right to the heart and received an up
percut as he backed away. Tracey
sent right to the body, and slipped.
Tracey sent a left TO the ribs. Ryan
sent a right to the body. Tracey
swung his left on the neck Ryan sent
a right to the body twice.
Round 4. Ryan led a short left. Ira
cey sent his right to the body. Tracey
rushed without advantage. Ryan sent
his left to the body and swung his
right on the face. Ryan sent a right
to the wind. Tracey came out of a
clinch with left on the jaw, and Ryan
repeated. Tracey sent in a straight
left, and then landed a right as the
round closed.
Round ). Referee Sullivan warned
Tracey for hitting during clinches.
Ryan opened with left on the chin.
Tracey led his left, but Ryan stepped
aside and avoided it. Ryan sent his
left to the face and blocked a right
lead. Tracey sent a left swing to the
face. Ryan hammered Traceys head
several times with right and left. Ira
cey rushed and Ryan dropped to the
floor Tracey fell over him. Ryan
landed a nasty left on the jaw that
made Tracey groggy. He followed it
up with a number of bad ones. Tracey's
left eye began to bleed just before the
round closed.
Round q. Ryan sent Tracey's head
back with a straight left A lead for
the body was prettiy blocked by Ira
cey. Ryan landed his right on the
face and Tracey came back with a
left on the face. Ryan tried for the
wind and hammered Tracey, who was
badly winded, all over the ling. He
smashed him right and left In Tracey's
corner, and the gong evidently saved
the Australian.
Round Tracey puffed hard as he
came up. Ryan sent a straight left
and right to the body and a left to
.the face. Tracey seemed weak, and
tried to save his wind. Ryan sent his
right to the wind, and soon had Tracey
going. He tried hard to land knock
out blow on Tracey's face, but the
Australian prevented it. Tracey rail-
lied and swung right and left. Ryan
ducked and Tracey went to the floor,
and was there when the gong sounded
after eight seconds.
Round S-Tracey was blowing and
putting, and his nose was bleeding
when they came up. Ryan kept his
work up. He landed a blow on the
chin. sending Tracey to the ground,
where he stayed the limit. He was
knocked down again as he rose. Creedon
entered the ring and tried to throw
water on Tracey but was ordered out.
He rose from the floor three times in
this round, after staying down nine
seconds each time. The gong carried
him through
Round 9-Tracey made a rally, but
was badly crippled. Ryan sent him
down with blow on the chin, and when
he rose Ryan sent him down again
Tracey stayed down nine seconds. and
when he got up made q. rush at Ryan
who again fioOred him with a blow from
his left on the point of the chin. At this
juncture Creedon threw up the sponge,
and began talking at Ryan. who as
sumed belligerent attitude toward
him. They We're separated and the ref
cree declared Ryan the winner.
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