The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-10

Tommy Ryan, the Philadelphia boy,
who got a decision over young Griffo
and Jack McAuliffe, was fought off his
feet by Jimmie Judge. the Scranton
conner, in twenty rounds at Music hall,
last night. Eight hundred admirers of
the tistic art, representing the two VAL
leys from Wilkes Barre to Carbondale,
saw the mill and declared themselves
highly satisfied with the whole affair,
and particularly the result
There was no room to question the
decision; in fact, the bell was the only
thing that saved Ryan from a sleep
in the last three or four rounds. and If
the last round had been about two
blows longer the demands of the Judge
shouters for put-out would have been
complied with While it was Judges
fight from the outset, there was never
time in the first fifteen rounds but
what he had to do his level best work
to keep the Philadelphia in subjec-
tion. Several of the middle rounds of
the fight We're "honors even," or in
Ryan's favor, but in these rounds, as
rule, there was not much heavy work
done. When Judge got a round he got
1t with a vengeance.
Ryan did but little of the leading,
being content to wait for a chance to
daze his opponent and then open up,
as is the fashion of Come-on fighters.
The opportunity he waited for, how
ever, never came. Judge was too much
for him to begin with, and besides this,
proved himself so exceptionally clever
in protecting himself after miss, that
Ryan's plan of campaign went askew.
RYAN A GOOD FIGHTER.
Ryan is a good fShter though and
proved himself a far hptter man than
he vas given credit for by those who
saw him in the fiasco with McAuliffe.
He is great on rally, has wonderful
pluck and endurance and fights we'll
with both hands. His blows however,
lack the force that are needed to give
tit-for-tat with a strong puncher like
Judge.
The contest was incidentally for the
welterweight championship of the
state, but principally for the dollars
and dollars-and- a-half that Manager
Jacl, Skelly took in at the head of the
stairs There is no kick coming on
that, though, it might be added paren-
thetically, for everybody got their
moneys worth.
The men were to fight at 40 hounds.
hut each Of them was a little over
that, not more than two pounds how
ever Both were in good condition and
looked ready to do battle for their
lives, Judge had a little the better of
height and reach and also was the
shifter on his feet.
The fight was called at 1O.45. Judge
had as his seconds, Bobby Dobbs. of
Minneapolis; Pat Hopkins. of this city
and j. A, Turnerwalt, Of PHILADELPHIA.
In Ryan's corner were Kid Brown. of
hartford, Conn; Jack TOnkin. Of AS
torla, n. Y; Tommy RObb and James
reynolds, of Philadelphia. Ed. Cole
man was referee and he timekeepers
We're Percy Gibbons and Tom
O'I;ourke. 0''
Ihe men started in very cautiously.
Judge confident and Ryan a little on
the wary. Judge did the aggressive
work. but did not appear overly anx-
lous to mix matters, and il was not
uhtll the NTH round was reached that
any lighting was done. RYAN took
Sood advantage of every chance and
several times punched Judge hard and
iast after the latter missed a lead
In the sixth round Judge commenced
to get the upper hand and from that
on he forced matters. Ryan persisted
In using his knee, and the crowd
tumultuously demanded of the referee
that he caution him about the foul
tactics. Ryan was cautioned. hut n
had no effect, the knee would come
up viciously every time Judge came
in on him.
In the beginning of the seventh
round Ryan made a rally that caused
the onlookers to think that the scrap
was Just about to begin. Judge recoy-
cred, however, and had far the best
OF the latter part of the round.
Both men were weak in the eighth
and ninth rounds but both fought well
with honors easy. Judge took things
easy in the tenth. and then went at
Ills man hammers and tongs fashion
In the eleventh, scoring a clean knock
down and starting Ryan on the tobog-
gan.
In the twelfth Judge put RYAN
through the ropes and the latter was