The times., 1897-09-09
STOPPED By THE POLICE
Unsatisfactory End Of the Fight
Between McCoy aud Ryan.
A LARGE CROWD PRESENT
Interference Takes Place During
the Fifth Round-Ryan Seemed
to Be Having the Best of the Es-
counter and His Friends Charge
That There Was CoiIusion.

Syracuse, n. Y. Sept. S.-The fight be-
tween ''Kid' Mccoy, of Indianapolis,
and Tommy Ryan, of Syracuse, at the
Empire Athletic Club tonight, was stop
ped by the police in the fifth round and
declared draw.
1t had been scheduled to last twenty
rounds, and was for purse of So, 900, the
winner TO take all.
Ryan's friends openly charge that men
Influential with the police had backed
Mccoy heavily and wanted the fight stop
ped when 1t was going against them. AS
proof OF their claim that tue police in
terferenee was unnecessary they point
10 the fact that the preliminary go be-
tween Homer Selby and Patsy Haley,
brutal exhibition through cut, Was not
stopped until the third round, While the
main 20 was tame IN comparison.
There were 2 800 people in the audi
torium when the star fight began. In the
audienc. were prominent lawyers, lead
ing physicians, at least one doctor OF
laws, and "Parson' Davies for a short
time touched elbows with recently Or
dained minister of the Gospel, and Il
Presbyterian at that.
Frank Matty, president of the common
council, and a hacker OF the club, occu-
pied q prominent seat at the ringside.
fets of 81 900 to 500 and $500 to $3.50
On Mccoy were freely offered fron the
ring without takers. George SiIer, OF the
Carson City fight, was referee.
Mccoy and Ryan weighed in al less
than /
Coy got 10 good upper cut, then landed
ON the stomach. Ryan swung a terrific
righ. that miss ed.
In the second round Mccoy again played
for the wind and landed. Ryan's right
went u McCoy's head. rhe latter put
his left e. the wind. Mccoy struck in the
clinch aud was warned by the referee.
Ryan landed hard left hook on the ear.
Mccoy rushed his opponent, fiercely upper
cutting hiuIand put his left To the stomach.
After preliminary sparring in the third.
Mccoy rusned Ryan and both slipped To
the floor. Mccoy hit with his right In
elnch, gaining first blood. Ryan's LEFT
went to McCoy's ribs, and his right To
the Jaw Ryan pol;ed his left twice in
McCoy's face. and scored the points in
this round, his jabs To the heart and wind
counting 10 his favor.
In the fourth, Ryan swung a hard right
or the jaw. He slipped aud went down.
Mccoy hit him when he was down. Ryan
then pHt two lefts to Mccoy's jaw. Both
put in lefts &c the face. Mccoy began
to bleed from the nose. Ryan forced his
man TO the ropes and landed right and
left, Willie the crowd cheered like mad.
In the fifth and last round, Ryan led,
missed and slipped to the floor. The men
elinched Mccoy Jabbed Ryan in the wind
The latter forced Mccoy TO the ropes aud
as the kid started to escape he cuffed
him hard with a right. Ryan was fighting
ell around Mccoy, when, to the astonish.
ment of all, Inspector o. Brien began way
ing his hands aud shoutin to Referee siler
to stop the fight. It was not apparent
for a niinure just what this action meant.
as the men had hardly struck single hard
blow. Nevertheless the police crowded
into the ring and dispersed the principals
and seconds.