The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-26
RYAN FHIPs GREEN.
Hard Earned Victory fer the Syracuse Man In
Eirhteen Rounds.

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SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25.-George Green en-.
deavorcd to retrieve his lost honors tonight Ivy
tackling Tommy Ryan of Syracuse. the noted
welterwoight. Green had a creditablo record
up to tho time Joe Walcott knocked him out.
Since that time he has taken especial pains to
improve. Joe Choynski has been boxing with
him, and Green has found that he is much
stronger than he was in any Of his other fights.
Ryan trained over in Oakland. The shrewd
Billy Delaney directed his work.
The betting was very heavy both in the pools
and the mutuals. In the pools Green was 10 to
6. He was backed down to fves last night, but
at 2 o'clock to-day the odds were 10 TO 5lo
fast. In tho Paris mutuals the men sold at
about even figures.
In the evening the Green money commenced
TO 20 into the boxes. and the betting closed at
10 to Gig. This was rather better than Green's
friends hoped for. considering the way the bet
ting ran last night and to-day.
At 9:l5 the men entered the ring. Green first.
and both received an ovation. Behind Green
Delaney. Henry Baker and Spider Kelly.
umpire. 1t was announced that Tom O'Rourko
had telegraphed a challenge to the winner on
The first round commenced at 9:23.
FIRST RouSp.-Both men were cautious and very
shifty.. Green was the nrst to lead. but failed 70
on the body. Ryan scored on the body aud lightly on
the Jaw with his right aud cleverly kept away from
Green's counters. The pace was very fast.
SECOND RoUNp.-After long range sparring, Ryan
landed q vicious right swing on Green's Jaw ana
only get In a Light right lab on the body. Green con:
danger. Green ran into a stin left joit on the Jaw.
and sent nothing back. Ryan's cleVerness caught the
THIRD RoUSp.-Green forced matters and landed an
open.glove left on Ryan's head; Ryan was feinting
Ing Of moment transpired in this round.
FOURTH RouSD.-,Ryan scored stlniylon the body with
hit l"ft and ltnltl mn IN "a I'm htg tvh GraaT
left on the neck and scored neatly with left on
hard left and right on the face. and took a
s sss b ,ets IN re return in GREEN IN nAs r,, mhstpP and Mys sent nA IN Z ss sn !
hard ones. which Ryan blocked. In q ciinch. Green
Put in two sun half:arm let's on the face and body.
The night so far was very even.
FIFTH RouSD.-The men tran into a clinoh. In which
Green to the ropes and landed two hard let's. Green
countered v~ic!ously, but his blows We're carefully
ing characterized the round.
SIXTH R~oTsp;mRyan scored a low LEFT on the
aud in the clineh he tabbed Ran lightly with his
i a hard Ry iast r on the AG BODY SF'g Tepe sssRSea the s'% dose w'' a
minute later. Green landed a hard left swing full on
came back with a hard right on the cheek. taking a
hard right on the body Ryan PIT IN : his !, lsft hard on
return. Green landed u neat loft on the face as the
Green seeming the stronger. Ryan braced up then,
Al" landed X,nIn%. t two , ts5r,f' E .9htT on , s5ssnss fHSe; , Green ssa
clinches. Green missed a nnmbor OF leads. Ryan
s a eIinch. hT This ' was p Ryan, am '% rSan nd" 'ne' "0una up'n
EiSnTM EoTSp;-Eyaa landed nS left O. the the body.
blocked and uppercnt, him. The pace had
GUS aud was cautious. Ryan landed a hard leit on
a half arm right on the Jaw just as the hell tapped.
oI S,sT to EG TSs into an nsn into RYAN Ssin's but and a p1 S5Sd
left on the jaw. Green put in a right on
s the S Be ywh nns d na0' a%y S Ga sss %ff Ryas 4u. Rsti
and Green slipped to his knees under the r9nes. Ryan
neatly. Toward the close they exchanged hard let's
on the body and were clipched at the close.
does no damage. Green seems tho stronger in
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body. Green missing the counters. Green got in a
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wild. This was Ryan,s round:
three good lefts, catching a stir left on the body in
return. Again Ryan landed left on body and Jaw.
the ns Sen%'f In THIS Sn FOUND snsd .' but Green H sela his s s1eSind
well. The round closed with honors easy.
TWELFTH RoUNp.-This was the most furious round
of the fight. Ryan rushed. Green into the ~latter's
corner and rained left and right continuously on him,
dazlng Green badly for a moment. but Green re.
covered and 'hiiined' eanie1y.' This was all Ryan's
THIRTEENTH RoUSD.-Ryan was cool and took his
time. Green rushed several times and landed three
countering lightly. Tho round was tame.
FOURTEENTH oUSp.-Thisr round q almost feature.
tired.
FIFTEENTH RoUSD.-Green took considerable punish.
ment in this round. Ryan landing several hard lefts
on tho body and face. Green's right eye was pulled
from a left swing. Ryan seemed 10 be firing.
SIXTEENTH RoUSp.-Ryan had everything his own
way in the sixteenth, tabbing Green in the face with
Decidedly e I'd 8 Eros Ss At the 'sc close and hi. face S was badly
pulled. Ryan did not have a mark.
and did eonsidersbie clinehins. Ryan had the better
of what little effective fighting was done.
EIGHTEENTH RousD.-lyan rushed at Green and
smashed him left and right, flooring the latter in his
own corner, Green stayed down the full ten seconds,
Retting up only to bo knocked down again with a
right swing. He wa helpless and tho referee, Nc.
Donald. gave the decision to Ryan. which no Justly
earned. Ryan does not bear q mark.