The times., 1898-02-26
RYAN DEFEATS GREEN
Both Fighters in the Pink OF
Condition.
THE BATTLE GAMELY FOUGHT
The Welter-Weight Champion Cut
classes His Opponent and Wears
HIM Down at His l. teasure-
The Victor Escapes Without a
Scratch.

San Francisco, Feb. 25.-George Green
endeavored to retrieve his lost honors to-
| night by tackling Tommy Ryan, of Syra-
cuse n. Y, the acknowledged welter-
weight champion of the world. Green
realized that when he signed with Ryan
he was going against the best man of his
size In the world. and prepared accord
ingly Ryan has been fitting himself
over in Oakland.
The betting was very heavy. In the
pools Green was on the short end at 10
to last night, but at O'Clock today the
odds were 10 to 5 1-2 against him, and
Ryan money was coming in heavy.
In the evening the Green money COM
menced to go into the boxes, and the bet
ting closed at ~ to 12.
AT 9:O5 the men entered the ring, Green
first, and both were given an ovation
Behind Green were Bob Macarthur, Frank
Foster. Joe Choynski and Eddie Graney
Behind Ryan were Billy Delaney, Henry
Baker and Spider Kelly.
The referee was Jim Mcdonald, the
baseball umpire
1t was announced that Tom O'Rourke
ner on behalf of WoIcott.
The first round commenced at 9:23. Both
men were cautious, feeling each other at
long range. Green. was the first to lead,
but failed to land. In his next attempt
he planted a good right on the body.
Ryan scored on the body and lightly on
the jaw with his right and cleverly kept
away from Green's counters. The pace
was very fast.
Round 2. After long-range sparring, Ry
an landed a vicious right swing on
Green's jaw and ducked the return. Green
rushed fiercely. but could only get in a
light right jab on the body. Green con-
tinued to rush, but Ryan's footwork kept
him out of danger
landed an open glove left on Ryan's head.
Ryan feinted and ducked, apparently
feeling his man.
Round 4. Ryan scored stifiy on the
body with his left and lightly on the
cheek with his right, Green countering
lightly on the body. Green put a light
left on the neck and scored neatly with
his left On the body. Ryan countered on
the body. landed hard on the face with
left and right. and took a stiff punch In
return. In the mix-up the Syracusan had
a shade the best of IL. Green rushed and
sent In a severe blow. which Ryan block
ed. In the clinch that followed Ryan put
in two stiff half-arm lefts on the face
and body
Round 3. The men ran into a ciinch, in
which no damage was done. A moment
later Ryan rushed Green to the ropes
and landed two swift lefts.
Round G. Ryan scored low left on the
stomach and ducked the return His op-
ponent rushed and i'm the clinch Ryan
got several light jabs with the left Green
also landed hard left swing full on
Ryan's jaw, which took away the latter's
smile.
In round seven Ryan punished Green
severely.
In the eighth the pace was slackened
and in the next three rounds the honors
We're about evenly divided
The twelfth round was the most furi-
GUS of the fight Ryan doing all the hit
ting. Green here began to show signs of
In the sixteenth Ryan had everything
his own way.
Both men took 1t easy in the seven
teenth.
In the eighteenth Ryan rushed at his
and smashed him left and right
flooring Green in his own corner The
latter stayed down the full ten seconds.
getting up only TO be knocked down |
again with a right swing. He was help |
less. and Referee Mcdonald gave Ryan |
The decision, which he justly earned.
Ryan does not bear a mark.