The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-26
Pronounced a Beautiful Exhibition
of Clever Boxing.
EIGHTEEN ROUNDS FOUGHT
NEITHER MAN SHOWED A MARX
OF PUNISHMENT
Forty-fve Hundred Spectators at the
National Athletic Club In San
Francisco = Joe Walcott Tele-
graphed Challenge to the Win
ner-Ryan's Superior Generalship.

San Francisco, Feb. 25.-It took
Tommy Ryan IS rounds to dispose of
George Green tonight. From spec
/ tator's point of view, it was a beauti-
/ full exhibition of clever boxing. Mel
Their man showed a mark OF punish
ment at the finish, and the advantages
alternated until after the thirteenth
round, when Ryan'ss superior stamina
began to tell He seemed the most Ell
fective in close work from this point
on, and his left jabS on the face ana
short-arm right-hand blows on the
body took the life out of the local man.
At no time could Ryan land his right
on Green's jaw effectively, while Green
sent in several good rights on Ryan's
jaw and head at close range. Ryan
superior ring generalship helped him
to win the fight. He allowed Green
to tire himself in the early stages OF
the contest and came with rush at
the finish.
The fight was before the National
Athletic club and a crowd of $500
spectators was present. Joe Walcott
sent message from New York, chal-
longing the winner.
FELT SICK.
Ryan came out of the contest feeling
pretty SICK. he was ScCll III 1iio IA CSo-
ing room by the Associated Press re-
porter, where he was lying on cot,
vomiting When asked about the fight,
he said:
81 feel pretty sick. My stomach
went wrong a couple of days ago, and
1 went into the ring a sick man. |
feel very weak just at present. Had
have been whipped Green put up
first-class fight. He is game and
clever man, and I had no easy time
of it,
Green recuperated quickly, and few
minutes after he left the ring, was APP
parently as strong as before he COM
menced the first round.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round 1.-The men began by sparring
for a minute. Green was aggressive.
Green led first, but missed. Green
landed a light left on the neck and got
a glancing left on the jaw a moment
later In the clinches Green put
couple of rights on the body.
Round 2.-Green forced the pace and
tried for the body with his left. Green
swung a hard left on the body. Green
rushed Ryan, who ducked out of a
tight place. Ryan jabbed Green on the
right eye with his left.
Round 3.-Green swung right and left
and missed, but moment later swung
his left hard on Ryans jaw. Green
forced Ryan about the ring. Ryan
side-stepped and ducked.
Round 4.-Ryan rushed and landed
his left lightly on Green's body. Green
put left on head lightly. Ryan got
Green in corner and put hard left
on the body. Green swung his right
on the head. Ryan rushed. Green
clinched and put a right on the body
and head in the clinch.
THESE WE'RE LIVELY.
Rounds 5 and were lively Ryan
forced the fighting, but was unable
to land effectively, although scoring
two left swings on the body. Green
showed to better advantage in the
clinches, putting several hard rubS on
the body. To this point the fight was
even.
Round was in favor of Ryan. Green
appeared tired and his blows lacked
force. Ryan was aggressive.
Round Screen landed a hard left
swing on Ryan's face. Ryan rushed
and was met with a straight left on
the face, but put in a good uppercut
in the clinch. 1t was Green's round,
however.
Rounds and 10 were about even.
Green appeared the stronger when they
came to a clinch. forcing Ryan against
the ropes, but no hard blows were
landed.
Round 11-This was a pretty exhi-
bition, but without any hard blows |
being struck
Round bryan jabbed Green in the |
face several times. Then matters were |
mixed. Ryan put a hard left on the |
Jaw and followed with right on the |
head, staggering Green, but the latter |
came back viciously and put left on |
the body and right hard on the head |
THIS IN GREEN'S FAVOR.
Round 10 was slightly in Green's IA
vor. He did most of the leading and |
landed good left and right swings on |
the head. Ryan jabbed Green in the /
face with left but without damage.
Round ii was slightly in Ryan's IA
vor. Green kept moving about and ap-
peared to be playing for a rest.
Round Is was remarkably fast. Ryan
forced the pace, but was well countered.
SO far it is about an even fight. Ryan
seemed slightly winded at the close of
the fifteenth round
Round Is ended in hot rally Ryan
showed to better advantage in the close
work. but both men were tired. This
was Ryan's round
TOLD ON BOTH MEN.
Round 1.-THE terrific pace for six.
teen rounds had begun to tell on both
men. They took it slowly during the
first part of this round, but wound up
at fast clip, Ryan resorting to left
labs with which he was effective Green
very tired
Round 1S.-Green came up very tired.
He showed no marks from Ryan's
blows, but the fast fighting had worn
him out. After a rush from Ryan,
Green clinched and slipped to the floor
Exhausted. He remained down nine
seconds, came up for a moment and
hen fell to his knees and was counted
,ut. He did not go out from a blow,
)ut from sheer exhaustion.
Races at Ingleside.
San Francisco, Feb. 25.-Weather at
ngleside cloudy; track sloppy. Re
ults:
First race, five and a half furlongs-
xvnn ArTOna Second nabII !