The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-06
JrrlRrHs M1Y cHANGE TRAINERS.
Looks as IL Tommy Ryan would Take the
Place of Delaney.

Looks as IL Tommy Ryan Would Take the
Place of Delaney.
Because OF Tommy Ryans good handling
and the manner In which he prepared Jehries
for his contests with Bob Fitzim mons and Tom
Sharkey. he will probably be installed by the
champion to act az his permanent trainer In
place OF Billy Delaney. The cause Is the
statements which Delaney gave out on the eve
OF the big fight that the Californian was not In
fette to go into tho ring and that he was not
properly trained.
Jefrrles. Ryan and his brother Charley were
at the Vanderbilt Hotel most OF yesterday.
The cham pion returned from Philadelphia In
the morning. and was In good humor until
come one brought up the subject relating to
Delaney's statements. The champion said:
THAT was q nice thing for him to say. wasn't
Il? l would never have believed It OF him
why, II looks as II he wanted to see me licked
I have the best Of feeling toward Billy and am
OF the opinion that he must have been laboring
under some deuson when he made that crack.
Had there been any ground for such remarks.
which he knows In his heart and soul that
there wasn't. he ought to have Kept
It to himself. as 1t was merely
/ a professional secret. | really thought he was
'joshing. and after the nght we had private
talk. When he admitted that II was So
that he said was unit to lsht: wa; am Uonid
you after the manner | have treated you
He went away in an anEry mood. and that was
the last saw or heard Of him since.
We'll might as well say right here that NJ
and RYAN don't rul ycrS well t2y.thsr; ne
to doY Ryan IL FAST clever fellow hn1 l
. have learned a lot from him. II | had taken
, Dsaney's advice i would never have known as
much about he game as do. lie wanted M
, 10 work with slow men,, but refused 70 DO u. l
don't say that know all about the game myeti
! have ots to learn. and by sticking 10 Ryan
! will he able to win a LOT Of tnttles Would you
believe 1t. RYAN and / boxed as hard az we
D. could every day. and felt more fattRued alter
/ got through with him than did In my battle
! with Sharkcy. ,.
! III Delaney says was not At he Is telling an
untruth How could have stood twenty-nvs
: rounds and al lowed Sharkey to butt and rough
ma the way he didy Any one with common
sense knows that must have been al right To-
waS wrong wou dn,t have entered the ring
We'll. It IL all over, and am sorry Tor Delaney
lie had good thing and did not know how 70
! appreciate it. He received 500 week. and
got several thousand dollars from me when
| won That was fair. think. .,,..--
viii he train you any more' the reporter
Il don't think he will" the champion replied
! 81 An going to have talk with my manager
Billy Brady. and will have more TO say on the
subject later IN the week.
kyan. when questioned about the contro-
Delaney is jealous Of me. and Jim did not
! like H. fcfrres followed nv advice through
4 out the contest and never consulted Delaney
This aug-trd Billy. and he scarcely spoke Worl
Jrirriss nd not weigh more than 2Oi poundl
he Ia Kidding himsclf Jefries entered thu
ling at 20 u, und-. and when ths battle wal
4 over he only tipped the beam at 2Oo pounds