Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-16
RYAN and GARDNER.

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DREW AFTER TWENTY ROUNDS OF
FAST AND YRETTY FIGHT
ING
AT THE METROPOLITAN CLUB
Last Night-A Very Slim Crowd Wit
messed the Battle-It Started Ex-
ceedfngIy Fast, Which Would
Have Brought an early End.
Ryan in Better Condition at the
End-Other Sporting Matters.
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Billy Ryan, OF Syracuse, N. Y, and
Oscar Gardner. of this city, fought
twenty rounds to a standstill last
night before the Metropolitan club at
Fulton. 1t was one of the prettiest
battles ever witnessed in that ring.
Wheeling sports don't seem to be able
to pick the good ones, for there were
only about 200 people in the arena
when the first bell called the boys to-
gether. Oscar introduced a new blow
in the fight. 1t is a full oyer-swing,
circling parallel with the body and
over the shoulder. 1t was evidently
new to Ryan, for it bothered him TO
nc little extent in the early rounds of
the battle. Both boys were very fit
and strong, but had it gone to a finish
Ryan would have certainly won. In
The early stages of the contest the fight
Ing was rough. Oscar went into the
ring with a bad hand, but it seemed
to bother him very little. PATSY
Gavin refereed. The decision was the
common verdict of the spectators.
This is the second time Ryan has
drawn with Gardner. In theFother bat
tie Oscar knocked him out in the
eighteenth. Billy changed his tactics
frequently during the fight, His foot
work was very fast and his style very
much like that of Matty Matthews.
The preliminary bout of the evening
was a ten two-minute round go to a
decision between Joe Simpson, a colored
boy Of Pittsburg, and Bobby Webb, OF
East Liverpool, o. Webb didn't have a
chance. Simpson was all the money
from the first bell. In the first round,
Joe got to his heart twice. After about
a half minute of the second round Joe
took one on the face and hooked his
right to the jaw. Webb sat down, but
arose to his feet, only taking two of
the count. Another punch on the jaw
put him down again. This time he
took four of the counts. AS he arose he
was evidently all in. Simpson chop
ped his right on the jaw again, and
Bobby dropped like a log. Referee
Gavin did not even count. 1t was
Webb's first appearance In a profess
year. The East Liverpool boy showed
very game.
Shortly afterward the main bout
was announced. In Ryan's corner
were Slater, his manager; Crossnell, Of
Scio, and Buzz" Auber, Of this city.
In Gardeners corner were Frank Hart,
of New York, his manager; Morgan
and George Nau, Of this city, and
Frank Collier. After receiving instruc-
tons the boys were sent to their cor
ners.
Round 1.-The men opened sparring.
Ryan sent left to face. In a mix Gard
ner sent left to stomach and Ryan
right to heart. Oscar sent right to
face. Ryan rushed, and Oscar side
stepped, sending right hard to heart.
Ryan landed a light left on face. Os-
car sent right to heart and left to sto-
mach. Ryan threw a left swing to
Oscars stomach, and Oscar sent right
to heart. Oscar mixed, sending rights
and lefts to body and face. The fight
ing during this round was very fast.
Round 2-Gardner opened, sending
left to stomach in a clinch. Gardner
sent left to face, and followed it an in
slant later with a left chop on neck.
Ryan swung his left into the body
again. The men clinched, Gardner
sending right to heart. Ryan swung
with right on neck. The fighting had
been very fast, and the men spared
cautiously until the bell rang.
Round Sin a clinch both sent right
and left to body. They spared pref
tily for a moment, Gardner landing
light lefts on jaw and neck. Ryan
slipped and clinched. Gardner sent
right to heart, and Ryan followed suit.
Gardner sent right hard to the heart,
throwing Ryan on the ropes. Ryan
sprang back, c%linching. Both fell to
the floor, Gardner underneath.
Round 4-Ryan opened aggressively,
chOpping his left in the neck. After
a clinch Ryan swung his left into the
stomach, countering with right on jaw,
Gardner sending right to heart. Ryan
crossed his right to jaw, and clinching
chopped his right to the kidneys.
Gardner rushed, sending right tt body
and left to head. A little later he sent
his right to heart. Gardner sent right
to heart hard. Ryan rushed, sending
left to stomach and right to the heart,
but Garaner stopped it with a left cross.
Round 5-Ryan opened with a left
to stomach. He followed directly after
with the same blow, and Gardner sent
a left over-swing for neck, but missed.
They clinched, In the break-away
while Oscar was complaining to Referee
Gavin, Ryan jumped and swung his
right hard to heart, just at the bell.
-.ound 6-Gardner opened with a left
over-swing on the forehead, staggering
the Syracuse lad. Ryan whipped his
left hard into the stomach, and follow
ed 1t almost Immediately with a left
swing to face. They clinched, Oscar
sending right to kidneys. After the
break away Gardner reached the sto-
mach twice with his left. The pace
had begun to tell, and the fighting was
growing slower.
Round AS thew came to the cen-