The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-16

Tommy Ryan, the famous pugilist, who
has held the welterweight championship
Of the world for the last ten years.
arrived in Seattle yesterday from San
Francisco, where he was to have fought
Jack Moffatt some time ago. The lat
ter drew out, however. Ryan Is stop
ping at the Seattle hotel. He intends
visiting relatives in Tacoma for the next
week or so, and thence win proceed
homeward to Syracuse, n Y. He has
been out on the Coast for two months.
Few pugflists have had more bril-
liant career in the ring than Ryan. Born
thirty years ago in the state OF New
York, he entered the ring when he was
seventeen, and since then Is said TO have
fought more battles than any other pu-
giist. living or dead In the last ten
years alone he has been In more than 100
fights and has never been defeated by
anybody in his own class In addition to
this he has bested many middieweights
and one heavyweight. lie has met kid"
Mccoy three times The first time Ryan
was defeated. but on the last two occa-
sions he fought McCoye TO draw, and
the last time in the opinion of many,
would have won but for the interference
of the police.
Ryan trained Jeffrfes for hts fights with
Fitzsimmons. Sharkev and Corbett, and
was the man who brought out Mccoy.
His work on Jeffries won him undivided
praise In sporting circles. He is init
mately acquainted with all the big fight
ers
"of the big men In the ring" he said
yesterday, Il believe Corbett IL as good
as any OF them. Ills re-entrance to the
ring and his fight with Jeffries is one
of the most wonderful events in the his
tory OF puglism. | would like TO see
them meet again. Considering Fitzsim-
mons as out OF II, the leading fighters
OF the day are Jerfries. Corbett, Ruhlen
and Sharkey. Corbett. of course. is the
most scientific but .Jeffries Is also maxi
ing great Improvement along this line,
and has in addition his great physique
Jeffries is an apt pupil, and l taught
him my style OF boxing In two months
He will probably hold the championship
for quite while.
Has the ring improved In the last ten
years? There IL no doubt OF n III is m
better condition all around: brutality has
practically been done away with and
science has taken its place. Instead Of
brute force the issue or fight now de-
Ponds on scence, brains and good train
Ing. The hrriniest man win win IN his
own class every time. The age OF the
big chest and brawny muscles Is past. MS
far as the ring Is concerned. We study
now and know how TO knock n man out
without doing him any permanent in
jury.
THE ring. OF course. Is like every
thing else. There are fighters and fight
ers. out of 900 men You can count on
your fingers all the good ones. The lat
ter should not be Judged by the others
No. I would not advise young men to
become pugiiIsis. For the select few Il
IL paying business; for the many there
IL nothing In H."
Ryan ~ 30 years old. but unlike many
fighters. has not lost his virility and
qufckness. Critics say he has improved
steadily. Asked as to the reason for this.
he said:
II neither smoke. chew nsu drink.
There Is no reason vhv uugiiist should
grow old before his time, II he lives mod
erately."
Ryan won the weiterwelght CHAMPION
ship In February, issi after great con-
test lasting seyenty-six rounds one az
the longest lights on record. with Danny
Seedhsm, az Minneapolis
In $3.50 he defeated George pawsnr OF
AUSTRALIA. ~ Chicago. IN six rounds This
was Dawson's first defeat The following
year he won from Mysterious fliIiY
Smith IN twenty rounds AZ MINNEAPOLIS
and In 1865 defeated Tom Tracey. cham
pian weiterweight 81 Australia. at CHI
cage In four rounds His FIRST meeting
With Mccoy was IN 1906 az Maspe,h Long
nftcen rounds The following year they
fought 20 n draw IN Syracuse ~ r
and again IN ises Ryan also defeated. IN
,s Tom n W s,lns y Assrs1sa TX
IN SIX rounds; Jack Bonner middle
weight. IN iSS IN twenty rounfs. ana
- 1850. Jack Moratt, IN twenty rounds;
and nilly stiff IN twenty rounds Inter
snersed with these fights sere many
more, IN which RYAN always proved him
sslf to he one q The sess men r he
wsirht ~ England. Among The ether
fniaHsrwelghts Ryan has Defeated Are
Tom West and JahHav German. Hts
showed Ryan % have marvellous ability
us n aghter