The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-30
N COY GOT IHE VERDICT
SIX-ROUND BATTLE WITH RYAN
WAS ONE OF THE PRETTTEST
SEEN IN CHICAGO
RYAN MIXES WITH REFEREE
An Article in Agreement Stipulated
That Decision Should BE a Draw
if Both Men Were on Their
Feet at the Close.

| 1AAu A1SOOy WIS given d QSClS1O1i ONSI
Syracuse Tommy Ryan tonight at the end
of one of the prettiest six-round fights
| ever seen here, but, over the, decision and
what Referee Malachy Hogan claims was
misrepresentation, free-for-aI fight
suited, and but for the presence of a
large force of police, who hustled the men
out of the ring, and cleared the hall in
a hurry, it is probable that the Mccoy
Ryan fight would not have been the most
interesting thing on the evenings pro-
gramme.
One clause of the agreement was that
draw should be declared were both men
| on their feet at the end of the sixth
round Referee Hogan said, after the
contest, that he had nc such understand
| ing, and rendered a decision as he
/ thought just. AS the bell rung at the
end Of the sixth round Ryan, bleeding
from ear and nose from the Kids fierce
jabs, but comparatively fresh, started to-
ward his corner.
! mccoy wins" shouted Referee Hogan
In an instant the hall was a pande-
monium.
What do you mean?" said Ryan, in
amazement.
Hogan said nothing, but climbed
through the ropes.
You're a robber," shouted Ryan.
Hogan turned around and, just as he
/ did SO, Ryan swung his left to Hogan's
face. Quick as a flash Hogan returned
! the compliment with a blow on Tommy's
nose. But, before they could go further,
| the police were between them.
The TattersaHs management admitted
after fioht no 6ra1 a
was correct. but said Hogan's decision
| would stand.
| So far as the fight was concerned, Nc
Coy, in the opinion of a large majority,
had long shade fhe better of it. Ryan
carried the fight to his man continually,
but the elusive Kid was generally out of
the way, and his lightning jabs had Tom
bleeding slightly early in the fight. Ryan
shook the Kid up badly, however. a num-
Der of times, with right and left hooks
to the stomach and jaw. and was APP
parently fully as fresh as his unmarked
opponent at the finish.
PRINCIPALS WEIGH IN
The two rivals-for middleweight honors
weighed at Malachy Hogan's at o'clock
this afternoon. Mccoy, with a heavy
; undershirt on, barely tipped the scale at
the Stipulated weight, 15S pounds. Ryan,
/ however. did not bulge it. He probably
weighed about 154 pounds.
The first event on the card was sched-
uled for $50 p. m, but by o'clock every
seat and available bit of standing room
was occupied, with long lines of anxious
sports at the various entrances, clamoring
for entrance. 1t was the biggest crowd
that has gathered in TattersalPS in years.
Betting on the event was not heavy.
Mccoy was hot favorite at to l, Wi h
but little Ryan money in sight, even at
these figures There was, however con-
siderable money bet at the ringside that
Syracuse Tommy would stay the six
rounds.
PRETTY MILLING.
Three of the four preliminaries resuI Ell
in some decidedly pretty milling. Ar
Sims, of Akron, O., gained a decision
over his ola antagonist George Stead
cole OLSEN, Of Chicago, at the end CT
the sixth round. Sims came within an
ace of breaking his neck in the fifth
round by going clear over Stead's shou,-
ders and alighting on the top OF his head.
1t shook him up pretty badly.
Harry Harris, of Chicago, jabbed his
long left into Buddy Ryan's face for
six rounds, and gained an easy decis-
ion. Ryan, until the last round was
/ able to reach Mis- elusive antagonist but
seldom, and his face was badly marked
at the close.
JUN JSIIII6S, OIL Los Angeles, DTOLnGr
Of the heavyweight champion, made mis-
debut in the next preliminary in what
! was to have been a siX-roUnd go with
! Jack Debuschault. of Chicago, and tha
| spectators watched his work with inter
! est. Jeffries, who weighed at least five
! pounds more than his opponent, showed
some nervousness at first, but in the
| third round settled to Ills work. and in
! the fourth, after staggering his man
| with right and left to the jaw, hooked
| right to the point, which settled things.
! Jeffries showed good footwork and the
! general opinion was that he would do
! Not the least interested spectator Of this
/ bout was JeffricS' father, Rev Jeffries,
who saw fight for the first time. What
his opinion the matter was he refused
! to say, however.
SQUABBLE IN THE RING.
It was 1920 p. m before Mccoy, attend
! ed by Billy Stiff, Harry Harris, Homer
/ Selby and Philadelphia Jack O'Bren as
i seconds, climbed through the ropes AMI
! took the northwest corner Of the ring.
! A few moments later Tommy Ryan, &C
| companied by Harry Gilmore, Jack Jef-
| fries and Pat Early, climbed into the
ring, amid a roar of cheers, and walked
over to the southeast corner. Then en-
sued delay. Mccoy had entered the
| ring with his hands heavily bandaged,
! and over Ryan's objections tc the band
ages there ensued wordy battle between
the seconds.
For nearly ten minutes, amid the hi S
of the crowd, and shouts of Take en-;
! off," Mccoy sat silent~in his corner, re
| fusing to take the tape from his hands.
! The articles allowed soft bandages, but
Ryan insisted that the tape 9n McC0y's
! hands was much harder than allowable.
! Finally George Siler and two members
| of the press Were agreed upon by both
! to settle the dispute
THAT tape is all tight said Siler. and
! Ryan in disgust walked back to his cor
ner.
The gloves were quickly donned, and
Referee Malachy Hogan called the men
to the center OF the ring for final in
structions, 1t was apparent, as the men
! stood listening 10 Hogan, that both were
) in the finest possible condition.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS
| Round One-Both SPARED cautiously for
| a moment VIXEN Kid swung on Ryan's
wind. Ryan countering to face, Mccoy
! put straight left to nose, and a right
swing to nose without a return. A fierce