The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-25
ROOT RYAN BOUT 4 DRAW
NEITHER HAD DECIDED ADyAN-
TAGE In SIX ROUNDS
BOXING
WAS RATHER A TAME AFFAIR
Spectators Shouted Fake, and Many
Left the Hall Disguised Before
the Fight Was Finished
PreIiminaries Snappy.

| CHICAGO, July 24.-Tommy Ryan. Of
Syracuse. and Jack Root, of Chicago,
fought draw at Tattersalrs tonight.
| Neither had any marked advantage dur
Ing the six rounds, although Ryan sent
Root to the floor in the first round with
right hook to the jaw Root evened
up matters in the next round with sew
! eral heavy right swings to Ryan's ear
that brought the blood in streams. After
that the contest appeared more like a.
sparring exhibition than a fight, and the
5000 spectators gave vent to their disap-
prevail in cries of Fake" and Take
them off"
During the fifth round several hundred
left the hall SO Disguised had they be-
come at the work of the two men.
Root had about ten pounds the best of
the weight Joe Choynski and Tommy
White took care of Root, and Jack JEFF
fries and Harry Gilmore looked after
Ryan interests. The betting was 10 to
that Ryan would win, but very little
money was placed at those odds. George
Siler was referee.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round One-Root was the first to Iaad
put missed. They SPARED and RYAN
cTied =, with p left but missed. and they
tried left, but Tom ducked, and brougbt
his right to Roots jaw, which knocked
the latter down. Root got up and tried
again with left, but Tommy danced away
Ryan put left to Roots face, and Root
retaliated~ with right to chest Both tried
rights but missed. Root jabbed left to
Ryan's face, and missed hard right swing.
Ryan was too clever for the Chicago
BOY They We're in d clinch at the bell.
hCu.la Iwo-Root got in left to face.
and Ryan crossed right over TO Roots
neck, Ryan tried right, but missed and
clinched. On the, break Root landed
lett JAP to Ryan's ear, which brought the
blood in streams. Ryan missed left
hook on his jaw. Root landed a stiff Jab
to Ryan's forehead, and Ryan came back
with a right to the chest Root landed
a right swing to Ryan's face. and Ryan
got in heavy right to Roots stomach
Ryan tried with right twice. but missed
and met stiff jab IN the face as the
round closed.
FIERCE EXCHANGES.
Round Three-Ryan danced up to Root
and tried with right, but missed, and
ed both right and left to Roots wind
Root got in a good left to Ryan's sore
ear. Ryan evened matters up with a
nard right to Roots jaw. Root landed
both left and right on Ryan's Jaw. and
sent the latter staggering across the ring.
Ryan came back and mixed 1t up, and
nad rather the best of rather fierce
exchange. Ryan missed q vicious left,
and Root uppercut him on the jaw. They
were Sparring as the round closed RYAN.
as ne went to his corner, appeared tired,
ana the blood was running down his face
In streams from his injured ear
Round Four-Ryan landed left to stom-
ach, and Root clinched. On the break
Ryan landed left and right to Roots
face. Root came back with left and
right to Ryans face. Ryan got in a
heavy right on Roots head, and Root
crossed right to Ryan's Jaw. Ryan land
ed both hands to Roots face, and duck
ed vicious swing. Root tried with left
and Ryan danced away tauntingly. The
audience began to hiss and yell fake"
That woke the pair up, and they began
to work little faster, but were spar
ring at the bell.
ABOUT EVEN.
Round Five-Ryan Swung right to
Roots ear and Root came back with a
stiff left to Ryan's face. They tried right
Ryan's jaw, and Root had the best of the
fierce miX-up which followed Whey they
stepped back Ryan got in a good right on
Ryan chased Root around the ring, and
when he got him on the ropes, landed
both hands to Roots stomach. They
were dancing around each other as the
round ended.
Round Six-Root put left to Tommy's
face, and Ryan landed right swing to
Roots jaw Root 3abbed left to face and
iefts to Roots stomach. Root landed
both left and right swings, but they lack
eQ force. mat woke Ryan up, and he
chased Root around the ring. The latter
tried a left but missed. Root came back
with hard right on Ryans ear. Ryan
got in two good jolts to the stomach as
the round ended.
PRELIMINARY EVENTS.
In the preliminary events Young Car
field, of Chicago, knocked out Pat Ho--
gan, of New Orleans, in two rounds.
Tommy Larlsins, Of Streator, Ill, and
Dick Fitzpatrick, of Chicago, feather
weights, fought six fast rounds to a
draw. Turkey Point" Bill Smith, of
Philadelphia, knocked out Billy Hurley,
of Hammond, in fifty-five seconds of the
first round. kid" Rollo defeated kid"
Abel in six rounds. Benny Yanger. bet
ter known as the "Eipton Slasher,"
knocked out Young" Afowatt in the last
half of the sixth round. Mowatt, who Is
lightweight, and had about ten pounds
the best of it. gave Yanger a fierce bat
Fla For Gtyo