The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-30
DECISION IS N GOYS
At the End of the Limit of
Six Rounds.
RYAN RAISES A ROW
SIugs the Referee and Gets a
Hot One Back.

Tattersalls, Chicago. May 2s.-Kid Nc
Coy was given decision over Syracuse
Tommy Ryan at the end OF one OF the
pFettiest six-round fights ever seen here.
But over the decision and what the
referee, Malachy Hogan. claims was
misapprehension, q free-for-all fghe re-
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
hurry, it is probable mat the Mccoy
Ryan fight would not have the most in
teresting thing on the evenings program.
One cause 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 con-
test that he had no such understanding.
and rendered a decision as ne thought
just. As the bell rung at the end Of the
sixth round, Ryan, bleeding from ear
and nose from the Kids fierce left jabs.
but comparatively fresh, started toward
his corner.
Mccoy wins shouted Referee Hogan.
In an instant the hall was pandemoniurl
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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 Tommys nose. But be-
fore they could so further the police were
betweeH them.
The Tattersal manag cement admitted
after the fight that the draw agree ment
was correct, but said Hogan's decision
would stand So far as the fight was
concerned, Mccoy in the opinion of a
large majority, had long shade the bet
ter of it, Ryan carried the fight to his
man continually, but the elusive Kid was
generally out of the way, and his light
ming jabs had Tommy bleeding slightly
early in the fight. Ryan shook the Kid
up badly a number OF times, however,
with right and left hooks to the stomach
and jaw and was apparently fully as fresh
as his unmarried opponent at the finish.
The two rivals for middleweight honors
weighed in al Malachy Hogan's at c
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 cara was sched-
uled for $40 o'clock, but by O'Clock
every seat aud available bit of standing
room was occupied and long lines Of anx-
iCus sports stood at the various entrances
ciamoring for entrance. 1t was the big
gest crowd that has gathered in latter
sails in years. Betting on the fight was
not heavy. Mccoy was hot favorite at
2 to l, with but little Ryan money in
sight, even at these figures. There was,
however, considerable money bet at the
ringside that Syracuse Tommy would stay
the six rounds.
It was 1890 o'clock p. m. before Mccoy,
attended by Billy Stiff, Harry Harris,
Homer Selby and Philadelphia Jack
O'Brien as seconds. climbed through the
ropes and took the northwest corner of
the ring. A few moments later Tommy
Ryan, accompanied by Harry Gilmore,
Jack Jeffries and Pat Earle, climbed into
the ring amid a roar Of cheers and walked
over to the southeast corner.
Mccoy had entered the ring with his
hands heavily. bandaged. and over Ryan
insistance that the bandages be removed
a wordy contest was waged between the
seconds. For nearly ten minutes. amid
the Kisses Of the crowd and shouts Of
take EN- off" Mccoy satsilent in his
corner, refusing TO take the tape from
his hands The articles allowed soft ban
dages but Ryan insisted that the tape on
McCoy's hands was much harder than al
lowable Finally George Siler and two
members of the press were agreed upon
to settle the dispute. THAT tape is all
right" said Siler. and Ryan in disgust
walked to his corner. The gloves were
quickly donned and Referee Malachy Ho-
ring for final instructions. It was appar-
ent as the men stood listening 10 Hogan
that both were in the finest possible con-
dition. The hfht by rounds was as fol-
lows:
Round both spared cautiously for a
moment. when the Kid swung TO Ryan's
wind, Ryan countering 70 face. Mccoy
put straight left to the nose and a right
swing to the nose without a return. \
fierce rally ensued. Both fell to the floor.
Both were up smiling. Ryan immediate
II dashed his left three times to Tommy s
nose. Ryan, rushing landed q hard right
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