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

kidneys Ryan swung his LETT hard
into body, Gardner countering with 9
right o~ver-swing to the face again
Gardner sent left to stomach, and right
hard to face. After some very pretty
blocking Ryan swung his left to neck
lignuy at the bell.
Round S-Ryan opened swinging left
to stomach. IN a clinch Gardner chop
pea his right repeatedly on kidneys.
nyan sent his right hard to heart. At
ter a clinch the fighting became very
fast. Again Ryan swung his right to
body and let 70 jaw, sending Oscar to
the ropes from which he slipped to the
floor. Oscar laughed, and Ryan
extended his land. Ryan sent right to
heart and left to jaw. Before the bell
Ryan swung left hard to stomach.
Round Oscar forced the fighting,
sending left to face. Immediately
afterward he sent left to stomach and
right to heart and kidneys. Ryan
again reached stomach with left. In a
mix before the bell Ryan stuck his left
into Gardeners face, blocking right
swing for heart.
Round 10-After sparring Gardner
sent left to stomach. They clinched.
Gardner showing right to kidneys. In
a mix they both exchanged light blows,
Ryan swung Gardner from him, throw
ing him to the floor.
Round 11-1nere was little fighting
in this round. Ryan managed to swing
his left to stomach and right to kid
neys. In a mix Ryan started a vicious
right upper-cut to the jaw, but missed.
Gardner sent right to heart twice be-
fore the bell.
Round 12-ine men rushed at each
other at the call. Ryan ducked a right
swing, and lifting Gardner off his feet
shot his right to kidneys. Before Os-
car recovered himself he slipped on his
knees to the floor. Ryan sent the same
left and right into the body again, and
followed with a left swing to neck and
right to jaw. Ryan then sent right
hard to heart. Before the bell he
swung his left to stomach and right to
neck. This was Ryan 5 round.
For the next five rounds the fighting
was rather slow, both men landing only
occasionally.
Round 1S-Ryan opened with a left
to neck, and then sent the same left
To body. Gardner sent right to heart.
Ryan stopped Oscars lead, putting his
left arm stiff to face. Ryan sent left
swing to neck. catching Oscar over
balanced, and the kid" went down in
his corner, but was back almost before
he hit the floor. The crowd cheered
Ryan. Before the bell Oscar swung his
left a little low Internationally.
Round 19-Ryan staggered the kid"
with a right to stomach. Ryan sent
left to jaw. knocking Oscar to the
ropes. Ryan sent right to neck, and
Oscar clinched. cnopping his right on
kidneys. The men spared cautiously
for a time. Before the bell Ryan
swung left to stomach.
Round 20-The crowd looked for a
lively mix, but were disappointed.
Both men were so strong evidently that
neither seemed to want to take a chance
or any wild fighting. Ryan landed a
left on the jaw lightly. Both mixed it
up lively, but did little damage. Ryan
sent his left to the face, staggering
Oscar. Ryan swung his left into the
stomach and right to the head. The
men were clinched at the bell.
Referee Gavin decided the fight a
draw. Ryan expressed himself as be-
ing disappointed, but could hardly, with
justice, have expected anything else.