Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-05

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 Speculator Drops Dead at Fight.
 Louisville. March 5.-Tommy Ryan won from Tommy West in the seven teenth round of what was to have been a twenty round go last night. vests seconds tossed up the sponge When they saw their man could do nothing more than stand for a chopping block. Ryan had him whipped to finish, but West displayed wonderful gameness.
 Ryan and West met at the Southern Athletic club before one Of the best houses of the year, there being $500 persons present from Louisville. Gin cinnati. Chicago and Indianapolis.
 The main event was preceded by preliminary, in which Kid Phillips knocked out Lawrence PotIn2er in one round.
 The big men entered the ring at 9:4o. Behind Ryan were Spike Sullivan, Jack Beasucholtz and Win Carlton. Behind West were Jimmy Ryan, Potts Grubbs and William Schiller. Ryan weighed 152 West was a little heavi- CT. Tim Hurst refereed. and straight Queensberry rules prevailed.
 Ryan in the first round evidenced his superior speed and cleverness and danced nimbly around. jabbing West. who did no better than get a couple to the head.
 The second started with Ryan still n,mble. but West began boring in. A couple of rights to Ryan's jaw made
 
 to the jaw and landed d hard right over the heart. West wabbled q mo- ment. then got in with q right. send ing Ryan to the floor with his teeth loosen4d Ryan took the count, but West got into him again and sent him down for the second time. But Ryan was too quick to be finished.
 HonorS were easy in the third, Ryan keeping his husky opponent at range and shooting in long body blows In the fourth both fell in clinch. Then Ryan claimed q foul and looked aD- pealinely at the crowd. which cheered.
 Ryan sent two hard rights to the jaw in the fifth and split Vests cheek. putting it on him thrOughOut. West came out for the sixth bleeding. but he soon cut Ryan's eve open. This round was even. but West had the bet ter of the seventh. landing on Ryan's mouth and starting him to bleeding. Both men were soon dyed red from the waist up and the floor was stained. Ryan used the right on head and body and West got in with either hand at every chance. Continued iabs to the face gave Ryan the better of the eighth
 Vests nose was cut across the bridge and he reeled from Ryan's iabs. but he smiled a gory smile and kept going for moro. The tide had turned decidedly for Ryan. West was groggy when he came up for the tenth. Ryan kept iabbing right and left to the face, and West was soon reelin@. Just as Ryan was playing for a knockout Po- lice CaDtain Snyder. alarmed by the sight of so much blood. stepped to the ringside and stopped the bout. He let it continue minute later. The rest thus given saved West He came up for the eleventh in little better shape. and could do little more than avoid Ryan's punishment.
 Terry NGcGovern. who had come in, ran to Vests corner and coached hi'- to such advantage that West with short rights to the head. gained con- siderable ground. though Ryan kept his nose bleeding and shortened his supply of wind
 West was strong as a bnll and still dangerous when the twelfth ended Ryan sent West reeling to the ropes in the thirteenth and jahhed his body and bloody visage at will. but could not finish him.
 West came mp fairly strong for the fourteenth and started to cut out the pace. but caught four straight iahs and reeled. He came again and rushed. getting to Ryan often enough to keep him bleeding. West was stronger in the fifteenth and Ryan showed effects of the fast work. In the sixteenth Vests right eve was almost closed. He reeled and his nose was pu1py, but he was still game
 The end came in the seventeenth round. West. on McCOvern's .advice came ont for last effort He rushed in recklessly and got Ryan's head with both hands. But there was not q knockout punch in either. Ryan pun ished him with the right and left. and West reeled. He was willing. hut il was hopeless. Another punch from Ryan and the snonge was tossed by McGovern into the ring.