The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-16
TOMMY RYAN PUTS
 ''KID" CARTER OUT
Defends His Right to Title De-
 fauIted by Fitzsimmons
BOTH MEN WERE GAME
Nature of Fight Put Up By Carter Prevented Ryan From Displaying at It's Best His Well-known
 Footwork.


 Footwork.
 Fort Erie, September 15.-Tommy Ryan may be the veteran of the middleweights in the prize ring, but he is still far from a back number Tonight in the arena of the Fort Erie club In a vicious bruis- ing fight, he knocked out Kid Carter of Brooklyn in the last minute of the sixth iound The knock out was clean and de- eisive. and came chiefly as the result of superior ring generalship of Ryan, ring generalship winch enabled him through out to successfully evade or withstand the heavy onsaughts on his opponent Sturdy and heavy hitting. proud 4 his endurance. full of energy, confidence and ambition, Carter was no mean opponent; If fact. he hustled Ryan throughout the fight. forcing him from corner to corner with wicked lunges which effectually de- stroyed any effort on Ryan's part to box ! rrettily.
 Forced to fight, Ryan finally went at the game as few can. He stung and jabbed Carter until he had him bleeding and bewildered, and then several well placed right arm jo'ts on the jaw turned ' the husky young fellow, bleeding mass of insensible humanity. to the rosin. Car ter fought gamely and tried. hard but he suffered about ell the visible punish ment that was noted during the bout. Such men as Mccoy, Jack O'Brisn and
 
 Kansas City mans work tonight. While the bout was tco short to sufficiently test Tonlmys endurance, there was nothing very terrifying to his packers in the weariness he displayed at any time.
 The very nature of the fight put up by Carter prevented Tommy from displaying at it's best his well known footwork, but he side-stepped lunged and plunged in the beautiful manner of old. When forced to mix he went at 1t willingly and with rare judgment and when in the fifth and sixth rounds Carter slowed up a bit Ryan jabbNl him unmercifuly. reducing him to a plight, where, if the pace con- tinued the knockout seemed only question of moments
 First Hard Fight.
 Betting men seemed to appreciate that | Ryan had engaged in since he assumed the title defaulted by Bob Fitzsimmons The fact that they were against a listy young fellow famed for his endurance and hitting power made friends of Ryan very cautions in their speculation They began by asking even money. The Car ter men demanded 2 to 1. When the Ryan men. loosened by to 10 to there was a lot of money bet and both sides
 
 i it came time for the men to enter the ring. Ryan evidently had been disap- pointed in the handy manner in which Carter made the weight. The articles called for 15s pounds at D. m. Carter tipped the scales with not an ounce to spare, but trained to Greyhound perfec- ton and Ryan looked askance at his splendid form. Ryan made the weight with all his clothes on. Immediately af- ter weighing in Ryan told his close friends that If he won it must be through head work and foot work and he hoped that making the weight had weakened Carter.
 The men entered the ring at 9:35. The seconds for Carter were Bob Armstrong and Kid Mcfarland. For Ryan, Harry Peffers and Bartley of Birmingham.
 George Siler. the western Chicago re- fierce was introduced the official for the main bout
 Fight By Rounds.
 Round 1.-The gong called the men to the center of the ring at 9:37. Carter at once began edging Ryan into the corners. Carter swung left twice and was blocked Ryan swung right hard on the ear and followed with a wicked left on the neck. Carter did not seem dis turbed. Carter put heavy right over
  hands to the head. Carter missed two very heavy right swings and kept boring in. Carter put heavy right on the body but in the exchange Ryan got to the head heavily twice. Ryan jabbed a right l to the face and put right on the body | It was a very fast round.
 Round 2-Carter came up bleeding slightly at mouth from the effect of Tom mys iabs. The kid went in with heavy swings for the head and body and evil dently hurt Ryan every time he landed Ryan put a right on the ribs heavily and Carter seemed somewhat bewldered, but they cinched and fought away. Carter put stinging left on the jaw Tommy laughed and danced back. There was a world of force in every blow that Car ter struck. Ryan was clearly worried Carter put a heavy left on the solar plexus and Ryan complained that the DlOW was lOW- 1dTleI put Il neaNy right to the body.
 Ryan began going wickedly fast and swinging heavy right to Carters jaw staggered the kid. They finished the round as if it was the last minute of the bout. both swinging heavily for the head. Ryan took his corner tired and Carter was groggy.
 Round S-Ryan put all his force in a right over the kidneys and then spared away. Carter chopped Tommy on the jaw, coming out of a clinch Carter forced Ryan about the ring hitting heav- fly, but not well placed. Ryan was tired but using a glancing blow from his left to the head nearly sent Carter down. They were mixing very savagely for a time. Ryan was weathering the storm the better of the two and awhile tired smiled at his friends over Carters shoulders in the closing clineh
 Played for the Body.
 Round 4-Ryan began jabbing and play ing for the body. Carter tore n with heavy swings and made Ryan fight. Re- peatedly Ryan ducked inside blows that would have ended the fight. Tommy sent the Kids head back with a left jab, and little later slapped him twice smartiy | over the eye with the left Ryan began | fighting in the clinoh and a right swing | from Carter on the head staggered Tom | my They both went at it against ham, mer and tongs, Carter bleeding badly