Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-16
THE SIXTH ROUND.
A VICIOUS, BRulsING FIGHT.
Knecis-ont Clean and Dec..iye-,ot
OF Honey wHsered-re,h Sides
nnss With Their Grcenbac.ss
when Time Came Cor the Fight.

!S.-Tomtnv Ryan may bs Tho veteran Of
the miaGleveisats in the prize ring bur
he is still far from being q back number.
Tonight, in the arena OF the For; Erie
Club. in a vicious. hruising, fight n.
knocked out ll:d Carter. of Rroci.lyn In
Tic last minute o. tho sixth round The
ks,ock-ou; was clsan and decisive ana
came chiefly rs the result Of superior
ring scaerslship on the part OF Rs.on
ring generalship which enabled him
throughout to successfully evade or With
stand the heavy onslaughts OF his oppo-
mont Sturdy and heavy hitting, rroud
Of his endurance, fan OF energy, conf
dencc and ambition Carter was no mean
opponent. In fact. ne hustled Ryan
throughout the fight. forcing him from
eorilcV 10 corner with wicked lung,y.
which cftectua!ly destroyed any efror; on
Rran's part TO box prcttily. Forced 10
fight, Ryan FINAL. won al the game a.
lew can. He stuns and stabbed Carter
1ntii he had him bleeding and bewjlder-
ID and then several ,se.,-piaced right
arm jolts on the jaw tumb!ed the hugky
young fellow. bleeding mass OF sense
lcss humanity. 70 the 7osin. Carter
fought sameiy, ant; tried hard. but he
suffered aoou; all the visible punishment,
hat was meted during The bout.
THE BETTING.
Betting Inen seemed 10 appreciate that
Il was the first hard fight which Tommy
Ryan had engaged in since he assumed
the title defaulted by Bob Fitzsimmons
The fact that they were against Ius,y
young fellow, famed for his endurance
and hitting power. made the friends Of
Ryan very cautious in their speculation.
They began by asking even money. The
Carter men demanded . TO /. When the
Ryan men loosened up to 10 to I there
was lot OF money bet. and both sides
were busy with their greenbacks when
ii 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 l5S pounds at 4 P. NJ. Carter
tipped the scales with not an ounce 10
spare, but trained to greyhound perfec
ton. and Ryan looked askance at hls
splendid form. Ryan made the weight
with all his clothes on.
The men entered the ring at 9tss5.
George Siler acted as referee.
FAST FIRST ROUND 4
Round /. Carter at once began edgtng
Ryan into 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 disturbed. and tried right for
the left Carter duclsed Carter missed
two very heavy right swings. and kept
boring Carter Garter put a right on the
body, but in the exchange Ryan got to
the head heavily twice. 1t was a very,
fast first round
RYAN WORRIED.
Round q Carter came UP bleeding
slightly at the mouth from the effect OF
To,nmy's jabs.SThe kid went in with
heavy swings for the head and body, and
he evidently hurt Ryan every time he
landed. Ryan put right on the ribs
heavily, and Carter seemed somewhat
bewildered. but they clinched and fought
away. There was a world Of force in
every blow that Carter struck. Ryan
was clearly worried. Carter put heavy
left on the solar plexus. and Ryan COM
planned that the blow was low Carter
nut a heavy right to the body. Ryan
began going wickedly fast and swinging
a heavy right to Carriers jaw. staggered
the kid They finished the round as II
it was the last minute of the bout, both
swinging heavily for the head. Ryan
look his corner tired, and Carter was
groggy.
SAVAGE MIXING.
Round Ryan put all of his force into
a rish, over the kidneys. and then
SPARED away Carter chopped Tommy
on the Jaw coming out of a clinch. Car
ter forced Ryan about the ring. hitting
heavily, but the blows were not we'll pltc-
ed RYAN was tired, but glancing bpW
from Ryan's left to the head nearly sent
Carter down. They were mixing 'ery
savagely for a time.
RYAN MADE TO FIGHT.
Round 4: Ryan began jabbing andpiay-
ing for the body. Garter tore in with
heavy swings, and made Ryan hgh. Re-
peatedly Ryan ducked just inside blows
hat would have ended the fight. Ryan
began fighting in the clinch. andla right
swing from Carter on the head Staggered
Tommy. Just before the close lett TO
he Jaw stopped Carter for nonerlt.
CARTER VERY TIRED.
Round 5: Carter went into his man,
md although banged up about the face.
made the fighting. In I'll, opening
;crimmage a left to the jaw staggered Car
ter Ryan put low left on Carriers
body, but claim of foul wasnot allowed.
They were soon mixing holly again. Ryan
was stabbing his man yer! fast in the
lace as the round closed. put heavy
right to the body and a let to the head
worried Ryan a lot. Cater took his
corner very tired.
CARTER. KNOCKED OUT
Round 6: Ryan put a fravy right over
the kidneys. and Carter toe in WIN heavy
swings again. Carter WIS all at sea in
the next clinch, and lung on TIL the
referee separated them. Ryan put right
and left to the head. nd Carter seemed
TO be losing his steam. Carter put left
on the head. but Ryan abbed IN repeat
IDLY in theface and etching him nap
ping noored him with a heavy right on
he jaw. Carter gotup with the count
Of nine, dazed. and Ryan, watching his
opportunity, put anoher heavy right on
his bleeding countepnce, and Carter fell
heavily again One more he gamely
struggled to his fet. but another heavy
tight on the jaw an sent him fat on his
back on the floor 4 the ring, and Ryan
and Referee Silerlass!sted the Knocked
out man to his fet and led him to his
corner.
rEATHS.