The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-16

Round 1.-The gong called the men tc
the center of the ring at 9:37. Carter at
once began edging Ryan into the cor
ners. 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 and tried right for the jaw.
Ryan ducked. Carter put heavy right
over Ryan's heart nd Tommy swung
both hands to the head Carter missed
two 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 to the face and put right on the
body.
Round Garter came up bleeding
slightly at the mouth from his effect of
Tcmmy's jabs. Carter went in with
heavy swings for the head and body.
and he evidently hurt Tommy every
time he landed. RYAN put a right on
the ribs heavily and Carter seemed
somewhat bewildered, but they clinched
and fought away. Carter put singing
left on the jaw. Tommy laughed and
danced back There was a world of
force in every blow that Carter struck
Ryan was clearly worried. Carter put
a heavy left on the solar plexus and
Ryan complained that the blow was
low. Carter put a heavy right to the
body. Ryan began going wickedly fast.
and swinging right to Carriers paw.
staggered him. They finished the round
as If it was the last minute of the
bout, both swinging heavily for the
head. Ryan went to his corner tired
and Carter was grOggy.
Round 3-Ryan put up all his force
in right 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 not well placed. Ryan was
tired, but using glancing blow from
left to the head, nearly. sent Carter
down. Ryan were boxing very savage
ly for a time. Ryan was weatharing
the storm the better of the two. and
while tired, smiled at his friends over
Carriers shoulders in the closing cinch.
Round 4-Ryan began jabbing and
playing for the body. Carter tore in
with heavy swings and made Ryan fight.
Repeatedly Ryan ducked inside blows
that would have ended the fight Tommy
sent Carriers head back with left jab
and little later slapped him twice
smartly over the eye with the left. Ryan
began fighting in the clinch and right
swing from Carter on the head stagger-
ed Tommy They both went at it again
fiercely. Carter bleeding badly from cuts
on the face. Just before the close q left
to the jaw stopped Carter for moment
Round Garter went right into his
man and although banged up about the
face, made the fighting In the opening
scrimmage a left to the jaw staggered
Carter Ryan put low left on Carriers
body, but the claim OF foul was not al
lowed. They were soon mixing holly
again. Carriers heavy smashes were
blocked or locked and Ryan opened up
the cut over Carriers eye Ryan was
stabbing his man very fast in the face
as TIE round closed. but a heavy right
to the body and left to the head wor-
ried Ryan. Both sent heavy right
swings across and Carter took his cor
ner very tired and with his face GRIM
son with the blood from his cuts.
Round 6-Ryan put a right to the
stomach. Carter put left to the face
and a right and left to the head. Tommy
used his foot work and danced away
for time. Ryan put heavy right over
the kidneys and Carter tore in with
heavy swings again. Carter was all at
sea in the next clinch and hung on till
the referee separated them. Ryan put
right and left to the head and Carter
seemed to be losing his steam. Carter
put a left on the head but Ryan jabbed
him repeatedly in the face and catching
him mapping, foored him with a heavy
right to the jaw. Carter got up with
the count of nine. dazed, and Ryan
watching his opportunity put another
heavy right on his bleeding countenance
and Carter fell heavily again. Once
more he gamely struggled to his feet,
but another heavy right sent him on his
back on the floor of the ring. and Ryan
and Referee Siler assisted the knocked
out man to his feet and led him to his
CORNER