The Indianapolis journal., 1902-09-16
KID CARTER KNOCKED OUT
FLOORED THREE TINES by TOMMY
RYAN In THE SIXTH ROUND.
Fierce Fight Between MiddIeweights
that Ended ;n Victory for the Fa-
vOrite I'm the Betting.

RINGSIDE, FORT ERIE, Ont, Sept Is
Tommy Ryan may be the veteran of the
middle-weights 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 bruising fight he knocked out Kid
Carter. OF Brooklyn. in the last minute of
the sixth round. The Knockout was clean
and decisive and came chiefly as the
result of the superior ring general
ship OF Ryan, ring generalship which, en-
abled him throughout to successfully evade
or Withstand the heavy onslaughts OF his
opponent. Strong in heavy hitting. proud
of his endurance, full of energy, confidence
and ambition. Carter was no mean oppo-
nent. In 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
prettily. Forced to fight Ryan finally went
at the game as few can. He stung and
stabbed Carter until he had him bleeding
and bewildered. and then sent well-placed
a few arm jolts on the jaw that tumbled
the husky young fellow, bleeding mass
of insensible humanity to the floor. Carter
fought gamely and tried hard, but he suf-
fered about all the visible punishment that
Mccoy, Jack O'Brien and others looked
with amazement on the Kansas City man
work tonight.
There were few seats left unoccupied in
the arena. About all the ambitious mid
dle-weights in the country were present,
either in person or by proxy, TO challenge
the winner. Betting men seemed TO appre-
ciate that Ii was the first hard fight which
Tommy Ryan had engaged in since ne as
sumed the title defaulted by Bob FitZsim-
mons and they were very cautious In their
speculation. They began by asking even
money. The Carter men demanded TO i.
When the Ryan men loosened up to 10 TO
there was lot of money bet, and both
sides were busy with their greenbacks
when IL came time for the men TO enter
the ring. The seconds for Carter were Bob
Armstrong and Kid Mcfarland. For Ryan,
Harry PETERS and BARLEY, of Binghamton.
George Siler, the veteran Chicago referee
bout. r.t
THE 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 his left twice and was
blocked. Ryan swung his right hard on
the ear and followed with wicked left
on the neck. Carter did not seem dis
turbed.. Carter put heavy right
over Ryan's heart and Tommy swung both
hands to the head. Carter missed two
very heavy swings and kept boring in.
Carter put a heavy right on the body. but
In the exchange Ryan got to the head
heavily twice. Ryan jabbed right to
the face and put right on the body. 1t
was very fast round.
Round 2-Carter came up bleeding slight
ly at the mouth from the effect of Tom
my's jabs. The Kid went in with heavy
swings for the head and body and evil
IDENTIFY hurt Ryan every time he landed.
Ryan put heavy right on the ribs and
Carter seemed bewildered, but he clnched
and fought away. Carter put a singing
danced back. 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
put heavy right to the body. Ryan be-
gan going wickedly fast and swinging a
heavy right to Carter's jaw staggered the
Kid. They finished the round as If it was
the last minute of the bout both swing
ing heavily for the head. Ryan took his
corner tired and Carter was groggy.
Round 3-Ryan put all his force in a
right over the kidneys and then SPARED
away. Carter chopped Tommy on the jaw
coming out of clinch. Carter forced
Ryan about the ring hitting heavily. but
glancing blow from his left to the head
nearly sent Carter down. They were mix
ing very savagely for time. Ryan was
weathering the storm the better of the two
and while tired smiled at his friends over
Carter's shoulders in the closing clinch.
Round 4ERyan began jabbing and playing
for the body. Carter tore I'm with heavy
swings and made Ryan fight Repeatedly
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 smartly over the eye
with the left. Ryan began fighting in the
clinch and right swing from Carter in the
head staggered Tommy. They both went at
it again hammer and tongs, Carter bleed.
before the close left to the jaw stopped
Carter for a moment.
Round 5-Carter went right into his man
and, although banged up about the face,
made the fighting. In the opening scrim-
mage, left TO the jaw staggered Carter.
Ryan put low left on Carter's body, but
the claim Of foul was not allowed They
were soon mixing hotly again. Carter s
heavy smashes were blocked or ducked and
Ryan opened up the cut over Carter's eye.
Ryan was stabbing his man very fast in
the face as the round closed, but heavy
right to the body and left to the head
worried Ryan lot. Both sent heavy right
swings across and Carter took his corner
very tired and with his face crimson with
the blood from his cuts.
Round 6-Ryan come up with 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 a right and
left to the head and Carter seemed to be
losing his steam. Carter put left on the
head, but Ryan jabbed him repeatedly In
the face. and catching him mapping, 1oored
him with heavy right to the jaw. Carter
got up with the count of nine dazed, and
Ryan, watching his opportunity, put an
other heavy right on his bleeding counten-
ance and Carter fell heavily again. Once
more he gamely struggled to his feet. but
a heavy right to the jaw sent him fiat 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
Shooting ARRAY mt the Clubhouse.