The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-16
TOMMY RYAN VICTOR
KID CARTER KNOCKED OUT IN
SIXTH ROUND.
A HOT AND VICIOUS FIGHT.
YOUTHFUL OPPONENT WAS NO
MEAN ANTAGONIST.

steel and Received Some Severe
Punishment-Was Ryan's FRS.
Hard Fight Since He Succeeded
Fitzsinlmons, and His Friends
Were Rather Wary Until He Be-
gan to Get in His Work.
Ringside, Fort Erie, Sept. 15.--Tom-
my Ryan may be the veteran of the
middleweights in the prize ring, but he
is still far from a back number. To-
night in the arena of the Fort Erie
Club in vicious fight, he Knocked out
Kid Carter of Brooklyn in the last
minute of the sixth round. The knock
out was clean and decisive and came
chiefly as the result of the superior
ring generalship of Ryan, ring gen.
eralship which enabled him throughout
to successfully evade or withstand the
heavy onslaughts of his opponent.
Sturdy and heavy hitting, proud Of his
endurance, full of energy, confidence
and ambition, Carter was no mean op-
ponent. In fact he hustled Ryan
throughout the fight forcing rim from
corner to corner with wicked lunges
which effectually destroyed any effort
on Ryans 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
hewildered, and then several we'll
placed right arm jolts on the jaw tuIn-
bled the husky young fellow, a bleed
irg mass of senseless humanity to the
rosin. Carter fought gamely and tried
hard, but he suffered about all The
visible punishment that was noted dur
ing the bout.
Had Title to Defend.
Ringside, Fort Erie, Sept. 15.-Betting
men seemed to appreciate that it was
the first hard fight in which Tommy
Ryan had engaged since he assumed
the title defaulted by Bob Fitzsim-
mons. The fact that they were
against a dusty young fellow, famed
for his endurance and hitting power,
made friends of Ryan very cautious
in their speculation. They began by
asking even money. The Carter men
demanded to 1. When the Ryan men
loosened up to 10 to I, there was a lot
of money bet, and both sides were busy
with their greenbacks when it came
time for the men to enter the ring.
Ryan evidently had been disappoint-
ed in the handy manner in which Car
ter made the weight. The articles
called for 15S pounds at p. M. Car
ter tipped the scales with not an
ounce to spare. but trained to grey
hound perfection and Ryan looked
askance at his splendid form. Ryan
made the weight with all his clothes
on.
Ringside, Fort Erie. Sept. 15.-The
men entered the ring at 9:35. George
Siler acted as referee. =
Round One.-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 disturbed
and tried right for the head. Ryan
ducked, Carter missed two very heavy
right swings, and, kept boring in. Car
ter put a heavy right on the body
but in the exchange Ryan got to the
head heavily twice. 1t was a very
fast first round.
Round Two-Carter came up bleed
ing slightly from the effects of Tom
my's jabs. The Kid went in with
heavy swings for the head and I5dy,
ana he evidently hurt Ryan every
time he landed. Ryan put a right on
the ribs heavy and Carter seemed
somewhat bewiIdered, but they clinch-
ed and fought away. 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
blow was low. Carter put a heavy
right to the body. Ryan began going
wickedly fast, and swinging a heavy
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Kid. They finished the round as if it
was the last minute of the bout, both
swinging for the head. Ryan took his
corner tired, and Carter was groggy.
Round Three-Ryan put all his force
in a right over the kidneys and then
spared away. Carter chopped Tommy
Oh the jaw coming out Of a clinch. Car
ter forced Ryan about the ring, hitting
heavily, but the blows were not well
placed. Ryan was tired, but using a
glancing blow from left to the head,
nearly sent Carter down. They were
mixing very savagely for a time.
Round Four-Ryan began jabbing
and playing for the body. Carter tore
in with heavy swings and made Ryan
fight. Repeatedly Ryan ducked just
inside blows that would have ended
the fight. Ryan began fighting in the
clinch and a right swing from Car
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Just before the close "a left to the jaw
stopped Carter for moment.
Round F'ive-Carter went right
into his man, and although
banged up about the face,
made the fighting. In the op
ening scrimmage a left to the jaw
staggered Carter Ryan put a low left
on Carter's body but the claim of foul
was not allowed. They were soon mix
ing holly again. Ryan was jabbjng his
man very fast in the face as the round
closed, but a heavy right to the body
and a left to the head worried Ryan
a lot Carter took his corner very
tired.
Round Six-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 until the referee separated them.
Ryan put a right and left to the head
and Carter seemHd to be losing his
steam. Carter put a left on the head,
but Ryan jabbed him repeatedly In
the face, and, catching him mapping,
noored 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 ms bleeding countenance, and Car
Ter Tell heavily again. Once more he
samely struggled to his feet, but an
other heavy right to the jaw sent him
nat on his back on the floor Of the
ring, and Ryan and Referee Siler as
sisted the knocked out man to his feet
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