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O'bRIEN AND RYAN GO
LIMIT OF SIX ROUNDS
Philadelphia Was Groggy in the
Fifth Round and the Gong
Saved Him.
RYAN TWICE FLOORED
He Was Rather Slow in Early
Rounds, but Made Fast and
Victorious Finish.


PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2T.-Jack O'Brien
and Tommy Ryan fought one of the fastest
six-round bouts ever seen in this city to-
night and the Philadelphia had a slight
advantage O'Brien clearly outfought Ryan
In the first four rounds and in the fifth
dropped him with a hard blow 10 the jaw.
Ryan took the count of eight and came up
groggy. He saved himself by clinching I'M
til he had regained his bearings moment
later Ryan drove vicious left to O'Brien's
stomach which sent the Philadelphia to his
knees. Ryan seemed TO regain his wind as
the round progressed and landed repeatedly
on OBrien's stomach with vicious lefts. 1t
was only the gong that saved O'Brien from
being knocked out In the sixth round
honors were about even, both men having
received severe punishment.
When the gong sounded for the finish both
men were in very bad shape. Near the
close of the fifth round. while O'Brien was
on the floor, one OF his seconds threw
sponge full of water on him. Many persons
were OF the opinion that this ended the
fight but the referee said no.
O'Brien came into the ring at 1917 and
Ryan arrived at 1921 Each was given
pink of condition.
In O'Brien's corner were Kid Mccoy, Joe
Hagen and Billy McLarney. while Hugo
Kelly. Spike" Sullivan, Frank Barthey and
S. Forretti attended to Ryan. Lew Dur
lacher was the timekeeper.
1t was 1925 when Referee Crowhurst
called the men to the center of the ring for
Instructions. A moment later a gong
sounded and the battle was on.
Round 10 Brien led for the face and
missed He then put a left to Ryan's nose,
Ryan backing away O'Brien landed
light right over the heart. O'Brien landed
a light left on Ryan's head and repeated X
again a moment later. The men then
rushed TO a clinch. O'Brien landed q hard
uppercut Ryans chin and landed left
then drove another left to Ryan's face
without an exchange. Ryan had not led
once. O'Brien forced Ryan around the
ring and his footwork seemed to Inystify
Ryan The men were clinched at the bell.
This was clearly O'Brien's round.
O'BRIEN's FAST PACE.
Round bryan rushed and landed left
~ ION o'Brien's jaw. O'Brien then drove
hard right to Ryan's stomach. The foot
work of the men was marvellous. OBrien
rushed Ryan and Ryan slipped and fell.
but was up in moment O'Brien rushed
Ryan into neutral corner and sent a left
straight to the nose. Ryan led with his
left, but fell short, and OBrien drove a
hard left TO the face. O'Brien landed
left straight the nose and got away
without return. OBrien landed a right
hook on the chin and Ryan landed a light
right on Jacks body. O'Brien then cut
Ryans left eye with a right drive and got
away without a return 1t was first blood
for O'Brien. The men rushed to a clinch
as The gong sounded. Again this was
clearly OBrien's round.
Round 3-OBrien sent a straight left to
RyanS face and repeated again q second
later. Ryan was swinging wildly. OBrien
missed upper cut and the men cIinched.
O'Brien upper cut with his left as the men
came together. OBrien landed a straight
driving Ryan's head back. Ryan broke re-
peatedly TO get away from O'Brien's
straight lefts- O'Brien drove Ryan's head
back with a hard right and the latter land
ed hard left on O Brien'S stomach. The
men rushed TO a clinch. OBrien drove his
left into Ryan's nose and the latter
clinched. The men were fighting al a ter
rifle pace. Ryan did not show his clever
work which he had shown in previous bat
ties
Round THE men rushed to a clinch
Ryan landed a left on O'Briens stomach
and the men again clinched. O'Brien land
ed n light right TO Ryan's jaw and then sent
his left to Ryan's nose. AS Ryan closed in
on O'Brien he drove a hard right to the
stomach. Ryan hit in the clinches but was
warned. O'Brien sent a stiff left to Ryans
face and repeated IL with right hook get
ting away without a return. Jack then sent
hard left TO Ryan's nose and the latter
seemed bewildered. O'Brien uppercut Ryan
and then sent right TO Ryan's jaw, again
causing the blood to flow. OBrien landed
hard right on Ryans stomach and then
sent straight right TO the jaw. He fol-
lowed this with straight left TO the nose
at the gong. This was O'Brien's round and
he was clearly outtighting Ryan. O'Brien
was setting terrific pace. which Ryan
could not maintain
RYAN IMPROVES.
Round 5-O'Brien landed right on the
stomach and another hard uppercut in the
same place. He then drove a straight left
10 the nose and right TO the wind. Ryan
landed light left on the stomach and the
men came TO a clinch Brien landed. Ryan
going down with a right uppercut. He
took. the count of eight. Ryan was very
groggy. Ryan was holding on. He was
almost out Ryan landed a hard right on
O'Brien's stomach, which did a lot of
damage. O'Brien was holding on when the
gong rang; IL saved him from being knocked
cut. The blows showed on his stomach,
where hard right and left drives landed. He
was in severe pain.
Round 6-BOth men came to the center
slowly. Ryan landed a left on O'Briens
face and then a right TO the stomach. The
men rushed To a Clinch. O'Brien uppercut
with right and then landed left to the
nose, O'Brien landed right straight TO
the jaw and Ryan clinched. O'Brien landed
a hard uppercut and then broke ground
Ryan landed left O Brien's wind and
the latter landed straight right on the
jaw. O'Rrien uppercut with a right
and then landed WITH a right on Ryan's
jaw. Both were fighting hard. O'Brien
drove right 10 the jaw and Ryan put his
left on the stomach. O'Brien missed
a left and the men clinched Ryan led for
the stomach but missed and the gong ended
the battle.