The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-28
SAVEDBY TIE
|. CLANG Of THE GONG
0'Brien PeIting Him With
Savage Blows.
SIX ROUNDS FOUGHT
The Authorities of Philadelphia Per-
nit No More, but Though the Men
Broke Even, the Battle Gave
0'Brien New PugiIisiic
LaureIS.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated PresS)
Philadelphia, Jan. MISUNDERSTANDING
that The authorities permit only six round
bouts in this city, the fight between Ry-
an and O'Brien created more interest in
pugilistic circles here than any similar
event held for several years. For three
years the two fighters have been endeav-
oring to arrange a battle in order to de-
eide who wae entitled to the middle-weight
championship, but some unforeseen hitch
usually terminated the negotiations until
the present match was arranged in Chi
caggo three weeks ago.
The men agreed to meet here in a six
round bout for a $5 900 purse but split
equal, and under the laws governing box
ing in Philadelphia no decision can be
given. Under these conditions, however,
each man was as careful and conscientious
with his training as if he was going 20
rounds to decision for the championship.
Among the prominent pugilists seated
around the ring were: Champion Jeffries,
kid" Carter. kid" Mccoy, Tom Shark
ey, Jack Monroe and Terry McGovern.
Congressman Sullivan, s'Honest John''
Kelly, John Considene, Sam Harris,
Tom O'Rourke, Pat Powers and Jim
Kennedy came into the han ii lew NM
utes after 9 o'clock withe other less prom
inent members of a New York delega-
ton
O'Brien and Ryan We're weighed in at
six O'Clock. The beam was placed at 158
pounds but neither man budged it.
In O'Brien's corner were: Kid Mccoy,
Joe Hagen and Billy McLarney, while
Huge Kelly. Spike" Sullivan, Frank
Barthey and r. Ferretty attended to
Ryan. Lew Durlacher was the time
keeper.
Round 1--O'Brien led for face and
missed, he then put left to Ryan's nose,
Ryan backing away. O'Brien landed "a
light right over the heart O'Brien
landed light left on Ryan's head and
repeated it again a moment later The
men then rushed to a clinch O'Brien
landed hard upper cut on Ryans chin
and landed left hook on the jaw not a
moment later. He then drove another
left TO Ryan's face
O'Brien forced Ryan around the ring
and his foot work seemed to mystify Ry-
an. The men clinched at the bell This
was. clearly O'Brien's round.
Round Ryan rushed and landed a left
hook on O'Brien's jaw. O'Brien then drove
a hard right to Ryans stomach. The
foot work of the men was marvellous.
O'Brien rushed Ryan and Ryan slipped
and fell, but was up in a moment.
O'Brien rushed Ryan into a corner and
sent left straight to the nose. Ryan led
with left, but fell short and O'Brien
drove hard left to the face O'Brien
landed left straight on tho nose and
got away without return O'Erien landed
a right hook on the chin and Ryan land
ed light right on Jacks body. O'Brien
then cut Ryan's left eye with a right
drive and got away without return. 1t
was first blood for O'Brien. The men
rushed to a clinch as the gong sounded.
Again this was clearly O'Briens round.
Round 80 Brien sent straight left to
Ryan's face and repeated again a second
later. Ryan was swinging wildly. O'Brien
missed left upper cut and the men clinch-
ed. O'Briea upper cut with his left as
the men came together O'Brien landed
a straight left to the jaw and repeated
the same blow. driving Ryan's head back.
He managed to get away from OBrien 8
straight lefts. O'Brien drove Ryan's head
back with a hard right and later landed
q hard left on O'Brien's stomach. The
men rushed to a clinch. O'Brien drove his
left into Ryan's nose and the latter
chnched. The men were fighting at q
terrific pace. Ryan did not Show his
clever work which he had shown in prev
icus battles
Round 4.-The men rushed to a clinch.
Ryan landed a left on O'Brien's stomach
and the men again ciinched O'Brien
laded a light right to Ryan's jaw, and
then sent his left TO Ryan's nose As
Ryan closed in O'Brien drove a hard right
to the stomach Ryan hit in the clinches.
but was warned O'Brien sent in stiff
left to Ryan's face and repeated it with
a right hook, going away without a re-
turn. Jack again sent a hard left to
Ryan's nose and the latter seemed be-
wildered. O'Brien per-cut Ryan and
then sent right to Ryan's jaw, again
causing the blood to how
OBrien landed hard right on Ryan's
stomach and then sent straight right to
the jaw. He followed this with a straigll.
to the nose as the gong sounded. This
was O'Brien's round.
Round 5.-The men came to elinch
without damage. O'Brien landed a right
on the stomach and another hard upper
cut in the same place. He then drove =
straight left to the nose and a right to
the wind. Ryan landed a light left on
the stomach and the men came to a
elinch. O'Brien sent Ryan down with q
right upper cut. He took the count of