Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-28
OF ALL SORTS
Ryan Had the Best of O'Brien
in Fast Bout.
BOTH EXPERT BOXERS
HILLEBRAND ONCE MORE SAYS
HE WILL NOT JOIN SENATORS.
Long Shot Won Chief Event at New Or
1eans-Cornell Anxious About
Courtney-Bowling.

In one of the fastest. cleveres. six-round
bouts ever seen anywhere Tommy Ryan out
pointed philadelphia" Jack OBrien in the
National Athletic Club. Philadelphia, last
night. 1t was a duel between two admitted
| masters of the boxers art and the verdict.
were verdcts permissible in Philadelphia,
, would have gone to the boxer who knew
| most about the serious side of the fighting
game.
Though the bout went the limit six
rounds. nearly all the action was concen-
trated in the fifth. Up to this round O. Brien
was doing all the spectacular work. and
when after, or, rather during, mix in the
| fifth. he caught Ryan with short right
handed upper cut, it looked as though he
was going to win handily and his heelers
fairly raised the roof with their applause.
Ryan went 20 the mat and took all that
was coming to him in the matter of time
The punch which dropped him did not
have enough steam behind it to seriously
embarrass him. for after watching the ref
cree clock off the seconds he regained his
feet apparently none the worse for the
episode. As a matter of fact. he showed
more of the fighting spirit then than he
had at any time in the preceding rounds.
He sailed right into O'Brien. who despite
all his cleverness afoot. could not keep
him from boring in.
Ryan landed both right and left on
ing in the neighborhood of the solar plexus
some going around the side. These punches
were delivered with all the weight of Ryan's
body behind them. Their effect was almost
Immediately noticeable. O'Brien began to
cover and went to a clinch whenever op-
portunity offered.
1t was with some difficulty that Referee
Crowhurst separated the men. O'Brien al
ways doing the hanging on. Ryan never
desisted from his tactics. keeping his right
and left going toward O'Briens body.
In avoiding a left-hand swing for the
wind O'Brien jumped up and caught the
punch somewhat low. whereat there was
a feeble attempt to claim foul. Ryan got
in a short right on the jaw and O'Brien
would have gone to the floor had he not
fallen on Ryan.
The latter almost dragged him across the
ring. holding his arms out. OBrien was
practically helpless and just before the
gong sounded some one threw a sponge into
the ring.
When the bell sounded one of O'Brien's
seconds rushed into the ring and carried
him to his corner.
When they came up for the sixth round
OBrien still looked to be in distress, while
Ryan looked as cool as cucumber-in fact.
he looked a trifie too cool to suit the judg-
ment of some of those about the ringside
1t was evident by his work in the latter
part of the fifth round that he had solved
the mystery of OBrien's guard and knew
how to reach his most vulnerable spot, the
body.
In the sixth round. however. he did not
show any disposition to profit by that
knowledge. He contented himself by box
ing as he had in the second and third
ROUNDS taking care of himself and now
and then making swing just reminder
that he was there.
1t was a great bout to witness. and the
general opinion expressed after it was over.
even by O'Brien's friends. was that Jack
would have no business with Ryan in an
extended round affair.