Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-28
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FOUGHT FUR|0USLY
Tommy Ryan and Jack OBrien
BattIed Six Rounds Last
Night.
ROTH SCORED KNOCKD0WAS.
rootestants Weighed In Below the
Linit-BOut Was for $4,000 Purse
Divided Equally

p,liadelphia Jan. 27.-Jack O'Brien and
Tommy Ryan fought one Of the fastest
ii, rounds ever seen In this city to-
,lsht and the Philadelphia had slight
advantage O'RrIen clearly outfought
RYAN in the first four rounds, and In the
am dropped him with hard blow to the
nV. Ryan took the count Of eight and
ame up groggy lie saved himself by
cnnching until he had regained his bear
Bes A moment later Ryan drove
vicious left to OBrien's stomach. which
brought the Philadelphian to his knees.
RYAN seemed to regain his wind as tho
round progressed and landed repeatedly
On OBnms' stomach with vicious lefts.
Ii was only the gong that saved OBrlen
lpm being knocked out
In the sixth round hOnors were about
even. both men having received severe
punishment When the gong sounded
,Ddng the fight both men were In very
lad share. Near the close OF the fifth
round. while OBrlon was on the floor one
d 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,
The men agreed to meet here In six
round bout for a 5000 purse. spit equally,
and under the laws governing boxing In
Philadelphia no decision can be given.
Under these conditions. however, each
man was as careful and conscientious
With his training as II he was going
twenty rounds to decision for the cham
plonship.
'OBrlen and Ryan weighed in at G
o'clock The beam was placed at ljS
pounds, but neither man budged II,
0Bhen came into the ring at 1911. ac-
ComplniCd By his seconds. He was given
tremendous ovation, Ryan came into
The ring at 1921. lie also was given u
great reception Both men were In the
PM u condition, In O'Brlens corner
were Kid Mccoy. Joe Hagen and Billy
Mclaney while Hugo Kelly, Spike
Sullivan Frank Barthey and r. Ferrettl
attended TO Ryan. Lew Durlacher was
The tmekeeper
Il was 1878 when Referee Crowhurst
called the men 10 the center Of the ring
Tor Instructions. moment later the
song sounded and the battle was on,
THE FIGHT IN DETAIL.
First Round-0Bren led for face and
missed He then put left TO Ryan's nose.
Ryan backing away. O'Brien landed
lght rlght over the heart o Brien landed
a Hight lef, on RyHn's head and repeated
i moment later. The men then rushed
10 cllnCh o Brien landed q hard upper
Cli on kyan'S chin and landed lett hook
ON The jaw not a moment later He then
dpve another LETT TO Ryan's face without
an exchange Ryan had not led once.
UBrien forced Ryan around the ring and
hlsIoot work seemed 20 mystify Ryan.
The men were clinched at bell. This was
clearly OBrlcn's round
Second ROund-Ryan rushed and landed
left hook on o lirlens jaw O'BTien
time drove q hard right to Ryan's stom-
aeh The foot work OF the men was
marvellous OBrlen rushed Ryan and
Ryan slipped and fell, but was up In a
moment OBrlen rushed Ryan into a
neutral corner ad sent n left straight
70 The nose Ryan led with left but fell
mort, and OBrlen drove hard left to
iae, OBren landed a Mt straight ON
va nose and got away without return
VBfltb landed a right hook on the chin
shq Ryan landed light right on Jacks
hdy OBrIcn then cut Ryans left eye
WIN right drive and got away without
return II was first blood for OBrlen.
inc men rushed TO a cllnch AS the gong