The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26


missed left for the face and blocked right and
left swings for the Jaw. Both men fought
cautiously and were very deliberate and cool.
Just before the gong rang Ryan shot in a
stiff right to the point Of the Jaw, sending
Gardner back. It almost roored him, but he
went to his corner quickly. Ryan was quick
as cat The honors were with Ryan.
Second Round.
Gardner missed left hook for the stomach
and blocked counter. Gardner clipped his
left stifhy TO the face and Ryan pushed Gard.
ner 10 his launches Gardner up quickly
ana some in-hghting followed. Intellectually.
however. Gardner cleverly blocked left and
right for the face and sent in a stin left
straight to the face. Ryan waded In with a
right to the head and they went to a clinch,
with Gardner trying to reach Ryan's stomach.
Suddenly Gardner snapped his left to the face
and followed It with a similar punch a mo-
ment laur. Ryan eveded a left hook for the
body and they worked to clinch. The bell
rang at this stage. No damage was inflicted
in this round. Both men were very cool and
Gardner gave q beautiful exhibition of clever
blocking. There was no advantage to the
round.
Third Round.
Ryan missed right swing and they spared
carefully Ryan was short with left for the
body and Gardner cleyerly blocked left hook
for the wind. Ryan suddenly waded in. land
ing two. lefts on the stomach and right to
the head. forcing Gardner to the ropes. Ryan
rushed Gardner about the ring, but fur
ther blows were blocked. Ryan kept
after his man. but failed to get in a good
head, the latter blow grazing Gardner's head
Gardner received a left clip the jaw end
then Ryan sent Gardner against the ropes with
a vicious right to the stomach. Gardner was
cool. however, and apparently suffered no dam
age The round was in Ryan's favor. The
right that Ryan landed Gardners stomach
was the most effective Of the fight up to this
stage.
Fourth Round.
They rushed to vicious clinch, Gardner
shaking Ryan up with his elbow. Sparring
followed and then Gardner did some clever
stunts in the blocking line. They worked to
close quarters. but failed TO land. Ryan forced
Gardner's defense. They mixed 1t, both fight
ing hard and Gardner drove vicious right
to the jaw, for which Ryan retaliated with
two Iefts to the stomach. Ryan forced Gard
ner TO the ropes again, but the clever Bos-
tonian easily blocked the punches hurled at his
anatomy. AS the gong rang Ryan chopped
the honors slightly in this round.
Fifth Round.
Ryan was forced to the ropes. but Gardners
blows did not find lodging place. Both then
missed several wicked passes and Gardner
neatly blocked left and right for the body.
They spared for half minute and Ryan
missed connection with several rights and
let's Suddenly Gardner smashed Ryan with
g vicious left TO the jaw and received in re-
turn two wicked rights to the jaw. Careful
boxing then followed. and Gardner sent his
left to the face. Ryan forced Gardner to the
ropes, but the latter wiggled out and blocked
several OF Ryans attempts as the bell
changed. The round practically even.
Sixth Round.
Gardner missed left for the jaw and Ryan
Gardner missed right for the face and then
sent a straight right to the face They then
exchanged powerful right 1olts to the jaw,
Gardner's having more steam behind his. Gard
ner jabbed his left TO the face and Ryan
forced Gardner across the ring, but Gardner
again wiggled out Gardner landed several
fphf hS IN he smiled
tried to swing right 10 the head Ryan swung
a short-arm right to the jaw and Gardner
right Ryan was going toward Gardner at
the time and the blow nearly lifted the Chi
cago lad from the floor. Gardner enjoyed a
good lead in this round
Seventh Round.
Both swung viciously but Intellectually.
Ryan swung his left TO the jaw and was ell
bowed with Gardner's left for his pains. Ryan
drove Gardner to the ropes, but Gardner drove
a light right to the face and Gardner backed
away, slipping to the floor. When he got up
Gardner drove two straight lefts stiffy to the
face. Gardner chopped his right to Hyans
face, but was rewarded with hard left TO
the mouth. Gardner smiled as he clouted
RYAN with a vicious right to his jaw and the
crowd yelled for Gardner. Gardner had much
the better of the round and seldom missed
or body. Gardner's boxing was revelation.
Eighth Round.
They fought to a clinch, with Gardner on
the aggressive. Ryan missed left hook for the
body and then drove his right to the jaw and
planted his left to the stomach Gardner COM
planning to the referee, intimating that the
blow was low. Gardner complained again as
Ryan started another for the body, and IN
fierce mix-up Gardner sent Ryans head back
and Ryan opened a deep cash over Gardner's
eve with a terrific right. Both men fought
fi,rlously. Ryan being much the cooler of the
two They exchanged hard taps and Ryan
drove Gardner's head back with a right swing
al 4Fnra hcr
but the blow was not Of sufficient force to
Feaze Ryan. Gardner went to his
bleeding freely. Ryan had much the better
. Ninth Round.
Ryan forced matters and they went to a
,Iinch. Both were careful and Gardner
1lercus other lefts went wild. Ryan
bleeding from the nose from Gardner's lefts.
Gardner kept sending In straight lefts to the
Gardner then smashed Ryan on the face with
TWO terrific rights and followed It with
straight l~ft to the face. 1t was a terrific
stomach and Gardner sent left to the face
again and eibowed Ryan with left to the face
Tardner's left-hand work, he repeatedly send
nc that member TO Ryan's face from which
he blood flowed freely 1t was Gardner's
Tenth Round.
Gardner forced matters and kept sending his
eft to Ryan, face with piston-rod regularity.
eft and a moment later duplicated the blow.
starting the blood afresh Gardner caught
Rvan of his guard and drove right to the
ace. Then Ryan took brace and planted a
yIcious right to Gardner's jaw, sending the
alters head back Gardner kept up his
nerclless left-hand tactics, landing repeatedly
,n Ryan's face. Ryan kept backing away and
lis efforts at retaliation were well taken care
4 by Gardner The round ended with the
lonors in Gardner's favor.
Eleventh Round.
,-.-s,A- hlaoked left and right for the law
md at close quarters both men blocked clev-
.rly Gardner then sent in fearful right
q Ryan's stomach and hooked his left to
he law Gardner's reach was apparent at
his stage and Buddy found great difficulty
n landing on his shifty opponent. Gardner
lent q straight left to the jaw and forced
RYAN about the ring. Another, and then
Lnohter. left TO the jaw followed in quick !
succession, and the blood came flowing from
2yan's nose. A left to the stomach and right !
o the Jaw sent Ryan against the ropes. Card I
ler followed his about the ring and
anded several good lefts to the face and
lead before the gong denoted the end of the
ound. Again the honors fell to Gardner, who