The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26

Gardner had been using his left to the
body with telling effect for several
rounds, some OF the blows resounding
through the house as though a drum had
been struck. Ryan, who is built on the
samo puogy lines as Young Corbett, was
evidently hurt by the blows. Near the end
OF the fifteenth round Gardner suddenly
brought over one Of these blows, which
landed IN the solar plexus region. Ryan
sank 70 the floor and his face indicated
ne was IN great pain. AS he recovered
ms senses it must have seemed to him
that all the spectators were on their feet
yelhng Ike mad and claiming q foul The
round had not ended, but Billy Gallagher,
the official timekeeper for Ryan. jumped
into the ring and pointing to the PROSTATE
boxer called on Referee Roche to give the
fight TO him on foul.
The referee shook his head, declining to
DO so. By this time the seconds had all
crowded into the ring and there was loud
talking and wild gesticulating. The gong
sounding the end Of the round caused a
momentary cessation of the talk and
Ryan was carried to his corner. He
seemed TO be suffering great pain and
was apparently unable to continue the
contest. Spider Kelly tossed a towel into
the ring, signaling defeat There were
stu cries for the referee to give the fight
to Ryan on foul, but this he refused to
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BETS ARE DECLARED OFF.
The ring filed with spectators in an
instant and in the tumult which ensued
Referee Roche declared all bets off In
explanation OF this he said the betting
did not look good, as while Ryan was
supposed 10 be as good a man as Gard
ner the latter closed a 1 to favorite, the
market being Hooded with money to bet
on the Lowell boy. After the ring was
cleared Ryan was laid out on the floor
for some minutes and was then carried
10 his dressing room An examination of
his body did not show any discoloration
or swelling, such as would appear had
the blow been e foul one.
AS Ryan did not respond to the call OF
time at the beginning Of the sixteenth
round Gardner is credited technically
with q knockout There were a number
Of fouls claimed during the fight and the
referee found il necessary TO caution both
boxers. Ryan was as great an offender
in this respect as Gardner. The fight
was an earnest one from start to finish,
and for ten rounds there was but little
TO choose between the two men, as they
seemed equally effective. Gardner is
master judge of distance and of time,
and some of his blows seemed TO have
terrible force behind them.
RYAN is COOL UNDER FIRE.
Ryan fights and looks like Young Cor
bett He is cool under fire and it seems
no difficulty for him to hit from any
position. After the tenth round much of
the steam left his blows and he did not
seem to worry Gardner so much as in the
earlier stages of the contest. After q
wild slugging match in the eighth round
Gardner had a severe cut over the left
eye, where he came in contact with
Ryan's head. In the next round Gardner
started Ryans nose bleeding and near
hc nd ,af fFnn ho6 n distress
Ryan tried 10 take it easy in the tenth
round, but Gardner kept after him, pay
ing particular attention TO his sore nose.
he caught Ryan sideways early in the
round and popped a jolly right to the
head, which nearly landed on the point
Of the jaw. Ryan came back with left
10 the head, which shook up Gardner
badly Ryan landed a left 10 the body,
but received hard right in return. Near
the end OF the round Gardner again sent
IN a straight right to the head
Ryan came up fresh in the eleventh
round, in which il was give and take
throughout Early in the round Card
ner played for the head, but toward the
end he paid particular attention TO the
body He was ripping in lefts which
were undoubtedly hurting Ryan The
twelfth was all Gardner's round, while
in the thirteenth he seemed to be rest
ing up, as Ryan did the most effective
work Ryan was forcing matters
again in the fourteenth round, but
Gardner was scoring all the time with
choppy rights and lefts, which Travelled
but a few inches, but which seemed
TO have considerable sting In them
From the way the fight was going 1t
was evident Gardner would ultimately
wear out Ryan unless the latter could
land one Of his swings on the shitty
boxer from Lowell
ATTENDANCE Is LARGE.
The attendance was the largest in
the history of fighting at Colma- The
pavilion was packed almost to the suf-
locating point. The receipts are said
TO have been more than $500. The big
crowd was handled on the return jour
ney 20 the city without confusion. The
car service was adequate for the un-
usual demands placed upon IL.
Before the lighters entered the ring
Billy Jordan. master OF ceremonies, OBJ
jected TO the smoking and asked the
spectators to Please put out them
torches" There was an unusual ar
ray Of pugiiistic talent paraded through
the ring. Jimmy Britt was greeted with
cheers when he was presented as the
pr-ide of California" In response to calls
for 2 speech he said complacently,
We'll, I done IL. I fight Nelson here
on September g. All / want is an even
break, and may the best fighter win"
There were calls for Nelson. but the
spectators did not recognize that youth
when he entered the ring as one Of
Gardner's seconds. He was finally
brought to the center of the ring and
was presented as the hardest nut in
the profession to crack. He said:
Gentlemen, I viii do the best can to
win my next fight" There was some
trouble over the gloves and it was
rnally decided to toss a coin for choice.
Manager Reid won the toss for Ryan. |
1t practically meant nothing, as the
gloves were identical Gardner was
seconded by his brother. George. Harry !
Foley, Joe Angeli and Battling Nelson. |
In Ryan's corner were Manager Reid, !
Snider Kelly, Tim McGrath and Willie |
fitzgerald.