Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-03-09
TOMMY RYAN TAUGHT JEEFRIEs.
Boilermaker at First a Mark for the
Clever Boxer-FinaiIy Put One Over.


was preparing for his conflict with
Bob Fitzsimmons, according to some
recently published comment by James
], Corbett, in discussing the coming
Johnson fferieS fight for the world s
cham ionship.
Ryan was engaged by w. ~. Brady
to go down to Jeff's training quarters,
at Allenhurst N. J., and show him
some of the more scientific features of
the game of hit, stop and get away.
Ryan. wonderful boxer and fighter
himself, jumped at the chance. When
he took hold of Jeffries he found the
boilednalSer was just a big, numbering
giant who could take a lacing and had
a killing wallop if he could land it.
Jeffries had reduced himsef to 220
pounds by the time Ryan appeared at
the training camp, but he was prompt
~ Informed that he would have to take
off some more flesh How? Well,
Ryan told him that fast boxing in a
barn would help some; SO they went to
liar method of instructing the big fell
low in the art of scientific fighting. He
never explained a thing orally, but as
soon as the gloves We're drawn on he
proceeded to go ahead fl fiji ffifhfffifi
proceeded to go around JEFF like a
cooper around a barrel.
Had Jeff BewiIdered.
Ryan tented, side stepped, shifted,
Jabbed, uppercut and swung until JET
fries was bewildered- The big fellows
eyes were bunged up Immediately and
his nose and mouth were soon bleeding,
but he never said a. word in protest
Instead he took all that Ryan deliv-
cred, at the same time studying the
clever middleweight's tactics with
much care. He soon found himself in
stinctively blocking some of the swift
punches and lodging others. He also
assumed the crouching position which
he later used in all his fights, and after
a while, as his footwork became speedy
Ryan was using.
Ryanis long, quick left that was in
cessantly plunged into Jeff's face was
revelation. The boilermaker smiled
from this glove. 1t actually pleased
the gigantic fighter, who did his best
to copy it AS he crouched low and
stretched out his own left. JEFF soon
found that mis- longer reach enabled
him to meet Ryan with some effect.
but 1t was not until he finally knocked
Tommy down with pondeTous jab on
the point of the chin that JEFF realized
he was slowly but surely mastering
the middleweight's best blow.
Right in the Short Ribs.
Then came study of Ryan's right,
WEIGH was used either in the short
ribs or on the head. When the boiler
maker scored a knockdown with d
right hand counter one day, Ryan got
up laughing.
There's nothing more I can teach
you now" said Tommy. You've got
it ALL Now, of you'll fight Fitzsifn-
mons that way you'll surely beat him.
Right UP to the day of the mill Ry-
an kept on boxing with Jeffries, how
ever, and when the heavyweights got
into the ring Tommy was in Jeff's cor
ner.
Meet him with the left stiff in the
face as he comes in,' was Ryan's last
order. Save your right unless you see
a chance to cross him on the jaw or
drive it into the stomach"
Worked Left lab With Effect.
Jeffries obeyed Ryan to the letter
came boring in with hea-
Wy swings and ran full tilt into the
boilerTnalzer's left that was as rigid as
an iron bar. In the second round Fitz
collided head on with this wonderful
left hand and was knocked clean over
on his back Ryan. cool headed as
usual, exclaimed as Bob got up:
Keep on with the left, JIM Jab his
head Off Save the right"
The boilernaker, called by many a
RyaniZed pugilist, worked the left
thereafter with dire results, and when
he had the Cornishrnan tottering
heard Ryan yell:
Now the right, Jirni Put ii overt"
With the force of a piiedriver JEFF
fries let go his right and it connected.
fell to the floor uncon-
scious from the force Of a terrific blow
on the jaw, and Ryan was the first
man ia shake the big pugilisst by the
hand.
The credit is all yours, Tommy" ex-
claimed Jeff as he sat down in his cor
ner to be sponged off. II shall never
forget you"
But there was a falling out, and no
between the two has oc-
CURED.