The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22

other from the moment OF stepping into
the ring. lie had his best grin Of con-
hdence forward. and when he filed his
chest. swung his long, ponderous arms
and eyed his man mocklngly there was
somethinS indcscribaoly fcrocious and
daunting in his appearance.
Great Fight Occurs
4 hitch over the selection Of a referee
was smoothed when It was agreed that
two men should ogficlatc Alexander
Brewster and Jack Hardy. While this
arrangement was being made $1,000 that
had been sent to Ryan by his hacker to
wager AT the ringside was placed at even
money, No odds had been offered before
the day of the fight. but Su!ivans con-
djtion made him slightly the favorlte be-
fore hoStillties commenced.
At the call of time the rivals came to
the center briskly, shook hands and held
their attitudes on guard for an instant
while they sized up each other Then
Ryan. seeking 10 work himself out OF his
uneasness In this fight as he had in his
previous meeting with Goss, feinted right
and drove cautiously with the left but
was short. Sullivan did not hop away
from the blow, as Ryan perhaps expected
but swung his LEFT upon the guard and
slammed his right, also missing This
was the extent of the 'sparrlnG" in the
fight, or what Corresponded TO the usual
snappy display OF style which the later
masters OF pueilism had made familiar
about such frlvollty. and the next instant
the heavy work began,
Ryan led his left hard but was again
short and broke ground as Sullivan I'm
patient. rushed several short steps Sull-
van slammed left and swung right as he
came on. Ryan stopped the first hand
ily, but the second, pounding through In
typical Sullivan manner, caught RYAN a
tremendous, full power smash to the
side OF the neck, whirlng him lrresIstibly
aside 10 stagger and fall The round
had lasted less than minute and Ryans
supporters watched In dumbfounded 81
lence while sSe champion was carried 10
his corner and The Sullivan party yelled
itself into a frenzy
The swift and unexpected check seemed
TO have thrown a haze about Ryan, who
was still trying to figure out exactly
what had happened when the second
round was called. He approached the
van who was one or the most impatient
Of fighters. Sullivan was at the scratch
before Paddy was fairly up and went
on into Ryans own territory after him.
prined for trouble. starting with n rush
HammerInS out with his left he let go
a plunclng right drive over Rvan's low
cred guard that cracked smartly To the
left jaw The blow rasped Ryan's ready
temper a tri1e and snapped him into ac-
ton He Side~stepped and lashed out
right and left. missing, but coming right
on again and landing neat right swing
TO the left check.
sullivan stood four square and would
not give an inch as Ryan ragged at him,
displaying a good squirt of speed. lie
guarded after fashion. but his heart was
never In that department OF the game.
and he was sending in another armbreak-
ing chopper by way OF breaking a path
when Ryan. still impetuous. rushed In
and clinched. Sullivan held him away
from lock with iron grip and in the
struggle each slipped a hold with the
left around the others neck, Grappled
in this position. thigh 70 thigh they
fought a terrific jammng rally with the
shortened right, Jabbing and cutting at
Rynn's height. added TO n trifling adj
vantage OF hold. gave him the greater
freedom. and he was well started upon