The San Francisco call., 1910-05-22
SHOW AMAZING VITALITY


batants, as they fought through 10 more brief but
whirlwind rounds. The spectators had forgotten to
yell The suspense grew sharper. Closely matched
as they were, the men approaching climax IN
which one or the other take the upper hand
while the other must begin to flag. Flesh and bone
could not endure such pace much longer. There
was momentary break in the thirty-eighth round
when Ryan back heeled his man for jarring fall
But Goss evened matters in the forty-hrst by
mendous facer that snapped Paddy" the ring
In the forty-hfth something happened. Those who
watched only that Ryan led off with snacking
jolt to the ribs and seemed TO be landing an unusual
number OF body blows. But that lead, unnoticed
though formed the turning point in the battle
Coached from his corner, Ryan changed his tao
tics and began to center his attack upon vulnerable
parts OF the veterans defenses When he took that
line, Goss, gallant and courageous as any man who
ever stood in buff, beaten Ryan henceforth
used the body blow consistently, and when four
rounds had passed the result was plain to the least
observant spectator at the ring side
Goss was failing He no longer held himself erect
and launched his blows with every inch of power
He crouched to his suffering and occasionally
shrank away when Ryan threatened one of his rib
searchers. Not that he ready to give up or that
he had thought of any result but victory But
Ryan had found him and barring accidents his
chance was gone. He made magnificent rally in
the hftieth round, swept through Ryans defenses
and knocked him off his feet. AS always Ryan was
up again, undaunted. and it may well be that the
old fellow felt the first, sharp nip of age when he
saw his best efforts, after much accomplished ap
parently unavaiing a summer breeze against
the younger mans massive physique
"Joe's" last determined stand against the turn of
events made in the fifty-second round easily the
severest and most desperate of the fight 1t was little
more than exchange of blow for blow the center
for the four minutes it lasted but in those four min
utes Goss put forth every he had nursed He
landed almost he pleased, for neither attempted to
cover, and when they had fought each other literally
to standstl, both covered with crimson, Ryan was
sound ever, but "Joe" was going From this
time he fought losing battle dangerous as wound
ed and cornered animal, plucky and resolue to the
last, coming back wickedly at nstants, but slowly
yielding to his triumphant antagonist. Youth would
have its way
Ryans problem to land Knockout and
his lack of experience heightened the fight by at least
20 rounds He continued to hammer the veterans
ribs. but could not hasten the wearing process
He was fearsome spectacle outward1y in far worse
condition than his antagonist, and Goss had some
small satisfaction at intervals by spreading the deco
ration The result was that Paddy" fought through
the last part of the battle in very bad huuor was
challenged repeatedly by Joes seconds for foulin0
and was more than suspected of using his knee sur
reptitiousy in the falls.
From the sxtieth round on Ryan went after Coss
into his corner and pounded him as long as Toe"
would keep his feet He stuck to the rib drive land
ing at will the champions swollen and aching
body Goss fought all he knew, gathering his failing
strength always for least one effort in every round
In the seventy-fourth Ryan administered terrific
drubbing around the ribs and allowed zoe" to slash
him on the face often it pleased him Aside
from his injuries Goss sapped by his wind which
had failed him. He was utterly unable to maneuver
and could only stand with laboring lungs until RYAN
ready to leap upon him with heavy crushing fists
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punishment he endured.
From the eightieth round it was simply an exh;
bition of how far high courage and rock bottom
stamina will carry beaten man. Goss had no fur
ther hope. 1t beyond the bounds of possibility
that he could hurt Ryan or even check him "Paddv"
except for surface treatment, was as sound and as
strong when he climbed through the ropes Hav-
ing withsood the best Goss could offer there no
chance that he could be stopped But Goss
would not yield. He was the champion and if any
take that honor from him it would
only be when he unable to lift hand in defense
He had fought hard and too long for the title to
dishonor it by surrender So he tottered and STUN
bled through six rounds, while the young man
played with him and hit him down repeatedly angry
at himself for his inability land the coup de grace
At the opening of the eighty-seventh round Goss
go: up and took faering steps toward the CEN
ter when Ryan across the ring at him in a
rush "Joe" could scarcely raise his guard and when
Ryan shot through drive the ribs he had reached
the end He dropped to his knees. PADDY" with
holding foul blow just in time His seconds car
ried him to his corner. and when the referee ca1sd
the men to the center once more he tried 10 get 80,
But failed Thereupon Ryan was declared the ;
ner and atoned in part for his rather ouest;o,,hf
department during the battle by shaking hands witt
his fallen adversary in manly and friendlv wsv
Its nature. my boy the veterans simnr.
comment 1t gave out"