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A dispatch from Chicago pays:The match between “Tommy** Ryan of Syracuse and ‘‘Billy*1 Stilt of Chicago has been postpoued until November \ 20til. the original date having been October 23d. The caus* or the postponement is the illness of Ryan’s wife and“BILLY**-. STIFT.the inability of the fighter to train properly by October 23d. A 6-round go’r 3ia.lt; been arranged between “Kid” McCoy and J‘Con’* Riley of Ohio on October'23d. and the places of Ryan and Stiff will be taken by “Young” Griffo and Frank Garrard, who will meet for twenty rounds.Stift is a heavy middleweight, in fact, almost too heavy to get down to the middleweight limit and as the men are to meet it catch weights, it looks as If Ryan was going in the ring with a manweighing somewhere more than 170 ponnds. Stift will he-remembered as one of “Tom” Traceys fcecouc! Jin his battle with Ryan, and at the ‘/he he was in Syracuse announced that/ie was anxious to get a dinnee at R.va: | Chicago sporting authorities givr.l Ryan the victory, after a hard featttef ten rounds and this conclusion seeL« reasonable. *■m.___t, ____---:____x___
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Syracuse Evening Herald
Syracuse, New York, US
Tue, Oct 05, 1897
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