Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-08-26 | Page 9 | All Bets Off

ALL BETS OFF. So Declared Eeferee in Ryan-Gardner Fight. COLMA. Cal., Aug. 23. Buddy Ryan claimed a foul in tho fifteenth round of his fight with Jimmy Gardner tonlcht. and Refcrco Roacho disallowed tho foul but declared all bats. off. aaylng that tho men shouh' not bo permitted to glvo such an exhibition in iho Colma club; that thoy must fight, It cut. Spider Kolly, who waa behind Ryan, dcclored that a foul had been committed, but to thoso closo to the ring tho blow, thouzh low, seemed to bo abovo tho bolt. Tho roferco declared that tho betting seemed suspicious, and especially tho bcttlni; that Gardner would win within fifteen rounds, and in order to protect tho public ho doctored nil bets oIT. Even had Ryan not quit In tho Ilf-tetnth Ilf-tetnth ho would probably- havo besn defeated, as Gar-lnsr showed ills auperlorlty In most of tho rounds. Gardner's blocking was remarkable, and Ryan landed only ono really hard blow, which cut opon Gardner's eye. Gardner's ttmlght left jabs, whjch ho used frequently, landed nearly every Unto, and ho used right and left ewlncs to advantage Tho action of tho referee In declaring the bets off seemed to meet with the approval of tho crowd.