St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-17
A PLUCKY ST. PAUL SPORT.
He Makes a Good Showing in an
Eight-Round Fight.
Disgraceful Doirgs in a Horse Race
at Philadelphia.
Eight Rounds with Gloves.

About four hundred people gathered at
the Exposition rink last evening to witness
the eight round contest between Dan Need
ham, of this city, and Tommy DanfOrth
the feather weight. of New York. 1t was
10 o'clock when the principals in the event
of the evening mounted the stage, the
dreary wait before their appearance being
filled in with four-round heats between
Dick Ward and Arthur Magunn. two kids
and Pat Killen and Luke Dempsey. Dan
forth was the first to put i'll an appearance
followed by his second. Pat Killen. Need
ham, seconded by Albert SchOck, of Mime
apOiiS, was but few moments late. James
Faulkner, the wrestler, was chosen referee
and Barney Smith. time-keeper. When
the men shook hands they pre-
scented marked contrast DanfOrth, who
weighs 1876 pounds, is short, thick-Set and
very muscular, his head being set on
broad pair of shoulders with not any neck
to speak of. Needham is slim and why,
and, although weighing about six pounds
more than Danforth, does not look the
fighter he showed himself to be. The ref
cree stated the conrnsiens Of the match,
which were that Needham was to knock
Danforth out in eight rounds or forfeit
$3.50. While the preliminarieS were being
arranged. Needham announced that 1t
would be impossible for him to knock any
body out with the gloves to be used, they
being eight-ounce ones. In the first round
both men spared continuously the better
part of the time, only getting in harmless
blow each. In the second round Needham
had decidedly the best Of it, DanforthS
upper cuts failing to count and Needham
To cQUprol tmpS
In the third round
HONORS WERE EASY.
Danforth getting in swinging blow with
his right and Needham putting his right
repeatedly Oh Danforth'S nose. The fourth
round was repetition of the third, Need
ham hitting DanfOrth repeatedly in the
face and securing first blood. In the fifth
round Danforth got in several swinging
blows with his right. while Needham kept
peggng away at DanfOrth's face. In the
sixth round honorS were easy. In the sew
enth round Danforth had deal the best of
it. and when called upon by some OF his
enthusiastic friends to follow up and knock
Needham out. he replied that he was there
to be knocked out and not to knock out.
In this round Needham hit the first good
blow with his right and Danforth failed to
make his upper cuts reach. The eighth
round was the most exciting of the lot,
both men getting In good work. Needham
evidently saw the folly of trying to knock
Danf0rth out with eight-ounce gloves and
satisfied himself by landing on his Oppo-
nent'S face.
The referee decided the contest in Dan
forth's favor, but Needham's friends
seemed more than pleased at the showing
he made. When it is considered that this
is the first ring contest Needham ever took
part in, and against such an Old-time fighter
as Danforth. it was, as his friends claimed,
a splendid showing. Needham was not
marked at the finish, but Danforth's fore
head was scraped so as to bleed consider
ably. Danforth is willing to meet Need
ham again, and the probabilities are that
another match will be arranged for next
Satnrdau night