The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-15

ine with terrific eisct On Billy's jaw. The ref-
erse analIy separated them and Mahan put in
straight night On Nsedham's wind aud followed
q with . rfght-hander on the st. Paul mans law
that huFk when the round closed il wss any
oody's light % far - could be seen.
Tenth round-There was no apparent differ
ence n the men'a condition when they came
up Aahan landed Z light right on Needham's
ribs and followed with an upper-cut Twice
Needham 10 rush swung his right around
Bsly's neck. Nothing further Was done in this
round. Both seemsd tribe tired - they went
to their cofnefs
Eleventh round--Mahan opened with I
straight right on Needhsm's wind. and followed
with right on his neck. Needham fell short
with = left swing. Mahan next tried right
bus was Cross countered heavily on the Jaw.
Dannie escaped wicked right-handed swing
Just - time was called. Honors seemed tribe
IN favor Of Eeedham.
Twelfth round-- There was no time lost, both
men sighting vicously from the start Mahan
landed . hard. swinging right on Needham's
Jaw and followed with another one on Dannfess
neck with his left This was Mahan's round.
Thtrteenth round-Needham appeared the
fresheE when time was called for the thirteenth
round, although Mahan forced the 6ehting
Needham seemed 70 be content to let the Frisco
boy VICAR himself out Nsedham fushed once
ana landed two hard blows on Billy's neck, get
ting aWay without return. Mahan failed in an
upper-cuk Needham staggered the Frisco man
with . left and right. Mahan landed Z straight
right In Dannie'e ribs ~ time was called.
Thus far n the ngnt Ne dham had proved too
clever for his opponent. the latter having
wasted many blows which told on his strength.
Fourteenth round-Needham landed terrific
left-hander on MAhan's jaw. and followed with
righthand swing that would have ended
Billy's chances had it landed. Twice more
Needham tried II. and the last time it reached
Billyss chin. The latter began to show
the punishment and began to stagger, and for
the first time there was IN advantage. which
Wa largely in Needham's favor Mahan fought
wildly. though terrihcally. and before the
round ended succeeded in getting In some hard
blows on Dannie's neck and wind. Mahan,
however, was badly used mp when he went to
hts corner. though neither man showed much
punishment
Fifteenth round-Mahan came up fresh bat
n the nrst rush was met with straight left on
The chin that hurt him and brought the claret
from his lipa Nahau tried his favorite blow
. straight righthan0 punch-and again re-
ceived ieft-hand counter.
Sixteenth round-Terrinc fighting character
ised this round. The men rushed At each other
andswung both rights and lefts into each Others
jaws and clinchod. Wrestling followed and
Needham was thrown to the door.
Mahan succeeded in landing terrific right
hand swing on Needhams neck. Hard in
lighting, with honors even. followed. Mahan
ducked . well-meant left-hander - time was
called.
Needham was the freshest During the round
he swung his RIGHT continually. Some Of them
came dangerously near ending the fight
6eventeenth round Mshan forced the tight
ing ~ usual The two men got into . corner
Needham was hall pushed through the ropes.
The referee ran between the two men. Just IS
they separated Dannie landed hard right. and
Billy half staggered around the ring. Need
ham followed him and tipped his head back
with swinging left-hander under the chin.
Mahan fought gamely on, and succeeded in get
ting in one good hard crack on Dannie's jaw.
when time was called IL looked very much like
sure victory for Needham.
Eighteenth round - Needham landed Q
straight left Billy's mouth, the latter failing
with right-handed return. Mahan sent In =
straight left. however, that counted Needham
fell short In two vicious right-hand swings
Mahan landed light right-hand swing ON Dam
Mes jaw - time was called.
| Nineteenth round annie ducked q we'll
intended swing and rushing Mahan, planted .
left on his neck clinch followed. Needham
sent In q straight left on Billy's Jaw. Mahan
swung clean right ON Dannie's neck that had
good effect.
Twentieth round-Mahan came mp smiling,
but was bleeding At the mouth and his left eye
| was closing, but Neednam was % fresh as at the
start. Needhsm slowly forced his man to the
ropes and swung wicked left on Billy's neck
that told. Mahan tried right for Dannie's
1 Jaw, but was s-cOuntered 30 hard on his own
that he stasgered back TO his corner - time was
called
Twenty-nrst round-Mahan fell short again
| with his right. Several rushes followed. with
no perceptible damage Needham for the first
| time tried m upper-eut. and 1t reached Mahan's
Jaw. Dannie followed with = swinging left
L "a nd 4 n i'm Al Fl in ho
/ forehead.
Twenty-second round-In tie rush that
| opened this round Needham landed . left
| hand swing ON B lly's neck and . right-hand
npper-cut that reached home. There was moth
ing further in the round.
| Twenty third round -Needham rushed - soon
| Is time was called and Mahan received several
| blows ON the jaw that weakened him. The latter
tried to return but his blows lacked steam.
/ Needham kept up swinging his left and right
| and AIRY one of them would have told
| the story had 1t reached home, but Mahan
| ducked out of danger every time and received
| applause.
| strong a. . lion, seemingly Is fresh as at the
| start Mahan still had considerable ginger in
| him and rushed. but il was well-nigh fatal, for
| Needham punished him severely, daxing the
| Frisco boy. Dannie seeing his advantage fol-
| lowed Billy to the ropes and landed q terrific
| rignt-hander on the lstter's lett ear, knocking
| him down. The blow was q terrific one and
| Mahan never fully recovered from it His jaw
began to swell and his ear bled freely. Billy re-
/ sponds d ga,nely but was being punished Sc
| yerely rs time was called.
! Twenty-fftn round -Mahan had recovered
| wonderfully and went right at Needham and
| hard fighting followed both men landing re-
| peatsdly on each others jaw and neck. Need
| hams blows were the hardest. He finally forced
| Mahan into the latter's corner and fought him
| 20 The ropes but while he administered consid-
| cradle punish ment, he was too weak himself to
| finish his man. Sparring for wind followed.
and no more blows were struck during the
| round.
Twepty-sixth round-Mahan fought a. hard
/ az ever, but Dannie took matters easily and
| waited for an opening.
Twenty-seventh round-Both came up fresh.
| Billy swung a neat left Ia Dannie's wind. A
| rush followed. with honors even. Cautious
| sparring followed until time was called.
Twenty-eighth round-Mahan surprised even
| his admirers by coming up seemingly as strong
| as Needham. Many blows were exchanged and
| finally Dannie landed right-hand swing un-
| der Biily's ear and the latter went down on his
| face, but Immediately got up and went to fight
| ing again. Mahan got it square in the face
| With Daunfe's left - time was called.
| Twenty-ninth round-During the first half OF
| the round Mahan landed two light right-hand-
| ers on Needham's wind. In a rash Mahan
| slipped down. bat on getting up swung left on
| Needham's ribs
Thirtieth round-Both men came up appa-
| rentiy fresh Needham forced matters and sent
| ia some stright right-handed punches on Billy'l
| wind hot exchange followed. in which
! Billy ducked vicious swing. Needham made
/ . terrific rush. doing but little damage just ~