St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-18
RYAN The CHAMPION.
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straight body blow. Ryan landed one on
Needham's face. Ryan again poked his lef:
| in Needhams face after some seconds spar
| ring.
Round Twenty-Two-Both men came up
pretty fresh Ryan led and fell short. Need
| ham led and both men clinched. Needham
| having the better of it; each man led several
| times but without result Ryan got in a
| right and left on Needhams face and body.
Round Twenty Three-Thus far not much
| has been done to either, though Ryan seems
! the fresher of the two. Needham led VI
ciously with his right but could not connect,
Ryan showing phenomenal agility. No more
| blows struck.
Round Twenty Four-Ryan got in another
| left on Needham face, driving him to the
ropes Ryan landed rib rooster with his
right. Ryan then got in another one on
Needhams face, following 1t up with hot
| one in The stomach. Ryan got in his right
and left driving Needham across the ropes.
| This was Ryan's round.
Round Twenty Five-Needham was get
ting vicious. lie got ribroaster and re-
taliated on Ryan's neck. Ryan got IN one on
Needham's stomach and followed it up with
one on Needham' 5 face. Ryan led and landed
| lightly OH Needham S face.
Round Twenty SiX-Needham led, but was
! hit In the face in return. Needham got one
in on Ryan's body, some in-ighling fol-
! lowed, with honors about even.
Round TWenty-Seven-RyAn rushed right
| FNNN,
driving Needham against the ropes. Need
ham is practically using his left hand alto
! gether.
Round Twenty Efght-Not a good blow
was struck. both men appearing weary.
| Round Twenty Nine-Nery little fighting
was done this round. Ryan doing most Of the
| leading.
Round Thirty-Some fierce fighting fol-
| lowed after little sparring, Needham get
| ting the worst of it and being forced across
the ropes Not another blow was struck
! during the round.
Round rly-One-Needham got in good
corking right and lefts. Needham was off
! guard and received hot one on his left jaw.
| Needham forced the fighting, and III a clinch
! Ryan tried to throw him. Needhams lip is
| swollen as the resul! or straight right
| handed smash. Another hot exchange fol-
| lowed as time was called. This was the best
round of the fight, and the audience is be-
| ginning to eYince some vigOr
Round Thirty-1wo - Needham's face
| showed signs of punishment. Ryan made
vicious lead, which was stopped, but mill
| ute later got one III on Needhan's ribs just
at the call of time Needham received two
| punches, one in the face and one in the ribs.
| Round Thirty-Thr. e-Needham landed
three good ones on Ryan's body Ryan got
| one by landing on Needham's wind. Light
| sparring ended the round.
| Round Thirty Four-Ryan opened with an
! awful right which sent Needham to the
ropes. Needham followed and the fighting
became furious for half minute. Needham
| got i'll a swinging right handler on Ryans
neck, following with a wicked body blow.
Round Thirty Five-Needham got in an
| upper cut on Ryans face with his right but
no other blow was struck.
| Round Thirty-SiX-A bet of 800 TO $500 on
| Needham was offered without taker Ryan
got in another right hand smash following 1t
up with a left on Needhams ribs. That
was all the fighting done.
Round Thirty Seven-Needham led and
landed, and Ryan slipped to the floor Need
ham got in two slashing right-handers. Ryan
retaliated with his left. Ryan hit him right
and left, The fighting was fast and furious.
and ended in Ryan's favor. The men are
still in good condition, although Needhams
face shows signs of heavy punishment
Round Thirty Eight - Needham face
showed evidences OF the great punishment
received in the last round. Ryan uppercut,
but missed. Some light sparring ended the
round.
Round rty-Nine-Needham got in a
right hand rib Ioaster, but this was all that
happened during the round. e
Round Forty-Needham opened hostilities
with swinging Highlander, but nothing
else was done during the round.
Round FOrtv-One-Ryan touched Needham
lightly on the stomach and followed it up by
giving Needham an awful smash in the face.
Needham's condition appears to be improv-
ing, and there is every prospect of the fight
being lengthy one or draw, as both men
commenced, showing wonderful staying
powers after hard lighting.
Round FortyTwo-Ryan hit Needham
again i'll the face and planted another on the
left side Of his antagonists face.
Round rty-Three-Needham got In two
corkers, one a heavy upper cut on Ryan's
face. Several leads without effect and some
sparring ended the round
Round FoTty-Four- ryan made a right
hand swing, and Needham avoided it by
ducking. SparTing and few Intellectual
leads terminated the round.
Rounds Forty-Eive, Forty-Six and Forty
Seven-Not blow was struck in the forty
fifth round, and the foIty-sixth and forty
seventh were about the same.
Nothing was done in the forty-eighth.
In the forty-ninth Ryan led. u missed,
and the men spared the round out.
In the tftieth Ryan punched Needham
lightly in the jaw. Needham led and got a
little the best of it. Ryan rushed Needham,
but did nothing Needham rushed in return.
with the same result, and the fitch round
ended without damage TO either man.
Round Fifty One--Both men exchanged
right-handerS, each landing in the neck.
Ryan made an Intellectual uppercut ard
rushed Needham, but without hurting him.
Ryan led, and Needham slipped and fell
while ducking The rest of the round was
consumed IN sparring.
[The fftieth round has been fought and
the tfty-first started. Sporting men pro-
nounce the fight thus far Que of the most
Not foul has been hit or even claimed no
brutality or anything else has occurred to
place this noted battle in the line of brutal
fights 1t was science from the START TO the
finish of the ffty-second. At 1:05 o'clock
the men are again entering.
Round Fifty-TWO-Ryan rushed Needham
to the ropes without effect and narrowly es-
capped Knockout blow, and Needham led
and got in two smart blows on Ryan's head
and neck, ending he round.
Round -Three-RVan led, but fell
short. Ryan rushed ana some fierce lighting
took place over the ropes, both men hitting
several hard blows. clinch followed, Need
ham apparently getting the worst OF the en-
counter Ryan led with left swing, Need
ham punching him i'll the body, light spar
ring ending the round.
Round Fifty Four-After sparring nearly
two minutes Ryan made an Intellectual lead,
the only attempt at blow made during the
round. Both men are weary and their work
| is becoming listless.
Round Fifty -Five-RyaD made strong
rush banging Needham against the ropes,
but appeared to lack strength to strike an
effective blow. Some infghting followed.
and then the men clinched NeedhHm led
viciously. but failed to land. Ryan led and
| landed his right lightly Oh Needham. Ryan
| thus far does not bear a scratch.
Rounds Fifty-SiX, Fifty-SeVen. Fifty Eight,
| Fifty-Nine and SiXty-In the ffty-SiXth and
| tifty-seventh nothing happened. In the fifty
eighth, after two minutes sparring, Ryan
| leu, buG Tie D1OW WAS WdIQSu OH. Ill TIE
| hfty-ninth both men led and clinched, and
some shortarm fighting followed. In the
siXtieth Needham obened with a right
and lett-hand smash in Ryans face.
| Needham made a vicious right hand
swing which was ducked. spaEging ended
the round. At the end of this round, |: 80 a.
M, the referee announced that though the
| fight was to be a finish he would make
| decision and make the men fight. This light
speech stirred up the latent energies of the
| fighters as well as pleased the crowd. Bet
! ting showed signs OF rising and bet of 500
that Ryan wins the fight found no takers at
| even money.
Round Slxty-One-Needham landed on
Ryan's neck lightly, and Ryan followed suit
with the same success. Needham reached
Ryan's face, and the men clinched. Ryan
| led, touching Needhams face, and followed
| ii up with hard one on the same place be-
| fore time was called.
Round ixty-Two-Needham seemed IN
the best of condition and heayy blows were