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ach; Needham led but again fell short,

ach; Needham led but again fell short
Ryan following with a right handler.
Round 10-Ryan got a left in Needham's
face: Ryan led a swinging right handler
without much damage; Ryan led his left
lowed; Ryan led with left and right, touch
ing the Minneapolis man lightly on the
body.
Round 11-At the beginning of this
round, Ryan appeared in better condition,
the Minneapolis man appearing to be suf-
fering from his wind. Ryan got in q
quick interchange followed. Needham's
left eye showing the effects. Needham got
another one IN the face, Ryan's long reach
apparently beginning to tell. Ryan led
his left and Needham followed with a
swinging right, which missed. At call of
time, Needham received two smashing
right and left handlers in the face.
evidently to blind Needham, while Need
ham was playing for the others wind;
Needham led his left but fell short; more
sparring and then time ended the round.
Round 19-The crowd thus far has been
as orderly as an audience of a first class
theatre, not a cry nor shout of any kind
to disturb the order. Needham led a
vicious swinging right handler but missed;
Needham led a straight with his left but
did not touch Ryan; again he fruitlessly
led; Ryan got in his left on Needham's
face; Ryan again led and a clinch followed,
no great damage done; Ryan again led
age.
Round 14-Ryan again swung his right
on Needham's neck, Needham %retaliating
with his right on Ryan's shoulder; Need
ham led right and left; the Chicago man
again ducked and got away without a
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ropes with his right and left; Needbam
then got in n on Ryan's face; Ryan
again led for Needham's face, landing
lightly; sparring ended the round at 1890
with Ryan the freshest.
Round after round was fought without
either man gaining any advantage. Ryan
kept leading for Needham's face, and
first round, Needlam. who had received
the most punishment, appeared to be i'm
proving n both men seemed to be in as
good shape as when they commenced,
showing wonderful staying powers after
such hard fighting. About the fifty-fourth
round the men began to get weary and
sixty-eight rounds had been fought, Presi-
dent Harrison of the Twin City Athletic
club, announced his intention of making
the men fight to a finish.
In the seventy fifth round the fighting
was not and fast, the men lighting like de-
mons and Ryan scoring first blood. Per-
feet pandemonium reigned.
Round 76-Both men came up to fight,
Ryan leading with his left and some exc
cution was done; Ryan used his left again
and knocked Needham down. clinch fol:
lowed, and .Needham was knocked
down again; Ryan upper cut
right and left, knocking Needham
down repeatedly and the call of time only
saved him from being knocked out. AS it
was he was carried to his corner in a GaZed
condition. and before time was called again
his seconds threw up the sponge.
The fight is universally considered one
of the greatest ever fought in the country,
fighting by rule in almost every round.
Needham made a plucky fight, being
knocked down repeatedly in the last round,
coming up, but only to 90 down
by a vicious upper. cut. The exact time of
the fight was five hours and five minutes.
Everybody was perfectly satisfied with the
manner in which it was conducted, and
good order maintained throughout.