Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-02-19
A HARD FIGHT.
The Ryan-Needham Fight IN
Minneapolis a Long, Hard
Fought Battle.
Ryan Finally Knocked Out His
Opponent in the Seventy
Sixth Rcund.
It'll Lasted 5 Hours and Minutes.

MINNEAPOLIS Feb. 1.-THE Twin
City athletic club rooms have been
crowded all day with members and
visitorS from outside citie-, who have
come with the int, ntIOn OF witnessing
the Needhsm- Ryan fight tonight.
S me I25 Of tho Chicago delegation
arrived on the morning train and 9TH
ers on the afternoon trains. Omaha,
Kzns, CITY, Duluth, Wet Superior,
! StillWater Eau Claire and other out
side villsges, are well represented
Both men were in VoOd condition.
The conte, is Tor a pure Of 81 900, $500
. winner, QIeen-bury rules to govern
the fight to he a finish, and neither
man To weigh more than 40 pound-
at the lime Of entering the ring. The
Fight was set Tor 8 O'Clock, but as
81 on as the d. r. were opened 1t 7:30
the crowd bvgan 10 pour in. The audi
t rum was supposed t. seat 100
Ev, ~ seat was taken. No smoking
was lOl rated at any time. Promptly
al s y. m. every sat I'm the auditorium
being taken, the nieH stepped IN the
weighing scales, the index showing
that Needham weighed 1871 and
Ryan 1891. differance of2l pounds in
favor Of the Chicago boy. Charley
Kemmie and Austi allan Smith, who
has trained n Needham, were announced
a. 8. c lnds for the st. Paul boy, and
G % S ddons and Billy Myers, the
we'll known liRht-weight, looked afGer
the Inter, sta Of Ryan. Henri S-lee'
the clubs officlsl referee. IL absent at
Hot Springs. and ice Mannix, the
newspaper man, vss chosen to set In
that capacity, The gloves used were
four ounces. The fight was witnessed
only y members Of the club, they DC 70
ing charged the nominal price OF ten
dolIors. The directors OF the club
held q meeting just before the fight on
the question Of Needham wearing q
plaster, and tn the surprise of
ev, ~ one allowtd d the plsster to go.
Jimmy Mar ming OF st. Paul acted ss
time keeper for Needham, and b II
Richards Of Chicago for Ryan. and F.
A. McAvoy official time keeper for the
club. At 9:l5 Needham enterd the
ring followed few minutes latter by
Ryan. The latter had q longer reach
but did not look as well as Needham.
No, wilhs'suding that there are two
bills before the state legislature pro-
viding for the prohibition Of fights Of
all contests, there was a large delega-
ton Of members present especially al
/ lance men who entered just before
call 81 time. Betting at the ring side
at 9:2s was even money aud several
bel- Of 500 each were made at that
figure. Referee Mannlx made a short
speech before the call OF time asklng
that order be maintained and that
the fight would be on Its meri's and
10 a finIsh. The best 0an will win
and no lavors were asked except that
order be strictly kept.
Round 1-Needham wore a plaster
on right leg behind the knee. At $3.50
time was called. Needham led but
fell shoit;a counter cllneh followed
but no ha- M was done; ,fSer several
seconds feinilng Nesdhsm led and
landed on Ryan's stom teb lightly;
RYAN attempte to land but \ -edham
90, away; Needham lead and landed
on Ryan's stomach, Ryan cOunt' n q
but Needham ducked. Tbis round
ended for Needham.
Round 2-Ryan forced the fightinl
aud landed lightly on Nee 1hsm's face
a elluch foliOwt ,; Needh@m led hi
right end missed, Rysn led With hi
left and landed lightly on Ntehbam'
.nonloer; Needham larded on Ryan
s.noach aud slipped; Ryan lci IN
sacce.sfully with rightaEd lrf; RyAl
led and Needham countered on Ryan
neck; Ryan led uusuccessfully will
LEFT; Needham got In = right-han'
smash Just - time was called.
I Round s-NeedhAm commences
hostillties by Leading with his lefl
A cllnch followed; Needham led will
his I n, which was successfully count
cred: boz h men landed lightly; Need
ham again led and a elinch followed
with no damage; Ryan landed o.
Nesdham's chest, Ryan eountering o.
Needhamis face. The rst Of IN
round wss spent In sparring for wind
Round 4-Ryan came up the fresheI
Needham led, but fell short; Needhar
again led but withoutavall; the Mlnn'
apolis man landed his right on Ryan
a.. Nr..ah..,, fonohed fha Chicao