Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-02-19

man lightly in tie riIs with bis l,fi
and followed It up with his righ'.
This ended the round.
Rpund 5--AfIer several seconds
sparring RYAN pOked his left In Need
hams left ey'; the Minneapolis man
led his left. which Ryan cleverly
ducked; RYAN led for Ne ibam's
wind, but failed to lsnd; Merriam
chased Ryan to the Topes, but Ryan
got away wit out a scratch; NeedL am
began to rush matters leading twice
with his left.
Round 6-Needham led and Ryan
again cleveIly lodged; N-edhan
again led his left, falling short; Need
ban got in one on Ryan's face.
ROuId 7--Ryan forced the fighting,
getting IN three good ones on Need
hams face; N,edham led bis right.
getting in two good ones on Ryan's
oc dy and neck; got in another right
handler on Rysn's neck; Ryan got In a
rib-roaster on Neednam; Nsedhsm
returned on Ryab's fac Ryan got 10
another on Needham's face and ducked
Needham's blow leverly.
Round s-Needhsm got in a right
hauder on Ry ans libs, Ryan counter
iii lightly and both men clinchine;
after several seconds of spaTriPg Ryan
led. landing on Needh ms neck, fl
l0uyf,a.K Nth q pa.fy rv.nar ct1t drfu
ing Needham to the ropes; Ryan
again lai ded with bis left; Needham
led but feI short; Needham led vic
iously but fail, d to reach, a minute
later he landed an awful r eh,-hander
on Ryen's body. At the conclusion
Ryan appeared to be the fresher.
Roupd 14-Ryan again swung his
right on Needham's neck, Needham
retslia'ing with his right on Ryau's
shoulder; NJ e1hsm led right and let;
the Chicago mac az in dueked and
got sway without . scratch; Ryan
forced Ne~dham 10 the ropCs with his
right and left; Needhsm then GIT In
one ~ Ryan's face; e;Ryan again led for
Ne Oh ,m's face landing lightly; spsrr-
ing ended the round at 1890 With
Ryan the freshest.
Round after rould wfs fought with
Outeither man gaming anys advantage
Ryan kept leading for Nee n ,7u's face
and Ne iham FIR Ryau's wind. In
the fOrtESfist round. Nes d1an, WIN
had received the most punIrhmeTt, ,ap-
peared 10 be improving aad b TN men
seemed to be IA . good shape - ~ hen
thsy cOmmencd, showing wonderful
staying towers alter such hard fight
ing. About the hity-fovrth round
tue men begau 70 get weary aud their
work wps Jisil ID. Al 2:30 q. m ak sr
s'x,y-eight round. had Hsn fought,
President Harrison Of the Twin City
Athletic club. srnounb,d 4 his IN sn-
ton OF Masking the men fight a. 9 fin-
ish. In the teventy-fIfth T)und they
fo0ght like demons and Ryan tcOr-
ing fret blo cd. Perfect plademonium
le'ghsl
Round 76. Both hen c,me up TO
fight. Ryan l-sdiug with his left and
some execution wFs dom. Ryan Uss d
his left again and knocked N,edham
down; q elinch followed, and Need
hsm wss knock 4 down again; Ryan
upper cut right and lift, knocking
Needham down repe ttedly AID the
call Of time only saved him frOm be-
ing Knocked out. Asit ives he was
csrIied to bis corner in a dszvd con-
dition, aud before lime wss called
sgain his ssrol ds threw up tue spong ge.
The fight 's university considered
one q the greatcst ever fought in tn
county. fighting by rule "a s'masi
every round; ;Needhom made plurky
6ght. being knock I dow n repsaledly
in tn last rcund, coming up, but
only tn go down by n vicious upper
cut. Ths ,xaet time II the fight wa'
five hours aud FIVE minutes. Every
be ly wrs perfectly satisfied with the
manner In which II wss ooDductedr
and good order maia,sintd through
out.