Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-02-20

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Round 7-Ryan forced the fighting, get
ting in three good ones on Needham's face;
Needham led his right. getting in two
good ones on Ryan's body and neck; got
IN another right handler on Ryan's neck;
Ryan got in a rib-roaster on Needhan.;
Needham returned on Ryan's face; Ryan
got in another on Needham's face and
ducked Needham's blow cleverly.
Round 8--Necdham got in right
handler on Ryans ribs, Ryan countering
lightly and both men cliuching; after sew:
| on Needham's neck, following with nasty
upper-cut, driving Needham to the ropes;
Ryan again landed with his left: Needham
led but fell short; Needham led viciously
but failed to reach; minute later he
landed an awful rjght-hander on Ryan's
body. AT the conclusion Ryan appeared
to be the fresher.
Round 9-Ryan commenced hostiIities
with swinging left, but without avail;
Needham followed with two upper cuts,
landing lightly; light interchange fol-
lowed, Needham getting the worst of it;
after some sparring Needham led his left,
but did not reach, following it with hot
one on Ryan's breast; Ryan landed an
upper cut, following it with his right and
again an upper cut on Needham's stom-
ach; Needham led but again fell short,
Ryan following with a right handler.
Round 1O-Ryan got left in Needham's
face: Ryan led swinging right handler
without much damage; Ryan led his left
put could not reach; more sparring fol-
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-
ter!ng from his wind: Ryan got in a
vicious left-hander Oh Needham's face. A
quick interchange followed. Needham's
another one III the face, Ryan's long reach
apparently beginning to tell. jtyan led
his left and Needham followed with
swinging right, which missed. At call of
time, Needham received two smashing
right aud left-handers in the face.
Round l2-Ryan again poked his left
in Netdham's eye, Ryan's tactics being
ham was playing for the others wind :;
Needham led his left but fell short; more
sparring and then time ended the round.
Round l3-The crowd thus far has been
as orderly as an audience of first class
theatre, not cry nor shout of any kind
vicious swinging right handler but missed;
Needham led straight with his left but
did not touch Ryan; again he frutleSsly
led; Ryan got in his left on Needham's
face; Ryan again led and clinch followed,
no great damage done: Ryan again led
just as the gong sounded but did no dam
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
scratch; Ryan forced Needham to the
ropes with his right and left; Needham
fEnr
again led for Needhams 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
Needham for Ryan's wind. In the forty
first round, Needham. WHO had received
proving and 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
their work was listess. At 2:3O a. H.. aftel
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 hot and fast, the men fighting like de-
mons and Ryan scoring first blood. Per-
feet pandemonium reigned.
Round 76-Roth 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; a 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 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 plucky fight, being
Knocked down repeatedly in the last round,
coming up, but only to 40 down
by a vicious upper cut. The exact time Of
the fight was five hours ind five minutes.
Everybody was perfectly Satisfied with the
manner in which 1t was conducted, and
good order mstntatned throughout.