Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-02-21
The Two Sluggers Meet Each other
at the Athletic Club at
Minneapolis.
The Contest is For a Purse OF 81 ,00U
in a Fight to q
Finish.
A Large Crowd of People Gathers
in the City to Witness the
Fight.

MrNNEAPoIIs. Feb. II. Twelve hun
bred people gathered in the club rooms Of
the Twin CITY Athletic club tonight to
witness tine much talked of fight between
light weights Danny Needham, Of Cali
fornia, and Tom Ryan, OF Chl-
cago. for purse Of $1,000.
EIGHT hundred to 60 to the winner,
Oueensbarrv rules and to finish. Need
ham weighed 1878 and Ryan 1894.
Charley Kemmic and Australian
smith were Needham's seconds,
while Billy Myer and George
Siddons acted for Ryan. Joe Maunix
was chosen referee. Four ounce gloves
were used. There had been much talk
during the day about Needham $
hands being in bad shape and
that he would fight with
them in plaster. The Ryan men siren.
ously objected to this but the directors Of
the club at a conference just before the
| fight, to the surprise of everyone, allowed
the plaster to 90. The men entered the
ring at 9:l5.
The betting then was about even and
both appeared in good coEdihon.
The first round ended in Needham 5
favor, after a sharp interchange OF blows
with no harm done.
In the fifth Ryan poked his left into
Needham eye partly closing it, and there
after persistently tried to disable the
! other one. his tactics evidently being TO
blind Needham. The latter was guarded,
however, and kent playing for Ryan s
! wind. Needham devoted most Of his IA
yor TO Ryans bocy-
In the 9th round Ryan rushed right
and ltf getting in three COED blows and
driving Needham against the ropes Need.
| ham at this time and for several
ronnds after was not using his right In
the 3lst Needham forced the fighting ana
in the chnch Ryan tried TO throw him.
Needham received hot right hand smash
which sweled his upper lip.
In the Thirty-fourth round Ryan opened
with an awful right which sent Need
horn to the ropes The latter then began
using his right again and there was some
vicious fighting.
In the Goth and Sch rounds, Ryan got
in two more good smashes on Needham /
ribs
In the thirty-seventh the fighting was
fast and furious. but ended in Ryan S
favor. Needham' face showed evidence
of severe punishment but both men aside
from that appeared IN good shape.
So it went on many blows being ex-
j changed without visible results, each TAX
ing turns in rushing at the other, until the
iilty-second round. when Ryan rushed
! Needham to the ropes without
effect and narrowly escaped a
Knockout blow, getting two good
smashes in the neck Up to this time the
sporting men pronounced the fight one OF
the most scientific ever seen. Not fou
had been hit or claimed at the END
of the Goth round At ] 80 the referee
announced he understood that the fight
was to be to finish, and that he would
make the men fight. This stirred IN the
audience and bet of 81 OOl
that Ryan would win found
no takers at even odds. The men resumed
the fight with vigor Up to this time
Ryan did not show mark of punishment
| At2:20 a. m President Harris, of th'
Twin City club, announced his intention
of making the ight to finish. Up t
this time seventy-thrce rounds had beer
fought.
At $50 a. m, in the 10th round, Need
ham was knocked on. by Ryan.