Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-27
WON BY A SCRATCH
Dawson Defeats Needham at
San Frncisco
AFTER A STUBBORN BATTLE
Lasting sor Twenty-Seven Roands-The
Fight Give and Take One From
Start TO Finish.

cAS fRA>cf-eOs July 20. - Aehuy
Needham of 81. Paul and George Dxw-
son of Australia, ,featherweights. fought
for q purse OF 5000 Al the California
Athlete club this evening. Needham
weighed iS9 and Dawson ll9 pounds.
The match wss very popular one. the
records Of both being clear of any sus-
plcion of taxing, ana both having rep
utations AS clever boxes. As conse-
auence the hall WAS literally packed.
The match went long ways toward
deciding the festherweight champion
ship OF the world. The betting was 10
to 7, with Dawson at the long end. and
both men were played heavy At these
odds. The men entered the ring At
s:5S y. IN.
Round 1-Needham Was the first to
lead, leading light left on the face.
Dawson then rushed, landing his right
on the nose. Dawson landed . good
right on the jaw and the round closed
with both sparring.
Round 2-Dsnny landed two light
lefts on Dawson's wind and few Sec
ouds after . beanty on the nose, re-
peating the dose second later. Both
men displayed extreme cleverness.
First blood for Needham.
Round 3-Both cautious. Several
leads neatly stopped by both. George
landed light left OH the facy. Need
ham rushed, swinging his right on the
chm. Needham mad the best of 1t.
Round 4-Dawson showed q disposl-
ton to force the fighting, but WAS
cooled by nice left on the mouth.
Dawson landed light left on the ear.
but received heavy left On the law .
second after.
Round 5-Danny reached the mouth
with his left, the Australian counter
ing on the neck. Dawson then rushed
landing heavy right on the jaw, stag
gerlng Needham for moment. The
round was in favor OF Dawson.
Round 6-NOthing partlcula. done.
Needham slipped 70 the floor once,
Dawson aiding him with = light right
on the back Of the neck
Round Danny landed heavy left
on the chest and = pretty left jab on
the mouth, repeating it u second later
then again. Dawson looked serious
but kept coming.
Rounds -Needham missed two well
meant upper cuts. Dawson landing a
had right on the kidneys. Dsnney
labbed his opponent in the mouth and
Dawson was evidently swallowing con.
siderable blood.
Round 9-Men did beautiful work,
Dawson landing several times on Need.
nam's wind and Danny jabbed Daw.
sons sore mouth with his left, landing
one heavy right on the jaw. Danny,
| legs seemed weak.
Round lO-Dawson landed Z heavy
left on the Jaw and hard right on the
kidneys. Dawson's lett eye began to
close, but he appeared the stronger of
| the two.
Round 1.-THE men fought hard
Dawson playing for wind and Danny
for the sore eye. Danny led hard
upper Gu: on the nose, and Dawson
bled freely. Needham rushed, landing
his right on the jaw. making Dawson
groggy. The cali of time saved him.
Hard fighting characterized the
rounds up to the fifteenth and both
men were badly used up, though Daw
son had a shade the best of it. Need
ham was very weak in the sixteenth
and seventeenth and both were bleed
ing freely. Dawson played for wind
| Up TO the twentieth round 1t wal
either mans tight. Both hitting hare
and freely. Nothing Was done up Il
the twenty-third round when Needhan
knocked Daweon's head back with hi
left on the mouth, the latter landing
hard on the right ribs.
Hard fighting continued till th'
iwenty.eighth round. when Needham
landed LaBianche swing on tn,
mouth without serious result, and II
! the twenty-nlnth round the fight wa
| awarded to Dawson.