The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-15
BILLY SMITH WINS.
Dannie Needham Knocked Out
in Fourteenth Round.
ONE HOUR OF SAVAGE BATTLE.
ne Bostonian Had the Advantage All
Through, but Fought Foui-Greas
Interest In Yachting.

eAx FRANCISCO. Dec 1l-Dannie Needham,
ex-champion welserweight, and Billy Smith, oil
Boston, engaged in a glove contest for a 81 900
purse at the Pacific Athletic Club tonight
There was q preliminary contest between Dan
Cook and Tom German, novices OF this city. It
wss to have been ten-round affair, but Cook
vas Knocked out ia the sixth round.
Eeedham and Smith appeared AZ soon a. the
preliminary contest was finished. and the battle
began. Smith scored the first blow, a right
i rnhook on the Jaw. but was Kissed for choking
+ Esedham in ciinch. Smith fought very freely,
Eeedham not having warmed up. Clinches
were frequent, and smith took every possible
advantage.
+ Eeedham scored several hard left jsbs in
Smiths face in the third. The Boston boy took
sgrea, many chances in his anxiety to wind up
the fight quickly.
Both men countered heavily in the fourth.
Smith fought viciously, aud made the pace
pretty hot for Needham, who was forced to
back ground frequently. Needham landed a
siekener over Smiths heart and swung Q hard
left on the neck. Needham stopped a rush with
astiff haifarm blow on the neck. smith was
Needing at the mouth.
TIE fifth and sixth rounds were marked by
hard countering. Most of Smiths right swings
landed on Needham's ribs, but he closed the
sixth with a left swing on SeedhaIn's face'
staggering the latter
The seventh round was hard, Smith having
trine the better of it. He had lump over his
left eye, and Needham's lip was bleeding.
Eighth round-Smith nearly dropped Need
ham with left in the mouth.
Ninth round -NeedhaIn sent sn1itn 70 q SIT
ing position with right upper euI. Inc
hitter retaliated by knocking Meedham
down twice with his right He had
Keednam groggy and held to him, smuggling with
his right on the head and taxing every advan-
nge Needham was sent down again, but drove
enith back with TWO savage drives that landed
through luck on Smiths jaw. Needham was
IA bad shape in this round.
Tenth round-The men came together in
hot rally and the referee was accidentally sent
gprawiing Smith threw Needham, but the lat
ter though shaky, came back hard and Smiths
nose bed freely. II was give and take, with the
chances in favor OF smith, who was much the
fresher of the two
Eleventh round-There was great countering
With let's. Smith was strong, and his right
books very forcibe. Neednam was fighting an
uphill battle with much determination. Smiths
eyes were closing
Twelfth round-Smith slowed up somewhat,
and Needharn rested
Thirteenth round-smith rushed, but Need.
ham stopped him. Smith got in two rights on
the heart and one on the wind that staggered
Keedham. Smith took every advantage, as from
the start and when he attempted to uppercut
Eeedham. whom he dropped to his knees with
highlander, the spectators shouted in indigna.
ton.
Fourteenth round-Smith started in like
vhirlwind, smuggling with right and left, giving
Eeecham no chance to make stand. He
knocked Needham down twice. then sent him
nat on his face with a right-hand uppercut.
Seodham was lifted and borne to his corner by
bis seconds. while Smith jumped lightly from
the ring after having fought almost necessarily
Tor nearly an hour