Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
NEEDHAM KNOCKED OUT.
BILLY SMITH OF BOSTON DID THE
BUSINESS.
Danny Was Game, but His Opponent
Was Sly and Fought Like Fury.
The Vlcter Repeat
edly Kissed.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 14.-Danny Need
ham, ex'champion welter-w weight, and
Billy Smith of Boston engaged in n
glove contest for a $4,000 purse at the
Pacific Athletic club tonight. There
was preliminary contest between Dan
Cook and Tom German, novices OF this
city. 1t was to have been a 1O-rcund
affair, but Cook wac knocked out in the
sixth round.
Needham and Smith appeared as soon
as the preliminary contest was finished,
and the battle began. Smith scored the
first blow, light right arm hook on the
jaw, but was hissed for chok-
ing Needham in clinch. Smith
fought very freely, Needham not having
warmed up. Clinches were frequent
and Smith took every possible ad-
vantage. Needham scored several hard
lefts jabs in Smiths face in the third.
The Bostonian took great many chances
in his anxiety to wind up the fight
quickly.
Both men countered heavily in the
fourth. Smith fought viciously and
made the pace pretty hot for Needham,
VINO was forced to back ground ire
quently. Needham landed a slckener
over Smiths heart and swung a hard
lett on the neck. Needham stopped q
rush with . stiff hali-arm blow on the
neck. Smith was bleeding at the
mouth.
The fifth and sixth rounds we're
marked by hard countering. Most of
Smiths right swings landed on Need
hams ribs, but he closed the sixth with
lett swing on Needham's face, stagger-
ing the latter
The seventh was hard round. Smith
having trlae the best of it. He had
lump over his left eye. Needham's lip
Was bleeding.
In the eighth Smith nearly dropped
Needham with left in the mouth.
In the ninth Neednam sent him to
sitting position with right upper cut.
The latter retaliated by knocking Need
ham down with a right. He had Need.
ham groggy, and held to him, slugging
with his right on the head and taking
every advantage. Needham was sent
down again, but drove Smith back with
two savage left drives that landed
through luck on Smiths jaw. Need
ham was in bad shape at the end OF
this round.
In the tenth the men came together
in hot rally. The referee was acci-
dentally sent sprawling. Smith threw
Needham, but the latter, though shaky,
came back hard on Smiths nose, which
bled freely. 1t was give and take, with
the chances in favor of Smith, who was
much the freeher of the two.
La the eleventh there was great coun-
tering with lefts. Smith WAS strong and
his right hooks very forcible. Needham
was fighting an uphill battle with much
determination. Smiths eyes were clos
ing.
In the twelfth round Smith slowed up
somewhat and Needham rested.
In the thirteenth Smith rushed, but
Needham stopped him. Smith got in
two rights on the heart and one on the
wind that staggered Needham. Smith
took every advantage, as from the start,
and be attempted to uppercut Needham
when he dropped to his knees with a
right.hander. The spectators shouted
in indignation.
In the fourteenth Smith started in
like a whirlwind, slugging with right
and left, giving Needham no chance to
make stand. He knocked Needham
down twice, and then sent him fat on
his face with righthand uppercut.
Needham was lifted and borne to his
corner by his seconds, while Smith
jumped lightly from the ring after hav-
ing fought almost incessantly for nearly
an hour.