The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-05
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NEEDHAM AND BURK f..
The Latter Takes Ryan's Place and Makes
IL Itattling Fight.

Rattling Fight.
assemblage of sports congregated in the
Metropolitan club room tonight to wit
ness the welterweight fight between
Needham and Jack Burke, the latter
taking the place of Tommy Ryan, who
vas still suffering from throat affection.
The disappointment manifested through
out the city last night because of the
~postponement of the n-Needham
match was still apparent in the crowd
present. Burke had consented to take
| Ryan's place about / o'clock this morn
ing and President Cooper hastily made
arrangements to have the contest come
off tonight. Jack Burke is the boxing
instructor of the young mems club,
where he also put Tommy Ryan in con
dition. He is a well built young fellow
of good manner and good address. fairly
clever as a boxing instructor and with IA
career. He is in very good condition,
having trained himself while training
Ryan in the hope of being taken on as
an emergency. or for anything that might
turn up in the line of the fight.
Needham is in first class condition.
! ruddy of face and elastic of form. He
was seconded by Mike Conley, the Utica
| giant: Tom Manning of San Francisco
| and Hogan of Chicago. Sergeant Cooper
l vaipbn1 tho nlnyac nf k..m and f0un1
| them of regulation weight. President
| Cooper made an address and was cheered.
| Prof. Duffy acted as referee. Needham
entered the ring at 6:45 and Burke fol
lowed a few moments later. Burke was
seconded by Billy Davis. George Palmer
and Charley Porter. Prof. Duffy in
structed the fighters about breaking
away and other club rules. Mike Kelly,
| of baseball fame, was chosen as time
keeper; John VanNeil was time-kecpcr
for Needham and James Narncll held
| the watch for Burke.
The gloves were adjusted and time
called at 6:55. Burke looked two inches
taller than Needham and in the opening
the men rallied to the center of the ring
and Needham landed a heavy right
handler on the shoulder. Both landed
heavy lefts, Needham nearly falling
! Honors even in this round.
Second round Needham was the ag-
gressor. Both landed several times. but
time was called with neither having the
advantage.
Third round Needham seemed to
have the best of the hitting. Burke re.
ceived a left on the nose which nearly
upset him. Needham landed q heavy
right on the mouth, drawing blood. but
the latter was cute enough to draw it in
until he spit out several mouthfuls.
Fourth round The men met in the
center of the ring and heavy exchange
followed. a little in Needham's favor
A. clinch followed; both men cautious.
Fifth round Needham landed a heavy
right on the ribs. Needham landed
heavily on the stomach and a heavy ex
| change of blows on the mouth closed q
sharp rally and a clinch. Burke hit
| Needham in the back of the head and
: made him very mad. Burkc's fighting
/ was heartily chcercd. The men were
fighting fast when time was called.
Sixth round -Burke's stock went way
up. Necdham stepped in and landed q
right on the body: Burke tried with the
left, but received a left and right on the
body himself Needham landed a light
left on the stomach and repeated it 6
moment later very hard. Burke landed
a soaker from his left on Mechanic
mouth and missed a left fling from the