The record-union., 1892-07-27
DESPERATE sLoGGING.


Dawson Defeats Needham in Bloody
Fight in San Francisco.
SAN Francisco, July 26.-George Daw-
son of Australia, and Dannie Needham,
formerly of st. Paul, fought at the Cali
fornia Athletic Club tonight for a $1,000
purse. Needham opened the fight with a
couple Of eft swings, slipping to the floor
as Dawson crowded him to the ropes.
Exchanges in the first five ronnds were
about even Needham was more ag-
gressive than usual, and landed the
the hardest blows. Dawson was
bleeding at the nose in the third.
From the sixth to the ninth Needham
jabbed Dawson in the mouth with his
LETT. A good exchange of body blows
closed the eighth and Needham thus far
appeared to have the best of the contest.
The fight from the ninth to the twelfth
was full Of bits Of hot smuggling. Dawson
now landed harder, aiming right-hand-
ers for the ribs and kidneys. Needham
landed hard with both hands on the head
in the eleventh.
Dawson was tired and somewhat
rattled and fought desperately at close
quarters. He was bleeding profusely
from the nose. and as the round closed
he looked to be loser.
From the twelfth to the fourteenth
round \ eedham banged the Australian
with both hands. Dawson was game, but
seemed unable TO damage Needham, who
was as fresh as ever, and unmarked, but
slow in following up his leads.
Dawson caught a hard left on the nose
near the close of the thirteenth round,
staggering him and drawing blood in a
stream, dyeing his neck and chest.
Needham fought the shaky Australian
around the ring, smashing him in the
mouth with his left at every trial Need
hoY,
slowing up for wind, at which time Daw-
son would bore in. The Australian pre-
scented a CORY appearance, his nose and
mouth being raw and red, and his chest
streaming with blood. Needham was
unmarked.
In the fifteenth Dawson fought desper-
ately and caught Needham a hard left
and right on the jaw. dropping him.
Dawson rushed him with the energy of
despair, and drove both hands onto
Needham's head, who fell twice and was
all but knocked out.
In the sixteenth Dawson rushed, land
ing with both hands hard. Needham
was groggy, but countered twice on the
head with his right. Dawson dropped
him with the right, but Needham rose,
when apparently out, and they fought
around the ring like demons. Daw son
was fresh under the excitement, and
though again bleeding at the nose. was
much stronger than Needham.
In the seventeenth Dawson rushed
Needhan and slapped him with his left
on the mouth, and with the right on the
head, staggering him. Needham then
dropped the Australian to his knees with
q right on the head. Dawson was con-
tinually trying for the kidneys with his
right.
Eighteenth-The last three rounds were
among the gamest ever fought in this
city. This round was slow, as both men
We're winded.
From the nineteenth to the twenty
fourth the fight progressed with varying
effects, but Needham was gradually
weakening.
In the twenty-fifth, Needham was al
most out, Dawson smashing him on the
head and kidneys Needham fell flat on
his face, and was down eight seconds.
In the twenty-sixth, Needham was
doubled up by another Highlander on
the kidneys.
In the twenty-seventh and succeeding
rounds Dawson kept up his aggressive
feinting with the left for the head and
landing his right on the kidneys.
Needham fell six times in the twenty
eighth, more through weakness than
from blows received.
In the twenty-ninth Dawson dropped
Needham to his knees with a right on
the head. Needham rushed once or
twice. but his strength was gone. Daw-
son smashed him III the kidneys, landing
his left on the jaw at the same time, and
Needham fell on his back and was un-
able to rise. Dawson was declared the
winner.