The herald., 1897-12-03
NONE BET ON NEEDHAM
NOW THEY THINK THEY KNEW
1T ALL
Gallagher's Big Fist Landed on His
Opponents Neck and the Fight
Was Finished

VALLEJO, Dec. 2.-Danny Needham
and Billy Gallagher, both of whom rank
ed as top-notchers few years ago, met
tonight In the old Farragut theater here
before a large crowd of enthusiastic
lovers of the art defensive in twenty
round contest at catch weights, Both
trained faithfully for the match, the
former at the Reliance club, Oakland,
and the latter at Haywards. Both were
therefore in excellent condition upon en-
tering the ring, Needham scaling l4o
and Gallagher 14S pounds. The we'll
known baseball umpire, Jim Mcdonald,
who officiated as referee at the Choyn-
ski-Jeffries fight in San Francisco on
Tuesday night, refereed the mill. Both
men were we'll supported at even money.
The expectation of witnessing rattling
mill drew large attendance. Gallagher
was the favorite in the pool, there be-
ling little Needham money in sight. Sew
eral preuminaries kept the spectators IN
good humor before the main event was
called. Billy Gallagher did not put in
an appearance and it was announced
that his brother Jim would meet Need
ham, but there was such an uproar that
the "event" was delayed, pending Billy's
appearance. He finally entered the ring
at 10:45. At II o'clock the men were sent
| to their corners and time called.
After series of delays, Danny Need
ham and Billy Gallagher faced each
other In the ring at II o'clock. After some
| hot fighting at close range. in which
Needham landed on Gallaghers jaw two
or three times, receiving in return sew
eral body blows, the men clinched. Need
ham made a swing at his opponents
head with his left, and Gallagher re-
sponded with stiff right on Needham's
neck, ending the contest. Needham fell
fiat on his face and lay prone, without
moving. The seconds waited awhile and
then urged him to rise, but Needham
was down to stay. After the tenth Sec
ond he was carried to his corner. There
were cries of foul but the majority of
the spectators We're convinced that GAL
lagher's blow was hard but fair one.
A WINDY FIGHT
| VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 2.-The best
fight that ever took place in this city
occurred here tonight, when Kid Will
Jams of San Francisco and Jack Green
of Seattle met in fifteen round contest
Williams was knocked out in the
eleventh round by right hand cross
under the eye. The fight was of the hur-
ricane order. In the first round Green
noored Williams with left on the jaw
The Kid soon recovered, however, and
until the eighth had the best of the go
doing all the leading and getting in some
effective blows under the heart. He was
| fighting under a disadvantage, having
injured his right in the first and his left
in the fourth. This gave Green an op-
portunity to recover. and in the tenth
he got in two on the stomach which
turned the tide in his favor. In the
eleventh he followed up his advantage
and put his man out.
DRUNK AGAIN
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2.-Alberi
Griffo, the pugilist who has agreed to
meet George Lavigne before the Occi-
dental Club of this city on the night OF
the 21st inst, spent last night in cell
at the Harbor Police Station, but crossed
the bay to his training quarters today
in a very contrite mood.
| He broke away from Young Mitchell
and party of friends last evening while
being escorted to the Sausalito boat and
after forcibly resenting their interfer-
ence, drank himself into such a condi-
ton Of inebriety that the water front
police were called upon to restrain him.
A MATCH MADE
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2-Peter
Jackson and Jim Jeffries have agreed tc
fight twenty rounds before the Occi-
dental club at the Mechanics pavilion
early in February for 75 per cent of the
receipts. The arrangements for the
fight were made tonight by Young
Mitchell, who represented Jackson, and
Billy Delaney on behalf of Jeffries. The
two heavyweight pugilists will meet or
Monday evening to sign articles for the
fight. Jackson is making arrangements
to travel through the northwest with
an "Uncle Tom" theatrical company.