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Show THEY MAY NOT FICHT, ' 4 Keedham Wants to Wear I'laatera and Ryan'a Rackere Ohjeet. Speclnl to Tiik Timrs. Mr.NNKAi'Oi.is, Feb. 17. Dumey Need-ham Need-ham of this city and Tom Ryan of ( 'hi-cago, 'hi-cago, will fight tonight before tho Twin City Athletic club. Needham has had many good contests and has engaged in the longest fight on record under Queensbury rules. Ryan is a pugilist of powerful hitting ability. When the match was made it was Ryan atrainst an unknown. Needham turns out to have been the unknown. At lirst it was thought that Ryan had overmatched himself, hut his friends now seem to have uo fear of the outcome. The light is for $1000, the welterweight championship cham-pionship and SCiOI'O on the sido. The contest will be to a finish, and 4-ouuce gloves will be used. Minneapolis, Feb. 17. Associated Press There is some question now whether the Needham. Ryan tight will take place, as Necdham's right hand is in a bad shape and he insists on wearing wear-ing strips of plaster which is entirely at variance with the rules which are to govern the tight. There are numerous precedents in the matter at issue. The most; notable being some two years ago when Jack McAulillo entered the ring at NortlJudsou aud faced liilly .Meyer of Streator with his hands plastered. The referee at once ordered thu plasters removed and they came off despito the remonstrances of Hilly Madden, McAulille's trainer and second. It is understood tho irwiu t lty Athletic Ath-letic club, whoso boxing instructor Needham is, sustains their man on wearing the prohibited plasters, while tho Chicago backers of Ryan demand their removal and say the tight snail not take place under those circumstances. circum-stances. There is a possibility that the matter may be bridged over. |