The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-01
AN EIGHTY Y-ROUND FIGHT
THE BELFAST SPIDER MEETS THE
BRUMMAGRN BOY.

The Latter Got Two Terrible Smashes
in the Right Eye and Knock Down
in the First Round-The SPIDERS
Hands Gave Out, and Another Draw
Will Go on Record.
KoUT, IND, March 31.-Whea Weir, the
Belfast Spider" and Murphy, the Drum
magen Boy" stepped into the ring early
this morning to fight to a finish for the
championship of the lightweight class of
pugihsts, Weir wore an easy air of conf
dence. Murphy looked as If he felt there
was work for him to do if he won. After
the courtesy Of a hand-shake, the men put
themselves in position. They SPARED eau
tiouSly for minute when Weir broke ground
but his plan was neatly stopped by Murphy,
who cOuntered. "The SPIDER danced in
front Of his antagonist, swinging his long
arms and showing his right to the name of
the Spider"
FIRST BLOOD.
Suddenly he led again, landing this time
on Murphy's left eye and cutting a great
cash below it. First blood was claimed
and allowed for Weir Weir then repeated
the dose, another frightful smash on the
eye, which was now bleeding freely. Again
"The SPIDER led, and knocked Murphy
5000 was here offered by Weir'S backer,
with no takers. After the ten seconds al
lowed for knock down had elapsed, the
round closed without further damage.
EIGHTY ROUNDS FOUGHT.
Eighty rounds were fought. At the end
of the eighteth round Billy Meyers an
nounced a postponement of the fight until
some time before Tuesday next.
At the end Of the seventieth round Weir's
hackers asked to have the rules changed to
those of the London prize ring, so the men
could be made to fight, willing or unwilling
This suggestion met with a storm of Objec-
tion and was withdrawn.
HOW THEY LOOKED AFTER THE FIGHT.
After the fight Weir showed but little
punishment, though he said his ribs were
frightfully sore, and he thought his jaw
was broken.
Murphy was badly banged up His eyes
were almost closed, and on his ribs was a
lump as big as California pear.
THE Spider" proved himself the more
clever of the two, and the way in which he
sailed into Murphy during tho first two
rounds, smashing him first on one eye, then on
the other, then on the nose and twice knock
ing him down, with a resoundng crack on
the neck, convinced many that he could
have won the fight had his hands held out.
MURPHY VERY GAME.
There were others, however, who we're
loud in their assertions that Murphy
showed himself the better man Of the
two He certainly proved himself to
be one of the gamest men that ever
entered ring, and with his two eyes
almost closed, and in spite of having been
sent to the grass twice, he rushed his long
limbed antagonist all over the ring. This
was in the early part of the fight, however.
During the rest of it neither seemed in
clined to do much of anything, and the two
men alternately chaffed ard blsckguarded
each other, the spectators occasionally
varying the monotony of tine proceedings
by taking hand in the talking
match. and urging the fighters to give
them their moneys worth. The postpone
ment was really made ON the demand OF
the spectators. IL is extremely doubtful if
the men come together again. They GER
tainly will not within the time appointed,
and another draw will have TO go on
record