The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-07-31
WITHOUT RESULT.
Featherweights Fail To Fight to conclu-
sion AT san Francisco.

1
SAN FKAScIsco, July S0.-A tight to q
finish took place at the California Athletic
club tonight between Frank Murphy, the
featherweight champion of England. and
| Billy Murphy, the featherweight champion
| OF Australia. The men entered the ring
at go, weighing IlRiS pounds each. the
| Australian being about two inches the
taller of the two.
Time was called at 9.27, Frank Murphy
leading with Ieft-hander on the Austral-
ian's stomach. A sharp interchange fol
lowed. The first second and third rounds
honors were about even. though Franks
blows were apparently much heavier in
delivery and led mainly for the ribs. In
| the fourth round Frank landed a sounding
| right handler on the Australisn's wind, and
| Billy fell on his left knee. On getting up
the Australian received another in his left
| ribs, while his opponent cleyerly avoided
his left-hand swing. In the eighth a lef =
handler on the chin drove the Australian
back. In the rally he fell clear over the
Englishman, landing on his hands. Frsnk
got in several saunders in the wind with
his right
In the ninth the Australian kept his man
in his corner and followed him closely
when he changed position, keeping his
hands going constantly and looking for al
the Englishman, and received right hand
upper cut for his psins. The Australian
was now prespir ng freely and inclined to
be desperate. In the twelfth a left
handler on the Australians ribs vas fol-
lowed by a clean, straight blow on the
Englishman's nose. clineh followed
and the Australian received another lett
hand upper cut. He came up savage in
the thirteenth and chased his opponent in
the corner, but in the rush which followed
he caught couple of right and left hand
swings in the ribs. In the sixteenth tue
EnglishmRn resumed the aggressive and
fierce fighting followed, right and left
hand swings alternating with savage
upper cuts and clinches.
In the fifteenth Frank came up trihe
the freshest, but a light left hand swing
pushed him 20 the h0or Immediately.
After the Australian was dazed Frank
with q terrific right handler on the nose
sent him 10 the floor again. In the six
teeDth Billy came up apparently intending
% butt his man out OF the ring with his
head, but a warning from the referee and
some telling upper cuts caused him TO give
il up. He again led for Franks left ear
with his left. and reached him heavily.
The Englishman then, with bis right hand
swing. nearly knocked the groggy Austral-
ian from his feet. In the seventeenth the
Australian drew blood from the E4glIsh-
mans nose in one of his rushes. Ia the
nineteenth as Billy came on with his head
down the Englishman caught him on his
NIP and Billy pltcneu clear over MS oppOn-
ent, landing heavily on his back. In the
twenty-second Frank led, falling short and
receiving in return a left handler on the
cheek that fiOored him.
In the twenty-ibird, twenty-fOurth and
twenty fifth rounds nothing was done and
the crowd became very impatient Al the
end of the twenty fifth round the president
of the club said he would have a physician
examine the men, as the Australian kept
his left down. claiming he was Injured.
lime was called. however, for the twenty
sixth, and the men resumed their tactics of
ciTcling around without fighting. At the
end of the twenty-seventh round the
referee stepped into tie ring and said II
was apparent the men could not go on.
He added the club never could and never
would declare a draw. He would simply |
declare the tight postponed and the diTec- |
tors of the club would take measures 20
find out what was the M after with the |
fighters
After the fight the men were taken into |
q room and examined by DIR. McCallister. |
He found that Billy Murphy had fracture |
of the radius of the lett arm. Frank Muir |
ply claimed he was badly disabled, but the |
doctor found no fracture, though the left |
wrist WAs swollen and dlscOlored and there |
were large humps over bis left eye and on |
the left ear. Billy Murphy's condition will |
preclude the possibility of the aght being /
continued for some time, and Referee Cook |
stated that as the club did not sanction bet |
ting, parties having wagers could settle the |
question themselves.