The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-25
FOUGHT ALL NIGHT.
Tommy Warren and Frank
Murphy Well Matched.
NO RESULT AFTER 90 ROUNDS



SaS Francisco, Sept. Sl-Tommy War
ren, OF Los Angeles, and Frank Murphy.
Of Birmingham. England, fought 10 q
! finish AZ the rooms OF the California
Athletic Club tonight for parse of 81 500
/ ard the feather weight championship
Murphy weighed liz pounds and was sec
onded by Martin Murphy and Patsy
Hogan. Warren weighed about lis, and
his seconds were John Donaldson and
Paddy German. Hiram Cook was referee.
( Time was called at al5 y. m
From the first TO the fifth round the men
spared warily. Murphy occasionally rush
ing. getting in a number OF hooy blows
which Warren made little effort To stop In
the third round. during close ln-tghting,
Murphy landed highlander on Warren 5
mouth. drawing blood slightly.
In the fifth round Murphy landed on
! Warrens head as the latter eSsayed TO
duck, and followed by driving his man
around the ring, Furnishing him badly
In the sixth round Warren caught three
bad iets-haaders full in the mouth, and his
nose and lips began swelling. He slipped
/ frequently. and when Murphy rushed him
he saved himself by clinehng
In the seventh he landed right hand
stopper on the Englishman's ear tha: daxed
the latter, but the call OF time prevented
further fighting.
In the next two rounds the only features
were bad left handler which Warren
caught full in the face as he ducked, and
some clever swings with which be found
Nurphy's ear. Warren eyes began swell
ing.
In the eleventh Warren rushed the
fighting, and got in return some hard right
handlers in the face. which bruised and
staggered him. Murphy punished him
severely in this round, while Warren failed
TO make good return.
In the twelfth round Warren came up
flushed and slightly winded. Murphy con-
tinued TO lead heavily with his left War
ren gave him a hard highlander on the
ear. Murphy face was badly cut, but he
still led heavily.
From the thirteenth to seventeenth
round Murphy continued TO land his left
on Warren's face, which the latter as often
took without return, but clinching or
breaking ground when possible, apparently
saving his strength for the final effort.
From the seventeenth 10 the twentieth
the exchanges were more nearly even, War
rem getting in some good body blows and
uppercutting Murphy's face in the clinches.
At the end of the eighteenth round War
rem was thrown by Murphy's left. as the
latter broke away. Murphy continued TO
rush fierceiy. using both hands, leading for
Warrens face with his left. while his right
found the ribs. Warren received some Sc
we're upper-cutfing. His manner of receiv-
ing Murphy's rushes was TO drop his head
receiving them on the left ear and sboul-
der, but in the ctinches he punished
Murphy equally.
From the twenty-first to the twenty-sixth
round the mems tactics varied little.
Warren in the last round, however, gradu-
ally put on steam. driving Murphy to the
ropes in the corners, landing on the ribs
and Jaws. He drew blood slightly from
Murphy's mouth in the tYenty-third
round.
From the twenty-sixth to the twenty
ninth Warren forced the fighting, using
both hands. Murphy was breathing hard
and losing ground, and in the twenty
eighth received a blow on the right ear that
nearly knocked him out, the call OF time
alone saving him.
In the thirt;eth Warren Knocked the Eng
lishman against the ropes by a blow on the
ear, staggering him and rendering HIM
powerless except To hug. Twice he clnched
to prevent knock out, and though War
rem got Murphy in the ear. the gong saved
him.
In the thirty-first round. when apparently
abou, to fail, Murphy rallied and punched
Warren in the face. staggering him.
la the next five rounds Murphy fresh
ened. while Warren tired slightly Muir
phys left eve was closed. and Warren had
large lump over his left optic. lie re-
ceived number of hard blows in duok;ng.
From the thirty eighth to the iorty-iifth
little was done. except in the forty fourth.
when Warren punished Murphy about the
head with some heat right and left-hsnd
thrusts.
4 heavy left-hander on the righ; side of
Nurphys lower Jaw in the forty eighth was
the only good blow in the succeeding three
rounds.
In the forty-ninih Murphy tried pivotal
blow for the second time hnt Sniy sue
ceeded in laying his lett glove with smack
on Warren's mouth. In the fifty
third Warrens left eve was com
pletelv closed while the Enclishman
had succeeded in getting his nearly open.
Warren's left ear swollen largely. The
man had done almost nothing for four
rounds and was frequently hiSsed.
In the fifty eighth there were a couple OF
rashes, and Murphy again failed TO knock
Warren out by pivotal swing.
Hardly blow was struck in the five sue
ceeding rounds
III was now well along in the morning
and there seemei no likelihood that the
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