Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-01
FOUGHT TO A DRAW.
THB BELFAST SPIDER AND FRANK MURPHY
IN THE RING.
After the Eighhsth Round the Referee Obliged to
Declare the Fight OF for the Day-Wsir
Plueky Fighter but a Most
Wrstehed General.

CHICAGO, March 3l.-The long talked
OF fight between the feather weight, Ike
Weir, the Belfast Spider, and Frank Muir.
ply, of England. for the championship oi
the world, took place at Kouts, Ind, this
morning, but resulted Gs so many fights
have lstely, in most unsatisfactory
manner. The referee after the eighth
round was obliged to declare the fight of
Cor the day, and 10 announce that it
would have to be finished some time be-
fooe Tuesday. 1t is extremely doubtful,
however, if the men come together again,
certainly not within that time, and an
other draw will have 70 20 on record.
The fight this morning WAS a most
peculiar one. For eighteen rounds il was
rs scieutiic and es hardly fought battle
as has even been seen in the pTizs Ting
but in the other two rounds, save in the
9th and 6Sth, amounted TO absolutely
nothing.
In not more than ten OF them was blow
struck, and most of the lime the men did
moi even put their hands up. The expla-
nation for this act is the fact that after ten
or twenty rounds the Spiders hands went
back on him and be could do nothing with
them. Murphy, who proved himself a
most pluckv fighter and most wretched
general, failed TO get any advantage out OF
Weir's predicament, who kept dancing
Just out Of the Eoglish lads reach.
Nt.N IN
the best condition ard the great welts
left from each blow plainly showed that
he had not been rubbed" enough.
The Spider proved himself much the
cleverer of the two and the way in which
he sailed into Murphy during the first few
rounds, smashing him fret on one eye
and then on the other, then on the nose
and twice knocking him down with re-
sounding crack on the neck, convinced
many that he could have won the fight
had his hand held ont. After round after
round had been fought without blow
Weir made q splendid rally.
The 9th and 6Sth were as lively as the
most blood thirsty could desire, and Weir
almost had the little fellow knocked The
squirt was a short one, however, and the
Old tactics were again resumed under the
instruction of the backers. Then the
spectators saw that nothing could be ex-
pected, and they Boon tired Of the show,
aud the postponement was really made at
their demand.
WoiI's bscker5 acted very square, and
before the rally, repestsdly urged ths
Spider TO 90 in and fight even il he got
licked Parson Davies management Of
the affair was excellent, and It's arrange
ments we're sll carried ont ike click work.
A special train guarded with Pinkeft0n
men took the party down end back and
the crowd was a most orderly one. There
were one OF two little encounters between
the sports and the natives Of Kouts. A
very queer specimen representing himself
as an officer worked his way through the
crowd aLd cried: This fight Is stopped. "
"The - you say" eaid one Of the Chi
cago admirers Of the manly ert, as he let
him have one behind the esr and sant bin
rolling towards the door. Another gave
him a lift and the msn finally reached the
outside il q somewhat dszsd condition.
After the fight Weir showed but LITTLE
punishment, though he said MS ribs weI'
frightfully sore and he thought his jaw wa'
broken. Murphy vas badly bunged up
His eyes were almost closed, and on hi'
ribs was lump ss big as Caliiorni'
pear.
Tonight Parson Davies said thst if by
any means he could prevent it there woulC
be no second meeting between Weir anC
Murphy. After the return OF the fighter
to Chicago to day. it was ascertaired thai
one Of Murphy's left rib'
vas broken. Weir, in addition
to his injured hands, has a fracture of the
Jaw though not bad one. The ParsoI
ssys that under the circumstances another
fight within three dsys would be brutal.
He is willing 10 divide the 81, 500 parse
equally between the men declaring they
have earned it. In thi5 case al bets would
virtually be declared of Should som'
such arrangements not be made, Davies IL
timales that he would call on the police
to iail the fighters and their hackers.