Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-01

Time was called at :01, and the round had
barely commenced when Weir let out with
his right, and caught his opponent full be-
meath the left eye. First blood for Weir was
claimed and conceded. Then Murphy got a
heavy neck blow and went to his knees with
third on the breast The round closed de-
cidedly in favor of Weir, and in the second
Murphy's face and breast received still fur
Their punishment, while he went twice again
TO his knees
From this point up to the twentieth round
the Birmingham lad received almost contin-
uous punishment until his left eve was al
most completely closed, with a heavy welt
over the eyebrow. His right eve was nearly
as bad while there were numerous cuts and
bruises about his breast Weir, on the con-
trary, did not show single scratch, and
looked almost as fresh in the face as at the
start, although he had received quite a num-
Der of well-delvered blows on different parts
of the body. Murphy's appearance improved
and his eyes again opened under the in
fiuence of a vigorous sponging, and he came
up smiling and gritting his teeth for the
twenty first round 1t was plain to be
seen at this point, however, that some
thing was the matter with the Spider. In
stead of toeing the mark he kept his hands to
his sides and jumped around to avoid the
rushes of his adversary. For over an hour
this child's play was continued, Murphy en-
deavoring to lead, and the Spider as stead
tasty refusing to put up his fists.
In the forty sixth round betting, which
had all along largely favored Weir, changed
around and $500 to $500 was offered on
Murphy. In the forty -eighth round McAvoy,
who had bet heavily on Weir, shouted amid
applause: Both of you fellows are afraid
of rattino knocked in and in
of YOU i amt afraid of losing nv stuff I"
Still the same tactics continued, and half
the crowd Kissed, groaned and shouted,
MAKE 'em fight An effort was made to
change the fight to London prize ring rules
which would have compelled the men to 90
on whether they wanted to or not, but it
failed. At the close of each walk around
Billy Myers would tell the men in stentorian
tones that they would have to come together
| next time, but Weir simply smiled, while
Murphy preserved his stolid look. In the
| sixty first round Myers insisted to the back
ers that the pen should get to business, and
| McAvoy then admitted that while Murphy
could not lay Weir out in a week, yet the
| truth was that the latter's hands were gone
In the next round both men got in couple
| Of body blows and the walk around was re-
| sumed There were shouts to Weir to 90
/ ducdu, anu ibO obiSici icSpobucu. ain I
going to give up the fight, got nothing to
defend myself with, but ru stop here this
way for week" Murphy retorted that be
didn't propose to wind himself rushing
around after sprinter. Spurred ON by the
cheers and remarks of the crowd both men
| went at it tooth and nail i'll the sixty-sixth
| sixty and sixty-eighth rounds, and II
| each Murphy received face blow and in the
| last breast sledge-hammer, which almost
| drove him through the ropes. 1t was plain
| to be seen, however, that Weir's bands were
now gone, while Murphy's face was sors
enough to make him anxious to avoid any
| further punishment Repeated efforts were
| made by Parson Davies and the spectators tc
induce Myers TO declare it draw, but be
refused, insisting that it must be fought out
| The owner of the hall, OBrien, entered q
| protest against the affair proceeding further
| and was elected from the building. Then be
wired to Valparaiso for the sheriff and q
posse, and came back with the information
| that they were en- route All this time the
men were dancing the various rounds.
Finally at the seventy ninth the announce
ment that the special train would leave a,
once had the effect of clearing the hall, AND
after making it an even eighty the principal.
hastily donned their clothing and left the
place. Weir's hands were in bad shape
while Murphy looked terribly punished about
| the face.
| Myers decided on the train that the mer
must come together and fight it out within
three days, but their hackers replied thai
their condition would make this impossible
Meanwhile, under the articles of agreement
| and the referees decision both the stakes and
| the bets are locked up. The party reached
this city shortly after 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning
Before the train left bad" Jimmy Cutler
| ton robbed the town marshal of his star. Tn
latter drew big gun, but this was also con
fiscated and brought to Chicago. The Officer
was then told TO run for his life. As thu
train steamed out of the depot some of thu
hoodlums discharged shower Of stone'
| through the windows of the Central hotel