The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-02
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Weir and Murphy Agreed There
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CHICAGO, Apfal i.--'rhe iony~salkea-of
light between the sealther- weights, Iko
WssF- otherwise known as tie belfast Hpl.
Ger. aud Frank Marphs. cf Ensiand, for
the championship OF the world. took place
at kcSitfs, lad. sunday morning, bus rc-
suited. ns 50 nary fights have recently, In
most unsatisfactory manner. the refs,rets
after the S9th round being ohligv.i 70 de-
clare tho flght OF for the day.
iae rght was mest peculiar one. For
y rounds 10 was rs scientific and hardly
fought q battle as has ever been seen, hat
the other q rounds, save the 9Th knd 6sfh-
amounted 20 absolutely noshinx In not
more than 10 pf them was blow struck.
and most OF tho time the men did not even
pnt their hands up. The explanation for
this lies In the fact that after 10 or Il
ronnds the spiders hands went hack. on
him and he could do nothing with them.
Murphy. who proved himself to b. . Most
plueky fighter but aaost .wrctched gleu-
erai; failed 70 get any advantage out Of the
Just out OF his reach. Another thing ,Weo
that Murphy was not In the hest ar cn1ltiI-
ton. a. shown by the great welts LEFT frnm
each hlo. The Spider proved hfmliclf
much the rleyerer OF the two, and the vFay
arst few rounds, smashing him first on sif15
eye and then ou the other. then On Tho
nose, and sSaes knocking him down with
resoundfng crack on the neck. conyinlsad
many shat he could have won the dght lad
however, who were loud Ia their axnerti,jns
shaf Murphy showed himself the better
man uf the two. He certainly proved him.
sell one et tht sainest incu that ever bu-
tered the ring, and with his two eyes Almost
closed, aud Ia spite Of having been sent to
tagonsst all over the ring. This was ii the
ssriy part cf the hghf. however. During
the rest OF IL neither seemed inclined 20 "a
much OF anything. ana the two Yuen Alter
nately ehalfed each other, the spectAt<In
proceedings by taking 4 hand in he tsir.
Ing match aud urging the fighters 70 Rive
them their moneys worth. After the WIth
resznd had been fought without blow.
Weir made ssplendid rally. The 9th AID
.sth were as lively - the most blotid-
thirsty could desire. and Weir almost haa
Murphy knocked out The squirt was
short one, however. and the old tactips
were again resumed. under the instfantipn
ef his hacker.
When the spectators saw that nethinx
show. and the poatronemcnt was really
fnade AZ their demand. Neirss hacker AT
ed very sqnaFe. and before the rally Ne
Ieatedly urged tho spider 10 go III siad
fight, even III he got licked. Parson Davicifs
management OF the affair WAS exce!lent
well
After the fight Wen showed but little
punishment, though he said his ribs were
frightsnliy sore and be thought his Jaw wnA
tfoken. Murphy was badly bunfes1 asa
Ills eyes .=ere almost closed and on hts
ribs was n huge lump. nurins the morn
rug there were one or two encounters lie
tween the sports and a native Of KouiE$s
that served to eniiyen the pYoccodfnau
Near the END of the flEhs the owner of die
hall declared he had not rented the prefn-
ises for week, and unless the tight MS
finished pretty soon he would havc tt
stopped. shnrily stter this quee.. locking
specimen representing himself To be An III
ficer worked hls way through shr Crowd
and cried. ssrhis fight N stopped He-
fore he had q chance 80 say anything more
lie received a crack behind the ear yhnf
sent hin, over the chairs. tFss with the "a
OF several more vicious blows he nofIu
reached the outer Asr in q very fnxxx1 cOa-
dtsi0n. AZ tha end Of the Hosh round Billy
Ayers announced q posfponcmcus
IL ts understood the match viii not he
fought again. Parson Davies Euid 10 hata
tse men come together again would lbo
brutal, and that he vas willing to alsi.la
tael ti5V0 purse equally between the men.
lt tbfs n done X ssDEld mean that the fIfitt-
ers eseh would obtain ouc-haif al the uDs
gate receipts. The purse aud the gate re-
esipts are one and the ssissc thing. 1lk8
AMIR. therefore. was practically Z conteee
f',r the gate receipts. and one explsnslllI6
OF The iistiessue@ Of the fighters DURING fIko
Inst two~thirdx OF the affair II that 81 thut
time fbey were practically agreed itwonId
De most agreeable no make a division slId
not snjure their future bns.uess by ssofIisl9
uae other fzhu's reputation hr Kuook.Qftt