Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-25
A GRAND FIZZLE.
The Murphy-Warren Fight
Remains Unfinished.
SIxrY-EIGHT FRUITLEsS ROUNDS
The Sporting Fraternity Disguised.
Talk Of Withholding the
Pugilists' Pay.

fuglllStS' ray.
| Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
SAN FRANossco, September "a Tommy
Warren, OF Los Angeles, CAL, and Frank
Murphy, of Birmingham, England,
fought to finish at the rooms of the
California Athletic Club tonight for a
purse of 81 800, and the feather-weight
championship. Murphy weighed 118
pounds and was seconded by Martin
Murphy and Patsy Hogan. Warren
weighed about 1l8 pounds, and was sec
onded by John Donaldson and Paddy
German. Hiram Cook was referee.
THR FIGHT IN DETAIL.
Time was called at 9:l5 p. m.
From the first to the fifth round both
men spared warily, Murphy occasion.
ally rushing, getting in number of body
blows which Warren made little effort To-
stop. r..
In the third round, during some close
fighting, Murphy landed hot right
handler on Warren's mouth, drawing
blood slightly.
In the fifth round Murphy landed ON
Warrsn's head as the latter essayed to
duck, and followed it up by driving his
man around the ring, Furnishing him
badly.
In the sixth round Warren caught
three bad left-handers full in the mouth
and nose, and his lip began swelling. He
slipped frequently, and when Murphy
rushed him he saved himself by clinch-
ing.
In the seventh he landed right hand
stopper on the Englishman's ear that
dszed the latter, but the call of time pre-
vented further fighting.
In the next two rounds the only f5a-
lures we're bad left-hander which War
rem caught full in the face as he ducked,
and clever swing with which he found
Murphy's ear. Warren's eye showed
signs Of swelling.
In the eleventh round Warren rushed
the fighting, and got in return some hard
right-handers in the face which bruised
and staggered him. Murphy punished
him severely in this round, during which
Warren failed to make good return.
In the twelfth round Warren came up
flushed and slightly winded. Murphy
continued to lead heavily with his left,
but Warren gave him a hard right
handler on the ear. Murphy's face was
badly cut, but he still lead heavily.
WARREN SAVING HIS STRENGTH.
From the thirteenth to the seventeenth
round Murphy continued to land his left
in Warren's face, which the latter az
often took without return, but clinched
or broke ground when possible, ap.
parently saving his strength for final
effort.
From the seventeenth to the twentieth
round the charges were more nearly
even, Warren getting in some good body
blows and upper-cutting Murphy's face
in the clinches.
" Al the end of the eighteenth round
the lat broke away. Murphy coni;Gn left as
to rush fiercely, loading for Warran,s
face with his left, while his right found r
his opponents ribs. Warren reca;uoJ
some tevere upper cutting. lis ~ msnus.
Of receiving Murphy's rushea was !" 1noI -
his head, receiving them on hlp left eai
and shoulder, but in clinching he pun
|ished Murphy equally.
TOMMY PUTS ON STEAM,
From the twenty. first to the twenty
sixth round both mems tactics varied
little. Warren in the last round, how
ever, gradually put on steam, driving
Murphy to the ropes in the corners and
landing on the Britisher's ribs and jaw.
He drew blood slightly from Murphy's
mouth in the twenty-third round.
From the twenty-sixth to the twenty.
ninth round Warren forced the fighting,
, using both hands. Murphy was breath
ing hard and losing ground and in the
twenty. eighth round he received blow
on the right ear that nearly knocked him
out, the call of time alone saving him.
In the thirtieth round Warren knocked
. the Englishman against the ropes by q
blow on the ear, staggering him and rem
dering him powerless except to hug.
knock. out blow, and though Warren got
the Englishman in chancery the gong
/ saved him.
II In the thirty.first round, when appar-
emily about to fall, Murphy rallied with
, his right and left in Warren's face, stag
, gering him.
GIVE AND TAKE.
/ In the next five rounds Murphy fresh
ened, while Warren tired slightly
3 Murphy's left eye was closed and War
rem had alarge lump over his left optic
t He received a number of hard blows in
: ducking.
From the thirty-eighth to the forty.
fifth round little was done except in the
forty fourth round when Warren punched
!, Murphy about the head with some neal
right and left hand thrusts. A heavy
left-hander on the right side of Murphy'I
. lower jaw in the forty eighth round wa
: the only good blow in the succeeding
. three rounds.
In the forty-ninth round Murph,
! tried pivotal blow for the Scond tNpe
J. but only succeeded in lying his Ns
8 glove with smack on yyarren's mouth
: In the ffty-third round Warren's lef
q eye was completely closed, while. the
8 Englishman had succeeded in getting hi,
J. nearly open. Warren's left ear wa
awollen largely. The men had do6,
!. almost nothing for the last four rounds
II and were frequently hissed.
THE STAGE CLEARED.
v In the ffty.eighth there were severS
q rushes, and Murphy again failed 4
knock Warren out by pivotal swim
: Hardly blow was struck in the flY
y succeeding rounds.
From the fifty-eighth to the sixt
i eighth round not blow was struck. Bol
;; men were in good condition, and Refer
i Cook left the stage, declaring th