The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-31
SPIDER AND FLY.
Ike Weir Closes Murphy's
Left Optic
Marrhy xsxhts 70 Destroy wesr's
wi.d -TAe Belfast yeath
Ahead II ths eth.


g'ascxso. March 3D. "A sertd S
featherNeieht championship battle for
$3.50 and the Fox belt, with onlv i66
spectators allowed. sas the attraction
which tonight brought together At the
Poik-sfrse; depot here iuxttnat number
Of sports and newspaper men Every
one OF the 100 vas faiE Of e4ger c0a-
lecture a. 10 the oufeoms. 81 the event,
and the friends OF the contestants
we're bsssiIy engaged In laying wagers
Before the train left the DEPOT 1T
30 3. m. the aggregate of wagers on
the result Was well up In the thous-
ands. and indications pointed % heavy
betting at the ring-Eide- Both Weir
and Murphy we're declared by their
respective parfi~ans 10 be in the pink
OF physical condition, while rumors of
personal iII-feeiing between the men
enhanced the expectations of CORY
fight % a finish. Parson Davies :
smooth management OF the expedition
al the start was very much com.
Tncnded.
K0rrTs. Ind. March 1.-THE party
arrived here about hall past midnight,
and Preparations for the fight were
made bills iissis Myers of otreafoF, who
recently fought Jack NeAuliffe 10 n
draw AZ North Judson, Ind. was SCI
ieested a. referee.
The crowd was kept locked in the
train until the hall, which WAS located
about three bi9eks frsm the railroad,
was In readiness. About a quarter OF
an hour was the length OF the wait,
and then the loo spectators were
marched through the darkness from
the cars Everybody floundered
through the mud and protected
himself a. best he could from the rain.
which was coming down peIl-mcll. In
the hall, which proved TO be q good
sized room over store. everything
was CHEEKY. forming contrast 10 the
dreariness outside. The ring was
pitched. and In few minutes each OF
the 100 was ensconced In comfortable
chairs.
Weir and Murphy quickly stripped
in the rear OF the room, and alter
being rubbed down came quickly for
ward. 1t was just tive minutes To /
O'Clock Sunday morning when the
pair entered the ring Ii was an
noanced that the seconds would be
Ell McAyoy Of Boston and Bill Rich
ards for Weir and Mike Daily of Ban
gor and Bill DAILY of Bottom for Muir
ply.
Weir's hacker. McAyoy, offered to
bet any part OF 5000 or Weir just be-
fore the lighting began. There were
no takers. Small bets between out
siders averaging $50 apiece were being
made. however. all ovei. the room.
Weir, the Belfast Spider. looked the
more confident OF tho Two tighter
when they finally faced each elmer.
lie wore bright green trurAs, while
Murphy was attired in soniber black.
Murphy seemed a trifie nervous.
Billy Myers, the seferee, evoked the
first applause =, announcing that the
affair would DC fought 10 Irish is Il
took all night and all day sunday. 1t
was eysstly :05 a. IN. when time was
csntsa.
rue BATrLg.
At % a. IN. time was called. The
men spared cautiously for minute.
when Weir led. but his blow was neatly
stopped By Murphy. who countered.
The Spider danced around in front of
his antagonist swinging his long
arms. Suddenly lie led and
landed en Murphy left eye, cutting
a great cash below t. First blood was
claimed and allow fer Weir. When
the men came together Weir again
gave Murphy frSghtfui smash on the
eye, which was now bleeding freely.
Again the Spider ie,i. and reaching
Murphy again knocked him squarely
down.
Five hundred dollars to 500 was
here offered by wcir's hacker. with no
takers.
After the 10 seconds allowed for the
knoek-dcwn had elapsed, the round
closed without further damage.
Heavy smuggling marked the opening
OF the second round on both sides.
Murphy coming Il, the scratch
in evidently a. wicked frame
OF Aind His eagerness led
hiH too far. however. ami partly from
a slip and partly from. blow in the
chest, he went down. 4 moment la
ter be slipped again. Now, becoming
more cautions, but more resolved than
ever, he began n long. clever. gamy
struggle. Il was give and take till the
close OF the ground. Both men had
apparently increased their respect for
the Others prowess.
At the opening OF the third each
was covered with blood. which came
mainly from MuTpty's left eye and
nose. The eve was in awful eonsi-
ton, and Weir kept going for that
organ, while Murphy directed his
blows at Weir's ribs.
Close in-iighting characterized the
fourth round i'm the first moments dur
ing which Murphy got decidedly the
worst OF IT, sparring for wind ensuea
until just as the word time was
eaiied. There was sharp exchange
OF blows, each mari getting Jaw.
breaker
Fifth round-.srhe naen came quickly
10 the scratch, and the Spider al once
led again Murphy was lighting game
~. and got in a goost cut on Weir'S
ribs, hus the Spider again swung his
right aud landed again ON Murphy's
damaged optic. from which the blood
was once more fo'aing In streams
dowa Aurphy's neck and chest and
despatched Weir as ,xel, The round
cinsed Without further blows.
When time was called for the sixth
round Murphy responded plackily aud
his eve had been stuck together anew
With sticking plaster. Murphy lei
but Weir danced out of his way. and
] then with an undersut again reached
Murphy : eve aud scattered the stick
iur plaster and hIood anew. The
round ended with lisht sparring,
Seventh round--W Weir Iesi again. bat
placsy Murphy was fighting well. aud
STOPPED hts blow and counteresa,
T. There we're frequent ciinches. but the
lnen nteyei the referae's cry Of .shrcak
away promptly Weir got in
another smash on Mnrpbys eve. be.
fore the round closed sSgas OF ssxhans.
tioa were visibse in both men.
In the eighth Murphy ; optic quickly
got q fresh cat from Wsirs rixht. hnt
Marphy'S solid stanii WAS elicltsng an.
bounded admiration from the
cTeasi, and he was no. fail.
tag to get ia his work
ca the spider's rlbs. Wesr
RON negan series "a appsr-euts With
his telf. hat apparently ACCOMPLISHED
little BY the new tactics except la
make the struggle more snowy. II
was noticeable that Weir for some
reason les mp on Misrphyss rsgh; eve
and tHFuesi his atserts0n Sasiew hat 10
body blows. Initiating Murphy.
Ia the ninth Murphy seemed 10 ger
the best NJ L. Weir was rather
Winded, aaa Marsshy got in three
blows se the SPIDERS one. bat the Bel
tast mans long reach Was sufficient TO
maSe the intervals between Murphy's
ssleeess issa long - have aecumulative
efseef.