St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-31
At 2 A. M. They Had Fought
Fifteen Rounds, Weir Hav-
in the Best of 1t.
1t Takes Forty-Five Wicked
Rounds for Duffy to De-
feat Meadows.
Joe Lannon Defeated by Jack
Ashton in a Nineteen
Round Battle.

was the attraction which tonight
at $3.50 brought together at the
Polk street depot here just
that number of some of the
choicest spirits in the sporting world.
Every one of the hundred seemed on
tip-toe of expectation regarding the
event, and eager for the slightest scrap
of information concerning the two men
who were to do the fighting, the
NOTED FEATHERWEIGHT PUGILISTS,
Frank Murphy. of Birmingham, Eng
land, and Ike O'Neil Weir, of Belfast,
Ireland. Discussion turned largely on
the conditions of the fight and the con-
dition of the fighters. That the affair
would be desperate one, and, in ac-
finish" few persons in the
crowd had a doubt. A purse
of $1,000, of which the loser
would only receive $3.50, it was con-
tended, was of itself a lively induce
ment fer struggle, and the fact that
the agreement specified 'Skin gloves"
appeared suggestiy We of a hard hitting
match. Tickets atS25 piece and the
established reputation of the "Parson"
was what made the gathering unusually
select, combining attendance in fact,
almost exclusively to the type known
as "high-rollers." Before the train left
the depot. the aggregate of the
WAGERS ON THE RESULT
OF the fight was already well up in the
thousands, and indications were not
lacking that there would be heavy bet
ting at the ring side. Both Weir and
Murphy were declared by their respect
i've partisans to be in the acme of ply
steal form, while rumOrs of ill-will be
,l.4A L.
thin ever. ''Parson" Davies well-knit
figure seemed everywhere. His smooth
management of the expedition was
being literally commended and APP
peared so satisfactory indeed that few
thought it necessary to inquire in adj
vance the destination Of the train or
similar details of the arrangements.
Persons who did ATTEMPT to catechise
the suave PEARSON" were in general
little the wiser for It, and when the en-
gineer pulled the throttle the part Of
the plan known to certainty. was that
the fight would be at a spot within two
hours ride of Chicago on the Lake Erie
IL Western road.
At 80 nothing had been heard as to
the result of the fight. 1t is supposed
that it will take place at Koutts, Ind.
on the line of the Lake Erie q Western
road, about sixty miles from Chicago.
Parson Davies, the manager of
the mill, said before leaving the
city that the men would be in
the ring by o'clock. He also stated
that the doors of the hall would be
locked, and that no information would
be given out until after the finish of
the fight. Billy Myers, of Streator.
ILL.,, one of the participants in the recent
1istc contest at North Judson, was
chosen in advance as referee
TINE IS CALLED.
KOUTTs, Ind, March 81. The crowd
was kept locked in the train until the
hall, which was located three blocks
from the railroad was all in readi-
ness. About a quarter of an hour was
the length of the wait. Then the hun
dred spectators were marched through
the darkness from the cars. Every
body tioundered through the mud and
protected himself as best he
could from the rain which was coming
down pell-mell. In the hall, which
proved to be good-sized room over a
store, everything was CHEEKY. forming
a welcome contrast to the dreariness
outside. The ring was already pitched
and in few minutes each of the 100
was ensconced in comfortable chair.
Weir and Murphy quickly stripped
in the rear of the room. and, after
being rubbed down, came quietly
forward. At just 1885 o'clock
Sunday morning, the pair entered the
ring. 1t was announced that the sec
onds would be Ed. McAvoy, of Boston,
and Bill Richards for Weir, and Mike
DAILY. of Bangor, and Bill DAILY, of Bos-
ton, for Murphy. Weir's hacker, Nc
Avoy offered to bet any part of 81, 1000
on Wier just before the fighting began.
There were no takers. Small bets be-
tween outsiders averaging $40 apiece
were being made, however, all over the
room. Weir, the Belfast Spider, looked
the more confident of the two fighters
when they finally faced each other. He
wore bright green trunks, while
black. Murphy seemed trife
nervous. Billy Myer, the referee,
evoked the first applause by announcing
that the affair would be fought to fin
ish, if it took all night and all day Sum-
day. 1t was exactly 1:05 a. ID. when
time was called.
KoUTTs, Ind, March 31.-At 2 a. m.
fifteen rounds had been fought. Dur
ing the first ten rounds Weir
way. getting first blood, first
Murphy'S eyes. During the last five
rounds, however, Murphy has forced the
fighting, and is fighting most pluckily.
The chances, however, are in favor of
Weir.
3:13 a. m.-Twenty-nine rounds have
been fought, but the last fifteen have
been simply walking match,
scarcely blow being struck. Murphy's
eyes seem little better. Weir's ribs
and arms show the effects of Murphy's
cuts. Murphy is going for the ribs alto
ppthpP and seams tho frQchar nf
two.
3:l5 a. m.-Thirty-one rounds have
walking and talking match still
continues. The men half the time let
their arTs hang at their sides, and
walk around ten feet apart. 81
cawnt, L cawnt run around like
you" says Murphy in his cock
hey accent. ''Come and fight me-"
"Ill lick you yet" answers the spider.
The spectators are becoming impatient
and no betting is going OH.
THE MEADOWS-DUFFY MILL.
A Game Fight of Forty-Five
Rounds Given to Duffy on a
Foul.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3O.-In the
Meadows-Duffy fight last night Duffy
did all the fighting in the first five
rounds without gaining any decided adj
vantage. He secured first blood i'm the
second, and worried Meadows i'm the
third, but in the fifth round Meadows
began to show his superior freshness,
and had the advantage. Smuggling con-
tinued for number of rounds. Duffy
getting in some good ones, but failing
IN force on account of Meadows
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