The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-31
A WALKING MATCH.
The Fight Between the Spider
and Murphy.
IT MAY TAKE A WEEK TO FINISH.
The Ring Pitched in Small Hall With only q
Hundred Spectators Men in
Good Trim.

CHIsAGo, March 30.-The worlds feather.
weight championship battle for 81 800 and
for the Fox belt, with only 100 spectators
allowed was the attraction which tonight
brought together at the Polk-street depot
just that number of sports and newspaper
men. Every one of the hundred was full of
eager conjecture as to the outcome of the
event, and the friends of the contestants
were busily engaged in laying wagers. Be
fore the train left the depot at 9:2O p.
m. the aggregate of the wagers was well up
IN the thousands and the indications
pointed to
HEAVY BETTING
at the ring site. Both Weir and Murphy
were declared by their respective partisans
IN the pink OF physical condition, while ru-
mors of personal ill-feeling between the
two men enhanced the chances for a fight to
a finish. ParsOn Davies smooth manage
ment OF the affair at the start was much
commented
On the Spot
KOUTs, Ind, March 3O.-The party ar
rived here at y 80 and preparations for the
fight are now being made. Billy Never.
OF Streater, who recently fought Jack
McAuliffe to draw at North Judson. Ind,
was selected as referee.
The crowd was kept
LOCKED IN THE TRAIN
until the hall, which was located about
three blocks from the railroad depot. was
in readiness. Then the hundred
spectators were marched through the
dackness from the cars. Everybody
fOundered through the mud and protected
himself as best he could from the rain,
which was coming pell nell. In the hall,
which proved to be a gOOd-sized room over.
store, everything was cheerful, a wei
come contrast to the dreariness outside.
The ring was pitched, and in few mo-
ments each of the hundred was esconsed in
comfortable chair. Weir and Murphy
hurriedly stripped in the rear room, and
after being rubbed down, came quietly
forward, appearing in the ring at Just u IS
Sunday morning. 1t was announced that
the seconds would be Ed Morey of Boston.
and Bill Richards for Weir, and Mike DaIy,
OF Bangor, and Bill DAILY, of Boston, for
Murphy.
Weir's hacker, McAvOy, offered to bet
any part of thousand dollars on Weir lust
before the fighting began. There were no
takers. Small bets between outsiders,
averaging $50 piece were being made all
over the room.
WEIR LOOKED THE MORE CONFIDENT
of the two fighters when they faced each
other. He wore bright green trunks,
while Murphy was attired in sombre black.
Murphy seemed trife nervous. Billy
Myer, the referee, evoked the first applause
by announcing that the affair would be
fought to a finish, if it took all night and
all day Sunday At 1 :O5 time was called.
FIFTEEN ROUNDS.
PA. M-Fifteen rounds have been fought.
During the first ten Weir had everything
about his own way, getting the first blood
and the first Touchdown, and almost
closed both of Murphy's eyes. During the
last five rounds, however, Murphy has
forced the fighting and is fighting more
pluchily. The chances are in favor Of
Weir.
A WALKING MATCH.
2:30 a.m.-Twenty-nine rounds have been
fought. The last IA have been a walking
match, scarcely blow being struck Muir
phys eyes seem better. Weir's arms and
eyes show the effect of Murphy's cuts
Murphy is going for the ribs altogether.