Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-31
A LIVELY BATTLE.
The Two Murphys Slug Each Other ut the
Rooms of the California Athletic
Club-Some Hard Fighting

The Two Murphys Slug Each Other ut the
Rooms of the California Athletic
Club-some Hard Fighting
for Good Purse.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 9o.-A fight to finish
for purse of 81. 800, $500 to the loser, took
place at the rooms of the California Athletic
Club tonight between Frank Murphy,
the feather-weight champion of England,
and Billy Murphy, the feather-weight
champion Of Australia, who knocked out
In the same club rooms on the 18th
inst. Frank Murphys last battle was with Ike
Wier, the spider" with whom he fought
draw in 80 rounds in Indiana March last.
Time was called at 9:27. Frank led with
left-hander in the Australians stomach. In
terchange of blows followed, Franks left find
ing Billy's ear, and the latter's right reaching
the Englishman's wind. Billy then got in three
singles on different parts of Franks body, while
the little man broke ground, but was cool and
confident.
In the second round the men spared well up
in Franks corner. The latter broke ground
and took another corner. Interchange half
arm blows followed, the Englishman landing
heavily In the rally Frank fell in the corner and
Billy slipped over the ropes. The Australian
kept both hands going and failed to ward
right-hand roaster in his ribs. In another rally,
brought forth considerable applause The
round closed with left-hand tap from Billy on
his adversarys chest
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very lively sparring was witnessed Few
heavy blows were struck in the sixth and
seventh In the eighth left handler on the
chin drove the Australian back. The latter in
the rally fell clean over the Englishman,
landing on his hands. Frank got in several
saunders in the wind with his right. In the
twelfth round a left handler on the Australians
ribs was followed by clean straight blow on
the Englishman's nose. A ciinch followed,
and the Australian received another left hand
upper cut. Some fruitiess sparring followed.
In the thirteenth round the Australian came
up savage and chased his opponent clear across
the ring into the latter's corner Frank tapped
him severa, times with his left, while he sought
an opening In a rush he caught couple right
and left hand swings in the ribs. In
the fourteenth round the Englishman assumed
the aggressive, and some fierce fighting fol-
lowed lowe right and left ,th hand swings for
men fought themselves groggy, and
thunderous applause followed the close OF
the round. The fighting was fierce from then
up to the seventeenth round, when both men
seemed to be sparring for wind after their
feroclous struggle.
In the twenty-third, twenty-fourth and
twenty-fifth rounds nothing was done, each
man waiting for the other to lead, and Kisses
and cries Of, "Make it q
draw" make them fight" rose from
the galleries. At the end of the twenty-seventh
round the referee stepped into the ring and
60 on with the fight. He said he did
not know what was the matter with the men,
but the club never did and never would
declare a draw. He would not allow
the men to stand around doing no
fighting. He would simply declare the fight
postponed and in the meantime the directors
would take measures to tnd out what was the
matter with the men.