, 1890-01-16
WEIR KNOCKED OUT.
The Spider Goes Down in
the Fourteenth Round.
MURPHYS FIERCE FIGHTING.
Tho California Athletic Club
Matches John L. Sullivan and
Peter jackson.

SAN CISCO, Jan. l3.-The fgh, to
finish between Ike Weir, tho Belfast
Spider" feathcrwoight champion Of the
world, and Billy Murphy, feaihcrwelght
champion Of Australia, Cor a purse of
1920, took place at tho California
Athletic Club tonight.
Before the fight President Fulda An.
nounced that John l.. Sullivan had
agreed, with an accredited repre-.
sentative Of tho club, ON
"a purse for which he
would meet Peter Jackson In the last
light Of his life. The amount was Sl5,-
90 and Jackson had accepted the terms.
by unanimous vote thoclub announced
its approval Of the proposition to en-
power the directors TO make the match.
Jimmy Foley, Of Boston, and Frank
Glover, OF Chicago, were Wcirs sec.
onds, and Paddy Gormar and Marin
Murphy were behind Murphy. Hiram
Cook acted as referee. Weir's weight
was announced as l2iH and Murphy's
llsJl.
THE rIdDr
started In at lively pace, Murphy q
body blows being met By Weirs rapid
upper.cutting The first round ended
with Weir slipping to the floor from
Murphys rally.
Second round - Murphy reached
Weir's nose and was caught by the neck
and punished by upper.cuts, causing his
nose 10 bleed.
from the third to eighth round Muir.
ply swung his right In effectively, In
return receiving at close quarters Weir's
left. null in the face with astonishing
rnpidity.
Filth round-The men fought each
other from corner to corner, Murphy
avoiding Wolr's rushes whenever posi-.
bic, Wcir's antics and clever fighting
created great amusement
Sixth rOund-W0ir landed sounding
highlander on the Australians ribs
and after some by-play, received a stag
gerer on the II isht Jaw that nearly iiootod
him.
Seventh round-weir got a light tap
on tho nose that brought q trace OF
blood. Murphy landed heavily on
Mcir's ribs.
Eighth round-weir was brought TO
the door by right.hander on the neck
as lac slipped, and Murphy nearly
knocked him out by right-handcr
NAAtA' AhhNAuE
Ninth roupd--Woir again fell while
tapping Murphy lightly on the breast.
Murphy tried 10 pen the Spider In a
corner, but the latter avoided him each
time and Murphy would 10 spinning
around the ring. lie appeared red and
uncomfortable, while tho Spider was
still cool and confident.
From the ninth to twelfth rounds lit
tie elective fighting was done.
Twelfth round-rhe spider swung his
right with telling effect on Murphy's
left ear and jaw, again planting his
right and left IN the Australians eye as
he came on hercciy. Murphy's lett eye
was bleeding freely in the twelfth. He
fought desperately and drove Weir
through tho ropes and around the ring.
The thirteenth round was one OF the
greatest surprises ever seen In the club
rooms. Murphy came TAP almost hope.
less, but fought iiorcely. lie landed q
on Woirs head that stag
gered him, and in a minute was up0n
him, swinging and upper'cutting with
his right, sending the Spider down eight
times In rapid succession, Twice the
latter was nearly counted out, but rose
with the last second, and with courage
born Of desperation planted his right
feobly on Murphy's ear only to 90
down.
In the fourteenth both men, though
apparently too groggy To stand, came
promptly up for the last round. IL was
a short one, Murphy again led, Weir
cOuntered and In second received
another blow that sent him down and
decided his fate. lie writhed in agony
for ten seconds, and when he roso at the
call of time he was holding !is right
wrist painfully with his left, claiming to
have broken It. Murphy, though show
ing more signs Of punishmcnt '1an
Weir, and at one time nearly knocked
out, lreshencd wonderfully IN the last
round and jumped lightly from the ring
nt tho pud nj thc iiput