The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-14
THE SPIDER BEATEN
Murphy Knocks out Weir in
Fourteen Rounds.
AN UNEXPECTED TERMINATION.
The Champion FeasherweiKht OF the
World Whipped by the champion ef
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hefweea Ike Weir, tie Belfast spider, feather
weight champion CT the wcsid, ard Billy Mur~
ply. ieatnerwslshs champion Of Australia. for =
PsFse at sa.2o, took Riaee al the California
Athletic clab tonight Before the nght rresi-
aeat Falda aanoaneed thai John l. sullivan
had agreea aslh an accredited representative OF
the club on purse fee which he woRld meet
Peter Jackson ia the last Eight os his life. The
amount wAs sf6.aa8 and Jackson had accepted
the terms By unanimous vote the club an.
nouaeed is approval OF proposition 70 en-.
power the directors u make match.
Jimmy Foasy. OF Boston. and Frank Glover.
OF Chiesgo. were WeiEs seconds Hiram Cook
was referee. Ness's weight was announced at
11zls pounds, M9rphy's st Iisas poaaas
The men started Ia 81 iiselx pace. Murphy's
body blows being met By Welr'S rapid upper
cutting The first round ended with Weir
Slipping 70 the flooE from Aurphy's rally.
Second-Aarphy reached Weir'S nose and was
caught ~ the neck aud panished BY upper cuts,
causing his nose to bleed
From the third to the eighth round Murphy
svnag his right In effectively. IN return rcceiv-
ing at close quarters weiF's LETT full In the face
with astonishing rapidity. In the dfth roand
the men fought each other from Garner - cor
nef, Murphy avoiding Weir's Tushes. Whenever
possible. Weirss antics aad clever lighting
cFeatsd great amusemenes
In tie sixth ronnd Weir landed sounding
right handler on the Australians ribs. and after
some BY play received q siaggerer on the right
jaw that nearly iiooFed him.
seyenth-Melr got q light tap on the nose that
brought trace eI blood. Murphy landed heavily
en- Weir S ribs.
In the eighth Weir was brought to the floor By
right handler on the neck as be slipped and
Murphy was nearly Knocked out by right
handler while lighting tnrionsly.
Ninih-weir Agaig fell while tapping Murphy
lightly on the breast Murphy tried 10 pen the
spider in corner but the latter evaded him
each time and Murphy would 30 spinning
around the ring. He appeared red and rncan.
foFtahle, while the spider was still cool and
confi3ent.
From the ninth 20 the twelfth round little
effective fighting was DONE In the twelfth the
Spider swung his right with telling effect on
Murphy left ear and jaw, again planting his
righf and left In the Australians eye as he came
ON neFcely Murphy's left ere was bleeding
freely Ia the twelfth round. lie fought desper-
ataiy and drove Weir through the ropes and
around tho ring.
The thirfeehth round was one OF the greatest
surprises ever seea in the club rooms, Murphy
came up almost helpless. but fought nercely.
He landed fsght-hander on Weirs head taat
staggered him, and In minute was upon him.
swinging and Hppereutsing with the right,
sending the spider down eight times In rapid
succession, and twice the latter was nearly
counted out. but rose with the last second. and,
with courage born Of desperation, planted his
right feebly on MarphyAs ear, only % 90 down
Fourteenth Both men. though apparently too
gfoggy to stand came promptly up for the last
roaud II was . short one. Murphy again led.
Weir eountered and In a second received an
other blow that sent him down and decided his
fate. He wrffhed ia agony for ten sec0f.ds, sud
when ke rose nt the call Of 'stsme" be Was hold
ing his right wrist painfully with bis left claim.
Enu to have broken IL
Murphy, though showing more signs OF pun
ishmenf than Weir. and AZ one time nearly
Knocked cut. freshened wonderfully In the last
round ana jumped lightly from the ring At the
end of the light