Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-14
THE FISTIC ARENA.
The Belfast Spider" Meets
~ His Fate.
FOURTEEN ROUNDS ENOUGH
Billy Murphy Was Too "Fly" for
Him-The Sullivan-J Jacks0n
Match Assured.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches TO the dEhALD'
SAN FRANCISCO, January 13.-The
fight to finish between Ike Weir, the
s'Belfast Spider" featherweight cham.
pion of the world, and Billy Murphy,
featherweight champion of Australia,
took place at the California Athletic
Club tonight.
Before the fight President Fulda an.
nounced that John L. Sullivan had
agreed with an accredited representative
of the club on purse for which be
would meet Peter Jackson in the last
fight of his life. The amount was
SIS 900, and jackson had accepted the
terms. By unanimous vote the club an
nounced it's approval of the proposition
to empower the directors to make the
match.
Jimmy Foley, of Boston, and Frank
Glover, of Chicago, were Weir's seconds ;
Paddy German and Martin Murphy were
Murphy's seconds; Hiram Cook was
referee. Weir's weight was announced
as 12411a. Murphy's as 1181s.
Time was called at 1886 p. m. The
men started in at lively pace, Murphy's g
body blows being met by Weir's rapid
underwriting. The first round ended
with Weir slipping to the floor from
Murphy's rally.
In the second Murphy reached Weir's
nose, and was caught by the neck and
punished by uppercuts, causing his nose
From the third to the eighth round
Murphy swung his right Intellectually, in
return receiving at close quarters Weir's
left full in the face, with astonishing
rapidity. In the fifth round the men
fought each other from corner to corner,
Murphy avoiding Weir's rushes when.
ever possible. Weir's antics and clever
fighting created great amusement. In
the sixth round Weir landed sounding
right-hander on the Australians ribs,
and after some by-play received stag
gerer on the right jaw that nearly foored
him.
In the seventh, Weir got light tip on
the nose that brought trace of blood.
Murphy landed heavily on Weir's ribs.
In the eighth Weir was brought to the
floor by Highlander on the neck; as
he slipped Murphy nearly knocked him
out by right.hander, while fighting
furiOusly.
In the ninth Weir again fell while tap
ping Murphy lightly on the breast.
Murphy tried to pen the 'Spider" in his
corner, out the latter evaded him each
time, and Murphy would 60 spinning
around the ring. He appeared red and
uncomfortable, while the "Spider" was
still cool and confident.
From the ninth to the twelfth round |
little effective fighting was done. In |
the twelfth the Spider swung his right |
with telling effect on Murphy's left ear |
and jaw, again planting his right and
left in the Australian's eye as he came
on fercely. Murphy's left eye was
bleeding freely. In the twelfth he fought
desperately, and drove Weir through the
ropes and around the ring.
In the thirteenth round there was one
of the greatest surprises ever seen in the
club rooms. Murphy came up almost
hopeless, but fought fiercely. He landed
right.handers on Wier's head tn at stag
gered him, and in a minute was upe n
him, swinging uppercuts with his right,
sending the Spider down eight times in
rapid succession. Twice the latter wss
nearly counted out, but rose with the
last second, and with a courage born of
desperation, planted his right feebly on
murphy . cai Ouly W w oOWAs
In the fourteenth round both men,
though apparently too groggy to stand.
came promptly up for the. last round.
It was short one. Murphy again led,
Weir countered, and in second received |
another blow that sent him down and
decided his fate. He writhed in agony
for ten seconds, and when he rose at the
call of time he was holding his right
wrist painfully with his left, claiming to
have broken it. Murphy, though show
ing more signs of punishment than
Weir, and at one time nearly knocked
out, freshened wonderfully in the last
round, and jumped lightly from the ring
at the end OF the fight.
Weir was seen in his dressing-room
after the fight, and, though in consider
able pain, showed little outward signs of
punishment beyond swollen wrist and
lips. His hand, which was believed to
be broken, sustained nothing more seri-
GUS than sprain. He expressed him
self as at loss SO to how he lost the
fight, beyond the statement lin which
President Fulda concurs) that he re-
ceived blow in the wind in the tlir-
teenth round that sickened him, 30 that
he lost his ability to Withstand Murphy's
blows on the head.