Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-14
THE FISTIC ARENA.
The Belfast Spider" Meets
His Fate.
FOURTEEN ROUNDS ENOUGH
Billy Murphy Was Too ely" for
Him-The Sullivan-Jackson
Match Assured.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 13.-The
fight to finish between Ike Weir, the
"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 a purse for which he
would meet Peter Jackson in the last
fight of his life. The amount was
$15, 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. n
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 124ha. Murphy's as 11SK.
Time was called at :35 p. m. The
men started in at lively pace, Murphy's
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
to bleed.
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
Highlander 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 a 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 a 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
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 Australians eye as he cams
on fercely. Murphy's left eve was
bleeding freely. In the twelfth he fought
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 fercely. Helanded .
right. on Wier's bead th at stag
yered him, and in a minute was upon t
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 tie
last second, and with courage born OF J
desperation, planted his right feebly On
ear, only to go down.
In the fourteenth round both men,
though apparently too groggy to stand.
came promptly up for the last round.
It was short one. Mcrphy again led,
Weir countered, and in second received
another blow that sent him down and
decided his fate. He writhed in agony
for ten secondsg and when he rose at the
call of time he was holding his right
wrist painfully with his left, claiming to
bave 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 a sprain. He expressed him.
self as at loss ss to how he lost the
fight, beyond the statement lin which
President Fulda concurs) that he re-
ceived blow in the wind in the tair-
teenth round that sickened him, 80 that
he lost his ability to Withstand Murphy's
blows on the head.