The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-01
FOUGHT TO A STAND.
Billy and Johnnie Murphy Too
Much Used Up to Finish.
TACOMA CLUB BEATS SPOKANE,
Seattle and Tacoma Play 1t Madison
Street Grounds Today-The Lushers
VIII Have to Brace Up or Go.

SAN Francisco, May 31.-Bily Murphy.
of New Zealand, and Johnnie Murphy. of
Boston, fought to finish at the Pacific
Athletic Club tonight for 81. $50 purse.
Johnnie Murphy. who is the boxing in
structor of Harvard college. was some
thing of an unknown quality here, 1t be-
ing his first battle on the Coast, and the
betting favored his namesake at odds of 20
to II, Billy's victories over Johnny Griffin
and Ike Weir and the memorable draw
with Frank Murphy, of England, in which
the Australian broke an arm, being still
fresh in the minds of sports. Moreover.
Johnnie Murphy was believed to be handi-
capped in everything but weight and pluck.
The men had been carefully trained close
to the 116-pound limit. Time was called at
9:2s
First round-Billy scored the first blow, long
left in the wind. He caught q left on the chin
III return, but long swing landed on Johnnie's
chin and he staggered, slipping to tia floor
Second round-John landed good left on the
New Zealander's mouth. He lodged left, but
received a smash in the mouth as the round
closed.
Third round-Bills left found the ribs John
ducked right swing, and scored LETT hook.
The cheering was great at every stage OF the
fight.
Fourth round-Both men kept busy. The
Bostonian countered cleverly when the New
Zealander led left. and was generally out OF
reach when Billy swung.
Fifth rouud-Billy urged the Bostonian around
the ring with his left, and, getting him into
corner, swung his right on the neck.
Sixth rOund-The Bostonian staggered Billy
with lett stop and countered another lead with
hard right rib punch.
In the seventh round Johnnie's stomach bore
nj " off han 10 I'D
lively. and in this round and the eighth he
iabbed Billy repeatedly. Johnnie confirmed to
gain the advantage.
In the ninth and in the tenth he uppercut
Billy repeatedly and nearly dropped him with a
left stop on the chin and closed the round with
smash on the head. Billy having scored two
hard left smashes. The cheering was great
Eleventh round-Bily scored three hard left
swings and struck the Bostonian in the break
away. The latter claimed tue foul, but it was
not allowed.
Twelfth round-The Bostonian seemed tired,
but the GOODNESS with which he stopped or
ducked Murphy's leads with left jabs In the face
won admiration.
Thirteenth round-The Bostonian staggered
his opponent with right cross aud smashed
him with both hands, until it look as ii Billy
would go out. johnnie failed of an uppercut at
a critical moment, and Billy came back hard
with right. The New Zeaiander was in bad
shape, however.
Billy drew blood from the Bostonian's cheek
in the fourteenth round, but in the fifteenth
Johnnie drove his left into his opponents face
repeatedly
From the sixteenth to the twentieth round
the fight proceeded with varying results The
Bostonians left eye was nearly closed. but he
was almost as spry as ever. Billy's swings had
more force than the Harvard mans blows.
In the seventeenth Billy pinned the Bostonian
in a corner, hammering him with both hands
Johnnie received some hard swings on the head
In the twentieth.
Not blow was struck in the twenty first
round.
From the twenty-second to the twenty fifth
there were several clever exchanges. In the
twenty -third Billy got a right swing on the
neck and couple in the face, which seemed to
be the precursor of the end, but the Bostonian
slipped out in his usual easy -going fashion.
In the twenty-f!th the men came together
near the ropes and the hottest bit of smuggling of
the fight resulted in Billy Murphy going to the
floor from an uppercut. He stayed down nine
seconds, and the Bostonians friends claimed
that Billy should have been counted OUT. Billy
rose and made several wild rushes but Johnnie,
cool as ever, jabbed him with his lett and right
sending him helpless to the ropes as the gong
sounded.
In the twenty-sixth Billy swung both hands
fu.iously and jabbed him in the face, but the
little udu, though ne seemed weak, came Dack
at him and had the best of the round.
From the twenty-seventh to the thirtieth
rounds scarcely a blow was struck.
Thirtieth round-Nothing was DONE
Thirty-tirst. round-Billy Murphy was now
walking around with his left shoe and stocking
off. Not blow was struck.
In the next two rounds not blow was struck,
the men scarcely moving from their positions in
the center of the ring
From the hirty-fourth to the thirty seventh
nothing was done, and Manager Harrison en-.
tered the ring at the end of the thirty-six and
announced that if the men did not fight by the
fortieth round it would be declared "no con-
test" From the thirty seventh to the fortieth
not blow was struck, though Johnnie Murphy
made several points 1t was reported that both
men claimed their hands were gone and that
they could fight no more.
AT the end of the fortieth, nothing hav-
ing been done. Referee Sullivan announced
that as the men would not fight he would
declare the contest postponed until the
end of June. Manager Harrison had a
conference with the men and seconds, and
the referee then announced that the fight
would be continued to a finish tomorrow