Omaha daily bee., 1892-06-01
FOUGHT, BRI, DID NOT FINISH
Two Murphys Mx in San Francisco, but
Neither One Could Whip.
ONE FROM BOSTON, ONE FROM AUSTRALIA
Longwinded watknr Match with Little
Fighting on thh Snic-Adiourned Until
This EtcnIag - How slavin
LOT ( sdat the End,

soAN FRANCISCO, Cal, MAY oi.-Buly Mur-
ply OF New Zealand and Johnny Murphy of
Boston fought to finish at tho Pacific Ath-
letic club tonight for 81, $50 purse. Johnny
Murphy, who is the boxing instructor OF
Harvard college, was something Of an un-
known quantity here, it being his first battlo
on the coast and the betting favored his
namesake at odds of 20 to 12. Bllly's victo-
ries over Johnny Griffin and Ike Weir and
the memorable draw with Frank Murphy Of
England, in which tho Australian broke an
arm, being still fresh in the minds
OF the sports. Moreover, Johnny
Murphy was believed to be hanai-
capped in everything but weight and
pluck. The men have been carefully trained
close to the 1l6 pound limit. Several pre-
lmlnaries preceded the contest Alec Greg
gains and Dan Fitzpatrick seconded the Bos-
tonian, Martin Murphy aud Sol Smith sec
onded Bill Murphy. Mike Sullivan was the
referee. Time was called at 9:2S.
Billy scored the first blood with the long
left in the wind, which he repeated few
seconds later, Johnny essaying to counter.
The Australian looked life full grown man
beside Johnny. He secured left in the
wind and caught left in the chin, but Ions
swing landed on Johnny's chin and he stag
gered, slipping to s1he floor. The second
clip near the end of the round sent Johnny
spinning. Billy's long left now looked as an
unsurmountable obstacle for the Bostonian
Second Round John landed good left on
the New Zealander's mouth and some clever
Godging followed. The Bostonian swung his
right couple of times, but was Zoo short
He countered on tho head hard and Billy
reached HIM, and the spectators cheered.
John lodged lefts but received u smash in
| the mouth as the round closed.
Third Round-Billy's left found the ribs |;
| John ducked right swings aud scored a left
| hook, Billy giving away several chances in
| aiming for the ribs, and the Iigh: Bostonian
| took advantage Of them. The cheering was
| great at every stage of the fight.
The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
and ninth rounds were only repetition of
| the preceding ones.
In the tenth round BILLY scored two hard
| smashes which looked for time like a fin
| isher. Nothing was accomplished in the
eleventh and twelfth rounds
| In the thirteenth the Bostonlan staggered
| his opponent with right cross and smashed
| him with both hands until looked as If Billy
was out. Johnny failed of an upper
cut at q critical moment and Billy
| came back hard with his right The New
| Zealander was in bad shape, however. and
| had the Bostoniah more length of arm he
| would undoubtedly have finished the fight in
| the round.
| In Tue lOuFteenbus TOunu folily lanQeu on
the Bostonian's cheek with rIght-hander,
| drawing blood; some light sparring and u
| rally near the ropes followed.
| The fighting commenced again In the sew
| enteenth, when Billy pinned the Bostonian
| in corner, hammertug him with both hands
| until the short enuers feared for their man.
| After that the walk around act was the
tactics and in the twenty-first not blow was
| struck and the t*ehty-fourtn was finished
with but little damage to either man.
In the twenty-fifth the men came together
near the ropes ahdtA hottest bit Of sIagginp
resulted in Billy Murphy going to the floor
long seconds and the Bostonian's friends
claimed Billy should have been counted out
| Billy rose aud made several wild rushes, but
| Johany, as cool as ever, stabbed him with
| left ana right, sending him helpless TO the
| ropes.
As the gong sounded in the twenty sixth
Billy swung both hands tercely and jabbet
him in the face, but the little man, though
he seemed weak. came back at him and hac
the best of the round.
Twenty-seventh to thirtieth, scarcely
blow was struck.
From the thirty-fourth to the thirty
seventh ronnd nothing was done, aud Man
| ager Harrison announced that il the mon die
not fight during the fortieth round the tigh
would be declared mo contest" The clul
positively would not declare 1t a draw.
At the end of the fortv-sixth round
nothing having been done, Referee Sullivan
announced that as the men would not figh
be would declare tho contest postponed unit
the eno of June
Manager Harrison after a conference will
the men, seconds and referee, announced tn,
fight would be continued to a finish tomor
row night,