Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-29
FEATHERWHGH7S Do BATTLE,
Billy Murphy and Tommy White
Try Conclusions.
All Bets Declared Off at the End of
the Third Round.
The Men Were More Bent on Fakipg
Than Fighting, So 1t Was De-
clared No Contest by
the Referee.


ond time in their experience Billy Muir
ply, the New Zealander, who still
claims the featherwoight championship
of the world, and Tommy White of Chi
cago, faced each other tonight in the
same ring. The contest, which was an
nounced to be to finish and for $3.50
purse, took place at the Pacific Athletic
club and the great hall was filed with
spectators.
White was bested by Murphy in an
exhibition set to in Chicago about two
years ago and has ever since sought an
opportunity to show what be could do
with the New Zealander in finish
fight. Considerable money was placed
on the men at odds OF 20 to 13 in favor
OF Murphy. The men stripped in good
condition, Murphy looking the more
muscular White the taller and OF longer
reach. Whites seconds were Billy
Smith of Australia. Ed Alexander and
George Dawson; Murphy was seconded
by Sam Fitzpatrick and Jack Hall.
Time was called at 9:05.
TIE MEN 60 AT IT.
Murphy got in several good blows
from the start, planting one hot right.
aander on the kidneys, Whites leads
falling short. The men lost no time in
getting down to work, and from MUIR
phys confident manner it seemed the
fight would not last long. White scored
right-hander on the jaw, but Murphy
evaded most of the Chlcagoan's blows by
running away or clinching.
In the second Murphy led long left /;
as he turned White dropped him on his
hands and knees with hard right on
the back of the neck. Murphy stayed
hard lefts ON the face and left swing
on the head, falling near the ropes in his
effort to avoid Murphy's wild swings.
Murphy ducked several leads and each
time nearly caught Whites blows on the
neck.
In the third Murphy came up deter
minedly, but White feinted and kept
him off. White was very cool aud
jabbed his left in Murphy's face as the
latter rushed, occasionally rapping him
with his right on the head.
ALL BETS DECLARED oFy.
Referee Walter Watson declared the
men we're not fighting to his satisfac-
tion, and he declared all bets off. This
was in pursuance OF statement made
by Manager Harris. that owing to ru-
mors that the fight had been ''6xed,"
the referee was empowered to use his
discretion in the matter. The referees
decision agreed with Murphy, and for
the rest of the round he hammered
White at hot pace. The announce
ment OF the referee does not affect the
bets made at the pool rooms, which had
proclaimed that their decision would go
with the purse.
THE BATTLE RESUMED.
The fourth was a hot round, but
slower than the last hall, of the third.
Murphy got couple more Left
handlers on the back of the neck and
acted in an erratic fashion. White was
laughing at him.
In the fifth White staggered Murphy
with couple of straight lefts on the
jaw. Murphy scored hard swing on
the head, but most of his leads were
stopped.
In the sixth White jabbed Murphy.
two hard ones on the chest and head,
clsverlY evading hot counter. White
landed right swing on the head.
In the seventh hot rally in which
Murphy's swings went wild and White
scored some left jabs found Murphy red
and furious. He held to White and
hammered him with force, though the
Chicago boy equirmed away from most
of his blows. If the result of the fight
had been prearranged the men we're cer-
to; ;n1v uiv vyip noOA k1f
concluding the contest.
MURPHY CHANGES HIS STYLE.
In the eighth Murphy changed the
style Of the fight and now jabbed for
Whites wind with his left, coming up
with his right on the head and kidneys.
White was still cool and laughed at the
angry New Zealander as he smashed
Murphy blow on the back of the head
that set both men reeling.
From the ninth to the twelfth rounde,
White stood Murphy off with left iabs.
In the twelfth Murphy scored two re-
sounding upper cuts, receiving in tuin
q staggering blow on the jaw.
The thirteenth was hurricane round.
Murphy was doing most of the fighting
until White swung his left on the jaw,
staggering him. White then ran in
after him and swung, jabbed and
smashed with his left hand till he
brought the furious New Zealander to a
etandstill, covered with blood from the
nose and mouth. The referee had
the greatest difficulty in parting the
men as the Chicago boy hastened to fin
ish his opponent.
The fourteenth was another hot round.
White chopping Murphy with his left az
the latter hastened in, and Murphy
landed q right swing fairly on the law.
and White would have fallen had not
the referee rushed in between them.
WHITE LOSES HIS WIND.
In the fifteenth Murphy came up in
better shape, and bored right in on
White, who now ducked instead of
stopping the blows. He seemed to have
lost his steam, and Murphy's method of
choking him while in chancery helped
to take the wind out of him. Murphy
had been hissed for this several times.
In the sixteenth Murphy dropped
White with light left in the face.
White shrank from Murpby's leads
and his way of holding his hands while
he took Murphy's swings in the head
led the spectators to believe that
Whites hands were gone. It was no
ticed, however, that he countered twice
with his left with considerable effect,
and some shrewd one ventured to guess
that White was allowing Murphy to tire
himself, while sustaining no severe pun