The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-02-09
THE SLAUGHTER IN DETAIL.
History of the Battle as 1t Was Fought
by Rounds.


by Rounds.
First round-Murphy started bent
upon doing his man at once, but Griffin
landed hard left, which drove Murphy
back. The round was Of the hurricane
order and it was plain that Griffin had
more science, but when Murphy hit it
was for keeps. -. ....
Second round-Griffin forced the fight
ing and the livelie9t kind of slugging
followed. They went to mitigating
constantly and the punching was of the
liveliest kind. Murphy in one Of the
rushes knocked Griffin clean through the
ropes with his shoulder, and on another
occasion knocked him to the floor with
his body. Both men fought rapidly and
like gladiatOrs, their blows landing on
each other like hail.
Third rourd-Murphy led. Griffin
countered a hard left, forcing Murphy
to his knees. and when he got up the
Braintree man began pounding him, but
got a stinging left in the nose, which
dog-like during the balance Of the
round. They clinched, punched while
locked together and did everything but
kick and bite. At the rate they were
fighting they could not last many
rounds. Griffin tried to throw Murphy,
but the ropes saved him from possible
foul Murphy, instead of fighting
squarely, would run his head into Grif-
fms chest. Griffin stopped that by a
pretty upper cut. Murphy was bleeding
from the nose.
Fourth round-The game was trihe
hot for Murphy and he adopted shifty
tactics, only closing in when he got a
good opening. Griffin had to force the
fighting, and in one of his mad rushes
he brought his face in contact with
Murphy head, which did not do him any
good. Murphy was very clever at long
range, but Griffin was aware of that
fact and forced the fighting all he knew
how.
Fifth round-Griffin gave Murphy
some terrific jabs and had him groggy,
forcing him to the floor four times.
Murphy had only one hand on which he
depended. which was his right, but the
lad from Braintree was not in its way.
Murphy was groggy, and it was foxy
play. He would take blow after blow
square in the face and wait for an
opportunity to get III his right, but
Griffin was equally sharp and he did not
get in its way. The round was not fair
lighting, Murphy continually fouling
with his head. When time was called
the Australian was about done up"
Sixth round-The men lost no time in
getting to work and it was smash, bang
with their hands all through the round.
Murphy lay for knockout blow with
his right, but in doing so ne received
many left hand upper cuts that made
him bleed prcfusely. He had his nose
knocked all out Of shape and was
pounded so hard that he was quite
groggy when time was called.
Seventh round-Mrrphy started in to
do some heavy work, but Griffin met
him with hard left on the mouth and
landed on his nose with his right. They
came together like bulls, and Murphy
forced Griffin to the floor. When he
arose Iurphy went at him swinging his
arms like wind mills Then they rushed
at each other, fighting like demons
when Griffin shot out his left. which
settled in the pit OF Murphy's stomach
Down he went groaning, completely
knocked out. When Murphy was car
ried to his chair he fell off and was held
in position until he recovered his senses
Murphy broke his wrist early in the
fight,