The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-10
A BANTAM FIGHT.
Johnny Griffin of Braintee, Mass, and
Australian Billy Murphy Fight
for the Championship.
The Massachusetts Man Knocked Out
His Antagonist in the Seventh
Round After a Hard Battle.

IONE1 INLAND, TtD. p.-DCSIitO the
stormy weather there was a large, and
enthusiastic crowd Of sporting men al
the Coney Island Athletic club tonight
With men like Jonny Griffin of braintree
Mass, and Australian Billy Murphy
fighting for the feather-weight champion.
ship and a purse of $1,000, it would take
a pretty stiff storm to keep thoroughbred
sports at home. In addition to this
finish fight there was a twenty-round
contest between Kid Hogan of Brooklyn,
and Dolly Lyons of New York. At S:3t
o'clock the first pair Of scrappers hoped
upon the stage. They were Lyons and
Hogan. They were to fight for a purse
of $1,000, the winner to take $500 ana
the loser 5000.
The fight was hot from start to finish,
Hogan being very scientific, but Lyons
was stronger and sent his opponent to
the floor several times. There was rlcn.
~ of blood, and honors were easy most
of the time. At the end OF the twentieth
round the battle was awarded TO Lyons
which met with favor.
There was IA slight intermission he
tween the first and second fights. The
fighters were on the stage before the an
nouncement was Completed. billy Muir
phy of New Zealand was accompanied
by his seconds, Martin Murphy, Charley
Koran, Charley Hogan, and a. +. Muir
ply. with Snapper Garrison as timer.
The seconds to Johnny Griffin were
Jimmy Carroll, Phil Conway, and Jack
McGee. with John McGratn Of Boston
AS timer.
Round MURPHY started bent upon
doing his man at once. but Griffin
landed a hare left which drew Murphy
back. The round was Of the hurricane
order and it was PLAN that Griffith had
more science, but when Murphy hit it
was for keeps. Murphy rushed Griffin
to the ropes. covering his mouth with his
hand. Griffin began his Old tactics Of
not going back a step only when Muir
ply forced his left and got Il hard right
for his pains.
Round Griffin forced the fighting
and the liyeliest kind of smuggling follow
ed. They went to mitigating constantly
and the punching was of the liveliest
hluu. 4Iul IIlN, III III VI no cii'
knocked Griffin clean through the ropes
with his shoulder and on another occa-
sion knocked him to the floor with his
both. Both men fought rapidly. and
like gl4diators. their blows landing on
each other like hail.
Round 3.-Murphy led, Griffin count.
cred a hard left forcing Murphy to his
knees. When he got up. the Braintree
lad began pounding him. but got d
singing left in the nose which started
the blood ana it was a bulldog like-iight
during the balance of the round. The!
. inchcd and punched while locked 70.
gether and did everything but kick and
bite. As they were fighting they could
MT last ten rounds, Griffin tried to
throw Murphy. but the ropes saved him
from d possible foul, Murphy instead
of lighting square!y would run his head
into Grfiiu's chest, Griffin stopped that
by a pretty upper-cut. Murphy was
bleeding from the nose.
Round THE game was a tritie hot
for Murphy and he adopted shifty tao
tics, only closing in when lie got a good
opening. Griffin had to force the fight
ing and in one Of his mad PUSHES he
brought his face in contact with Muir,
pHy ; Ucdt. Vi pHs Ndo NCis NiCNNi al
long range, but Griffin was aware of that
fact aud forced the fighting for all he
knew how.
Round 5.-Gritin gave Murphy some
terrific labs and had him groggy, forcing
him to the floor four time. Murphy had
only one hand on which he depended
but the lad from Braintree was not in it,
way. Murphy was grOggy. lie would
t,1,, llau, .ftnr Elbrt Cn1urn IN thn face
and wait for an opportunity to get in his
right. but Griffin was equally sharp ano
be did not get in its way. The round
was not fair fighting, Murphy continu
ally fouling with his head. When time
was called the Australian was about
"dore up"
Round G.-Thc men lost no time in
getting to work and it was smash ant
bang all through the round. Murph.
was laying for IA knock out blow Will
his right. but in doing so he receive,
many left-hand upper-cuts that madt
him bleed profuscly. He had his most
knocked out Of shape and WAS pounded
so hard the he was quite groggy at thu
call of time.
Round 7-MLrphy started in TO de
some heavy work but Griffin met hin
with a hard left on the mouth and land
ed on his nose with the right. The.
came together like mad bulls and Muir
ply forced Griffin to The floor when h
rose Murphy went at him swinging hi
arms like wind mills. They rushed
each other like demons when Griffin
shot out his left which settled in Tn
pit of Murphy5 stomach. Down 10
went grooming, completely knocked out
When Murphy was carried TO his chat
he fell off and was held 10 his pOEitio,
until he recovered lis senses. Whe
the knockout blow WAS received H.
round had lasted fifteen EecpLdt
Murphy broke his WRIT early 10 IN
fight.
Both Feet Ampniaf"d.
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