The record-union., 1893-02-07
SEVEN ROUNDS END THE BATTLE.
BULLDOG FIGHT AT THE CONEY
ISLAND CLUB.
Australian Billy Murphy Completely
Knocked Out by Johnny Griffin
of Massachusetts,.
Special to the REcoRp-UNIoS.

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CoNEY ISLAND, Feb. 6.-Despite the
stormy weather there was a large and
enthusiastic crowd of sporting men at
the Coney Island Athletic Club tonight
to see Johnny Griffin of Brainto. Mass.
and Australian Billy Murphy fight for
the feather-weight championship and a
purse of $4,000. In addition there was q
twenty-round contest between Kid
Hogan of Brooklyn and Dolly Lyons of
New York for purse of l,O0O Lyons
won after a hot scrap.
Then came the fight. Murphy was ac-
companied by his seconds, Martin Muir
ply, Charley Horan, Charley Hogan and
A. f. Murphy, with Snapper Garrison as
| timer. The seconds of Johnny Griffin
were Jimmy Carroll, Phil Conway and
Jack MCGEE, with John McGrath of Ros-
ton as timer.
The first round, which was of the hurri-
cane order, made it plain that Griffin had
more science, but when Murphy hit it
was for keeps.
In the second round Griffin forced the
fighting, and the iveliest kind of slog-
ging followed. Murphy in one rush
Knocked Griffin clear through the ropes
with his shoulder, and on another occa-
sion knocked him to the floor with his
body.
In the third round Griffin forced Muir
ply to his knees, and when he got up he
gan pounding him, but got singing
left on the nose, which started the blood.
The fight was bulldog-like during the
balance of the round. They clinched.
punched while locked together, and did
everything but kick and bite. Murphy.
instead of fighting squarely, would run
his head into Griffin's chest Griffin
stopped that by an upper-cut. Murphy
was now bleeding from the nose.
In the fourth the game was trife hot
for Murphy, and he adopted shifty tactics.
only closing in when he got an opening.
Griffin forced the fighting hard.
In the fifth Griffin gave Murphy some
terrible jabs, and had him groggy. fore
ing him to the floor four times. Murnhv
was groggy. He would take blow after
blow square in the face, and wait an on
portunity to get in his right, but Griffin
was equally sharp, and did not get in his
way. The round was not fair, Murphy
continually foullng with his head.
In the sixth Murphy tried for knock
out blow with his right, but in doing so
received many left-hand upper cuts that
made him bleed profusely. He had his
nose knocked all out of shape, and was
pounded so hard that he was groggy al
the call OF time. 1t was the most rapid
kind of lighting. Murphy landed a
couple of right hand swings without
much apparent effect.
In the seventh Murphy 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 mad bulls and Murphy
forced Griffin to the floor. When he rose
Murphy went at him, swinging his arms
like windmills. They rushed each other
like demons, when Grif1in's left shot
out. which settled in the pit of Murphy's
stomach. Down he went groaning. COM
pletely knocked out.
When Murphy was carried to his chair
he fell and was held in position until he
recovered his senses. When the knock
out blow was received the round had
lasted fifteen seconds. Murphy broke
his wrist early in the fight.