The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-07
FOUGHT LIKE BULLDOGS.
GRIFFIN KNOCKS OUT MURPHY IN
SEVEN ROUNDS.


The Fighting of the Hurricane Order
From the Start-Grif1n the More
Scientific, But Murphy's Blows Full
of Force-Grif1n Knocked Through
the Ropes by Murphy's Shoulder in
the Second Round-The Fight Far
From Fair One.
CoNEY ISLAND, Feb. Elm spite of a
heavy storm a large crowd assembled at
the Coney Island Athletic Club tonight 20
see two scraps that have been interesting
sporting men for some time. One was a
finish fight between Johnny Griffin of
Braintree, Mass, and Billy Murphy, an
Australian. for the feather-weight cham
pionship and purse Of $4,000
The other was a 20-round contest between
Kid Hogan of Brooklyn and Dolly Lyons Of
New York for purse Of 81 900.
Lyons won the latter fight, which was
not worth the name. It came first.
THE SECOND FIGHT.
When the men came on for the second
fight it was apparent that they meant 5usi-
ness. The first round was Of the hurricane
order, and it was plain that Griffin had the
more science, and that when Murphy hit it
was for keeps.
In one of the rushes in the second round
Murphy knocked Griffin clear through the
ropes with his shoulder, and on another oc-
casion knocked him to the floor with his
body. Both men fought rapidly and like
gladiators their blows coming on each other
like hail.
FOUGHT LIKE BULLDOGS.
The fight was bulldog like during the
third round. They cliuohed and punched
while locked together, and did everything
but kick and bite. At the rate they were
fighting they could not last ten rounds.
Griffin tried to throw Murphy. but the
ropes saved him from a possible foul
Murphy, instead Of fighting squarely, would
run his head into Griffin's chest. Griffin
stopped that by pretty upper cut. Murphy
was bleeding from the nose.
Round 1.-The game was a tritie hot for
Murphy, and he adopted shifty tactics,
only closing in when be got good opening.
Griffin had to force the fighting Murphy
was very clever at long range, but Griffin
was aware of that fact and forced the fight
ing all he knew how.
MURPHY GRoGGY.
Round 5-Grif1n gave Murphy some ter
THO laOS anu Hdu ulIu RTORRy. forcing ulLl
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 sporty play. He would take blow
after blow square in the face and wait for
an opportunity to get in his right, but
Griffin was equally sharp and he did not
geo in his way. The round was not fair
fighting. Murphy continually fouling with
his head. When time was called the
Australian was about "done up"
SMASH, BANG.
Round 6-The men lost no time in getting
to work. and it was smash, bang with their
hands all through the round. Murphy Law
for a knock-out blow with his right, but in
doing so he received many left-hauder
upper cuts that made him bleed profusely.
He had bis nose knocked all out of shape
and was pounded so hard that he was quite
groRgy when time was called.
Round MURPHY started in to do some
heavy work, but Griffin met him with a
hard left on the mouth and landed on his
nose with his right. They came together
like mad bulls aud Murphy forced Griffin
to the floor. When he arose Murphy went
at him swinging his arms like wind mills.
They then rushed at each other fighting like
demons, when Griffin shot out his left
which settled in the pit Of Murphy's stom-
ach Down he went, groaning completely
knocked out. When Murphy was carried
TO his chair he fell Off and was held In posi-
tion until he recovered his senses. Murphy
broke his wrist early in the fight. Griffin was
the favorite in the betting but Murphy had
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