Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-23
THINGS PUGILISTIG.
An AspIrant From Alphabetically MUIR
ply Va. Johnny Grifin-"Pug" Notes.


ply vs.. Johnny Grifiin-"Pug" Notes.
NEW YORK, January 22.-Things pugil-
istic, which have been lsnguishing on the
verge of decay for the past two weeks
have received a great boom. 1t came in
the shape of tall, slim, light complex
toned young man-otherwise Mr.. William
Murphy, of Australia. Mr. Murphy has
Murphy has literally punched his way
through snow drifts from the West. and
now hopes to punch his way into pugilistc
glory by defeating Johnny Grimm,
the "Braintree lad at the Coney Island
Athletic Club, February 9th. Articles
have been signed. both men are IN training
and the lovert of first-class tistic sport are
discussing the merlin OF the men. That 1t
will be a hard fought battle all agree In
cidentally, the fact is referred To-. that
Murphy holds OF the diamond studded
championship belt and that this bout
will decide who shall have the privilege OF
caring for and paying freight on the hlgn-
sounding illustration OF tins business enter
prise of the proprietor Of sporting paper,
whose cuts are said TO be reproductions
OF Anthony Comstock's nightmares.
Hardly had Murphy's pedal extremities
found a resting place on the snoW-coVered
soil of Manhattan'S Isle, when he received
an invitation to leave this sacred relic Win
the proprietor of the aforesaid paper ana
receive therefrom the $500 he had deposited
for the privilege Of looking at and having
looked at what Sullivan once denOminated
"the dog collar" Sporting men can i'm
agine the tears trickling down the Austral-
ian lads cheeks as he parted with this
diamond studded belt" which II is re-
called Sullivan declared was not worth the
deposit exacted for its safe return.
In the good old days prize belt was
money belt lined with bright, shining gold
pieces, and was the property Of the man
who hguratively fought, bled and was
willing to die for it in the roped arena.
Sporting men are sick Of this empty honor
being tackled on to every fight OF proml-
neuce in the country. They recognize That
il is to give remuneration the fighter but
notoretv to the doner and wish is freely
expressed that it will be permitted to re-
pose quietly upon a top shelf in the Office
where it originated for all time to come.
In the coming match Murphy believes he
will be the victor in not more than ten
rounds He is in pretty fair condition
now, having virtually commenced training
In San Francisco, and will need but llttle
preparation to get into perfect form. To
his wind he will gain more attention than
ANYTHING else, and on the good roads OF
Nyack will devote considerable attention
to running and other light exercise IN or
der TO get his breathing apparatus IN good
working shape
The training ground Murphy has Sc
lected is very prettily located, and has
been used for a similar purpose by many
other fighters, among them Joe McAuliffe.
A number of famous battles have been
fought up there, notably that between
Frank Farrell and Ike Weir, for the teath-
er-weight championship Of the world
Murphy now weighs 100 pounds, and has
eight TO lose in order 10 weigh IN. lie de-
clares that if he wins he will challenge
Dixon, in which case another deluge OF
pvrotechnic dialogue may be expected.
Good reports continue TO come from Bos-
ton, concerning the preparation IN Grlnen 5
case. and the burden OF them IS that ne
will enter the ring in pretty nearly perfect
condition.
lin Hall, who is now training at Lake
wood for mis- fight with Bob Fitzsimmons,
after several days work now weighs ltS
hounds He does not expect to reduce TINS
very much before the fight and Will PROB
ABLY enter the ring every DIT as heavy as
he is now Hall met with rather serious
sort of difficulty while out on his morning
run one day this week and reduced ms
weight in a manner he aid not calculate on
He started for CarasaliO Lake. around
which is his favorite run, and decided to
take a new road. After going consider
aole distance he thought ne must be wrong
so induced his trainer, Joe Kline, to cut
through the woods with him In the
direction of the lake They had not
gone far when they found them
selves in the middle OF a cranberry bog.
with the snow up to their waists. me
only way Of getting out was to catch hold
of some bushes, which were full OF tholns,
and drag themselves slowly along. Hail
was in a dripping perspiration and almost
exhausted when he reached his quarters.
He had lost three pounds.
Lakewood is becoming pugihsuc as
we'll as social centre. Jack McAuiitfe VIII
visit Han some time the latter part OIL the
month and remain for about fortnight,
and Hall saws that Charley Mitchell has
sirnifed his intention Of coming 10 Lake
wood when be reaches America, and start
training for the fight he hopes VIII come on
between himself ana COroett.
Tom Williams, q l40pOunder, known IN
Ausoralia as Hurricane Iom'-a me
looking fellows here spelling for night
He proposed to do everything in bis power
! 10 arrange match with the winner OF the
Dawson-Rvan contest, which takes place
| at New Orleans. Williams considers Hal
| a better man than Fitzsimmons. while ne
regards Goddard q hard man 10 beat
Speaking Of Goddard, Judge Newton
was asked some time ago II the Coney Isl
and Athletic Club would bid for the
| Smith-Goddard match, otter Billy Madden
/ began TO engineer il. He exclaimed:
do YOU think We are crazy:' the spirit
of this reply seems 20 pervace the puollc
| opinion. Madden must have wanted sure
| thing when heagreeG 10 put Goddard into
j the same ring with man whom the twice
defeated Cboynski defeated with one
punch, an6 whom Godfrey made play
Ihie-nf
No frienc Of Jack McAulife in this or
any other city, believes the published
warn that he strove q fix things with
Burge. Mike DAILY, Of Bangor, has ac-
\ cepted an offer to meet Jadk IN the MadI-
son Square g Irden January g, when the
popular lightweight holds his fstic carni'