Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-07
johnny Grimm v. Billy NIurphy-Hid lie
gan ". Dolly Lyons.
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nv telegraph 90 m" DiSU1''hl
CovrY ISLAND. FEBRUARY G-Dcspita heavy
storm largo crowd assembled at the Coney-
Island Athletic Club house tonight 20 SEQ The
TWO scraps thnt have been interesting sporting
mon FOR r.no time. One WAS Ani-n night t'-
I,yaou johnny Grigln. Of braiutrnc. Mass, and
lHlly Murphy, Aus rHlan. for the ioaihef-wcirDi
curu pianFhIp aud purse of Fi,JoO. me
other wn- "a tVeuty-rounl contest between Ria
Uoynn. OF Hrooslyn, and Dolly Lyons, OF New
York Tor % purse OF 1000. Lyons won the
l4,tor Dot. winch was not worth the name II
When Inc men came on for the second fight il
was urrlrclt that they meant business. Ihe
nr-f round wac ot me hurricane orIef, ana VI
was plain Shat Griffin had mo more science, but
whom Murphy ht 70 wac Tor keeps. lu one on me
PUSHES lu the second round Murphy knocked
Gulu clean through the ropes with ms
shoulder and ou another occasion Knocked
him O. ne soor win LIS n'ly' no'h
men fought rapidly nnd Ink" giaiintors, their
blows lauiiuG ola each other Ike lail The nght
was bGil-loc-nke during Oh" third rolndi they
cIuch-I. IT.. lcI while locked together. and
ola everything bat KICK aud bite. At the rate
They were ngnting they could not last ten rounds.
Grtlru tired o. throw NUrphy, iGt the ropes
saved han from possible FOUL Murphy M
sf-gi of fighting rQuHreiy, would run his head
into Gr!Qiu's ,hee'. Grimm stopped mat by q
pretty uppcr-clt Murphy Was bleeding iro"
tho nose.
I'm thc fourth round the game was tri1e hot
foe Murphy, and he adopted shliiy ta'uc-' onY
hai 10 force the nshuns Murphy was very
clever 40 Gong range. hut Griffin WIS aware 81
mat fast. anI forced the lighting AN he knew
how pa the ffh round Gunu gave
Nfur9hy SOME terrific i.bs ana had him
rrnc..v. forcing hm 90 Tire floor four tiiucs
Vurrny bal only ono hand ON which he de-
rrDici. which W.. Bis right. but the lad rom
ltraiut~ee Was not IN its way. Murphy Was
rr.rgy and II was foxy play. He wohld take
bi,. after blow square ia tL' face and wait tor
au opp.rtuuty 90 get an his rShi, hlt NriOh
wqs equally sharp aui ho ga not grt IN ats way.
Il.. f0lud Was NOT fair hglilng' murphy con-
t.uaIIy fou'iug win h.- i ad When timo was
..i.t fhe Australian Was about done ulL'
ln the tivth round thc men Lost no time M e'i-
fling fo WORK. Aui 10 was -ua,h-hong VIII tuc'f
hands nil through the round. Murphy lay to- %
tno.t-nut box with hi- light. bit no dong so
received maay ieft-haud upper cuts mat male
liri bleed pratI-elv. llH hai has nos kc0cked
r!t,lt Of shape. Hui wgs p1uulci So hhFl mat
b.. ,.s uuttc g-cegy whom uuie was called IN ne
-..eu.h rluud NuruAy began Go 90 some heavy
,e.-. tit GrTlu mot him with hhtl leit on
tla .-Drrn aud landed ON nis nose viii hl- rght.
,r,,y came together Ike mad bulls. ami Murphy
f,,rrl Gr.-iu 90 the floor. When Do arose Mut-
t.fv wcuto him, swinging his arms il@e WIND
'r.tl. Taev thra rushed az each other, hRht-
bad. IKE demons when Grllln ahot olt DIS
i.G. vii-h settled IA the ptt OK Murphy
..,,rg. b. Down hc went, grooming complrtcY
ln.,ksf ont When Murphy was carried to ms
,te,r he fell Oh ana WAS held IN position until
bc recovered ms r"usor. 60.
Nlruhy broke h- wrist early IN Tue hGhi'
Gram vas the iayor.to iu the betting, Dut Mdg-
PHI haI au cScedeut following