Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-07
SENATOR HILLS SILVER ADDRESS.
QUICK AND HEAVY HITTING.

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 QUICK AND HEAVY HITTING.
 A Battling Fight for the Feather
 weight ChampiO nship and Fou
 Thousand Dollars-Grimn ms Back CT
 Win a Pot of OfNIsney-Rtng Favorite
 and Sporting Lights Present-Ki,
 Hogan Loses the Preliminary Even
 to Dolly Lyons.
 BROOKLYN, Feb. 6.-Despite the storm,
 weather a large and enthusiastic crowd O
 sporting men assembled at the Coney Isl
 and Athletic club to night to witness th'
 fight between Johnny Griffin of Braintree
 Mass, and Billy Murphy of Australia fol
 the featherweight championship and {
 purse of s4,0OO. Among those presen,
 were Honest John Kelly, who bet heavily
 on Griffin; Warren Lewis, also 8 great Griffin bettor; Dave Holland, the packer of Peter Maher; Frank Stevenson, widely l known as 8 referee of skin glove fights; Gus Futile, the packer of Jack Dempsey | Pugilists Liney Tracy, Alex Brown, Jimmy Lynch, Austin Gibbons and Jack Quinn l Johnny O'Resgsn, the osrsman; Eugene Comiskey of the New York Athletic club; Johnny Mack, the bowler; Charley John son. Pat Cahill, the amateur middleweight, and Jack Connolly, the umpire.
 The principal event was preceded by 8 20round contest between Kid Hogan of Brooklyn and Dolly Lyons of New York $500 and the loser $200. Lyons weighed IA and Hogan 1l5 pounds. The fight ing in some of the rounds was pretty live ly. The referee awarded the bout to Ly- ops who was the favorite in betting. After brief intermiesion Murphy and Griffin came upon the stage. Murphy's eecor ds were Martin Murphy, Charley Horsn, Hanley Hogan and A. F. Murphy, and his timer Snapper Garrison. Grifin's seconds were Jimmy Carroll, Phil Conway and Jack Melee and his timer, John Nc Grath of Boston. Bob Stoll held the off oial time. Murphy wore white trunks and and the American flag as belt. Griffin was the favorite in the betting, but Murphy had an excellent following.
 Round 1-Murphy started to do his man at once, but GrifGn landed hard left, which drove Murphy back. The round was of the hurricane order. Griffin had moro science. but when Murphy hit him it was for keeps. Murphy rushed Griffin to the ropes, covering his mouth with his hand. Griffin pursued his old tactics of not going back step, except when Murphy forced his left
 Round 2-Grifin forced the fighting and the liveliest kind of sluggiDg followed. They went to in-fighting constantly and the punishing was of the iveliest kind. Murphy in one of the rushes knocked Griffin clean through the ropes with his shoulder and afterwards knocked him to the floor with his body. Both men fought rapidly and like glsdiators, their blows landing on each other like hail
 Round 3-Murpby led. Griffin counter ed a hard left, forcing Murphy to his pounding him, but got a stinging left in the nose which started the blood. The fighting was bulldog fashion during the balance of the round. The men olinohed, punched while locked together. and did everything but kick and bite. Griffin tried to throw Murphy but the ropes saved him from possible foul. Murphy instead of fighting squarely would run his head into Grifin's chest. Griffin stopped that by pretty upper cut. Murphy was bleeding from the nose.
 Round 4-The game was Q trifle hot for Murphy and he adopted shifty tactics, only closing in when he got an opening. Griffin had to force the fighting, and in one of his mad rushes he brought his face hard in contact with Murphy's head. Murphy was very clever at long range, but Griffin was aware of that fact and forced the fighting all he knew how.
 Round 5.-Grifin gave Murphy some terrific jabs, and had him groggy, forcing him to the floor four times, Murphy had only one hand on which he depended, which was the right, but Griffin was not in its way. Murphy WIS groggy. He took hlow after hlow s0uaro in the face and waited for an opportunity to get in his right. but Griffin did not get in his way. Murphy continually fouled with his head When time was called the Australian was about "done up."
 Round 6-It was smash, bang with both hands all through the round. Murphy lay | for knock out blow with his right, but l received many left-handers in upper cuts that made him bleed profusely. He had his nose knocked all out of shape, and was pounded 50 hard he was quite groggy at l the call of time. Murphy landed dozen | or more right hand swings on the side of Grifin's head, but without effect, while the uppsr cnts and straight rights Griffin
 delivered fairly mowsd Murphy to the 1 floor.
 l Round 7-Murphy started in to do some heavy work, but Griffin met him with 6 | hard left on the mouth and landed on his
 nose with his right. They came together like mad bulls, and Murphy forced Grifiu
 to the floor. When he arose the mer
 rushed at each other fighting like demons
 Finally Griffiu ehot out his left which set
 tied in the pit of Murphy's stomach ant
 Murphy went down, grooming, completely
 knocked out. When Murphy was carried to his chair he fell off. Time of round
 15 seconds.
 | MurDhv broke his vrist early in the fight