Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-07

COMFY ISLAND, y. Y, February g.
Despite the stormy weather there was
large and enthusiastic crowd OF sport
ing men assembled at the Coney Island
Athletic Clue tonight.
With men like Johnny Griffin, OF
Braintree. Mass, and Australian Billy
Murphy fighting for the featherweight
championship Snd purse OF 81 900, it
would take pretty stin rain storm To
keep the thoroughbred sports 81 home.
In addition 10 this finish fight there
was twenty round contest between
Kid Hogan, OF Brooklyn, and Dolly
Lyons, OF New York, for purse OF
$1,000 The fight was hot from start.to
finish, Hogan being very scientific, but
Lyons was the stronger, and sent his
opponent 10 the floor several times.
Lyons weighed 1,4St and Hogan lis
pounds even. The battle was awarded
to Lyons.
There was slight intermisslons be-
tween the conclusion OF the firstfeht
and the principal event.
Billy Murphy, OF New Zealand, was
accompanied by his seconds, Martin
Murphy, Charles Horan and A. II.
Murphy, with Snapper Garrison as
timer. The seconds of Johnny Griffin
Jimmy Carroll, Phil Conway and Jack
McGee, with John McGrath, OF Boston.
as timer. Boothe Stoll held the official
time. Griffin was the favorIte In the
betting, but Murphy had an excellent
following.
Round MURPHY started In bent
upon doing his man at once. but Griffin
landed hard left which drove Murphy
back. The round was OF the hurriean
order, and IL was plain that Griffin had
more science, but when Murphy hit 10
was for keeps. Murphy rushed Griflln
70 the ropes, covering his mouth with
his hand. Griffin pursued his old tao
tics Of not going back a step. only when
Murphy forced his left and got hard
right for his pains.
Round 2-Griflin forced the fighting
and the liveliest kind OF slugging fol-
lowed. They went 10 inhghung con-
stanty aud the punching, <Asly.
Murphy Ia one OF the rushe4 knocUe~
Griffin clean through the ropes with his
shoulder and on another occasion
knocked him 10 the floor with his body.
Both men fought rapidly and like glad
iators, their blows landing on each 9TH
er Ike hail.
Round 3-Murphy led; Griffin encoun-
tered hard left forcing Murphy 70 bis
knees. When he got np the BraIntree
lad began pounding him. but got q
stlnging left In the nose which started
the blood. The fight was bulldog Ike
during the balance Of the round; they
cllnched. punched while locked to-
gether, and did everything but lick and
bite. 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. In
stead OF fighting square, would run his
head into Grilin's chest. Griffin stopped
that by a pretty upper cut. Murphy
was bleeding from the nose.
Round 4-The game was a triHe hot
for Murphy and he adopted shHty tao
tics, only closing 10 when he got good
opening. Griffin had 90 force tho fight
ing, and in one Of bis mad rushes be
brought his face In contact with Muir
phys head. Murphy was very clever al
long range, but Griffin was aware Of the
fact and forced the n9hting.
Round 5-Grfin gave Murphy some
terrific labs and had him groggy, fore
ing him 70 the Goor four times. Muir
ply had only one hand on which hede-
pended, which was bis right, but the
lad from Braintree was not In It's way.
Murphy was groggy. lie would take
blow after blow square ia the face and
wait for an opportunity TO get In his
right, but Griffin was equally sharp and
he did not get In It's way. The round
was not fair fighting, Murphy contin-
ually foullng with his head. When
time was called the Australian was
about "done up."
Round 6-The men lost no time IN
getting 10 work, and twas smash. bang
with both hands all through the round,
Murphy laying for knock out blow
with his right, but In doing so he re-
ceiyed many left hand upper cuts that
made him bleed profusely. He had bis
nose Knocked all out Of shape. and WAS
pounded 50 hard be was quite groggy az
the call OF time, and had the round last
ed longer be would have been Knocked
out. Murphy landed q dozen or more
right hand blows on the side OF GrifinG
head bat without effect, while the upper
cuts aud straight rights Griffin deliver
ed fairly moved Murphy 70 the door.
Round murphy started In 20 do
some Of the heavy work, but Griffin
met him with hard left on the mouth
and landed on bis nose with bis right.
They came together like mad bulls. sod
Murphy forced Griffin 70 the floor.
When be arose Murphy went At him,
swinging his arms Ike Windmills. They
rushed each other ike demons, when
Griffin shot out his left, which settled
| "a the pit Of MGrphy's stomach. Down
he went. groaniEg, completely knocked
Z oct.
When Murphy was carried 70 his
chair he fell OF and was held IN posi-
zion untll be recovered his senses.
When the knockout blow was re-
eeiyed the round had lasted Is seconds
Murphy broke his wrist early Ia the
| fight.
Paddock Gets the solid Vote
LIxcoLx, Neb., February 6-At tho
=