The herald., 1894-09-25
AND MURPHY
Open the Crescent City Fistic
Carnival.
They Fight Twenty-Five Hot
Rounds.
Both Men Give and Take Severe
Punishment.
The Battle Declared "a Draw-The Eng
lishnian Had the Best of 1t. Bat
Gould Not KNOCK the Bos-
ton Boy Out.
BY the Associated Press.

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pugilistic triple event at the Olympic |
club took place tonight in the presence
of about 5000 spectators. Prof. John
Eckhards, the popular Now York referee,
officiated ae Judge of the merits OF the
men, according to the articles oil agree
ment between the fighters.
Murphy and Plimmsr fought for q
purse of $26OO, $4,000 to the winner and
5000 to the loser. The mon were in
splendid condition and weighed in at the
stipulated 1l5 pounds.
The stakeless ring was introduced to-
night for the first time. and 80 far % ap-
pearances went seemed to be an i'm
provement on the old style of enclosure.
Prof. John Duffy entered the ring, in
PRODUCING Referee Eckhsrdt, who was
we'll received. Plimmsr was seconded
by Billy Mccarthy, Benny Murphy and
AL Robey. Murphy was looked after
by Jamea Cornery, Jake Kilrain and
Andy Bowen. Frank Caramback was
official timekeeper.
Round I-The work in the first round
was very pretty. Plimmer landed sew.
eral lefthand punches on the head and
rights over the heart. Though he
missed one OF the most vicious cuttings
ever seen in the ring, Plimmer had the
best OF the round.
Round 2-Murphy landed left swing
on the jaw, though he received severe
stomach punch in return. Murphy re-
ceived right in the jaw and got in
moment later in the same place. Mur-
ply received severe punishment in this
round. especially on the body, though
| -. ~ourI apdad pliyomar duckod a
heavy upper cut.
Round 3-Plimmer became the aggres-
sor, landing q righthand punch and
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Plimmer got the best of it. Plimmer
punched Murphy at will all over the
ring, and the Boston bantam looked the
worse for wear at the end OF the round.
Round 4-Plimmer forced the fight
Ing from the start, being much the
stronger of the two. though Murphy got
in one or two good righthanders on the
jaw. In the middle of the round Muir
ply duoked into heavy upper cut and
got much the worst of the round. In
the end OF the round there was a
rapid exchange of blows and beautiful
outighting marked the meeting of the
men in the middle OF the ring. Muir
phys blows lacked steam, though his
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Round - There was considerable
mixing in this round, and the work, al
though heavy at times, wan of the ar
tistic character. Plimmsr'a right hand
body punches were terrific, though the
Boston man took his medicine gamely.
Round 6-Plimmer was getting much
the best OF this round for the commence
ment, though Murphy sssisted him in
missing some heavy left leads. Plim-
mer was continually pounding at the
head aud Murphy's right eye showed
rigns of punishment. As the gong
sounded Plimrner landed heavy right
on the body.
Round 7-Plimmer was the aggressor,
landing his left in the stomach and his
right st will. There was a hot clinch
in the middle OF the ring, in which both
men lost their temper, the referee calling
them to Immediate order.
Round 9-Plimmer forced the fight
ing, though Murphy landed good up
percut on Plimmer's face. Plimmer
nearly evened up the punishment.
Later, however. Murphy scored the best
hitting during the fight. Murphy was a
heavy iavorite of the audience, and rs
he went to his corner he was loudly
cneered.
Round 9-All the honor OF the round
was Plimmer'e.
Round l0-Murphy was still etrong,
and clnch near the ropes caused him
to throw Plimmsr from him with the
greatest ease. He dealt q heavy right
on the body and the head. Murphy was
nearly taken off his feet by heavy
righthsnd swing. and many "oh's" were
heard. This was give and take round,
ana Murphy did the best he had 80 far
done.
Round 1l-Both men landed heavy
swings. The body punches of Murphy
were getting terrific. Murphy looked
little tired at Che end of the round. but
was doing better than in the early stages
OF the contest.
Round l2-Murphy evened things I'D
in this round, landing better blows; if
anything, he had the beet OF the round.
Rounds IL and l4-The lighting was
terrific. Murphy getting some fearful
punches. When the gong sounded at
the end OF the fourteenth round the men
had TO be separated.
In the fifteenth and sixteenth rounds
ths men fought desperately. Murphy
got the greater number OF blows, aud the
hardeet ones, too. Still, the English
man failed to weaken him to any great
extent.
In the seventeenth and eighteenth
rounds Plimmer had the better of the
| fighting, but in the latter Pimmer's OK.
cution was terrific. He landed heavy
right in Murpby's throat, knocking the
latter to the ground Murphy got up
and fought gamely. He was ham mered
around the ring the remainder Of the
| round.
The nineteenth and twentieth rounds
were in Plimmer's favor, the latter jsb-
bing Murphy all around the ring.
Round 2l-Murphy received severe
punishment.
Rouno 22-Plimmer was knocked