The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-25

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Meet Tonight.
New Orleans, Sept 24-The first of
1.-THE series of fights which will form the
Ipugilistic triple event at the Olympic
club, took place tonight in the pres
Ience of about 5000 spectators.
Professor John Eckhart, the popular
New York refereee, acted as judge of
the merits of the men, according to the
PARTICLES of agreement between the
fighters.
| Murphy and Plimmer fought for
purse of $4,000; $4,000 to the winner and
$500 to the loser. The men were in
splendid condition and weighed in at
the stipulated weight-115 pounds
The stakeless ring was introduces to-
might for the first time, and so far as
appearances went, seemed to be an
improvement on the old style OF en-
Iclosure.
Professor John Duffy entered the
ring, introducing Referee Eckhart, who
was well received.
| Plimmer was seconded by Billy Nc
iCarthy, Denny Murphy and Al Robbey
Murphy was looked after by James
Connery, Jake Kilrain and Andy Bow
en-. Frank Carramback was official
ltime-keeper.
! Round One.-The work in the first
round was very pretty Plimmer land
ed several left handed punches on the
head and rights over the heart
iious cuttings ever seen in the ring
there. PlimmeR had the best of the
round.
| Round Two.-Murphy landed a left
swing on the jaw, though he received
a severe stomach punch in return
Murphy received severe punishment in
this round, especially on the body.
though. as the round ended, PIimmer
ducked into a heavy upper cut
Round Three.-Plimmer became the
aggressor landing right body punch
and sending right and left moment
later. Both men landed lefts, though
Plimmer got the best of the exchange.
Plimmer punched Murphy mt will all
over the ring, and the Boston bantam
looked worse for wear at the end of
the round
Round Four-Plimmer forced the
fighting from the start, being much the
stronger of the two. though Murphy
got in one or two good right handlers
on the jaw. In the middle of the round
Murphy ducked into a heavy left up-
per cut and got much the worst of the
| round. In the end of the round there
was rapid exchange of blows and
beautiful outffghting marked the meet
ing of the men in the middle of fine
ring. Murphy's blows lacked steam.
| though his science was of the neatest
order. This was Plimmer's round
Round Five-There was considerable
n ic
though heavy at times, was of the ar
tlstlc character. Plimmer's right hand
| body punches were terrific, though the
Boston nan took his medicine gameIv'
Round~ Six-Plimmer was having
much the best of this round for the
| commencement, though Murphy as
sisted him, missing some heavy left
leads. Pl1mmer was continually hound
ing at the heart, though Murphy's
rlgnt eye showed signs of punishment.
AS the gong sounded, PIimmer landed
a heavy right on the body.
Round Seven-Plimmer was tbe or
gressor, landing his left in the stomach
ana MS right at will. There was hot
cnnch In the middle of the ring in
Which poth men lost their temner Raf-
cree Eckhart calling them to irnme5i-
ate order iiieui-
Round Eight-Plimmer forced tho
ngntlng, though Murphy landed good
upper cut on the Englishman's face
liiinisr merely evened up the punish
ment Later, however. MIrnbv sao,a,5
the best hitting during the figbt NJ
phy was heavy favorite of tba snd;
ence, and as he went to his corner r.
was loudly cheered. iiei ne
Round Nine-All the honors wore Dit,
mers in this round liin-
AZ, aoqnd -, Ten-Murphv was still strong in
a,
| cause him to throw Plirnmer. from b;r,
r Me5n the TN az grea test ease. He got heavy
Wsg n on the body and the head Murphy
IIignt,nand swing and many "Oh's" were
lie5ro. This was give and take round
done 07o ne 'iau SO 1ar
Round Eleven-Both men landed heavy
SMW r1l. though the body punching Of
looked a little tired at the end M of thy
round, but was doing better than in the the
early stages of the contest
y, ht Gun. twelyeI,M1rphy evened things 10
IN TINS round landing better blows and
| II ANYTHING. had the best of the round
Kounds Thirteen end Fourteen-The
fearful punches. When the gong sou aU5a5
| at the end of the fourteenth round ne
men he'd to be separated.
| ~, In the fifteenth and sixteenth rounds.
me men ought desperately. Murphy erof
hardest ones too Still the Enr1 lsf ,ne
la1leu 10 weaken MIN TO any great extent
In the seventeenth and eighteentb
rounds. Plimmer had the better of the
| fighting, but in the eighteenth round
| Flimmer's execution was terrible He
| landed heavy right on Murphv's throat
| knocked the latter TO the ground and then,
| Murphy got up and fought gamelv, He
was hammered around the ring fhe re-
| mainder of the round.
The nineteenth and twentieth roun6s
| were in Plimmer's favor. the latter iab
| bing Murphy all around the ring
Round Twenty-one-Murphy received 20
we're punishment.
| Round Observation-Disclosures was knock
\ ed down in this round by a heavy right in
| the jaw and Murphy was heartily cheered
| This was MIrphy's round.
| In rounds twenty-three and twenty-four
| there was terrific fighting in PIininer's
favor. Murphy's recuperative powers
Round Twenty-fve-Tbe men shook
| seemed to have the most steam The
blows with the right and some hard blows
with his left.
The audience rose in a body to hear the
verdict. The referee declared the ma tch
| a draw, and his decision received sene~al
| appreciation. Plimner had the best of
| the fighting but the little Bostonjan's
gameness and generalshiD saved him
| through the REQUIRED twenty-five rounds.
Tomorrow night. Jack Everhs rdt fine
| local fayorite, will give Stanton Abbott a
] fight for a purse of $500.
six-round bout betw cen Critic and
L NTfcEev D,1y1n will yrocoda he oor4or-t