The herald., 1895-12-24
SOlly Smith Bests Billy Murphy
of Australia
FITZ TAKES TO TRAINING
Bad Weather and Good Crowds at
lngIeside Races
Bicyclist Berlo VIII Leave for Home, Hav.
ing Taken All the Records Up
to Five lilies

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2S.-Billy Murphy
the Australian, and oily Smith of Los An.
geles, fought tonight in the arena of the
Olympic club. The men were we'll trained
and fought fourteen rounds. Murphy was
the clevsrer, but he lacked the physique to
Withstand Smiths PUSHES and clinches.
In the frat round Murphy was knocked
down, and in the second round Smith was
forced to the ground. In all Of the four
teen rounds Smith had much the best of
the mill, and in the fourteeneh round the
Australian was knocked down several
times, but seeing that Murphy was beaten
Referee John Duffy separated the men and
awarded the fight to Smith.
Just before Murphy and Smith entered
the ring to fght, d. C. O'Malley suggested
to Referee Duffy that he would start a sub
scription for Andy Bowen's mother. and
$685. was raised in few minutes for the
dead pugilist's mother.
MASPETH THUMPERs.
MAsPETH, L. l., Dec. 23.-Ssveral timid
boxing bouts were pulled off at the athletic
club here tonight. The 1875 pound class
of Brooklyn and Harry Woods of San
s.~S~f ASsuht0A III q NiStSlS AOA sh~
Brooklyn man.
Sam Thompson of Astoria and Tom
Manley Of Missouri, 135 pounds, came to-
gsthsr, and the Missouri man lasted only
2 minutes and 40 seconds. He was not
really knocked out, but after mix up with
Thompson he scrambled to his feet dazed,
bleeding, and the referee cent him to his
corner and gave the decision to Thompson.
THE COMING FIGHT.
pAsn Mo- I,,Is,
manager for Bob Fitzsimmons, has selected
training quarters in Juarex, Mexico. across
the river from this place, and Fitzsimmons
will arrive Christmas morning to begin
training for his fight with Maber on Febru-
airy IA. Julian said today that Fitzsim-
mons would knock out out Maher in six
tire purse won as side bet with Corbett
and fight the latter the next day.
INGLESIpE RACES
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.-The weather
was very miserable at Ingleside, heavy
rain falling all day, nevertheless
there was q large attendance, as today was
ladies' day. The hurdle race was prolific
of many hair breadth escapes, five horses
out of elsven falling and throwing their
jockeys owing to tho sloppy track. None
Of the boys we're hurt. White Cloud,
owned by the Merrwa stable, dropped
dead just as the horses passed under the
wire in this race. Three favorites and
three third choices were the winners.
six furlo.gs-Zoolein won, Myron Sec
ond, Little Mid third: time, 1:l9A.
One mile and half-iulia O. won, Ri Fl
second, Foremost third time. 2 AS.
even furlongs-Miss Maxim won,
Adolph Spreckles second, Rosebud third.
Time, :33T.
One mile and three-sixteenths, hurdle
Bell Ringer won. j. o. c. second, Cicero
third. Time. 2:l612.
Six furlongs-Pat Murphy won, Realiza-
ton second, Lucky Dog third. Time,
:1SA.
Six and one-half furlones- Cabrillo won,
lack Richelieu second, Imp. Ivy third.
lime, :l9%.
1NGLEs1DE RACE ENTRIES
The following is the list of entries and
Weights of thu races to be run al Ingleside
oiay, which are posted al the Los Angeles
Turf club, 2l2 South Spring street. Com
MISSIONS received on these races and full |
.cription of each event:
rirst race, six furlongs, selling-sehnitz 81, |
7. II shirley 10, Maybe 10 W. Munson
~. esIci. -, Ike L ~. Captain skedance
Maggie lOl, Mary ;. Iol, Collins So Char.
reuse Of, Dunsarven 104, George Miller Io7,
/ Oh and 1o4, Fred Gardner 10I, Gallant 30.
Third race three-quarters ola mile sc ling,
wo-yeaI olds--Lizzi9 II. io5, Walter J. los,
al is ury the Second lOl Jack Hardy jr. 90,
Mabel /. % oubtful los, Ferris Hartman
05, Hazard os 1onano Io5, Pique 90.
Fourth race mile. clling-Daylight 95, ko-
va sky 80, sempel Lex ll5, Service Lis, En-
iymion -
Fifth race fiiteen-sixteenths OF a mile purse
Can't Dance "a, Moderico 81, Road Runner
o. Theresa 81.
sixth race, three-quarters OF mile, selling
Grey 80. Poaski 90, Fortuna lO7, Montana
10, Montalvo les.
ON THE BICYCLE TRACK
New ORLEANS, Dec. 23.-Peter Berlo to.
ay took l 4-5 seconds from Gardeners
forld'5 record For the mile and placed the
ecord at ] 40 SO instead of :45 %
He was paced by quad for
ne-third of q mile aud by quarter for the
One of his pacemakers tainted
nd was unconscious for ten minutes.
Since coming here four weeks ago Berlo
as estsblished the following worlds rec
rds: One mile, / 40 80; thrse-quarters,
III; two-thirds, ] :07 Ia: three miles,
30 49, four miles, 1850; five miles,
IS 20; ono mils competition, go 2-5.
Having got the worlds mile record, for
'hich no he's been trying for ten weeks at
Nashville and elsewhere, Berlo
Ill leave tomorrow for New York.
In city, village and country praise of DR..