The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-22
KELLY DEFEATS MURPHY.
SCIENTIFIC FTGHT BETWEEN THE
RIVALS ar THE LENOI A. @

Kelly Outp0tnta dtm-A herae OEVNN
Enjoys tho sport-Two Lively Prelimi-
nariea Pave the Way for the Star Event
Sammy Kelly Of this city outpointed Johnny
Murphy Of Boston In a twenty-round bout az
the Lenox A. O. last night. Kelly had youth,
height and reach In his favor. but was unable TO
stop the little Bostonian because OF the lat
tors extreme. eleverness. Murphy had been
out Of the ring for two years. and the talent eH-
pected that be woald DO summary defeated
Kelly did not have a very great advantage,
except on points, but he won fairly.
TIL attendance picked up In the most pro-
nounced way. Before the fun began thore
were between two and three thousand people
present and moro kept coming every minute
Benny Leon and Jimmy Deyer. both Of this
city. met In the first preliminary OF ten rounds
at 1ls pounds. They put up a fast. interesting
fight, and the decision was q draw.
The second Dot was OF particular interest to
the Park row newsboys. Bob Indian" Stone
and Jack Sullivan were the principals, and
they were matched to 60 ten rounds ut catch-
weights. The crowd. which now numbered
nearly 1000. was on tlptoe and reared with
laughter at every move OF the aspirants for the
newsboy championship. The verdict was .
draw.
Kelly was q ? to l fayorite over Murphy and
the sports expected that the bout would not go
the limit. Both were recognized as exception
ally clever, and q swift fight was anticipated.
Billy Plimmer sent a cablegram to the club
asking to be matched with the winner. The
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Moran and FrRnk, Peabody. The seconds for
Murphy were Billy Smith. Marty Mccue and
Willingness to meet Plimmer.
FIRST R~oUND.zzThey added for moment in The
R Isst Sss f brSsh 81 ' sNsy. T RsIiy K .psrrs ssn s. N : lSts
for q moment and Murphy went in with . ehortTight.
The last minute was devoted to light work and feel
sEooSD ReUsD.-Kelly, AFTER moment Of ~sparring.
md Murphy also blocked another left Tor the hesd..
Kelly was taller and had q longer reach than the lit
Sented 70 exchange compliments whenever thu op.
pertunity offered.
and then Whipped tie G zane glove into he ri6s..
Murphy. c~ountered well on the head. They got into
treated. KReiiy, tapped him on the Ao.e with : wing,
Kelly had q, 4 S SiiE E6t,S SdSSS N9 oG ,I IL this S.I ESVqSH,S aw Ohisas
landed by either man. IL was all science.
age roG ae 70 spsai. as I MURPHY SaSi Is % S ySS1a asn He i H %
year, old, Kelly was more vigorous In his stack IN
iadESSnt Of q distance was superb upper Garphy, how.
eyer. was full Of science. agility and pluck. and made
'r ft S41ii Rs %Sas .nssfsan Murphy came up 1. was seen
that his left eye was bruised. Kelly promptly cent
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Kelly vas after him IKE a aash and landed come
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fought back with sheer desperation, but Kelly had
on sssT and f ineidspssfi9y threw ssEaa q h q. f1 asSE over ts' eS 1T Ss
h r. l.,c hs kept go slo5s ena S.S Sse@ med e e, md 1.S, no N tTUnSlS
nnaliy landed . hot left on semmy'S nose. but Ksiiy
S ada Se eye s swell nG Rsii iSGE round S1pS .nA' mSp' nis "n'AS'
sEvE FIFTH RSgsD;wKsily,S left eff went straight 70 the
then a hort AHfI lie Tot closer q G snd r 1a16S. the the iSS odS,
whercnpon Kelly ja6bed him IN the face and
his attack. but the Boston man stood up to il and
earned the admiration of the crowd,
it Appeared to Be a very ysSnsiSie move. booaSSs al y
his lsfts got home. while Murphy found dinioulty In
nsfured and repeatedly smiled AZ each other. sven sven
w wheR IN 4 the ns hottest SsS Az Fpil 1Issi. Murphy y ! Eo Gro ssS%@ .SI. e like
He showed improvement in this round, which was
NINTH RoyED.-Murphy tried in vain to put his
left into keily's face: sammy vas great ct blocking.
K iad a also at I'D T sone s more ap effective e tfs 9 9sSSlns ssS SeSsiRs
two pSihti ,t tS n an fh sem enc IN MTI n finally innaed
ana ssF sspt ne iSt liz IN fa ,as worn Sain an SGi Il. hsi Sei Si sadsa a n IT,
IIsTa RSGN ID; looked ANTIQUE as he
and better lighting right heie than in any pseTlouS
round. and the crowd eacou'a rad him with ap-
Rhaoi put power pow RI ints liz punches sasSn and a. scored soS ap' Sep SSs:
edly, because OF his reach. Il was the cleaneSt kind
ELEvEsTH RouND.-Kelly was the ono to force
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isads9 Lara Ss 81 tA ss Stomach s ssS ,s at hi 4 lS sS6S i iRs
= sure victory for sammy. barring accidents,
hind RSf Il. sls sRssp Rely FssSh ned I Ss a as:ls f %fsso ssi
delay. but the Boston midget never dinched and
5 Sohnny' s' nose Si bleed rf fSsel Rlu and Kelly h3f Sor lsat in % @isS
increasing vgor. still, Murphy came back for mofe
THiaTEsSTH RoUND,@with confidence in every
move Kelly went in 7 lab some more. Ho got 70
cloudy in the vino. Murphy syiSsntly liked close.
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ran back with . smash that made KellyB nose bleed,
FOURTEENTH RoUED.-Murphy put in 4 left on the
nose and the blood began TO come again. Kelly jsbbod
to the body. Murphy, did some clever bbiocfnS and
also sent in another stinger on the face. Kelly be-
E Tfa Sald d sEi5aE much SRi Sar 4S E fSo n FDa aEF R %as 3 sT %lnuto
FIFTEENTH RouYD,-Kelly drove in 9 hard one on
BIO Sioc Gsi bali Y tSe punches asts dfssF we re- pilsd OiG IN. murphy MaFPhhy
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war paint ON yhen he At down:
sound q shS Ecas. Eeil$ having the Better sSs Il tt .os
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SInI hs i soq tSG r. land o. % t1s 1sST hSif k 2 dSzep Elective
Pun:d and bleeding when his seconds took him in
sFyESTEEsTH E~GoUSD:-Mu5phy danced up a. 4 he
nose. Sammy r~etaiiatsd With a Tolley Of sRort.aSma
q s% %oS.n tnd R FL. q; G eRsn Saao 0P b. 81 S SSis1' ~, for SS
the mouth, The last minute was tame. and there
Els1Tl1NfI KoUxD:-A9urDhy, was as lively al
cricket and quickly sent In Q left to- the face. Kelly
got right down to buainass and jRbbed away as OF
gore. He easily 0utpointed tina Boston puRilist, bnt
be did not have sufficient steam behind HIS blows to
do any great BARN, although at one period Murphy
h0ySyeE. aud Was ADplAuaod. II WAS Kelly's night.
epIy' wiss no oS@s up, but TSily Son lad In sRR1 IN
s sStsss Wv: ssood i'G ap 70 % i nAS saG On male al i ksiiiy' sn %Gaihi
bleed With = couple OF smsshSs. Kelly did HIS boSt
to send Johnny down, but the latter liked II, and
dDWH.
TwkNrTkTH RoySD.-hurphy reached the face with
his loft. 1e blocked on too swings, and nullihedA
rush With . clinch. Kelly then jAbbsd ~ long range,
but did nothing to speak OF, Murphy booked neRrIy
strong.
The referee decided 10 favor of Kelly.
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