The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-26
Btxing Fans Witness Big Carnival at
Tammany A. c. Boston.
Goblet Retains the Punch" and Puts
Murphy Out in SIKH.

young Corbett" gave a practical dem
onstration OF his right TO the feather
weight championship before $500 enthusi-
astic boxing fans at the Tammany Ath-
ietc club. Boston. iast evening.
The champion was scheduled TO go ten
rounds against Hughey Murphy one OF
Johnny Mack's string. The bout proved
one Of the fastest ever pulled on In ire
East( and Boston fans cheered Murphy $
plucky work 10 the echo. Corbett dis
posed Of him in the sixth In his charac-
teristic style. and spectators went aweC
satisfied that Corbett still retains the
punch"
The betting In the afternoon was at 10
to 7, but at the ringsde II was and
. to 1 that Murphy would not last six
rounds.
Three "prelims" were run on and at
l0:l6 the champion entered the ring. with
Harry Tuthill, Kid McFadden and Willie
Tit1gerald behind him He Looked .i1iUSad III. his
smooth rolls OF muscle looked more like
those Of a wrestler than feather tighter;
He was not in the best OF condition ana
wore plaster on his back.
His fighting proved that he was lit
tie over weight. and he gave Murphy
several chances to land knockout, but
Murphy was aot equal 10 the task.
Murphy showed up well when he
stripped and looked to be in the pink OF
Sonditin. Johnny Mack. AL Fellows.
Armstrong. the big colored heavyweight.
looked after Murphy. Jack Smith ref
creed the fight and agreed with the boys
that they should night under straight
Marquis OF oueensbury rules and pro-
tect themselves on the break.
Corbett started In at the bell 10 find
Murphy's style. and the latter did not
seam in love with the position he was in.
but gradually gained confidence and went
to some warm exchanges. Corbett land
Cd heavily on the body and crossed
Murphy, the bell saving him.
Murphy came up game In the second
and made brilliant rally from Corbetts
second leveller. The plucky little fighter
took the full count and then avoided mix
Ing II TO get his wind back. Corbett
slowed up and made no effort TO finish
him. gaining the solid approval OF the
crowd by his generous action Murphy
had all of his sand back In the third and
forced Corbett TO several hot exchanges,
II using a right upper cut on the champions
jaw In the in-fighting. Corbett allowed
Murphy the aggressive In the third.
fourth and fifth and the crowd, noting his
action. were on the watch for the cham
| pion to start the Knockout series. He
saved his strength and contented himself
with landing a few body blows which
wore Murphy down and would have
brought many of the feathers TO halt.
The champion made a few attempts 10
land on the jaw In the fifth and Murphy
set a slashing pace. which set Corbett
to clinches. Murphy used both hands in
the clinches and Corbett was splitting
blood from a nasty upper-cut.
The sixth round brought the expected
Knockout. Murphy started 10 mix mat
|ters and dropped his long range fighting
He gave Corbett the opportunity he had
was helpless under Corbett's onslaught
Heavy swings on the Jaw stopped him
and Q right TO the point put him down and
|out. Murphy was outgeneralled and Cor
bett held the fight in his hand from the
start.
In the opening bout young Cahill got
|the award over Ray George in six rounds.
Young Kelley and Jack OBrien boxed
n six-round draw In the next bout
Diok Grant put Jim Haywood away In
two rounds In the other preliminary con-
hest
Several prominent feathers were intro
huced just before the main bout and all
challenged the winner. Among the num-
|ber was Marty Canole, the Fall River
boy, who has suddenly sprung into promi-
hence. He Is a favorite already In Bos-
ton and his appearance was heartily
eheered
Dave Sullivan, the noted Irish feather
b going to get busy. Yesterday he signed
articles to meet Willie Mack OF this city
before the club offering the best purse.
The contest Is the outcome OF chal-
lenge recently issued by Mack The con-
3ditdons OF the match are 20 rounds at 40
pounds. weigh in at the ringside. Forfeits
have been posted and bids for the scrap
will be left open three weeks II Is likely
that the contest will be decided at Fort
Erie California or in private, II compul-
eory. about the latter part OF August
Mack Ia clever boy and has been forg-
Ing his way 10 the front during the past
two years. Sullivan is said TO be in bet
Ter trim now than he has been for years.