Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-26
THE PUGILlSTS.
A Few Side Jolts By the Box
 ing Fraternity.

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 Young Corbett Puts Hugh Murphy Out | in the Si0th-It Was a Fast and Clever Exhibition While It Lasted
 Dave Sullivan Fixed for Another Scrap. Boston, June 26.-Before the Tam many A. O., in this city, last night, Young Corbett showed his calibre as a fighter by knocking out Hughey Mur- phy ofNNew York in the sixth round of what was to have been ten-round bout. The end came unexpectedly. Murphy was doing surprisingly well and it looked to the large crowd of sports that the mill would go the limit. The fight while it lasted was a hum mer, Murphy giving a severe beating to Oorbett and taking lot of punish ment himself
 After little sparring Corbet tried for an opening He led the left for the head, but Murphy blocked the blow. A moment later, though, Murphy caught the champion stinging upper cut and Corbett winced. At this june ture they began a slugging bee, in which Murphy was sent to the floor from a series of lefts and rights on the face.
 The second round began with a rush on the part of Oorbett. The Denver boy was always on the alert and fol lowed his rival all over the ring. A hard right after a feint dropped Mur- phy, but the latter recovered his equilibrium without taking the usual count.
 Toward the close of the round Mur- phy forced matters, sending the right to the head twice without return Murphy took the initiative in the third He drove the left to the body and fol- | lowed with the left to the face and 1 the right to the head. Murphy repeal ed this, but was forced to the ropes. When they began operations again | Murphy went for Corbett's body. The champion was all at sea at this stage, ] and Murphy. seeing an opening swung the left for Corbett's jaw. He ianded ! f1ush and Corbet9 went down in heap. l Corbett found his feet quickly ana ! tried for the head but missed.
 ", rornd. became the aggressor and land ed twice with effect on the wind lie seemed to have Corbett in aSbad way a+ Inc bell. Corbett began hostilities l in 2 hurry in the sixth. After few exchanges he coaxed Murphy to the middle of the ring. Before Murphy could get set Corhett swung the right. The blow landed plump on the New Workers jaw and the latter went down and was slowly counted out.
 Dave Sullivan is to figure in a long fight soon. Yesterday the noted Irish l featherweight signed articles to meet Willie Mack of New York before the
 club offering the best purse. The con- | test is the outcome of challenge re cently issued by Mack. The conditions of the match are twenty rounds at IoO pounds. weigh in at the ringside. The use of bandages is to be left to the dis | cretion of the referee Forfeits have been posted and bids for the scrap will l be left open until three weeks from yes- 1 terday It is likely that the contest 1 will be decided at Fort Erie, Canada, l or in private if necessary, about the lat l ter part of August. Mack is a clever boy and has been forging his way to the front during the past two years. Sullivan Is said to be in better trim now l than for years Tonight Dave is
 slated to box "Crocky'' Boyle of Phila-
 delphia before the Ariel A. c. of that
 city The mill is for six rounds.
 Boyle. who is an old hand at the game. has met McGovern, Young Corbett and
 most of the prominent fighters in the 1 featherweight ranks.
 I Tommy Ryan is i'll again. and his coming bout with John Willie, 4sched-
 uled for July 4 at Butte, Mont, will be
 postponed for few weeks. Ryan has l gone to a sanitarium again at Battle l Creek, Mich. Ryan has been ailing for
 some time and spent several weeks at
 Hot Springs with the hope of getting
 we'll He grew a trff1e better and
 began fighting. After his recent battle
 in Battle Creek he became worse and
 was advised to go to the doctor.