The Washington times., 1905-03-08
Boxing and Wrestling
Comment and Gossip
Murphy Didn't Knock Out Egan-Grant and
O'NeiI Meet Tonight-Tyrrell and Mackey
MatChed-CIark-peyton Fight

Kid Murphy did and Kid Murphy
didn't.
When 1t came to Jimmy Farren he did.
knocking out James in the second round
with a right To the head, followed by
vicious left to the jaw
When it came to Kid Egan, of Wash
ington. he didn't, as the Washington
man stayed the ten rounds, finished
strong. and as he was on his feet got
draw decision.
Ali these brave doings took place last
night before the Ncnpareii Athletic Club,
of Baltimore. Murphy agreed to finish
each of his opponents in ten rounds,
but the contract went wrong when he
met Egan, who put up an excellent fight
and made q great impression by his dis
play of gameneSs and ability to take
punishment. On points Murphy would
have been entitled to the decision by
wide margin, but it was one of the terms
of the handicap that If the men were on
their feet at the end of the ten rounds
1t would mean a draw.
Egan was knocked down several times,
and in the second. third, and fourth
rounds he seemed on the point of going
to dream12nd at any moment, but he
was foxy enough to take the count when
he went to the floor, and recovered suff1-
cienJy to end the sessions successfully
In the fifth round he received some hard
Wallops, but began to take notice and
handed Murphy some thumps that
caused the BroOkiynite to act more eau
tlously- In the sixth round Egan did
considerable fighting. and it was plain
Ihat Murphy was not as dangerous as
he had been al first From that time to
the end of the bout 1t was nip and tuck.
with Murphy getting in most blows, and
Egan occasionally landing wild swings
that hurt
Murphy claimed last night that he
weighed only ioo pounds. but he looked
few pounds heavier. He showed that
weight that ever entered a ring, and his
| claim to the 105-pound champions hip
appears legitimate. He has a sleep-pro-
duefng waliop in either hand, and is a
clever boxer. He can change his styIe
Of lighting at any time to suit the par
tlcuIar emergency: Some of the Wash
lngton boxers ought to watch him in ac-
tfon a few times. for there is no fighter
| IN this city who has ever displayed ai1il-
| 1ty to fight in more than one way. and
When they meet mel: whose style is not
! SUITED TO their own there IS trouble
Egan fought only one way last night
| VIZ. ieft and right swings to the head or
| pt;sE, feiEing mostly upon the left. Had
ne used more punches and uppercuts he
/ would have had more success and would
nave taken more speed out of his rival
plain Of the sport furnished by Manager
| FRED Sears, of the Nonpareil but If hk
wishes any Washington patronage fol
the really excellent shows he is giving
he will have to begin and end earlier
| It takes twenty-five minutes on the
street str cars from his place to tht
| i1iiot diiu oiDD station, and
if the scraps are not over by Il Il
D. M, the Washington sports stanG
| good chance to miss the la
train, which they generally TAX,
after fights The Herfords have catered
| to the Washington patronage by ending
their tights about II p. m. and havt
| profted by the experiment.
!; Two fast men will be pitted agains
| each other when Joe Grant meets Joa
i0'Neil at the Washington Light Infantr.
Ar1nory tonight in a finish wrestling