The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-04-05
Boxing and Wrestling
Comment and GOSSIP
Egan Put Out by Murphy-WiIIe to Meet
Winner-ShouId Never Match Mccoy and
Observation-Disclosures Matched.

There is sorrow in D street. From
Four-and-a-half street come many
means Kid Egan was knocked out
last night by Kid Murphy, the 1o5-pound
champion, in four rounds before the
Nonpareil Athletic Club in Baltimore.
Murphy again demonstrated that he
Is an unusually nifty two-handed fighter
and is pounds better than most of the
boys near his weight. The sleep-pro-
Queer he handed Egar was right hand
punch to the solar plexus, followed by
a left swing to the jaw which put the
Washington man down and out for the
count Egan tried TO force the fighting,
but the footwork of Murphy was little
too much for him and most of his
swings went wild.
The defeat last night should do Egan
more good than harm. 1t should teach
him to be more careful in his training
and not think that he is a world-beater
all of sudden. He has been figuring
In star bouts for only a short time, and
1t will take couple of severe jolts such
as he got from Murphy to impress upon
him that he is not the whole works
right away
fight game around here yesterday when
they convicted Harry Lewis, of Rock
vile, of engaging in a fight with Tommy
Love, at Glen Echo, on New Year Day.
Lowe. knowing the same fate was COM
Ing to him, nleaded guilty. As it was
more of a test case than anything else.
Judge Henderson fined the boys only $40
each. but said ne would make the next
penalty more severe.
The outcome of the trial was expected,
but 1t Is not at all certain that if it were
carried TO the court of appeals the deci-
sion would not be reversed, as happened
when Al HEREFORD farthercd a similar
case through all of the courts and final
ly Won
There is no doubt that prejudice
against some of the promoters who but
ted into the game and tried to .,old fights
at Glen Echo. was partly responsible
for the original arrests and the con-
viction yesterday Before they even
opened up the men behind the Glen Echo
scheme were in hot water and quarrel
ing with most everybody who would
listen to them. while one or two of those
interested were so VIGOROUSLY unpopular
with the county people that it was
unturned 10 hand it to them good and
plenty.
Had not this class of promoters butted
in there Is every reason to believe that
boxing matches could have been held
regularly at Rock Spring and othe.
places besides Glen Echo, but now it
looks like operations will have TO be
suspended. at least for while.
Joe Barrett writes that the Hudson
Athletic Club, of Baltimore. which he
is managing, has the largest arena south
Of New York, and that il IS so arranged
all parts of the house. Barrett is look
ing for talent, and says he will give
some of the Washington boys a chance
TO show at his place, which will con-
tinue IN operation all the summer and
have matches every week.
His first match will be between Tom
my Lowe. of this city. and Jack O'Neil,
of Philadelphia, next Monday night.
IL is 10 be hoped that Lowe will take
warning from the lacing Egan received
yesterday from Kid Murphy
Al Herford announces that John Willie.
the Chicago middleweight. will probably
be the next opponent of the winner of
the Young Peter JacksGn-Jack O Brien
scrap in Baltimore next Friday night.
Willie is a pretty good man, but it is
doubtful If ne would have chance
with either O'Brien or Jackson in a
bout of fifteen rounds. He fought Jack
son in Chicago, two years age and got
the decision in six-round Dout. but
Jackson was stale.
Willie fought OBrien in Philadelphia
the early part OF the present season,
and made a great showing. 1t was
claimed that he nearly knocked out the
Slippery Jack, bur in the last two rounds
o Brien came back strong They were
promptly matched again, end next time
O'Brien cut Willie to pieces
There is some talk of matching Jack
O'Brien and KID Mccoy in Baltimore 1t
is to be hoped that Herford will have
his own interests and those of the box
ing game more at heart than to pull off
any such bout. Not one person in a
hundred would believe that the bout was
in any way on the level They would
dope it that It would end in a foul. po
lice interference, or a draw, If the rec
ords of the two men are any criterion.
and that the public was probably going
to give up its good money TO see a