The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-23

arst gave the decision to Murphy, but
the 900 people who were present issued
such an emphatic protest that ne
changed his verdict to a draw
Relative to his decision before chang
9ng it. Referee Abbott said in defense
of giving Murphy the fight: Dixon nit
q great many more blows than Murphy /
but they didn't do any damage, while
the ones which Murphy landed hurt his
opponent considerably Blows that
have no results cannot be counted in.
Murphy showed much more science and ]
the fne points of the game. His block !
ing and cltnchiug is worth something in
making up the decision. 1t was a spar
ring contest, and inasmuch as Murphy
Showed more knowledge of the game
than his antagonist and proved it, he
deserved the decision and that is why I
gave 1t to him.
1t was expected that Murphy would
easily dispose of his antagonist, but he
met a bundle of grit and nerve, which
however. was backed up with very little
science.
Dixon got to Murphy's neck time and
again, but instead of landing telling
blows he slapped at him with much the
same kind of motion of a. side arm
southpaw pitcher. While they were not
the most pleasant things under the sun
for the Irishman to receive, yet they
did him no damage. while time and
time again, Murphy got his antagonist
for sharp ones to the face and lungs,
which made him vince and fiddle for
time.
But Dixon struck five blows to Muir
phys one and quantity goes with the
ordinary cosmopolitan crowd. Then,
too, the Irishman unfortunately hit Dix
on IN the face in the first round, just
as he was rising from his knees. Foul
fI0ixOn's fight % stop the fight % foul, "
dirty hitting" and similar delirious ex-
pressions rained down on the canvas.
That little incident at once made Muir
ply unpopular with the spectators and
about three-fourths of them rooted for
Dixon.
Nurphy's style of boxing shows that
he has been in the business some time.
The real facts Of the case are that he
was with FftzsimmOns's training camp
for several fights. He stands and acts
like a pug, and displays knowledge
of the finer points of the game. He &C.
caEiOnally takes advantage of some OF
the things which are not exactly cOun-
fenanced in fighting, and for that rea-
son is termed dirty" But he has the
real Swing and go, about his work.
Dixon, on the other hand looks raw
and green as though he had just come
from the farm He did not show up a
single swing which he had trained to
anything like a fighters blow. Not a
particle of steam was behind his punch
es. which properly ought to be termed
s'slaps." One thing, however, he must
be credited with, he knows how to
block Had he not been an adept in
that art he would not have gone the
limit with the Irishman. The latter
fooled him time and time again when
he rushed. Dixon would swing only to
ind himself lying over Murphy's- back
like a. half-droWned man on a barrel,
from whose internal regions the water
is being eliminated. He says that he
has fought Britt-but not to say any
thing about that, it is to be hoped that
he never tries to meet him again.
The two youngsters came into the
a r1gfa Nr4rf- 49, -s~TN
announced as 1873 while Dixon had tip
ped the beams at 1877. The former was
packed by Bert Dunn and Frank Cuig-
ley Of the Topeka White Sox baseball
team, and in DixOn's corner were Sam
asaacs and Abe Tulford.
The first three rounds went to Muir
phy with little question. The Irishman
landed on his opponent with frequency
that toreboded an early ending to the
bout. Dixon is going nurmured the
crowd at the beginning of the fourth,
but the yOungster commenced to pick
up in his behavior. He proceeded to
get away from Nurphy's jolts and land
ed a few himself His stock went UT
and the crowd began to boost him. He
took and hurried Murphy a little in the
nth and sixth rounds. Then the Irish
man got busy again and hurt Dixon's
already sore nose But in the eighth
ninth and tenth rounds, Dixon got his
nerve and went after Murphy but coulC
not land with effect. Just as soon a,
Dixon would shoot out his right only tt
fall into another in Murphy's arms
The proceeding was in fact one contin
nous hug.
AS the gong sounded Dixon was agains
the ropes, the recipient OF right ham
blow to the jaw. They fell into clincl
and were separated by the referee ans
Murphy announced as the winner Howl
ing and yelling protestations came hur1
ing down on Abbotts head. until he re
allied his decision absolutely unpopular
and ne changed it to draw.
The boys were boxing for a purse OF sic
10 per cent going TO the winner. TIL
money was put UP by the athletic associ
alton.
The most interesting match from tn
spectators standpoint was pulled Of be
tween Charley southard and Terry VII
Tams both colored, in which the latte
was Knocked out clean in the third round
Southland weighed 200 pounds strippe
and is a full dedgsd heavyweight, Will
Williams tips the beam at about Is
pounds The match was about as unfai
and foolish as could have been devised
even for exhibitions purposes AS it wa
Williams got away nicely without pun
1shment until the third Of what wa
% have been a four round go,when South