The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-14
SPORTING TALK OF INTEREST.
, IOcAL FIGHT FANS HAVE HAD
ENOUGH OF THE BOSTON GAME.
Two Hundred OF Them Not Admitted to the
Murphy. Baldwin Win In chelsea. where
the Harlem Boxer Received a Raw
DeaI-Oners for O'Brien.Burns Fight.

day to see the fifteen round battle between
Tommy Murphy of Harlem and Matty BALDWIN
of CharlestoNn, at the Lincoln A. {. OF Chelsea,
Mas. The New York men. more than POO
in all, telegraphed to the club to reserve
tickets AZ the box ONCE for them. bur when
they reached the scene of the mill they tound
that because of orders issued by the police
the attendance had been limited to i.tSO.
As the building was filed to this capacity. ana
as the police would not listen to arguments
only two members Of the New York delega-
~tion-Charley White and Young Coroett-
were able to see the battle, Having ridden
24O miles in the cars for nothing the feelings
OF the Manhstt an sports can be readily I'M
agined. especially when they learned from
the outside Of the building that Murphy had
been defeated through a decision OF Referee
Jack Shpehan which was pronounced by many
Bostonians as unfair.
Murphy was a > 70 I faVorite, and while
the New York crowd did not gain admission
20 the ringside a bunch of Murphy money
WAS sent inside TO be readily covered by
Boston gamblers, who possibly knew a thing
or two. Those who saw the fight with nom
partisan eyes declared that the worst Murphy
should have received was a draw. while a fair
referee could have Justly declared him the
winner. II was admitted that Baldwin put
up the best fight Of his career. but Murphy
outpointed him. IL il declared. to such an ex-
tent that when the mill ended the Charlestown
boys face was covered with bruises and one
of his eyes was completely closed.
Incidentally II was said that the action
of the police who arrested the principals in a
preliminary bout in order to make a test
case was due to a grudge against the recently
reelected Mayor of Chelsea. There nave
been a number of raw deals pulled on in the
Hub lately, and il is safe to say that New
York boxers and ring follower will keep
away from that part Of the country until
fair play ia guaranteed. Murphy has been
called a coming champion" AT 1870 pounds,
and an effort has been made recently TO match
him with Young Corbett. but Murphy's show
ing with Baldwin. even though the former
got a rough deal. was OF such inferior quality
as to convince many good Judges that the
Harlem boxer has been overrated. Murphy
is scientific and fast but he cannot hit hard.
He was said to be Al his best when McCiovern
settled him in a round two years ago.
These Nevada fight promoters evidently
think nothing OF money. Every day some
body R5s up with a So, 900 offer for such
and such a hght to he held at some obscure
mining camp. which incidentally receives
o much needed newspaper boom. The man
who pulled oil the Cans Nelson fight at Gold
field set the pace, Tonopah Is in line 10 gain
fame by reason of the Gans-Herman mill
TO be decided there on New Years Day, while
hNOlllf II wv NV ltlo ~ ~
Using. a promoter there having leaped to the
front " it'll a s25, 900 offer to Burns and O'Brien
to fight TO a finish on April l,
Burns has wired his acceptance and has
also posted a 81, 200 forfeit, while O'Brien has
been quoted as saying that he will sign arti-
cles if a 81, 900 cert flied check ia posted with
a responsible stakeholder. But meanwhile
the Pacific A. c. of Los Angeles is making a
strenuous attempt to land this interesting
heavyweight match. This club will hang
up a s25, 900 purse and a gold championship
belt valued at $500. II the fighters prefer
a PERCENTAGE of the gate to a purse they car
cut up 80 per cent. Burns has posted a
g., 800 forfeit To bind this match, too. which
shows that he wants to have the question
of supremacy definitely settled. The Lot
Angeles offer will remain open to O'Brien fol
three months, and il he does not accept 4
az the end of that line the belt will be awarded
10 Burns by default. While the Philadelphia
f. deliberating. why wouldn't II be a gooC
pIan for Burns to take on Johnson, the colOrec
hea vyweight, who will be in Los Angeles in
few days ready to make a match?
The arena in which Herman and Cans
will meet will be a covered building erected
At a cost of 100000. 1t covers a site i4O feet
square, with the floor of the twenty-four
foot ring elevated three and one-half feet
above the ground. The seating capacity
1EllTGt ABOUT N,NNb, anu u pd'hNu Jus
on New Years Day the receipts will reach
close to SOL, 900. When not used for fights
the arena will be turned into a skating rink
and dancing pavilion. The roof Is partially
constructed of glass so that ring contests
can be held in summer as well as IN winter.
The law which permits finish fights in NevadS
was especially enacted by the Legislature
10 permit Corbett and Fitzsimmons to settle
their long standing difficulties at Carson City
ten years ago.
The new rule which compels all N%atiOna
League clubs to provide dressing room
for visiting players not only does away WIN
the practice of driving ball tossers In uniform
10 and from the grounds in open Carriagei
but also deals President Murphy Of the Chi
CaEo club a solid blow in the body. Murph!
had planned TO have gaudy horse blanket
with champions" emblaZoned on them II
big letters to be worn by the nags whiCl
dragged the Cubs from their hotel quarter
to the different bail parks on the circnit
but under the new rule such circus tactic
cannot he INDUCED in. unless the Chicago
PLAYERS ride in the carriages dressed IN stree
clothes. The New York Nationals inaugu
rated this practice when they won the pen
nant two years ago. but owing to the fac
that McCraw's men were mobbed in severa
cit les while disporting themselves in publ
thoroughfares the league magnates decide'
to avoid further trouble.
American League fans are well satisne'
with the news that Ban Johnson and Charlie
Comiskey have buried that Ratchet. Thei
quarrel was the first bit Of friction In the me-
organization which they worked so hard I
form. Comiskey has often been referee
10 as one of the smartest men In baseball
wli.e Johnson, n clever diplomat. has de
served all the pra Use he has received for max
ing the American League what IL Is to-day
With Comiskey and Johnson pulling togethe
ba spball throughout the new circuit wi
probably boom even more successfully tnaI
last season. when the league pTospered I
the extent Of an overlooking treasury and a
the clubs on a paying basis.
Although the football season closed onl
two weeks ago. they are beginning 20 tai
of next years prOspects at Annapolis an
West Point. The navy football team wi
lose by graduation Capt. Spencer. right hall
back, Fullback Ingram. Quarterback Morton
Left End Bernard and possibly Right Tack
Piersol. Those of the linesmen who renal
gre Sllnghon. centre: Wright aud Meye
guards, Northcroft. left tackle. and Dagu'
right end. Douglass will probably play full
back, while Harris. Ewing, Richardson an
Lange showed quality lat fall that may ear
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