Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

many Ir!enuS during his brief visit.
Since his visit here, Murphy has been
busy. He has been at New Castle.
Pa, wtsre he vas manager for Tony
CapOni, who won decisive victory
over George Gunther. Capori has
participated in forty eight battles and
of all those he has only lost one
decision and that was after twenty
two rounds He Won over Gunther,
the undcfeated Italian for the middle
weight class. At O'clock in the
afternoon Csponi weighed in at 1541
pounds and Ganther at 1863 pounds.
n The weight limit being 1876 pounds,
Car oni took Gum hers forfeit of 500
Tor weight. Caponi came through the
mill without blemlsh Gunther by
his ability TO take punishment and
being thorough game, managed to
remain alive during twelve rounds.
Although it was victCry for Capnoi,
there was nc decision on account of
the state laws of Pennsylvania.
Caponi will very likely meet Billy"
Papke, the Spring Valley terror, the
athletic club there having offered
good inducements for PapKe to sign
up with Caponi. Murphy has agreed
to the fight with Paple's manager I.
E Jones, La Sale, H., under the
following conditions: Caponi will
spar Papke and take all or split the
money, just as Jones desires. Muir
ply has 500 posted with the Chicago
Examiner to go as forfeit with $500
side bet, the weight to be $50 to 154
pounds. Both men are about of d
size and ii is up to Papke to make the
match, as he has been fighting at
that weight. Murphy has already
signified his Willingness to enter on
the above terms. Caponi is consider
ed to be the best man OF the weight
$50 pounds-with possibly the eXcep-
ton of Joe Thomas of California.
Papke, on the other hand is consider
ed a phenomena by his quick defeats in
the past six months of such men as
the original Kid Farmer, Dick Fitz-
patrick, Carl Anderson and 'Bil!y''
Rhodes. This looks like the most
likely match that can be staged today
outside of match with Joe Thomas
Murphy also has under his wing Young
Nunzie, who has also defeated Mike
RieIey and will match him with any
man at 135 pounds. Murphy has also
taken the management of Young Ma
honey at 1853 pounds. He has fought
Kelly two hard draws, one at Milwau-
kee and the other at IndIanapo lis,
eight and ten rounds respec lively.
Murphy will match him against any
man at 158 pounds in the middle
weight limit for any part of 1000
He will likely fight Ben Tremble at
catch weights Although Trembe
will outweigh him twenty pounds he
is certain he can beat him.
Teddy Murphy is known from coast
to coast as the boy manager, being
the youngest IN the business. He
was formerly manager for Battling
Nelson and saw him through slxty-o ne
battles, as well as other prominent
fighters. Contrary to the prevailing
opinion Nelson and Murphy are good
friends ana the latter expects that ere
long they will be hooked up again.
Murphy is paying the present visit to
WATERFOWL not only to put on the
Dorrell string OF fighters, but to visit
his brother Eagles. He will return at
once to Chicago to look after Capunl's
training. If it should happen that
Papke should funk, Caponi will take
on er Billy Rhodes or BARLEY Don
nelly at New Castle, Pa, or Roches-
ter, N. Y.
HOMES IN THE NORTHWEST.