Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-23
THE PUGlLlSTS ALL OF THEM
 WERE FAXED
0'Brien Relieves His Mind of a Burden Summers and Mur-
 ply Fought We'll.

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 San Francisco, ! May 23-The Even
 ing Bulletin yesterday printed q sign
 ed statement by Philadelphia Jacl O'Brien, in which the Quaker pugilis
 declares that nearly every big figh
 in which he has been engaged was |
 fake O'Brien contends that haviu,
 adopted pugilism as a profession ant
 being far more scientific than mos
 of his opponents, the only way b, could get matches was by consentint
 to frame them up, thus permitting hi opponents to clean up literally in bet ting.
 O'Brien tells at great length of tht arrangements made with Tommy Burns. He declares that he was no in any condition to fight, but tha Burns's eagerness to arrange faks misled him. Hence he consented tc go into the ring when he wasn't fairl. trained, and it was only when the gong sounded that he saw be had beer double crossed.
 After the first round, he says. all his attention was given to lasting out the twenty rounds as he was in nc condition to put up good fight. He also gave details of fakes arranged with Peter Jackson. Tommy Ryan Walcott and with Fitzsimmons in his first fight in Philadelphia Fitz at- tempted to double cross him. O'Brieu declares, but was severely punished.
 O'Brien also says his bout with Sam Berger in Philadelphia was fixed and that the fight was rehearsed in a bar the night before with Jack Gleason as solitary spectator. Sports here regard O'Brien's statement as a lame effort to explain how he came to make so poor a showing recently in Los An geles. Every expert pronounced O'Brien in the pink of condition, and his present claim that he was rot Tight is scoffed at. Gleason and others here also give the lie to OBrien's statement that the O'Brien- Berger fight was framed up.
 Tommy Murphy, of New York, and Johnny Summers, the champion feath- er-weight of England, last night fought one of the best battles ever seen in Philadelphia.
 The English lad scored clean knockdown in the first round with a right-hand swing to the jaw. He fought with lightning speed from the start and showered blow after blow upon his opponant and received only few in return.
 In the second round Murphy was knocked down twice for the count with terrific right-hand swings on the jaw. He was very groggy when he regained his feet and 1t seemed at this time as though Summers would score a knock out. He rushed Murphy around the ring landing swings, tolts and jabs on his opponents face and body, but be- fore he succeeded in delivering a de- cisive blow the bell ended the round.
 Murphy seemed to realize that the visitors blows had lost their steam and he fought back hard and directed his blows with more accuracy. The round was in favor of Summers. but not as distinctly as were the other two.
 Murphy appeared greatly refreshed in the fourth round and rushed at Sum- mers like wild cat. With the speed of trip-hammer he landed blows on the Englishman that made the latter vince. They fought at close range several times in this round, and in each mixup the New York boy car ried of the honors.
 Murphy played for the body in the early part of the fifth round, aud then when Summers showed signs of fa- tigue changed his tactics and rained blow after blow on his opponents face and body.
 The round was clearly in favor of Murphy.
 The final round was Nurphy's by big margin. Several times he drove Summers to the ropes with right-hand swings and jolts. He fought so fast that Summers was bewildered and showed signs of fatigue.
 Jack Goldswain, the English light. Ntith1 NudthplVhs VIII pAObdDig NAcll this country the latter part of next month for the purpose of arranging bouts with a number of New York and other American boxers. He will he under the wing of ]. Frank Bradley of the Mirror of Life of London and will make Boston his headquart- ers during his visit to this country. l
 Jim McQuillan. Sam Langford and Al Delmont will accompany the Eng. ishmen on their way over. and 1t is likely will act as Goldswain's sparring partners. they having struck up a yreat friendship
 Goldswain has decision over Jabez who is considered one of the. pest men of his weight in England. be- | tides defeating lot of other boys in ] his class. He Is a boxer with a hard . punch in either hand. and Just 10 make 1t interesting will put up a side | bet that he can defeat any of our ooys up to 40 pounds.