Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-12
THE PUGILISTS
THE SURE THING.
 NOT so SURE
Dick Hyland Touted as a World Beater Got His-Burke and
 Johnson To.Night.

Philadelphia, Sept. 12.-Tommy
 Murphy outpointed Fighting Dick
 Hyland in six-round bout fast night at the National A. c. The
 Pride of Harlem led all the way but
 didn't have the power to score a
 knockout.
 It was another display in which
 the fighter met the finished boxer.
 In this exhibition the distance favor ed Murphy. Hyland was just as
 willing when the sixth round was
 under way as he was when Referee
 Jack McGuigan brought the men to
 the center of the ring at the begin
 ming. Murphy, elusive but never shrinking, found his cleverness a
 been pecked until the blood stream ed from his nose and mouth, the delegation of New Workers, making up the biggest portion of the crowd of 5000, called for Murphy to finish his opponent. Tommy's rapid tattoo work on Hyland's jaw aroused the Californian only to the point of set | ting himself firmly on the floor and wading in.
 In the first round Murphy began business without pondering over the problem. Before he had scanned Hyland from head to toe Tommy had rushed the Californian and planted left and right jolts on Fighting | Dicks jaw. The second round was nearly even. When Murphy slipped and fell the crowd accepted it as eyi- dence of Hyland's power, but Tom my bounded to his feet at once and bored in.
 The third round was the gem of the show. Murphy met Hyland in the center of the ring, both rushing fiercely. Three left hand swings landed on Hylands jaw and the Californian was turned half around by the fearful battering. But he came forward and received more short range thumps without giving Murphy any substantial receipt. hy- land was swept to the ropes by the fury of Murphy's series of left and right chops. While dangling ,,n the ropes Hyland exposed his chin to the Harlemite's full battery, but Tommy peppered away in vain. Hyland walked into Murphy's left in the fourth round and Tommy con- tinued to increase his lead. In the fifth Murphy carried the Pacific tao tics instead of continuing his savage attack. But when the sixth and last round was called, Fighting Dick was there, blood stained and shaky- kneed, but full of humping inten- tions. Murphy tried to box aud take no chances of losing the decided aI- vantage he had gained, but Hy.and wanted only the slam-bang style, and he insisted upon having it. Murphy used his left cleverly, but could not make Hyland retreat. Dick appear ed better the further he went, aId there didn't seem to be a chance of Murphy scoring a knockout at any distance.
 The preliminaries were briskly con- tested. Griff Jones and Battling Singer went four rounds, the former showing more skill. Dick Nelson, at Brooklyn, had Joe German wabbly at the end of four rounds. Jack Reardon made a splendid showing in knocking down Kid Locke and more than holding his own against his heavier opponent.
 Before the main event was called. challenges to the winner were read from Spike Robson. Johnny Sum- mers and Bert Reyes.
 .1 willingness to back himself for S1,000 against any 13O-pounder.
 Big" Jack Johnson and "Ambi- tious" Sailor Burke will fight tonight in Smiths theater, Bridgeport. The contest is one of the many "elimina- tion" battles which have been an- nounced since the heavy weight squabble got we'll under way, but there is more at stake than forfeit and purse money. Johnson has a re- putation and the future to care for: Burke can lose and still be respected because Johnson on form, outclasses all the second raters and unknowns now in the chase for Jim Jeffries old title
 Joe Humphreys. manager of Sailor Burke has been grooming his charge at Stratford, Conn. only a few miles from the battle-ground. Humphreys says that New Workers who consider Johnson unbeatable will find the Con- neeticut supporters of Sailor Burke there with loud shouts and lots of money. Burke has been humping Jim Savage. Kid Cutler and all the Stratford volunteers until his cham pionship aspirations fairly sizzle. Burke is as sincere as any man could be with such a severe task before him.
 Harry Scroggs of Baltimore has issued a challenge to the winner Of the Hyland-Murphy fight in PhiladeI- phia tonight.
 The gate receipts for the KetcheIl- 1. Thomas fight are said to have been over s25.OO0. although no official statement has been given out
 Bill Squires- who will meet Jack tTwinl Sullivan al CoIma. Sept. zs. has secured Joe Thomas as his susr- ring partner for the training work
 Jim CofToth is willing to give Mike Donovan of Rochester a match with I KetcheIl. Thomss's conqueror of a week ago to-day. but thus far Ket- rhelI has not agreed to the plan
 W H RoCan may referee the Dave z DeshIeT-kid Sullivan fight al BzItt- . more on September Is. as DashIer and his manager are noT ssrfsHas