The Washington herald., 1907-01-12
MURPHY OUTCLASSED
Harlemite FarfrOm TOpRank
Among Light-weights.
KID SULLIVAN BETTER MAN
Silly Recap, the WeIi-knOwn Ref
cree, Names Washington Fighter
the COnquerOr of Young Corbett.
Denverite's Ring GeneraIshIP.

" iitltIl IL IlpluWtn AlDuhB Lfhh'Nff
was great disappointment 20 his many
friends on Wednesday night at the Ma
tionai Athletic Club
Reports from his training quarters at
Stratford, Conn, told that the ex-cham-
picn had worked faithfully and was as
good as when ne dethroned Terry Nc
Govern on that memorable November day
in Hartford. Conn. Even had he been half
as good he would have backed up the
opinion Of his friends. Instead, he came
into the ring with d bloated look, and fat
as the proverbial prize pig. says Billy
Recap, the well-known referee, in the
Philadelphia Ledger. Murphys work was
cut out All he had to do was to keep
out Of the way of Corbetts dangerous
right hand and he would be there at the
end of the sixth round.
Through the astutcEess OF his second.
Frank Erne. the ex-champion lightweight
Of the world the HarIemite not only
stayed the six rounds. but had the better
Of the gong. and had decision been rem
dered he would have surely earned it.
Despite all this Corbett Outgeneraled
both Murphy and his adviser, Erne- The
Dauverite staggered 70 his corner at the
end Of the second round a beaten man.
Instead of being sent out in the third
round to finish his man. Murphy was
told 90 be careful
Corbett's Clever work.
Corbett. with his superb ring general
ship, realized the desperate chance, and
came out of his corner when the bell
tolled for the thirJ round with rush.
He never allowed Murphy to get set With
his waning strength he carried the fight
to the Harlemite The latter and his sec
onds were astounded in fact, they were
outwitted. They concluded that Corbett
had been playing 'possum, and aferward
told Murphy 10 be extremely careful He
did, and what might have been a most
decisive victory was one which was meas
ured by points.
It was only Corbetts great ring gen
rralship that saved him from a decisive
brauug. TO De sure be had the advaHt-
age of weight by at least twelve pounds.
but he never used it against his lighter
opponent Ia fact. Murphy did most Of
the clincbiug 10 save his jaw from Cor
belts right-Aand punch.
Good Opportunity Lost,
II the DeuverIte proposes TO stay in the
boxing game bee owes it to his friends 10
train conscientiousiy and faithfully, and
put himself in the best Of condition He
lost the opportunity Of his career on
Wednesday night A decisive victory over
Murphy would have been the stepping
stone to a Nevada tight and a purse meas
ured by I'VE figures Now he has got 20
show the minor fight fans that he is
worthy Of their consideration.
As for Tommy Murphy. ne is still
fourth-rate pugilist. His confession Of
l52 pounds weight Wednesday night places
him in the lightweight class. Now. where
does Die stand In that Class2 OF course, not
near the top. Now. how near the top2
apart from Cans. there are Jack Black
burn. Jimmy Gardner. Harry Lewis.
Young Ernc. Ink Russell, Kid sullivan,
/ and Matty Baldwin here in the East, and
Jimmy Britt. Dick Hviand. Battling Mel
son. and Kid Herman in the West, VINO
IaTc all recognized as Murphy's master in
/ a twenty-four-fOot ring.
! So the Harlem lightweight is not a
| dangerous man in his class. after all ANY
/ one OF the eleven men mentioned would
almost agree 10 stop the Harlemite within
/ six rounds. one OF these men, Blackburn.
viii agree 20 take both Corbett and Muir
/ ply and stop each Of them. one after the
/ other. in six rounds NJ 133 pounds, or at
/ any weight above those figures which viii
suit either the Denverite or the Harlem
/ lightweight
Murphy Must Improve.
/ In the last two years Murphy was
/ knocked out by Terry McGovern in one
round, and was completely outpointed and