The Washington herald., 1907-03-29
By a stan cnrrspnndsnt.

By stan Correspondent
Baltimore. March 2s.-Tommy Murphy,
the pride Of Harlem. won mis- fight from
Kid Sullivan. the Washington favorite.
tonight. by knockout in the second
round Of what was scheduled to be a hf-
teen-round bout
One Of the largest crowds that has ever
Witnessed a mill in this city. including
fully six hundred sports from Washing
ton. greeted Referee CroWhuTsts an
nouncement with Misses and jeers. for
when he gave the decision both men were
on their feet. squarlag on ready 10 re-
sumo the battle The end came so quick
" that It was the biggest sort Of sur
prise TO the spectators
The second round was less than two
minutes old when. with both Of the CON
testants mixing II up nercely. Murphy
shot out a right smash 70 the jaw. sui
livan went to his knees. and at the advice
Of Joe Cans. his chief adviser, remainsd
there while Crowhurst counted with nis
fingers instead Of swinging his arm. Sui
livan. when he heard seven commenced
to rise, and finally regained his feet.
Murphy was right at his man. but as
the Kid threw up his guard. the referee
jumped between the men ana sent them
to their corners, giving the victory 10
Murphy on the ground that Sullivan was
down at the expiration Of ten seconds.
Referee Is Kissed.
When the crowd came to a realization
Of what had happened there was a storm
of Kisses. and one fanatic slammed a
water-bottie into the ring. Crowhurst
advanced TO the footIights and attempted
to explain the situation. but he was not
given chance 20 speak The demon
stration Of dissatisfaction was so great
that Crowhurst hustled OF when Muir
ply went to the dressing-Toom.
Sullivan remained 10 his corner, while
Al Herford made an effort TO get Murphy
10 go on with the fight. The New
Yorker positively refused TO resume the
battle, and two local fighters were put
on to quiet the crowd.
The fight was "A distinct disappointment.
as IL showed practically nothing. MuF-
ply was cautious throughout the open
ing round. but Suiliyae waded IN and had
the better OF the period. He started on
with a left swing 20 the jaw, and followed
Just as the gong sounded he landed a
pair of swings TO the body. This was
the Kids round.
Murphy More Aggressive.
In the second Murphy became more
aggressive. and shot stin right 10 the
face. Sullivan ran into a right hook.
and then they commenced 10 go at it
hammer and tongs. In the mix-up Muir
ply got in a right swing just below the
Kids left ear. and the Washington boy
went down partially dazed, but from all
appearances fit 10 continue.
Cans yelled al him 70 take his time, and
he remained on one knee while Crowhurst
counted. He got on his feet and was
amazed when pushed aside and told that
Murphy had Won
After the fight Sullivan told The Her
AIDS representative that he was the most
surprised individual in the theateT when
the verdict was given to the Hsrlemite
as he was IN good shape and confident Of
eventually winning
Joe Cans, Al HerfoTd, Sam Harris. and
Sam Lyons were in Sullivans corner.
while Kid Broad. Jack McGuigan. Johnny
Oliver, and Joe Sullivan looked after
Murphy,
The scrappers weighed in az s O'Clock at
l30 pounds. and both looked to be In good
shape when they went through the ropes
There were six good preliminaries on
the card. -