Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
MURPHY LOOKS
GOOD TO FANS
SHOWS GREAT FORM IN HIS
WORKOUTS
BOXES cLEVERLY, BUT REALLY
is A SLUGGER
Freddie Welsh Is Trying to Develop
Punch and Is So Successful That
He VIII Try to Win by a
Knockout Friday Night

After sizing up Johnny Murphy in his
workouts for the fight with Freddie
Welsh at Vernon Friday night, the fans
are beginning to wonder why the lit
tie Frisco boy does not occupy more
prominent spot in the dope book. MUIR
ply made a decided impression on all
who visited the East Side Athletic club
during the past week, and, although
he came here comparatively friendless
and unknown, he will have plenty of
support when he enters the ring with
the clever English champion.
In his daily boxing bouts with Dick
Sullivan and Willie Fairbanks, he
looms up as a formidable opponent for
any lightweight in the business. He
wastes no time in preliminary fiddling,
but the minute the word is given he
begins to fight with both hands. Even
his heavy sparring partners find 1t
difficult to keep from going down be-
fore his rushes and the only thing they
can do is to swing back and endeaVor
to stop him. Murphy refuses to be
stopped and apparently can eat up all
the punishment sent his way and seems
to be yelling for more all the time.
De Witt Van Court is taking big in
terest in Murphy and the veteran in
structor is confident that although his
former pupil will be on the short end
so far as the betting is concerned, the
result of the fight will be in his favor.
Van considers Murphy coming cham
pion and is not at all backward about
expressing his opinion.
Il have seen many promising light
weights and also have had share in
making several champion fighters
said Van yesterday, but none doomed
up with more class than does this boy
l.. .1s,.@
at any pace, and, while he understands
the scientific end of the game well
enough, he does not seem to he able to
do anything but fight. All he ever has
needed was chance and l am glad he
will have a shot at such well-thought-
of material as Welsh"
Van Court, while not actually direct
ing Murphy in training, will be assisted
by Nolan, the Well-known politician
and sporting man of San Francisco, who
has interested himself in Murphy and
looks out for the business end of his
matches Van also will second Murphy
Friday night. Nolan thinks Johnny
is made of championship material and
will back his Judgment with real money,
no matter what the price against his
boy.
Freddie Welsh shares the confidence
imposed In him by majoritys of the
fans and is telling his friends that he
will show them that he possesses a
knockout punch. He figures that he
will beat Murphy down inside of fif-
teen rounds and at Venice where he is
training, spends most Of his time slug
ginC with his sparring partners. Welsh
already is down to weight and is in his
usual grand condition. He will knock
off work Thursday and will be ready
for even the rough stuff to be expected
from Murphy.
Sailor Sullivan and Jake Arnold are
in trim for their fifteen-round prelim-
mary and promise to put up fast
scrap. Bruce Pitcher is managing
the sailor and claims to have cham
pion in the boy who lost only one bat
tie out of the seventeen he engaged In
while with Uncle Sans navy.
The sale OF seats for Friday night
doings opened yesterday and, although
not unexpected, the demand was brisk.
The popular prices appeal to the fans
who like lots of fighting and decisive
results for their money and good
house is looked for by the Jeffries club
people.
Billy Sanilham, who will meet Danny
Webster In a twenty-round bout on the
evening of the 21st, when Young Otto
and Montana Kid get together in
bout scheduled to go the same distance,
will arrive on the Owl this morning.
Sanilham will train at Jack Doyle's
South Side club and will lose no time
in getting to work, for tales of Web
ster's ability have reached his ears and
he will take no chances on being out
of condition when hooking up with the
clever local featherweight.