The San Francisco call., 1908-03-15
Cyclone Thompson Is
Given Decision
Cory Combat Sickens Even Time
Hardened Spectators at The
Ringsidc

BY stopping the Cyclone Thompson
Johnny Murphy night in the eighth
period OF what was scheduled TO have
been = 20 round bout At Conroths Mis-
sion street arena yesterday, Sheriff Bob
Chatham % SAN Mateo performed an
act or mercy. e he did not in fact save
slurpEy from appearing in the title
rolc al . coroner's inquest
A small crowd saw Thompson de
clared the winner over Murphy after
eight ROUNDS % the bIoodiest fighting
seen on the Pacific coast IN many years.
The battle was almost devoid OF class,
and after the second round its te<mina-
tion was only a question of when IL
would be stopped 10 prevent ? fatality.
After the Intervention OF the sheriff
Referee Billy Roche announced that
Chatham had anticipated his OWE action
by only the few seconds that would
have elapsed before the sound OF the
gong for the end OF the round. Roche
explained that he was awaiting the
action OF Murphy's seconds. whom be
expected 20 throw up the sponge. and
he insisted that IL they had not done
so before the end OF the round he
would have stopped the fight then. Be
that as Il may men who have sat at
the ringside for years and have of1ci-
ated as the third man in the ring in
cores Of battles sickened at the gore
l1 u lllNA tDll HHEn : bdA-ACD anu ANAA
Ihe ringside at the end OF the NTH
round.
~STOP IT:~ WELLS CROWD
What The sheriff did in the eighth
round might have been done in the
sixth when It was apparent that Muir
ahy had not a chance 10 win, and the
cry Of stop It. Stop it," was sent up
by the crowd. Be il said TO the credit
Of Murphy that he was game as a peo-
hIe and did not seem TO realize that he
was hopelessly beaten by a fighter who
4 simulated all the punishment he could
administer without a sign OF distress.
With q severed artery in his lip from
which he bled furiously for 20 min
utes. and his face beaten almost out of
semblance OF q human countenance.
Murphy wanted 10 go on
The lighting was fast and furious
from the tap OF the gong that brought
The men together until the sheriff has
.ened Roche's decision in favor of
Thompson Murphy had all the class
exhibited. but he seemed unable to
think. In spite Of the warnings of his
seconds he insisted on fighting Thomp-
son at his own game. and in the almost
continuous infghting he was al the
rugged Thonpson's mercy.
MURPHY THE CLEvERER
outboxed the Cyclone. but his willing
ness TO carry the fighting to his oppo-
nent resulted in clinches in which
Thompson landed short. Furnishing
-hts and lefts on the four round idol
AT will In the third round Murphy
rushed TO the center OF the ring. and
missing a right swing for Thorpson's
head. ran mis- mouth into a vicious
right which cut the lip nearly in half
and severed an artery. Both men went
TO their corners covered with blood.
ard from that tine until the fight was
stopped they were bathed in gore and
The ring assumed the appearance OF
butchers shambles.
Murphy fought fast and cieverly in
.he first half of the fourth. standing
thompson off and landing repeatedly
20 the head and face. Thompson
fought wildly and went to his corner
bleeding freely from a cut in the head.
When Murphy came to the scratch
in the fifth his seconds had been un-
able 10 stop the flow OF blood from his
damaged lip and his face began TO as
sumo the appearance of raw beef He
was tired. His blows lacked steam and
direction.
Murphy. came back apparently
but bleeding frightfully in the
.xth. He had no difficulty In landing
s.i Thompson. but his blows did little
DANA &c. and every lead brought him
& ato a cIinch. where he was a chopping
block for the awkward but ever will
ing Cyclone. Murphy whipped over
one right 10 the jaw that Strengthened
Thompson but he was plainly q beaten
man and the fans were loudly insist
ing that the bout be stopped.
IN the seventh Murphy swas easy for
Thompson. after opening the round
with two ineffective rights TO the face.
In the eighth a right to the body
nearly finished the bleeding pride OF
The fou9 round game, and the sheriff
hceding the insistent demands Of the
crowd. stopped the fight.
Monte Afteil was lucky to draw with
Jimmy Carroll in the l. round prelimi-
nary. which he might have won in
half the distance had he the nerve TO
do any or the lighting. Attell had IL
on Carroll both in weight and strength.
but was short on courage and was con-
tent to let the smaller boy do all the
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