Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-30
MORAN OUTPO|NTS
TOMMY MURPHY
Britisher Proves Too Strong
for Pride of Harlem at End
of Furious Battle.

NEW YORK January 3O-Owen Moran.
the little English featherweight who atepped
out of his class to fight Harlem Tommy
Murphy at the National A. c. last night.
proved that he Is to be reckoned with in
the lightweight division. Throughout all
but one of the ten rounds the Britisher
haid 1t over the Harlemite. He outboxed,
outpunched and outgeneraled Tommy
nearly every minute of the way. His left
shift had Murphy up in the air. and at
times Tommy was unable to find the little
feather.
Moran, with his little shift made Tom
my look very bad. Every time he UNI
corked 1t he almost dropped the Iar-
lemite. The wonder is that his handlers
did not make Owen use this style of at
tack oftener. as Tommy was absolutely
helpless against it. In the eighth round
only did Murphy hold the upper hand.
In the last two rounds Tommy fought at
a terrific pace, but Owen was present at
every angle, and the advantage did not
sway on account of Murphys finish.
Murphy Forced to Run.
From the fourth round on Moran be-
gan to show stronger. He had apparently
sized up the shifty Harlemite, and kept
on top of him all the time. His rushes
had Tommy SO that he was unable to set
himself. 1t worried him a bit. Moran
was using both hands to good effect.
though Murphy was going away all the
while. which robbed the punches Of much
of their. sting.
There was a great deal of clinching In
the fifth. Moran stung Murphy with
wicked right to the stomach that forced
Tommy to cover Moran slipped to his
knees as they broke from a clinch He
slipped number of times afterward but
was always up in a trice. Moran did not
give Tommy q chance to collect himself.
but continued to hammer away with both
hands. Owen cut Tommys right eye with
a left hook just at the bell
Murphy came back himself again in
the sixth and was ready for Owens
rushes. He got the Englishman, break.
1t rocked the Briton. who Immediately
rushed. uppercutting. Owen showed
some fancy ''Driscoll' ducking and then
connected with left and right to neck and
ear and dazed Tommy. They were ham
mering away in a clinch when the excit-
ing period ended.
Englishman Hits Harder.
They slowed up bit In the seventh.
Tommy landed the more blows. but those
of Moran were cleaner and harder. Muir
ply evaded Morans rushes successfully.
and put left and right to the face soidly
several times. Moran found the jaw with
DOtn nanQS. Inc e1gntn was q DIT excit-
ing. but marked with a great deal OF
cinching. Moran was hammering away
at his opponents body and kidneys in the
mix-up. Both used iefts and rights to face
and stomach in royal fashion.
The milling in the last couple of rounds
was lively in every particular. They
roughed it from the gong in the ninth.
Both landed with lefts, and then they
came to close quarters and hammered
away in a manner to warm the fans to
frenzy Tommy was uppercutting ad-
mirably solid right shaking Moran
perceptibly. They were locked at the end.
both willing and eager.
This last period of the fray was fit
ting one for the occasion. Both boys
were eager and this perhaps excused the
natural Wildness of each. Murphy missed
a left lead and Moran damned his mouth
with a left Tommy countered with q left
to the ear and followed with a left to the
mouth and a right to chin. He ducked
into a hard left to the ear, and when
Moran whipped over right to the jaw
Tommy shambled over to the ropes. Till
the very end they fought about, but Mo
ran was the stronger and was landing the
more effectively.
Prep-Business Game Postponed.
The basket ball game scheduled bel weea
the Georgetown Props and Business High
School for yesterday afternoon was post
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