The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-29
SPORTS OF A DAY
 TOLD IN A GLANCE
irear Hstc Battle Scheduled for Tonight When Mofan The Briten, Meets Harlem Tommy Murphy, The Celt
 =Jefries Starts on $50 GOO Vaudeville Sullivan Begins Trip Around the World--Grappler Gotch Home- ward Bound-=DriScoIl BestS Moran.
'o-day's New York Sum says:

sseE IO-QdyDS New YOrk 0uu says.
 Sporting men who take interest in
 glove contests were divided in opinion
 yesterday as to the result of the ten
 round bout between Owen Moran, the
 English featherweight, and Harlem
 Tommy Murphy.the clever lightweight
 which will be decided in the ring of
 the exclusive National A. c. in East
 l2wenty-fourth street tonight. The .-asfen will weigh 190 pounds at o'clock.
 about four hours before getting into
 Their corners. which means that Mur-
 phy will probably have decided ad-
 vantage in avoirdup0is Moran is con-
 sidered by many experts to be the
 science. He is a rugged little fellow
 who believes in lighting all the time
 and bars nobody. The fact that he
 has succeeded in fighting two drawn
 battles with Abe Attell. the American featherweight champion. is excellent proof of his class. Both of these con-
 tests took place in San Francisco, one
 being for twenty-five rounds and the Dther for twenty-three. and in each i'm stance Moran and his friends claimed that he should have had the decision.
 Those who saw Moran and Attell
 mix it have since declared that Attell
 was really lucky to get draw in each instance and that if either battle had gone to finish Moran would prob ably have won because of his strength and endurance. In Murphy Moran will meet a boxer who is not far behind Attell in cleverness but lacks real hit ting power. While Murphy says that he will make the weight and be as strong as usual, many believe that he will not possess the same strength he displayed when he outpointed Frankie Madden in ten round mill recently. Murphy is strictly a boxer. He is fast on his feet. has a cool head and can put up an almost perfect defence. but ne is not aggressive, and for that req son Moran will probably carry the fight to him from the outset.
 The bout is attracting widespread at t9ntion for the reason that if Moran wins he will probably be matched with DriscolI. the bout to take place in Eng land in the spring. while If Murphy is successful he will doubtless meet Dris- coll in ten round affair at the Ma tional A. c. within the next three weeks.
 New York Jan. 2e.--Earnest Sieg- fried, the German Oak.'' is ready and willing to meet any of the grapplers for championship honors. In a try-out last night the first in this country. Siegfried pinned three men to the mat fin thirteen minutes. It was easy for the German champion. With the hold ! which is like the Merry -go-round' he grabbed his opponents around the waist spun them in the air few dimes and while they were in a dizzy and then the husky German would fall on them and the pinning of the should CTS to the mat was easy.
 Charles Schwartz was the first man | to call quits. He lasted two minutes: | Frank Pascal stood the pace for four l minutes and forty seconds: "Buch' f Miller lasted almost as long as the other two but he had to give way. The 1 German will be matched to meet Joe l Rogers. A forfeit has already been put up sturdy little English fighter. still keeps up his winning streak. Last night he Outfought and olt-generalled Johnny | Marto of New York for ten rounds l Marto proved stayer but the Eng lishmans cleverness did not permit | the New Yorker to land. At the end l Marto was badly cut up but was still | coming on for more
 The Englishman gave a remarkable | exhibition of ring science against a l slugger who was probably ten pounds | heavier.
 nriscoll was quick as a. cat on his feet. kept a cool head.ein spite of in Eessant rushing tactics by his antagon- ist. and landed so many clean blows | with both hands that Marto's left eye | was completely closed, while his nose 1 and mouth were badly bruised. 4InsidestepDfng and blocking Driscoll | avoided many dangerous blows. while l he was always on the alert for open i: ings. He jared Marto several times with heavy right handlers on the jaw, i but the latters toughness probably | saved him from knockout.
 SDriscoll could not have lost if the 1 1laill had gone to a finish. To ring ex- | perts he appeared to be one of the best | boxers that ever stepped into ring in l this city. and it was the opinion at i26 | pounds ringside Attell would have his hands full with him in a ten round | contest Driscoll is matched with | Leach Cross 1855 pounds. at o'clock, and the mill will be decided at the Fairmont A. C.: probably on February II.