Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
MURPHY WINS FIERCE
BATTLE FROM bEDELL
Great Crowd Sees Milling That
Furnishes Plenty of Action .
From Start.

properly, introduced as the Pr1de or
Harlem by Referee Jim Shortel at the
Bedford A. c.. gave Joe Bedell. Brook
lyn's JOY terrible beating at that club
last night But Thomas had hot time
handing Joe his lacing. for Joseph is one
Of those tough youngsters who can take
a severe lambasting and then come back
for more.
It was in the clinches that Murphy
did most of the damage. The boys
fought straight rules and this favored
the Flatbush lad. He drove his fists
against his opponents chin with deadly
precision every time they became locked
in a hug. which was quite often.
Bedell fought we'll when they were
broke" but as soon they came to
close quarters Murphy had all the better
Of 1t, and Tommy saw to 1t that they
kept together. Murphy kept his face
clean until the ninth round. when Bedell
spread his nose all over his face. Joe
was we'll marked at the finish.
The contest last night showed that
adopted town. Nearly everybody present,
and there was record crowd, was a
Bedell rooter.
Doors Had to Be Closed.
The crowd began arriving long before
the doors were opened. BY the time the
first preliminary was staged the big barn
was crowded to its greatest capacity,
and Manager Jim Shortel ordered the
doors closed. Nearly 1900 members sue
ceeded in getting in before the doors
were locked. and about 500 were left to
kick their heels on the sidewalk outside,
through the cracks in the plank walls.
Inside the spectators divided seats
among them, in many cases two fraternal
members sharing the same chair. Those
who were not fortunate enough to Sc
cure seats stood up on one another's feet
along the walls, too excited after the
bouts began to think Of comfort.
Murphy was the first to enter the ring.
He was greeted with a roar Of applause.
Before 1t died down he was handed a
telegram from his friends in the Mid
wood A. G.. wishing success to coming
lightweight champion"
Bedell was uproariously received The
usual announcements of bouts to come
and introductions OF local ring celebrities
followed. Finally the ring was cleared.
the boxers received their instructions and
the bell started them on their way.
Murphy the Early Aggressor.
Murphy. began by jabbing left to the
jaw. and when they clinched he worked
his left in short jolts to the chin. Bedell
whipped right to the stomach, and in
the clinches that followed Murphy cut
BedeHs mouth with short uppercuts.
They rushed into clinch in the second.
and Murphy repeated his jolting tactics.
Beden landed lefts to the jaw and
stomach, but got a battering in the
clinches.
The. usual rush and clinch opened the
third, After Joe had received his usual
quota of uppercuts he landed lefts and
rights that made his followers roar with
delight. Murphy coolly planted right
to the chin. Toward the end of the round
Murphy dazed Bedell with an uppercut in
a clinch.
Bedell held Tommy in a clnch in the
fourth and made him cover with lefts and
rights to the head, one of which raised a
lump under Murphy's left eye.
Bedell slipped to his knees in the fifth,
but was up in trice and jabbed Tommy g
nose. Murphy began to send punches
crashing into Bedelrs stomach. but to-
ward the end Of the round he slammed
over few to the face.
The timekeeper had TO ring the bell
twice for the sixth. After a clinch they
exchanged rights to the jaw, Murphy
having the better Of the exchange. Bedell
landed four jabs to the nose, but Tommy
evened matters with crashing right to
the nose.
Redell opened the seventh with a series
Of jabs to the nose. They exchanged
rights 10 the Jaw. ioOIne nara milling IOl-
lowed, with honors about even.
Hurricane Milling at End.
Between the seventh and the eighth
rounds the Bedell cohorts gave three
cheers for their man. Murphy began the
eighth with a left to the jaw. Joe landed
three stiff jabs to the nose. A left to
the jaw rocked Bedelrs head and he
missed two vicious swings.
The ninth was full Of fast fighting,
Murphy landing the cleaner punches. In
a rally toward the end of the round Be-
dell drew blood from Tommy's nose.
They shook hands at the beginning of
the tenth. Tommy drove right to the
heart. A tab brought more blood from
followers climbed up to the ropes and al
most charged into the ring in their en-
thusiasm. Both were fighting hard when