Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-16

xxIILLIAM BATTLING" HUR-
w LEY, of Passaic, Is entitled to
meet Harlem Tommy Murphy
after his fight with Jack Goodman at
the Paramount A. G. last night. Hur-
ley simply slugged Goodman till the
latter was holding on and resorted to
elbowing in a foul amer. 1t Is I'M
derstood now that at the Sharkey A.
c.. next Wednesday night the Jersey
boy will meet Murphy. II he fights as
he did last night Murphy will have the
time of his life beating him. It's
doubtful, in the writer's mind, If the
Harlem boy can do it.
There was a divided opinion over
the result of the fight, but Hurley had
every fight advantage to his credit dur
ing the ten rounds, except that the
blows Goodman struck were pretty to
look at, but Hurley's were the punish
ers. The Batter hit three blows to
Goodman's one.
Both men were careful in the first
round. Goodman got busy with his left
jab, which made Hurley start to force
matters. Goodman got over some GOOD
blows to the head, jaw n body, but
Hurley pounded the body and fought
well defensively. There was little to
choose between the men in this round.
The second round found both men
ready for fight. Goodman tried to go
ahead, but Hurley came back with
GONE crushing blows to the jaw and
body, both hands working. This volley
of blows aroused Goodman, who clev-
erly jabbed Hurley to the jaw two OF
three times. The blows shook the Pas
sale boy and sent his fighting spirit
high. Ee tried to get over some tell
ing blows, out Goodman, by fast foot
work, eluded several wicked Flows.
Goodman kept jabbing with his left re-
peatedly, as the Battling Jerseyman
kept boring in. This is a round that
might be called Goodman's.
The 1abbing ana elusive footwork in
the early part of the third round by
Goodman got Hurley going for fair
and he did the best fighting so far.
Out of the din of jabbing, ETC., Hurley
delivered a fierce left to the body and
then racked Goodman with a Calling
volley Of rights and lefts to body, face,
head, and every other place. The crowd
was enthusing. Goodman's generalsh1p
brought him back to a level with the
Passaic boy, and the West Sider's jab
was soon working, putting Hurley's
head back. hi jabblng was just to
the Battling boys liking, for he closed
the round with a whirlwind of blows
that had Goodman lost. This was cas-
lily Hurley's round.
= The next round was h round OF the
fight. except the last. After a little
snarring. featuring Goodman's nasty
left lab. Hurley cut loose with a
fusilade of blows that brought the
crowd to its feet. Both Of Hurley's
hands LANDED on every part of the
New Workers. body, and Jack was GER
tainly on the defensive. Goodman kept
poking that jab at Hurley, but 1T
seemed to make no impression on the
Passaic boy. who kept after Goodman's
body all the time. The Battler's head
went back several times from that jab,
but in an exchange Of blows towards
the end of the round Hurley a far
the better of it, doubling Goodman
with body punches a couple of times
and furnishing him repeatedly.
The fury Of the oun before was
carried over into the next. After Hur-
lev had fathomed Goodman's wicked
left lab again he set sail, both n
going for his opponent. The men mixed
it time and again, simply swapping
wicked punches that hurt. with Good
man suffering the more. Hurley's blows
to the kidneys and stomach were severe,
and the Passaic boy kept pounding at
Goodman, and the West Slider was hold
ing on to save himself. 1t was Hur-
ley's round
Goodman sent Hurley's head back as
a starter with that left jab. but the
battling Jerseyman soon had the
Gothamite against the ropes. raining
blows on his body, face and jaw. Hur-
LEWIS body blows were hurting. You
could see by Goodman's expression n
his calls to the referee to stop Hurley
from hitting him low. The Passaic boy
was not hitting foul. While Goodman
was against the ropes, Goodman ripped
in an uppercut that Strengthened up
Hurley, but the Jersey boy was after
Goodman, who had slipped away, and
before the New Yorker knew it
Hurley was covering him with rights
and lefts again. Goodman did some
great work with that left hand n IN
the exchanges delivered some good
punches. Goodman. however, when the
round closed was holding on to save
himself from the body blows. All
things. considered this round may be
called eevn.
AS usual Goodman started the
next round with his left jab. Hur-
lev. however. by carrying the fight to
him soon broke up that party and they
were smuggling, with honors a little in
favor of Hurley. Goodman at this
point began to use his shoulder and
elbow in a foul fashion on Hurley's
stomach. and the crowd Missed him
repeatedly until the end of the fight.
as he used it. Hurley seemed to be-
come angered at the elbow tactics in
this round and went after Goodman
again. He chased Goodman half way
around the ring along the ropes, trying
70 get over a hayma1ser, but he
couldn't. Goodman was clever, though
he was taking great punishment. u