The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-02
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
va RPHT'S VICTORY OVER No.
RAN a SURPRISE.
RumsrS SG . Rrameap Beach Here o. esn
the Coast Referees Decision Net
Entirely satIstactOrS-Je Doing
some Neal " Ork the Baseball Dates

The fact that Harlem Tommy Murphy
received decision over English owen
Moran at the end Of . twenty round bout
IN Frisco Monday night not only caused a
general feeling % surprise here yesterday
but provided ground for the belief that
somebody must have cleaned NJ hand
.omely by taking tho short end % the bet
ting. Moran was favorite. the price being
10 to :. when the men entered the ring
Then bunch OF educated money showed
on the Murphy end with much peFSis-
tency that the rumoT spread through the big
crowd In Dreamland Rink there Was some
thing IN the wind MOTan's advantage for
fifteen rounds vas pronounced AID the
verdict Of Referee Eddie smith In the local
boxers favor was received by the crowd
with unmistakAbls dtspleasure. the reports
saw. but the bets stood ~ laid.
Many queer nEht- have been pulled on
ON the Toast The gambling element hAs
always shown unusual interest IN them
and II ~ = tradition that the sure thing men
have seldom been wrong II - fact that
several indiN iduAIs Who are nov cutting
an important figure in puEIlLsm In Calf
foTnla have been accused Of participating
IN former fakes in v hich big money changed
hands Whether the MorAn-Murphy hight
was fTameup To " in sure money or not
viii probably remain an unSOlNsd problem.
hu, good rins judges NhS nave zen ,ness
make themselves celieNe that Monday
uight = contest was a real test
The ARRANGEMENT of this Moran Murphy
bout was a queer procesdinR They were
matched to boa ten rOunda at brooklN u
club when Promoter ConrOth suddenly
Moran left tor the coast at once and Murphy
declared that The EnglisnmAn had run
away hut Murphy when he made this
assertion had california railroad tickets
N MS inside pocket several hight fans
predi-ted Yesterday that Moran and Murphy
Nould meet "a another bout before ,oI-
n hen the sporting public would again have
chan'r 10 guess the winner
IeTris- - getting some real exercise At
Los Angeles Ia addition to hill climbing
and road runs h- - Chpppgng and saving
lumber ami - taking a daily whirl AZ the
pun,h Ing hag lie avs he - satisfied With
the-.. methods aud close Observers declare
b." - steadily improving Jen IL appar-
euth disgusted Wtth the NTznEle over the
battle-ground Tor the hig nghi am sorry
the prom"ier, can't sc' along better. he
..ld he Other DAY ian TanC,-'.o Is - a :.
hattie with johnson ruile,t IN th~r"
hop" the matter viii be s-ttie-i -non. tor al
this taih - hurthE The hghi
Tom McoArey ha- turned over diam ond
belt emb.ematic 81 the World bantam
weight championship, To Frank" onl"y
the Mi'hlgan toy Who re'"nrlv Knocked
out Monte Atteil onlev l- Matched "a
iish' forty I've round. VIII Damn Wen,
Npril In declarinE ,oniey 'h~ bantam
champion M't arey evidently overlook :
Johnny Cox!on. Pal Moore. Jimmy Walsh
and Digger StanIey. all nrst ,ls-- pugrhs'-
IN this ".a-s
Franz Bancroft n the Cincinnati Reds
IN tI-s.,f. sing me advancement ~ The Pi't-
burg .t.u,inuAti dates wtpn viii ,iose the
National league season m E"stlant on
,,.fnuar . instead o. p'tobeT 49, -aNs SUP
pDgtnE pitt-hurg ~ CINCINNATI wins tho
peunAnf' Then the world series can
kagtn On u,iob~r 10 or ~ Nha' eTa'
vIT vhi- have On tho other National 90 g'Ia
'sams " hi,h are I.arIuc games that 90 ses
Inc on. s. "a, srfI'" poop" oUII irN" 20 -
Nv tLalr came would re 80 read tho bV'ls
'In- u' me. Va Grid - series ~ IA. >'ors boa RS
r. 70 moose rha' IN October OF 10 -
,Dp...i ,HI '4af TIE. ~ ago &, uhS will U1n tfs
remnant then the american League Htl
l.. E.rIe,tlN Iustlu-d N 81. 'lng that th'Ir
,rarnrIon reaw Will N~E'n 'FN y ord = ~srIn
on OCTOBER 10 ~ ~ but viii not vArf an
other week htlss lot Of foolish ami un
necessary games are being pulled ~ m Tho
National League Wow p0ult tho ,Iub
b owners ami PLAYERS relish thAt idea Na'
the American leagu" champions '"uld no.
no blamed for refusing 10 ls IDLE for more
Than = Neek before starting the World /.
-..Tl.- INervhodN wants 20 So. n world 9
-aria- play 81 hut .till all far minded fans
See an Justice IN Tho present NA'ionH
esgus schedule. VhI,h WAs sd0pfet -
-aIve two disgu.ntlei and defeated 'Iu %
% ner- Tho be-t thing 70 q" MI D." 20
haaF ou' The ub- m order 20 prevent n''r
tFNFl.