The evening world., 1911-01-24
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Tommy Murphy Calls Of Bout
With K. O. Brown Because
He Fears in His Present
Weak Condition He Would Be
Knocked Out.
Copyright, 1911, by The Pres. PubiishiEn O
The New YORK Wofldl.

eOpyrsht. 1911. by Tn. Pres, Publishlsn Co.
The New York WORLD.
THE Knockout" Brown : Tommy
Murphy bout Is on.
Murphy Is sick.
Tommy Murphy seems 20 be the most
snlncky fighter In the trade. Malaria,
,r whatever II is, gets a decision over
aim at frequent intervals. In the past
Two or three years Tommy has called
IN a dozen or So. Of his most important
matches. Under such circums ances
Utmost any one else would be accused
" having an a~bnormally developed
ttreak OF caution. but Tommy's game
hess In the ring Is so well known that
his excused must be accepted.
Tommy was training yesterday up on
lhe Hudson and looked In pretty fair
bhspe. But two ii6-pound boys who
we're acting as his sparring partners
TOUCHED him all over the place and he
VAS unable TO put up any sort OF a
tight. After finishing his work Murphy
announced hat he thought he had the
"trip. He said he felt too weak TO go
IN training. and that he would 20
sosaN " fNfNbdNA W. NdN lIf lhuI VII
Il know that a lot OF my friends will
,e betting On me, and I'm not going TO
throw them down by fighting Brown
when I'm not right. Brown Is a tough
proposition, and II I went In as weak
10 ] am to-day he'd knock me OUT. and
her where'd I be? One Knockout
would put mo among the dead ones.
Ind ! sure won't fight him until I'm
It."
Murphy broke camp and went home.
There was CONSERVATION In the club
shen The Evening World printed the
lrt news Of Tof iy's illness last night.
rhs Empire managers. Johnny Oliver
md Danny Morgan. met hast ~, and
tfter q short discussion jump, 1 into a
III and wen down to Fla tbush 10
durphy's home. Tommy was there.
boxing pretty pale n showing signs
" fever.
Morgan. Browns manarer. suggested
nat Tommy might be feeling all right
h . couple OF days.
I'm too weak to get my strength
lack In hat time" svid Tommy.
you needn't make weight-get into
ne ring at catchweights." suggested
Morgan.
THAT wouldn't DO any good" retorted
Aommy.
Then name a date and let II he
postponed a week or So" pursued Dan.
Il don't know when I'll be well. and
won't make any dates or talk hgh,
lnti I am" said Murphy.
That closed the discussion.
One fact 10 evident-Tommy a a
,ery wholesome respect for Knockout
brown. with n other fighter he
night have been willing TO TAXI q
Nance.
Bert Keyes will take Murphy's place
- FORGE HAcKENscHMIpr. tn,
Russian Lion. was In New Yorl
yesterday. Hack looks wei
trained. He IL travelling on a twenty
Esek engagement. meeting all comer'
a different towns all over the country
ais object in coming here was TO fore,
Frank Gotch into another match.
'tootch has made himself rather ridic
Nous" raid Hack. when he saw tia
NJ work was making q N impression h
~ Farmer Burns to issue a challeng
10 me for him. offering to wrestle m
br q 10000 side stake. I accepted a
,nce and hastily put up $500 to cover IN
lrst forfeit supposed to nav been poste
br Gotch. But Goteh's money WASH
IN. His whole idea WA that woul
sv.r cor.sr, On wrestling for such
tde bet. and that he would ridicule m
.o oh,vtrr ard Ia, ,hs nuh,,c fnry,
~ ~. ~ 80 ,nnnsa ~, hI. 40,
a., er,ah,araE MIN Ua ss,a Fam,
49,. 49,, an,hor,-ed 40 renras.
g. a. 10000 or, .a,a H.. Ma
..ua 80. e.roaa ,ha, ha.a ~,
p.na.." nn al ,ha, No conidn
49," Daan,. ismeh A. him "
..Goteh me, me and we talked about
match" H~ackenschmidt went on.
Ioid him that ia wrestle him for
curse or a side bet. In public or privat
md that | would make only two co
iitions; the match mus be absolutely
me levei, n co..h mus, hot oe oile
ns ~a,neu "a Ia .Doppm
.t,..x ~ = hooh,'
"'So.I said. I think YOU, q n farmer
uackenschmid, saws maj in their n
ner mattel In Chicago Gotch was ollie
,e Mad been rubbed down for weeks vi
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