The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11
Tommy Murphy's Statement
That He Was ''Doped'
Falls Flat.
THIS SP0ILS HIS CHARGE
THAT BOUT WAS FRAMED
Matt Wells, England's Light
weight Champion, Comes to
Battle Americans.
BY JEFF THOMPSON.

| BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.
NEW YORK. June 1o.-The recent half
minute fight between Knockout Brown
and Tommy Murphy. which Brown won.
has provoked no end OF controversy, II
threatens to last for weeks.
Murphy's statement that he was doped
him has fallen fiat. Had he SAID that an
attempt had been made to frame up the
bout and let 1t go at that, he might
foundation for his plaint. but when he
coupled that declaration with the story
OF his being doped 1t spoiled the whole
thing Neither Brown nor his manager
was a party to any fake. Brown is an
honest chap and would not stand for any
crooked work.
Tommy will have a hard time making
anyone believe he was doped. but II viii
not be difficult for those who have been
keeping track OF Tommy 10 believe that
he faxed. The number OF sports who
believe Murphy went into the ring against
Brown before the Madison Athletic club
not knowing what he was doing are so
few that they need not be counted.
Murphy Is out Of the hghting business
true; and for that reason 1t matters little
what he might say now.
Dan Morgan. who is Browns manager,
recently made a statement relative TO
Murphy, saying:
Demanded No Guarantee.
Dick Curley. He came voluntarily and
offered me $4,000 for Browns end of a
bout with Murphy. II was 10 be a guar
antee. I'm looking after Browns inter-
ests and I accepted. There was nothing
said about my percentage or cut in case
the bout did not draw as well as expect
ley declared that there was not enough
money in. the house, and said:
Il can't give you S5000.'
We'll. what can you give?' 1 asked.
AN right. put it up, said L
| them fight; then I'll put it up, was Cur
leyS response,
''Of course as manager of Brown. I
wanted TO see that the boy got a square
deal, and / refused TO leave the room,
pact, portable packages, and / also re-
fused to allow any OF the Curley bunch
to go out with any OF the, money.
Il have made no 'squear about having
did 1t because Brown always keeps faith
| with the sporting public. When he fought
Young oLeary. and knocked him out In
FIVE rounds before the Whirlwind A c.,
/, Curley gave Knockout 800. The adrnis-
| sion fees amounted to S3e00."
By way Of diversion Brown went up to
club. He whipped Johnny Allen of Phil
adelphia, knocking him out in the first
! half Of the second round. Allen was sub
stituted for Tommy Maloney, who was
Il
! Maloney failed to appear. and it was
| stated that he could not make weight,
| but Morgan. manager for Brown, de-
| clared that his man made no objection TO
| weight and that he would enter the ring
with Maloney, despite the few pounds
| overweight.
| Wells Arrives.
! Matt Wells, England's lightweight
| champion. arrived here. With him came
Dan Levy, Dan Dollings. his trainer; Jack
Ward, a pugilist
George Mcdonald and Gil Boag met
Wells and his party,
| Wells's first bout here was with Leach
| Cross The club has an agreement with
Wells by which he Is TO fight three times
under its auspices, Wells also has an
offer to meet Packey Mcfarland in NIL
waukee,
Wells brought over the celebrated Lord
| Lonsdale belt. IT is worth something
like $4,000. Wells also proudly exhibits
q diamond ring and a gold watch. Wells
has to swear to tho customs men that
| the watch and ring were his personal
property and that he had no intention OF
selling them,
Leach Cross gave Benny Franklin the
| worst beating Of his career in a ten
round bout before the Olympic Athletic
club, After the fifth round Franklin was
a mark for Cross's hard kidney and body
punches, but managed to last the ten