New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
ATTELL SUFFERS DEFEAT.
Goes Down Before Tommy Mur-
ply in Cory Bout on Coast.
FAST WORK EVERY MINUTE
Several Women in Crowd That
Sees Former Champion Go
to the Wall.

San Francisco, March s.-Abe Atteii. srss.
while featherweight champion. was defeat
ed by Harlem Tommy" Murphy In .
twenty-round bout this afternoon IN an
open air arena. 1t was bloody fight
throughout and Attel presented sory
figure as he tottered 10 his dressing room
after the contest
Murphy had clear lead in the majority
OF the rounds, his best blow being right
cross. with which he time and again sent
Attelrs head back. The referees decision
was cheered by the spectators. Murphy
outweighed Attell by at least eleven pounds
A big crowd was on hand, and among tho
spectators were several women.
Murphy was reprimanded several times
in the second round for holding, but had
so much the better Of the exchanges that
Attell went to his seat unsteadily. with
swollen eye and bleeding freely In tho
next round Murphy had his rival groggy,
landing fuslllade of short arm punches to
the face, but at the close Attell staggered
his man with right hook to the jaw.
Murphy rushed Attell TO the ropes in the
fifth round and the crowd yelled that Muir.
ply was holding and jeered him. Murphy
used right uppercut and pushed Attell
through the ropes. Both bled as they took
their corners.
Long distance sparring started the sixth
round, both slowing up perceptbly. Attell
clearly outboxed Murphy, who cinched to
avoid punishment.
Attell gave the first indication Of his
much vaunted cleverness in the ninth round,
when he had Murphy hammering the air.
His steady fire of body punches did great
execution also and he easily earned the
honors. The advantage, however, was short
lived. as in the tenth Murphy hammered
away with left and right. At long range
they exchanged blows to the face. and
Murphy started the blood afresh. II was
an even thing at this point, with the bout
half over.
Murphy took the fight to Attell in the
eleventh round. He landed twice on the
sore nose, but ran into a trio OF body
punches. For thirty seconds it was ham
mer and tongs at close quarters. The
twelfth round witnessed lull, not blow
being struck for two minutes. Then Murphy
outboxed Attell at long range. The latter
fought with great desperation, but showed
weakness. Attell maddened Murphy In the
thirteenth round with a right over the
heart. and the latter held on for a time
and ran into a clinch on every opportunity.
Murphy slowed up considerably in the
fifteenth under a trio Of body blows, but
was willing at all times, so that both
landed with great frequency to the body
and face.
Attelrs seconds worked constantly patch
ing I'D his face, and offering encourage
ment. and Il looked for a time I'm the four
teenth round as II he might pull through
as he landed hard and often. The referee
warned Murphy several times to cease
holding. and toward the end the latter
woke UP and managed 20 get an even
break on the round
Murphy forced his opponent into corner
in the sixteenth and landed short arm
punches TO the face at will. Attell opened
a cash in Murphy's lips with several well
timed left hooks, but, on the whole, he was
on the defensive. In the next Murphy
shunted Attell about the ring and landed
twice with great force on the jaw sendlns
Attell's head back foot each time. One
or the ne1CeSl TdlilcS VI hiS hSiN ASAAN''NN'
with Attell showing his usual skill, but
Murphy waded in with blow after blow
until both boys looked as II they were IN a
shambles.
The eighteenth round opened with Muir
ply rushing with great ferocity and isno-
ing telling punches on the sore race ana
finally sending his opponent through the
ropes with a straight left TO the Jaw.
Murphy stepped up like winner when
the nineteenth round opened, and time ana
again set Attelrs head oobolng Win snolSS
arm rights AMI lefts. The latter retaltated
with body punches that carried sting, OUT
he was tired and distressed at the oeil.
They fought like tigers. at close quarters
I'm the twentieth round. each trying 10 se-
cure a decisive advantage. Murphy sent
Attelrs head back thrice, making the latter
stall and chinch, and the crowd was Pte
pared FOR the decision as the boys left the
ring.