The evening world., 1912-01-31
II Will Be Hard for WoIgast to
Continue Dodging Murphy il
Latter Whips Hogan Tonight.
Copyright. 1919. ny Tie rf-s. Publishing Co.
tn. New York World.

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- have a chance to see one OF the
best twenty round lightweight matches
Of The year. one Round Hogan ana
Tommy Murphy are the fighters.
There are clements ~ chance IN this
night. so many things 10 be taken into
consideration that It II harder TO pick
a winner than one might think after
seeing both Hogan aud Murphy IN ac-
ton In these ten rolnd bouts we have
IN New York.
Murphy's chance against Hogan IN n
twenty round fight will be much better
than in a shorter so. II u was 10 be
only ten rounds Ia have no hesitation
in predicting that Hogan would have
the better OF Il. Hogan has better Judg-
ment IN hitting, Is a cleaner. more
clever boxer than Murphy. He Is n
harder hitter. although Tommy can hi,
hard enough TO suit anyone. especially
with his left TO the body.
Tommy Murphy has proved that he Is
caitcd for the long distance. This II
surprising when you consider his years
OF training IN three. four. six and ten
round bouts. lie didn't know It himself
nv nf WIN w 'tttl' llNh W fl'p|
owen Moran IN twenty rounds. Before
that hght II was predicted that Tommy
would blow up. lie didn't. on the con
trary he finished stronger In the TWEEN
s!eth thnn he was In the FIRST round.
IL was his finish In the last four or I'VE
POUNDS that rave him the decision. And
only n short time ago Tommy fought
packey Mcfarland IN California. No
matter what may have been said or
written about tina night those who saw
Il are satisfied that Tommy simply out
lasted Mcfarland and wore him down.
For fifteen rounds or so It was ali Nc
Farlaud. lie battered Murphy all over
the ring and never stopped punching
him. And then. 10 the amazemcnt OF
the spectator. Mcfarland began to
weaken ana Murphy came up In round
after round with renewed STRENGTH and
fighting energy. In the last two rounds
he threw defense TO the winds and tore
after Mcfarland head down. with both
hands working Ike pls,ons. As ! said.
Murphy IL a hard punishcr when he's
after the body. Some OF his lcfts went
through. and Mcfarland was weakened
10 hltn an extent tUt1 H' NhS III e'''V
danger Of being knocked out. lie took
the decision on the strength of the big
lead that he had piled up In the nrst
nf,ccn or sixteen rounds OF the night.
on the showing he made against Nc
Farland II seems that Murphy should
ne conceded an even chance against
Hogan-or very near an even chhncc
lie would surely have an even chance
agaiDs, Wolgast. and he's the only
lightweight In the country OF whom !
can say that. The proof Is that VOL
CAST has steadily refused to most
Murphy ever since Tommy whipped and
nearly knocked him out IN six rounds
IN Pittsburgh.
II Murphy should happen to win this
Nght from Hogan. hc'll become one OF
the hes, cards IN California. where he
~ already very poular. and In that case
II win be hard for Wolgast 10 continue
lodging him..
= SEE that woigast II in trouhl'
again with his racing auto. IL
likes speed almost as much as j. j
does. Appendicitis with operation trim
mings. "threatened pneumonia" ana al
his other complications can't keep hin
still. These signs OF activity promis
that Wen hear from the champion be
fore long. With the big purses Offers
all over the country now 1t must b
hard for him TO 81, still. Before lon
he'll probably be trying himself out wit
a few four-round bouts, And unless tn
operation has left him with n wea
spot Il won't be many inonths befor
he Is In ,ull swing again.
%ACKEY M'f'ARLhND Il % no
ten rounds next week with *
Burns. Tais IL Just "A little tr!
out for Pa key. to- get his eye sharpcne
and HIS hard accustomed TO landing o
the right spot Afterward he'll be see
in matches with Young Erre and 9th,
more clever men, Burns 10 TO be cot
graduated, There aren't whole slatl
ers OF lightweights around tust no
who are willing 10 play tag IN the rim
with Mcfarland.
- DDIE oKEEFE OF Philadelphia
who stopped Jimmy Carroll mig
49, before last, looks likc tho he
festherwc'ght IN tho country just no'
not even excepting Ace Attcll O'Kce
was a great md" a few years ago. !
wes picked rp by n Philadelphia ma,
sYer. md Mt once began TO win ngh
In such Sensational style that no WI
put against tho topnotch bnn,ams a.
Feathers. lie was n li.ht. slightly bu'
Attn, fellow. whose hsh,inR c'evcrne
was natural. ana didn't have TO
drilled into hir. liut 10 was only n
,tsen or sixteen years old. Fortunate
his manage had Intelligence enough
realize the fact that O'Kee.e won
imnko n great fighter II he wasn't rush
aiong TOO fasl. n he hold tho b,
hack. Jet him get his growth. and IN,
Gent him aiong again. The result vi
iSren 10 tho night with Carroll, who
shimseIfNa very clever fonihcrweisht.
O'Kesfe hasn't stopped going, lie
- hsard Of in the future.