Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-10
MURPHY WHIPS ABE ATTELL
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the ropes. Both bled as they took their
corners.
Long distance sparring started in the
sixth. both fighters slowing up percep-
tibly. Attell clearly outboxed Murphy,
who clinched to avoid punishment.
Murphy forced his opponent into .
corner in the seventh. landing right and
left heavily. The blood fairly spurted
center Of the ring. where a hard rally
ensued. Murphy doing the greater ex-
ertfon.
In the eighth round Murphy landed
several short arm lefts to the face but
was again cautioned not to hold. Abe
sent In body punch and Murphy gruntsd
while Attell winked at the New Workers.
seconds. Two more rights found their
bertha in the Harlemite's stomach ana
the round closed with the crowd yelling
Good boy. Abe"
Atteil shows Cleverness.
Attell gave his first exhibition OF NJ
much Wanted cleverness In the ninth
and had Murphy hammering the ar.
Attell landed right and left to the stoni-
ach. Murphy looked worried, and Attelib
steady fire of body punches did greax
execution. II was Attell's best round.
In the tepth round Murphy, on IL
aggressive. hammered at the face with
changed rights to the face, and Murphy
started the blood afresh. 1t was =
even thing at this point, with the figR
half over. Betting was even
Murphy took the fight to Attell In tn
eleventh. He landed twice on the sorO
nose. but ran Into trio OF body puncheA
For thirty seconds II was hammer and
tonEs az close quarters. Murphy almost
sent his antagonist to the floor with 4
right hook as the gong rang.
The twelfth round witnessed q lull h
the fighting. not blow being struck foe
two minutes. Then Murphy out-siugEsd
Atteil at long range. They mixed ii IN 4
corner head to head. Atteil fought with
great desperation. but showed weakness
Attell maddened Murphy In the thlr-
teenth with right over the heart. Clo0
quarters fishting followed. Murphy hell-
ing on. Abe forced him back with 3
succession Of stomach drives.
Attelfs seconds worked constantly
patching up his face. Attell, m the four
tenth. sent his left to the stomach anA
face with clocklIke regularity. Refers
cease holding They fought in close uutfi
the bell ended an even session
Murphy slowed up considerably In IL
fifteenth under trio OF stomach punches.
but was willing at all times 20 mix il.
Attell chatted with Murphy's seconds and
p. iifnters landed with great frequency
Murphy forced his opponent into q Cor
ner In the sixteenth and landed short
arm punches to the face at Will. Attsif
opened a cash In Murphys lip with ~.
eral well-timed left hooks. Another mix
followed. with Attell forcing and dolne
an the landing, Murphy backing agai0k
both right savageIy.
In the seventeenth Murphy shunted Al,
tell about the ring and landed with grsne
force on the jaw, sending Attells head
back foot each time. One OF the fisrcaat
rallies OF the fight followed, with Attaa
doing the greater execution, Murphy lam
oasted Attell about the face and jaw
until Atteil was covered with blood to his
waist line. Murphy bied from the mouth.
The eighteenth opened with Murphy
rushing with great ferocity and landing
telling punches on the sore face. Murphy
shook Atteli with a hard right to the
jaw and brought him 10 clinch. Murphy
sent his man through the ropes with o
straight left TO the jaw. Murphy landed
right and left at will, forcing his an
tagonist to the ropes.
Murphy went at It like winner when
the nineteenth opened and time and agaia
rights and iefts. Atteil retaiiated with
body punches that carried a sting with
them. Desperate milling at close range
wound up the round With Attell very
tired.
They fought like a pair OF tigers at
close quarters In the twentieth. each try
Ing 70 secure a decisive advantage. The
crowd yelled encouragingly 10 each
fighter. Murphy sent Attell's head back
thrice and Abe stalled and clinched. II
was all Murphy and the crowd cheered
again and again. Attell was very tired
boy and seldom landed a blow.
The fight ended with Attell covered
with blood and holding desperately to his
beiligerent antagonist. Referee weIoh
promptly declared Murphy the victor. The
decision was roundly cheered