The evening world., 1912-08-09
Tommy Murphy Quietly Arrives
From Frisco and Hides Him.
self In Flatbush.

aEer. Jim Buckley, arc psch
= from the West, where Tommy
rsesntly fought a twenty-round draw
WITH Abe Atteli They BRING back the
Frisco newspaper accounts 81 the hght
to prove that Tommy should have re-
osivsd the decision. Murphy will prob
sAly BE- matched for a local bout within
\ ccupie OF weeks Young Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien may be his opponent.
Murphy has done a lot OF fighting In
ths last two years. but he has been
forced 20 20 out Of town for action. lie
has made himself a great card on the
Coast. and will probably return there
~ . bout with Willie Richie. unless
some Of the local stars can be convinced
that Tommy isn't such q tough propo-
sition.
Murphy and Buckley form q peculiar
combination. Buckley. brusdue and irish,
10 . man Of decided opinions. He usu-
ally voices these opinions. too. without
. oore about whom they may hurt. he
aol diplomacy are strangers. and that
yrobabiy the reason Tommy doesn't get
uops bouts At the local clubs. Buckley
has Q strain of honesty that 10 more
thsee days. 1t has made him rich In
other lines. but II probably has cost him
mosey IN the nsht business. Oddly
sneugh. Buckley isn't In the samo for
The money. lie 10 Just plain. bug on
The subject and has been since tho
days when Tom Sharkey was lowering
around tho top rung Of the champion
ship ladder. II Buckley takes a fancy
V . fighter nothing 10 too good for him.
Murphy 10 well satisfied with Buckley.
no matter what may be con dored hlB
fsults. II isn't every fighter who has a
millionaire for a manager, for they say
Buckley has made all OF that ont OF his
he'd elevator business.
Many another tighter OF Murphy s
class would have found II absolutely
nscssssry TO tour the newspaper Offices
On his return from a successful trip on
the coast. Instead Tommy headed
straight for Flatbush to SIC how his
real estate business had progressed N
his absence. II Il hadn't been for Eddie
NcMshon OF the st. Nicholas a. G. few
would have known OF Murphy's arrival.
"HE Boxing Commission, while on
the subject Of improving condl'
tons at the local clubs, ought to
ct after the ring side pests who baw
out advice and abuse to the fighters
OF course It's hard to regulate such
nuisanees. The fellow who shouts ad
vioe and restricts his language to de
cent exprcsSons isn't so bad. The ginl
who sets AZ close to the ring ms pos
slble and shouts; BUN! Stiff! knocl
ths son OF a seacook dead! He's I
GUTTER" and the IKE Ii the wors
offender. One Of these didn't comm,
himssif 10 any limits abus nv Jonnn!
Dvndse when that clever little chap wa
giving Patsy Kline an artistic trimm. nj
at the ~. Nicholas a. c. Wednesda!
night He probably would take n nylnl
leap Of the Flat.ron Building rattle
than repeat the stun to Dundee person
ely outside the rlny.
q EcoNDs OF fighters. too. offend 4
this way needlessly. some OF tner
seem TO thina their duties oxten
beyond swinging towel and strive I
make the services worth while by bawl
ing out a lot OF stuaf that the ighte
rarely hears One beautifully decorate
specimen In kines corner. Who dldn
know enough to save himself from
bod beating In the sixth round pro!.n
mary, constantly coached Kline on no
TO ''knr' Dundee His line OF talk wa
the lint.
-IGHT circle gossip had the rum,
to-day that Big Tom Kennedy
about TO qu!t Manager sam kel
and return 10 Dan Mcketrick. Now
days lighters are a. hard TO handle
prima donnas. one wise managi
whose name make. little difference her
SAID once that tie only way to hold
fighter IS to borrow his money. "alwa
owe him something and he'll stick, no
Ing to get II back" Kelly Is so
manager and did well for kennedy.
course. he couldn't jump into the ri
and win Ms battle~- but he always sa
guarded his Interests.
- uNBOAT SMITH. the heayyweis
= Jim Buckley brought from
Coast some time ago, and W
has since made good In all his BATH
70 being touted now as one Of the n
ofan the white hopes Unlike some
the others. ne came Eas, without
exaggerated Idea OF his worth as
drawing card. and announced him,
willing 20 hght for car fare or anyth.
In order to get into the ring with son
body. He didn't get much more IN
car fare at hrst. but now engageme
are crowdlng IN on him. Next week
AcMahon boys have him signed up
meet Perky Flynn OF Boston. who o
tim Barry the other night. and the
lowing week ne Will go against T
Kennedy al he Garden. n dumb
wins both these bouts hen be In
for bouts with the best tina, the vi
hope ranks AFFORD