The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-02
MURPHY IS WINNER
OVER BURNS IN
HARD FIGHT
HARLEM TOMMY BEATS OAK
LAND BOY IN SEVENTEENTH
ROUND OF BATTLE.
FRANKIE IS OUTCLASSED

Frankie Burns seconds threw a towel
into the ring in the 18th round of the
fight with Harlem Tommy Murphy at
the Eighth street open-air arena his
afternoon after their charge had been
beaten almost into insensibility and his
face had lost all it's contour.
Murphy, barring the SECOND round,
when he ran afoul of a right cross
that sent him to the mat for a couple
of seconds, had things practically all
his own way.
1t was in the sixth round that a left
to the jaw dispelled the hopes of
Burns hackers. From then on the Oak
land lad appeared dazed n fight
experts realized that it was only a
question of time before the gameness
of Burns must succumb to the beat
ing administered by Murphy. In the
fourteenth, Burns apparently for the
first time realized that the battle was
going against him. for he asked a
newspaper man: Am l losing?'
In the 18th and the 10th rounds
Burns answered the bell by will power
only. His attempts to protect himself
against the blows of his opponent We're
futile, and seldom have California
fight fans seen a man take the punish
ment that was inflicted on Burns.
Many are inclined to censure his sec
onds for not admitting earlier the de-
feat of their man.
In the opinion of fight experts,
Burns has been eliminated from the
ranks of lightweight contenders. A
year ago, after his defeat by Wolgast,
it was believed that he had been rele-
gated to the ranks of second-raters,
but he came back" by the four-round
route, and established his form by
knocking out "One ROUND Hogan ir
the 18th round of a hard battle.
The Fight.
Murphy had everything his own way
in the first round. He displayed daz.
zlirg speed and landed time and agar
lift hooks to the jaw, drawing BLOOD
an all but flooring the Oaklander.
Burns floored the easterner in the
second round, catching him with 8
wicked right chop to the chin. Murphy
was up in a jiffy and full of ginger.
Prior to the knockdown the nan hat
exchanged several vicious facers
Durn's round.
Burns opened the third round will
lWo vicious right clouts to the jaw
ftnr which the round resolved itsel
mic a terrific smuggling match Will
honors even. Burns face was badl,
cut up.
Murphy staggered the Californian II
the fourth round with a straight left t.
the mouth. He forced Burns into {
corner, volleying with right and lief
to the face. The men fought at
fast clip, never for a instant idlins
Murphy's round.
The Harlemite opened the fifth Will
4 straight left to the jaw that stag
gered Burns and all but floored him
Burns came back like a tiger an
worked his right and left hard to tn
jaw, forcing Murphy to clinch. Roun'
even.
Both men landed often and wit
great force in the sixth round, playlni
constantly for the face and jaw
Round about even.
Murphy in the seventh had the hon
ors by a wide margin. Burns wa
swinging wildly and slowed up a hi
In the eighth after Murphy had pep
pered the Oaklander with lcfts to tn
face Burns landed three poWerfL
blows to the jaw. A rally followed dur
ing which Burns was all but sen
through the ropes and he showed TN
distress signal as the bell changed.
Murphy had all the better of tn
ninth, landing with clocklike regular
ity with lefts to the face and Burn
presented a bloody appearance as n
took his seat.
Murphy almost floored Burns in tn
tenth round, landing terrific rights an
left punches to the jaw. Burns wa
given whiskey as he sat down, wit
blood fairly running from his mout
and nose.
Burns fought with great gamene'
in the 18th but Murphy as in the lo'
round used him as a chopping bloc
Burns staggered Murphy in the III
with a left to the face, folloWll
quickly with a powerful right n
heayiest blow. Burns again broug
left and right to the face and DO
Were covered with blood as the roul
ended with the advantage 10 nelth
man.
The 18th was one continuous clio
range session with no blows Of cons
quence landed. ,
Burns slowed up perceptibly IN I
14th, Murphy finding him an easy VI
tim for his left facers, which ne Varl
with occasional rights to the stoma'
Murphy landed as often as he pleas
in the 10th but a right to the ia
stopped him for an instant. AS |
round drew, to a close the eastern
almost knocked his man out w
right and left punches to the jaw a
BURNS was almost carried to his corh
When the bell rang for the start
the 18th Burns tottered from ms Sc
Murphy went after him like a panth
landing right and left on a delehS
less fighters face. The crowd II
portuned Referee Griffin to stop
fight and Immediately the white TOW
was flung in the center OF the ring
a token OF defeat. Murphy was CIV
the decision.