Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-28
DAYS
IN RINGLAND
ARE OVER

April 10. In the opinion Of several
coast sport scribes
Here Is what Spike Slattery ol
the San Francisco Call has to say 81
the former champions showing:
Tommy Murphy OF New York
punched Ad Wolgast Of Michigan out
OF the pugilistic limelight yesterday
afternoon In the Eighth street arena
after 20 desperate. stubborn rounds
When Referee Jim GriffIth raised the
hand OF the New Yorker and pro
claimed him the winner, q mighty
cheer went up. for Murphy had won
the hearts Of the multitude By his
gameness. his clean lighting and HE
ability to rally when his opponent car
ried the battle to him. The victory
OF the Harp from Gotham lines him up
as the next opponent OF Willie Richie
for the lightweight championship title.
Murphy has fought himself 70 the
front after years Of struggIins against
overwhelming odds The hats 81 the
sporting world are tipped TO him To-
day. He's the man Of the hour n the
oueensberry realm. and he Il entitled,
to the golden reward which hIs mighty
efforts Of years past should bring him
in the future.
As for WoIgast, he may just e ven
bow himself out OF the mont ranks 81
the lightweight contendern He has
run his race Just a. Nelson. Cans.
Erne, McAuliife. McFadden and the
other great lIghtweiRht champions of
the days gone By. His steam = gone.
HIS punch has left him. HIS fnaI
chance 10 come back proved q futile
effort although he died game and gave
the best he had.
Wcluast Il Failure.
The former lightweight king was
but q shadow OF himself yesterday.
While Murphy Is deserving Of al the
honor and al the glory that II coming
his way, they will have 70 admit that
he beat different Wolgast than the
Wolgast who laid Nelson and Moran
low and eliminated countless others
from the ranks. Il was the same old
story 50 often repeated They can't
come back.
Wolgast looked to be ii better shape
than he was two months ago. when
he got draw with Murphy Ii 80
round mixup. He fought more car
tionsly and more effectively and hIs
style was more impressive. Bun be
did not show enough improvement 70
OFFSET the steady. consistent work Of
hts veteran rival, He fen b the war
eide g the finish. N1iI& .14 ~. Who
opposed him used ~ be41 and nIt
hands alike n hls mai .l1tk d bring
the victory nome
FOR the last four rounds Wo'@1I<
vas covered with bIoo1. & hard LEFT
lab to the mouth opened ID small
artery and the red fluid spurted out
like the spray from 9 fountain. VOL
CAST was covered with crimson and 50
was his opponent. The loss Of blood
probably weakened the ex-champio1
and It may have cost him victory.
but at that, he was not seriously IN
iured. because .hfs physical condition
made It possible for him to, rally and
come back.
Murphy Finishes Fast.
Murphy practically won his battle
in the last four rounds I'D to that
time It was almost nip and tuck. with
both men standing up and slugging toe
to toe. Murphy was consistent
lnfougnouI WolsAs. .onsns ~ nAsa.
g Inc rams looked LOT E lfeH I'll
Murphy JAP 70 .ne p. DFossnt me
Dlooo from sne lps q as soHeLser.
ana Slowly put surely the harlem iAa
iorseo aneaa.
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weary ana proke1 ID splllt, ye. &c fal
I,eu ana Ioasn. pscN eyefy LAe9 q
,I, way VIII me lsroclty q ussE.
" nen ne was unable 70 Elsn Mnll4t
~ the conciualns pefieas e tElse ~
pest 20 cover up ana na1t On ~.
"a ufphy was nis llasesE e ne Inc q
rlns ssnefaisnlp ana ne saln9e me ~
Van.aee Wnicn ne was piayins TOT:
ne oa.tle showed glalnI. tnes VOL
CAST mas los. HIS punch anu knes
pny JACKS TINS esentlai Use. ~ ms
makeup. Il ms oloWs yestg!aay car
Iled the Teai Iorce Win tns he
would most eerIainv nave seretenel
WOisasI on the mdl LOT the count out