The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-23
Il twelve Rounds Murphy
TANNERS Wolgast and Elk i
Champion Seemed Sure
Loser.
|oTH BATTLE FlERCELY

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IAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.--Ad
;algast and Harlem Tommy Murphy
napht twenty rounds to a draw at
d i,aiy city arena this Afternoon.
Irrphv had much the better Of the
NJ dozen rounds and seemed to
ammer Wolgast at will. After hav-
Il riven indications that he had
one back Wolgast showed siifpfis.
81 reversal of form from the thir-
eenth round on. He fought the Har-8
emite SO fercely that Referee Jim
BRIAN called ii a draw The final
oand was characterized by desper-
IL EFFORT on tie part Of each man to
and knockout.
Round one Wolgast forced Murphy
. the ropes. Murphy landed a hard
light pppercut and Wolgast ripped a
light to the stomach. Murphy put d
ight and left to the face. They ex-
changed punches to the stomach ut
The bell.
Round two Murphy rorced Wolgast
10 the ropes and the German covered
p Wclgast sent q right uppercut to
The face and right to the stomach.
Ina fierce rally in the middle Of the
ling just before. the gong, Murphy
landed d series Of rights and let's to
he face. Murphy's rouna
Round three Wclgast SEN hard
right to stomach, and forced Murphy
70 the ropes. Murphy came back with
three right uppercuts and then hard
eft to the face. Wolgast seemed
slow. Murphy sent a left to tie face,
cutting Wolgast's right eye. Ad land
Jed stiff right to the face, ana a
left to the stomach at the bell.
Round four Wolgast hammerer
Murphy's stomach, and svung right
TO the face. He then put "a left to
the Jaw and Murphy responded with
Ibis left to the same place Murphy
rushed Wolgast to the ropes, landing
hard lefts and rights. He then sent
straight left to the face and VOL
CAST hung on. Tommy staggered tbs
exchampion with a fierce right and
Ad bled freely. Murphy's round.
Round five-AIurrhy put left te
The head and a right to the face, ane
Vegas. spat blood. Murphy ther
landed hard right above the heart
ln q sudden rally, Wolgast forced
Murphy to the ropes, sending in left,
and rights to the face. Murphy put
lett to Wolgast's nose at the bell
Even round.
Round six Wolgast pounded tn,
lrlshman's stomach. Murphy sen
several hard rights to the head, BIZ
Wolgast fought back strongly. Wol
casts face was bathed IN blood. A,
uppercut Murphy to the face witt
both hands. Murphy put left to tn
lace and Wolgass swung a hard RICH
% the head. They traded" upper
cuts. Wolgast spat blood and held OF
nut Just before the bell, he put lei
70 the stomach. Mufphy's round.
Round seven Wolgast sent tw
hard rights to the stomach. Murph
put straight left to the face and r,
peated to Wolgast's sore mouth. The
cllnched. In breaking away Murph
uppercut the former champion. Wo
cast hammered Tommy's left ear an
landed a right swing to the nos
bringing the blood. Murphy put LEI
70 the jaw and uppercut Wolgast
nalf dozen times as they came out {
clinch Wolgast's face drippe
blood Murphy staggered AID wit
Two hard lefts. Ad sent right uppe
cut to the face.
found eight-Tommy pu. har
ielt to the face and repeated. We
CAST sent a left to the stomach. MI
pny lifted Wolgast from the floor vii
terrific right to the stomach ar
Kept pushing let's to Ads mout
"olsast punched Murphy's stomae
ana Tommy landed a left to the fac
immediately after he sent right al
ieie 70 the face and AID spat a strea
u blood. Murphy hammered AID
corner of the ring. Murphys roun
"oigast evidently has gone back.
hound nine WoIgast rushed Nh
phy and landed left to the stomac
ana hard rights and lefts to the fac
murphy sent two hard lefts to Il
ace and they traded uppercuts. Mt
phy Kept playing on Wolgasts SO
mouth AID chopped Murphy on Il
car with right Murphy bored
aho sent AID against the ropes, che
ping his face with rights and lief