The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-23
IN Twelve Rounds Murphy
Hammers Wolgast and Elk )
Champion Seemed Sure
Loser.
10TH BATTLE FlERCELY
Wolgast Shows Startling Re-
yersal Of Form ii Last few
Rounds and Battle Ends
Even.

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Wolgast and Harlem Tommy Murphy
/ fought twenty rounds to draw at
The Daly City arena this afternoon.
Murphv had much the better of the
| first dozen rounds and seemed to
| hammer Wolgast at will After hav-
ing given indications that he had
zone back Wolgast showed d stifpfis-
Inc reversal Of form from the thir-
teenth roiifd on. He fought the fIar-
lemite SO f1ercely that Referee Jim
Grifin called 1t a draw. The final
round was characterized by desper-
ate effort on The part Of each man to
land knockout.
Round che Wolgast forced Murphy
to the ropes Murphy landed hard
right uppercut and Wolgast ripped a
right TO the stomach Murphy put d
right and left to the face. They ex-
changed punches to the stomach 1T
the bell
Round two Murphy rorced Wolgast
to the ropes and the German covered
up. Wolgast sent q right uppercut to
the face and right to the stomach.
IN "a fierce rally in the middle of the
ring just before the gong, Murphy
landed series of rights and lefts to
the face. Murphy's rounS
Round three Wclgast sen a hard
right to stomach, and forced Murphy
to the ropes. Murphy came back with
three right uppercuts and then d hard
left to the face. Wolgast seemed
slow. Murphy sent left to the face.
cutting Wolgast's right eye. AID land
ed stiff right to the face, ana a
left to the stomach at the bell.
Round four Wolgast hammerer
Murphy's stomach, and svvung right
to the face. He then put a left to
the jaw and Murphy responded with
his 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 the
ex.champion with a fierce right and
Ad bled freely. Murphy's round.
Round five-Murrily put left to
me head and right to the face, and
Vegas. spat blood. Murphy then
landed hard Right above the heart.
IN sudden rally, Wolsast forced
Murphy to the ropes, sending In lefts
and rights to the face. Murphy put d
left to Wolgast's nose at the bell
Even round. 3
Round six olgast pounded the
lrlshman's stomach Murphy sen,
several hard rights to the head, bui
Wolgast Tough. back strongly. Woi
casts face was bathed III blood. AID
uppercut Murphy to the face with
both hands. Murphy put left to the
ACE and Wolgast swung hard righi
% the head. They traded upper
cuts. Wolgast spat blood and held on
out Just before the bell, he put left
70 the stomach. Mufphy's round.
Round seven-W olgast sent two
hard rights TO the stomach. Murphy
put straight left to the face and re
peated to Wolgast's sore mouth. They
ehnched. In breaking away Murph,
uppercut the former champion. VOL
CAST hammered Tommy's left ear ant
landed right swing to the nose
bringing the blood. Murphy put lef
70 the jaw and uppercut Wolgast ,
half dozen times as they came out o
q clinch. Wolgast's face drippe,
blood Murphy staggered AID Will
Two hard lefts. Ad sent right upper
cut to the face.
Round eightTommy pu. a hare
ielt TO the face and repeated. VOL
CAST sent a left to the stomach. MIR
pAy lifted Wolgast from the floor witt
terrific right to the stomach an,
Kept pushing iefts to ADS mouth
"oigast punched Murphy's stomach
anu Tommy landed a left to the face
immediately after he sent a right an,
lsit 70 the face and AID spat strean
y blood. Murphy hammered AID +
q corner of the ring. Murphy's round
"oigast evidently has gone back.
found nine Wolgast rushed MHi
phs and landed a left to the stomach
sau hard rights and lefts to the face
MURPHY sent two hard lefts to til
ace and they traded ,ippercuts. MuI
pns Kept playing on Wolgast's sor
mouth AID chopped Murphy on tn
1T with a right Murphy bored !
ana sent Ad against the ropes. chor
ping bis face with rights and left