Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-19
IMPORTANT FIGHTS
ON PACIFIC ON
FEBRUARY q
Battles Between Wolgast and
Tommy Murphy in San
Francisco; and Between Joe
Rivers and Brown in Yer
non, Attract Attention.

The interest OF ring followers will
BE- focused on WashinEtons birth
day on the ring battles scheduled 10
happen on the Pacific coast with
quartette Of liehtwoights involved
The Nights are important because IL IL
almost certain that one Of the four
hEhtMeiRhts viii be- sent against
Champion willie Richie on July 4
Boxing fans win closely note the
showing THAI WolEast makes .ngHinst,
Tommy Murphy a. the bout will be
thorough test OF the present day Mt
ncss Of the one time champion. N
there ever was Rrudge fight. next
Saturdays battle in COnroth's Frisco
arena VIII be one. Wolgast and Muir
ply are about as chummy as pair
~ famishCd wildcats. To outward
appearances the vindictly encss h All
from the Wolgast end because Muf-
ply has not vented his opinion Of the
Michigan wasp but Wolgast has never
lea an opportunity pass 60 express his
contempt Tor the Harlem real es-
later.
Woigast's enmity dates back 20 Sep
tember, 1909, when he fought Murphy
six rounds az Pittsburgh Majority
opinion pronounced the hout a draw.
hut Murphy and his pnriieans, espec-
tally tho New York sporting writer's,
flashed the word broadcast that Mur.
ply had beaten the Wolverine within
an inch Of his lifo and they said that
II the contest had gone round or
two more Il would have been the fin
ish OF Wolgast
Al that time little Adolphus was
Just becoming national hgure ~
reason of a tcn-round draw verdict
with Battling Nelson az Los Angeles,
so when the scribaE al the east ana
Murphy also. began 20 iwit Wolgnsi
on his fighting ability the doughty
nutchman became 80 peeYed he would
almost froth al the mouth every time
Murphy's name was mentioned.
Wolgaat has never forgotten nor
forgiven the slurE that he suffered,
and even al this late date he refers
% the Pittsburgh match Win murphy
with extreme bitterness.
California fans are ~ the opinion
that Murphv will give WulRhst % hAfh
battle ard the belief is cNpresseu IN
some quarters that N the wolverine is
NOT physically rlghi he wiil get
trouncing from tho lriHhman'
Through victories over owen
Moran. one Round Hogan. Ffankoy
BURNS and Abe Attcll aud not
twenty-round battle with Packey Me.
Fgrlaud. Murphy has $40 estahlishto
himself in the good graces OF me
goiden Gates worthy citizens thnt
they look upon his as M in every way
10 cope with the very prhi tutio ih ~
the I33-pound brigade.
Los Angeles wagering men DAY" IN
etnilrd Rivers Il decided faVurite over
Knockout Brown 800 the betting on
Saturdays big battle at Vernon. Thls
choice IL natural Rivers De- % bear
over the twenty round distance Wnllo
/ prown haH always done his most 'l-
| foetlto nork in ten chapters or Jess.
Hnwever. the coming engtsemrnt ~
practically certain to De- tull nI 'nl 'll,
/ No srrhanrps Both UiVerE ana
/ Brown are cool. aggressive hEntrfH'
and each carries 70 punch Tint 81 heavy
/ weight need not bc Ashamed OF. hlN-
ers is credited with siEnuN n'"u'
Wallop than the eastern Touion' nut
in ring skill Brown has q 0ii ol an
advantage over the Spanish MeNl'""'