Evening star., 1913-02-16

these boys met IN a short boat in Pitts
burgh, and Tommy gave Ad Il fine Ntiie
trimming.
When NolSast won the championship
Murphy was one OF the first TO challenge
him, but apparently Ad had not forgot
ten the Pittsburgh meeting and its re-
suit At any rate he positively refused 10
box Tommy and turne1 down all ollcrs
FOR a return mach.
Murphy had Siven up all hope OF ever
getting another match with WoiSast ana,
after Willie Ritchie had taken the Michi-
ssr boys title awa%, abandoned his eI-
forts in that direction. But now a turn Oh
tho wheel is to bring tie ancient enemies
together agdiu The old saying that ut ;
AN i'll wind that blows no good hts
in nicely here.
Tommy was to have boxed twenty
rounds with Joe handot on Washington ;
birthday but the latter ) Illness can
.cJcd the match. Jim tcEroth, the pro-
motcr. in the hunt for suitable oppo-
nent Tor Murphy. cast his eagle eye III
Wol-astS direction aad alter mncn per
s,Iasiou and the offer of a nice fat guar
antcc secured the cN-chainpicE consent
Ia take Mandots place.
II "a is in good shape the battle
should bc d CoTker. 1 here are lt"
critics who think Ad is done but a
AZ
by round falls 20 suggest that he mas
gone ba X to any extent. Jp TO the sew
entccuth round OF thas battle NoiSast
had "a shade on Ritchie AID WhiIe ne
show Cd signs of WEAKNESS aItcr taNihe
that p;;nch on the Jaw in the last round
several experts who saw the battlc zen
INC that he was nowhere near hckeo
man aud also that the referee iii deciar-
Ing Nj Il loser Ga Ioui n'@ue sricFo"S
mistake.
Murpj,v viii u" good there is little
doubt ot that. nc thriVes on California
.eli,uatc and las pat Hp the best iights
of his long career IN tne "%Sterm c9;.i
ny He feels that no has the indian
sicu'' ON VI ogaSt. and VIII so INTO 'ne
rinx chock fun of confidence. Coifroth
and san t5rauc;sco sports are 70 he con-
graduated on landing this bout Tor the
worlds fair city.
II WuIcast defeats Murphy il IS pos
sibJc that ne may come east Tor ten
round hout with Paclsey Mcfarland. Ine
boys were matched to box here last sum-
Hcr bu: opposition developed tron1 an
uuext ected quarter, aud il was Thought
advisable for tire coed Of the sport 10
abandon the plans for the time being.
Mcfarland would welcome the chance TO
boN WoISaSt, and is willing TO make a
lower weight for the ex-champion than
for Rrtton or any other opponent In
tho event of Ads success in next Satur-
dal'S mill the chances arc that the matcn
will be arranged
Meanwhile. the sports are guessing"
about the proposed Mcfarland Britton
bout One day the match IS on. and the
next DAY it's of. The fact remains that
neither boxer has yet signed tire articles
Of agreement, although the Gardens press
agent has given out March : as the date
assigned for the contest
The hitch is said TO be over money
matters Mcfarland is holding out for
~ certain guarantee. and Britton wants a
greater percentage than that offered hini.
u is thought that d rival promoter ia
been flirting with the Tc3. dud that
they are using this as a cluo Ia fore
the Garden management 10 raise the DID.
Both boys realize that they can Graw a
great deal more money at the Garden.
and the probability Is the match viii
eventually be pulled OF there. bot not
until they have exhausted every effort ~
get all the dough" that faGS its way ~
the box Office.
IL is hoped tGat Mcfarlaad and Vr.;-