Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-04-18

Murphy put light right to the face
Richie was blocking well and hold
ing his man safe in the clinches
Richie sent In the old reliable left
TO the body and Murphy planted one
good right TO the belt territory They
We're clinched with Ritchie working
short right 10 stomach al the gong
Round S-Murphy hooked light left
TO the chin and again they clinched
Richie put left and right to the face
and swung right hand to the chest
The champion put In half a dozen
left iabs to the face, Murphy sent
in two good rights TO the body.
Richie laid two lefts to the ear and
a hard right to the face. Murphy
came In and shot left and right to
the body Rtchie placed two lefts
and right to the body. Murphy
looked to have found his second wind
and trotted to his corner when the
bell rang.
Round "a short exchange and
the men went into their customary
clinch Richie sent IN eight or nine
left jabs to the face Murphy put in
left and right to the chin and went
below with the same punches 10 the
body. During a ciineh Richie put
In two straight rights to the tody.
Another long drawn out clinch was
featured by short face jabs on the
part of both men Murphy sent in
one right to the chin that made the
champion back away. They were
lighting toe to toe at the finish.
Round 10 Richie slapped two
lefts to face and Murphy came back
with several spiteful stabs to Willie's
face. If anything. Murphy appeared
the more anxious of the two TO mix
things now The champion helms
glad of chance to elinch, but vii.
lie put In left and right to BODY. the
impact of the gloves being hard
enough to be heard all over the are.
ma. As tigerish as ever. Murphy
came back and forced Ritchie 10
clinch. Rltchie fought his man across
the ring to Murphys own corner
Tommy's legs were sagging. but he
threw himself at Ritchie with an
onslaught that again forced the cham
I pion 10 clinch.
4 Round IL Richie sent two lefta
20 face and Murphy came back with
three face smashers. A long clinch
and Ritchie found the body with sew
eral vicious swings. Two rights to
4 the side of the head staggered Mur
I ply Richie sent in three terrific
stomach punches. but pluckily the
/ Harlemite came in for more Willie
/ landed hard 10 the face, but Murphy
put his right to the jaw and missed
the first right cross he tried Just al
the bell rang
Round l2-Ritchie pumped his left
TO the stomach and followed with
several left iabs to the face Murphy
came back with q left to the face
that sent the water flying from VIII
lies black hair Locked In clincf
Richie Kept pummeling Tommy'i
bad left ear and was Kissed for his
pains. Murphy Jumped in with 1
fusilade of rights aud lefta that sen
Rtchie back into the ropes tn,
champion came ON in spite OF tn,
usual fashion and continued to pun
ish Tommys bad ear Despite thu
terrific punishment he had asslml
lated Murphy sprang to his corne
with show OF freshness that wa
remarkable Ritchle's blow wouli
have ended the fight had II landed
Round Il Tommy landed a shor
left 20 the face and they wer
clnched. OF the two Murphy wa
now running about in the more spite
, fnl fashion Richie put two har'
rights to the body He backed Tom
, my into corner and hammeret
, away at the sore ear Across tn
ring Ritehie forced his man, landing
, at Will one right to the body dot
: bled Tommy up Riichie half shove
half Knocked Tommy across th
/ ropes aud was furnishing his man I
/ terrible fashion at the bell Til
/ mystery OF the whole performano
was what had become Of the Ritehi
A punch
o Round II Rutchie put left an
4 right 10 face A long elinch ensae
. With Richie hammerlng lefla ~
4 rights 20 thc stomach Tommy g
lett and rFbt tu chin. bat The
a we're feeble blows Ritchic pat In
Hrht stomach smash Ia blind ae
hopeless fashion Murphy kept horia
In taking lpii ind riehi body puncht
4 au, one ot which would has" s'al
= ped ANY bui lhc gamest ot bowers
Hsund A. Richie started uNt ~