Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-04-18
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SAN FRANCISCO. April l8, There
ia no dlsputing today. sporting writ
ers and ring experts say, that Willie
Richie Is rigf fully entitled to his
title OF lightwl ght champion of the
world His de at last night of "Har
lem Tommy" Murphy, Of New York,
al the end of twenty rounds was con.
elusive Richie won all the way,
and from every angle
The fight by rounds
Round l-They exchange light lefts
and went TO clineh Richie jabbed
two lefts TO the face and they went
into another clineh Richie put
light right to heart and Murphy came
back with stout left to jaw. They
were fighting in slow and cautious
fashion. Coming out clinoh Ritchie
placed hard right to stomach and IN
clineh followed Murphy landed four
or five short uppercuts to chin
Richie feinted with left and landed
hard right smash to chin just as bell
sounded
Round murphy tried with left
and they went into clinch. Murphy
landing good half dozen blocks to
chin while they were locked. Ritchie
landed a clean left to face and a
trickle OF blood showed on Murphys
lips Richie measured his man with
lefts and rights TO the body without
a return. lie repeated with right to
chin and body and jabbed Murphy IN
tantalizing style with lefts to his
nose. In clinch Murphy raised
Richie from the floor with an upper
cut Fighting like a tiger Murphy
crowded his man. but Ritchie stopped
him with three hard body smashes
just as the bell rang.
Round 3-Murphy tried left and
they went into a clinch Richie put
left To body and sent in light left
iabs TO face Richie laid light left
against Tommys chin and sent in
two terrific right hand body punches.
They were locked in long clinches.
Murphy sent in two hard right up
percuts to the chin Murphy sent
over hard right to the jaw and
Richie dropped into a cliuch Richie
iabbed the face with "a light left
Murphy crowded his man into corner
and rained in a shower Of punches
Richie cllnchng They were NOV
ing toward the center OF the ring
when the gong sounded
Round They went into the usual
clinoh. Ritchie landed left and right
TO face and planted a hard right tc
the stomach Murphy sent in light
left to face aud the champ back
with hard left to the body. A
moment later he crushed through
with a right TO the same spot. A
second blow of the same kind land
ed, but Murphy only clinched his
teeth and came in ror more Ritchi,
put in two solid rights TO the face
fommy'A face was now smear o
blood Two hard rights TO the CHR
and Murphy began to show the ef
tects of the pace Richie was hit
ting the Harlemlte almost at will now
Time after time his busy right wen
to Murphy's chin The New Yorke
looked a whipped man at the bell
Round Murphy landed light lef
to face, He followed Ritchie TO tn,
ropes and sent Ia half dozen fac
smashers that must have made Wi
lie feel dizzy. II looked like the las
stand of desperate man As eoo
as though shadow boxing the chan
pioh moved about, oulboXing th
challenger at every step. one ten
flhe right TO the body shook Mul
phy from shoe to scalp Ritchi
placed another right to the bodl
Murphy looked more than ever
""ipp"u man. from his mouth, nos
ana left ear the blood was showini
htchie was working his right to tn
oody In steady fashion al the clos
of the round
honnd G-After long drawn o,
'Hheh Hltchle sent Ia several liet
letl iaba to the face and hard riRl
under the heart. Murphy kept agh
ing back gamely. Ritchle shifted an
sent IN a solid left to the body. II
'o'iowed with seven or eight IA
strength lef' and right swings to II
body but like bulldog Murphy he
W hlehle sent In two right swim,
y 'he chin and was hammcrlng N
"at'emlle when the bell rang
Round Murphy tried win lei
MISSED aud they went into a cline
shoulder TO shoulder they stood a,
,'assed. and Rltehles rlsht 10 /,
4"N e'oush, a srue, from Murph