Evening journal., 1915-02-02
JIMMY MURPHY
OUTPOINTS BARRY
Clever Wilmington Boxer
Shows Up Brooklyn Lad
Before Crowd
HARD FIGHTING
FROM THE GONG

Before a packed house. at the
Olympia Athletic Club, OF philadel-
phia, last night Wilmington Jimmy
Murphy defeated the veteran light
weight jim Barry Of Brooklyn The
local lad was outweighcd by a margin
Of nine pounds 3y reason Of 4
clean knockdown In the opening
round, and fast rally in the sixth
session, Murphy earned the hunors
large number of Wilmingtonians
witnessed the bouts ana were delight
ea With the entire card.
THE FIGHT IN DETAIL.
Round One Barry rushed hard and
landed two hard rights ON the head.
Murphy ducked "a wicked left. They
clinched A series Of exchanges took
place at the center Of the ring with
iarry landing the harder punches
After receiving a hard right ON the
jaw, Murphy appeared cautious. lie
stepped away and began his famous
in and out style, iabbing with stin
left occasionally. A few seconds
before the round closed Barry rush
ed into a straight left hand lab ana
was dropped TO the mat He was
up in a second, and fell into a clinch
Barrys round.
Round Two Murphy jumped from
his corner like a tiger. Barry let lly
telling left swing which Murphy
cleyerly ducked Murphy jabbed. re-
peated and brought over a right 10
the jaw The boys fell into a clinch
Both missed hard rights. Murphy
forced Barry To the ropes where he
landed five hard lefts to the face that
brought blood Barry landed a light
left to face, but received hard right
on ear. Murphy was forcing the
lighting Barry had plenty of steam
behind his blows. but they we're not
coming fast enough for the elusive
Murphy II was Murphys round by
shade.
Round 3 Both boys rushed to the
center Of the ring, Barry swinging ter.
rifle LETT, which Murphy dncked They
elinehed. Murphy iabhcd and hoolSed
with rights to head. Again they cliuch-
ed. Rirry's right landed on tie -tom-
ach, and he worked jimmy into the cor.
ner, put left iah on his eve opening aI
wide eut With the blood tlicklmgI
down his face. Jimmy wore his confident
aAtiAtA AHA was a. WNHNlA iiiAtts lNWi
landed lett and rights at the bell Mar
phys round hy shade.
Round Barry was TRYING hard for
a lead. Murphy iabbcd his lett % the
face twice. Murphy again iabbcd
Murphy sidcsteppcd q lett swing. Mur
phy used swift, and landed series
of hard rights ana lefts chat drove Barry
to the ropes, A- he came away. Nun
ply landed q clean uppcvut ID the chml
that took tile speed out 81 the Brool,ivul
hoNer. Murphy followed up biz adyan
tagc ly fighting thc stomach With hiSl
head down lc burcd away at tile dining
parl0r Murphy Uus forcing the fight
inc aua it was he round oy 3 wide MAJ
gin
Round 3 Bota Murphy ana Barry
rushed into = elinch. Barry tried some &
lis iniightin1 ability ana Jimmy cir, (
'r'y evadod the blows. Barry ahbcd toll
he face and " fctun received twol
eits on the rose Barry iabbod and
hooked 10 head Barry forced Murphy
% the ropes. They cnchcd Murphy (
abbed and stepped away. ne met Bamyl
With Wicked hard right "a stomach
hat weakened the Brooklyn lad as thel
lcll sounded Ihe round belonged 20
Murphy by a slight margin.
Round 6-larry missed wild lett
wing. Murphy clinched and brought up
hrce lcH uppercuts. Murphy lcapcd
nto his antagonist with a crushing lett
o the jaw. Barry landed on head with
light, but missed an excellent chance
Is Murphy was Oh Ills balance. Murphy n
abbed. Barry iabbcd Barry landed ON
tomach. They cluchcd. Murphy
oreed Barry 20 the ropes Another hard
ight to the face and Barry hung Oh.
'lurphy broke away, iuhhcd and handed
bard right 20 chin. which slightly
taggered Barry. They were mixing mat
ers at the bell Murpby- round.