Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-30
0utboxes Willie Curry In Seven
Of Eight Rounds Young Leo
Wins Semi-FInaI In FOURTH
Young TOney Scores Kayo on
"Red" MOnahan.

Any doubt as to who the feather
weight champion of Staten Island is
was removed at the Lotos Club here
last night when Willie Murphy easily
defeated Willie Curry. 1t was all Muir
ply from the second round on, the
first three minutes of scrapping being
about even. During this period Muir
ply did all of his feeling out and after
that started in earnest to wade into
Curry. When the gon sounded IN
the eighth Murphy was using Curry as
one would a punching bag but a VIC
tory by the kayo route was not for
Murphy.
All Of Curry's craftiness, shifting.
feinting and quick footwork-whtch
always puzzled his other opponetns-
were for naught against Murphy who
managed to jab Curry's head almost
at random and then land a series OF
body punches which forced Curry to
clinch until he gained a little wind.
Murphy did most of the forcing and
landed hard blows to all parts Of Cur
RVS body and head. 1t was seldom
that Curry managed to connect SO
that Murphy felt 1t. Curry's oppon-
ability to block many blows which had
a wicked look to them stood him in
well.
Both Curry and Murphy weighed
in the same, 1875, so were evenly
matched as a as weight went. But
that was where it ended. Murphy
proved himself to be Curry's Master OF
every trick of the game. Twice Muir
ply landed blows to Curry's jaw
though tho following punches would
put Curry out but he always managed
to come back.
The ,fght-which was Of the
''grudge" variety-resulted IN a cou-
pie hundred Staten Island fistic en-
thusiasts coming over for the exhibit
tions and they were divided in their
sentiment as who they wanted to see
win although Murphy seemed to have
the bigger Following. AS the scrap
turned out there was little doubt left
in the minds Of those who saw 1t that
SPIN and 1t looked for a while as
Murphy Is the featherweight champ OF
the Island.
Jimmy De Forrest, who trained
Jack Dempsey, and has Curry under
his wing, was in Curry's corner during
the scrap and was introduced by An
Joe Humphreys The crowd
rave him a big hand. s
Young Leo Wins Semf-final.
IN the six round semi-final Young
Leo, of this city, showed his ability
to punch when he SO pounded frank
ie Morton, of New York, h a Referee
Eddie Woods, of Jersey City. put q
stop to matters in the fourth round.
During the first two rounds the two
boys fought along quite even, Leo
leading although Morton would make
things interesting. In the third how
aver Leo's jabs began to play havoc
with Morton's face and body and by
the end Of the round the local lad had
him groggy.
The fourth found Leo going strong
err than aver while Morton was Just
about able to keep his feet. After the
local boy had landed every KIND OF a
caught him on the ohm. Morton's
eyes rolled up in the air and he look
ed off into space as though he did not
know where he was or what ne was
doing, One more blow would nave
put him out for the full count but at
this point Referee Woods stepped IN
and forced Leo to go back to his cor
ner. For several minutes afterwards
Morton was unable to get his bearings
and when he left the ring 1t was with
a -targerin step. Leo showed up
well throughout the four rounds.
-Four preliminaries were presented
all Of which proved interesting, al
though some were more animated
than others. In the first short bout
Of the night Young Jimmy Gums, "a
PlainfeId, o%utfought Young e
another Plainfeld pugilistic aspirant.
Freddy started of we'll but soon slow
ed up and Cans, putting his fighting
machinery in high, soon left MIN Iar
Young Colby Defeats Kosh:
In the second Appetizer young
Colby. Of Chrome, who has always
made good in his bouts here. hung the
indian sign on Young Kosh. of this
city, winning on points. The scrap
went the full four rounds but Colby
mer of covering up got the goat" Of
many of the fans at the start but co..
by soon opened him up and after tnat
Il was a fine SUGGEST till the finish.
the Chrome lad doing most of the con,
Meeting. Kosh depended a good deal
on a vigorous uppercut and rushing
but after he had pulled off this stunt
a couple of times Colby became wise