El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-06
SOUTHWESTERN CHAMPION WINS
VERDICT OF REFEREE MCDONALD
Aggressiveness of Titleholder Coupled With Severe
Punishment in Clinches Gives Him Substantial Mar
gin at End Of Contest; Murphy Tries Hard for
Knockout; Both Clever Game and Fast.

I mix things UP to the seventh,
when he weakened, and then Car
ter began to pile up his points
The auburn haired IriEhman was
holding his own AID the bout was
about seven Stephen" mp to that
round. Then Carter cut loose
He tore after the cavulryman and
earned the round by n margin.
From that time on Carter did viz
tunlIy all Of the leading and in
the cIincheS or nt distance he
pushed the going in "A determined
manner and won the succeeding
rounds
Carriers pretty boxing with his left
hook and right cross at distance and
his choppy blows in the clinches We're
the principal factors in his victory
Murphy, always dangerous, boxed
prettily and he showed a hitting
bower that surprised the fans. He
fought an exceptionally clean fight
as did Carter-and both received a
big hand from the fans Tor their
clever work during the contest Muir
ply against a less faster man than
Carter would have shown TO great
advantage. He made a tremendous
hit with the fans for his sportsman
ship and gameness and proved an able
rival for Carter he was outpointeo
Clearly and he did not enter pro-
Carter Won HandiIy-
The former southern department
lightweight champion on the other
hand boxed better than ever before
Carter used his left and right handily
and caused his supporters TO jump
TO their feet many times by ms De
sire to slug IN the clinches- Tommy
showed TO so percent more advantage
than in his bout against HILL due
mainly 70 the fact that he had an
opponent who was willing TO mix II
Summary Of the rounds gives Car
ter eight, Murphy three and four
were draws Murphy's rounds were
the third. fourth and fifth
The first was n standOff and the
second belonged to Carter. In the
10th Carter had his best inning.
The little FL PnsOan brought blood
from MurphV's nose with series
of stiff blows TO the head and face
and also punished the sturdy cav
alrymau in the clincheE- He did
all OF the leading in that round.
Carter had the second sixth, sew
enth, 10th, 18th, 18TH 18th Muir
ply landed several strong blows
In the 11th. when Carter jumped
in and tried to end the bout. Car
ter also won the 18th
Referee Jack Mcdonald officiated
in the headliner Of the evening and
Sergt. Morrison worked in the pre-
liminaries- Each was capable In the
highest degree. Harry Kane was
and Sergt Harper an
nouncer. Tommy Nelson challenged
Kid Payo, the little FL Paso feather
crack was introduced He is to meet
Dick Griffin at the arena, July Is
One incident marred the staging OF
the preliminary contests which met
with the disappToval OF the fans but
matchmaker Jimmy Edwin has been
absolved Of all blame BY the boxing
bugs and in fact Is being slapped on
his shoulders for his work in putting
on one Of the best cards in the history
OF the punch bowl:
For two rounds Sailor Winterstein
pounded Eddie Hanlon- Using about
every blow in the fistic lexicon
winter slammed Eddie around the
ring and then suddenly quit IN the
third session
He had n substantial lead on
points when he walked out to
referee and announced that he had
to stop giving as his reason affhaf
he was out Of condition and could
not conriaue.n He appeared In
tip top tim and il was only
necessary for him to box five
more rounds in a defensive fash
ion as he had already piled mp a
substantial lead on Hanlon. Win