The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-05
MURPHY WINNER
 OVER D0LAN IN GROUND BATTLE
Local Boxes Takes Popular Decision Tn Main Go of
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 Miles Murphy successfully de- tended his claimed nliddleweight crown Monday night by winning from Eddie Dolan on a decision after six rounds of clean, fast fighting that climaxed one of the best cards staged in many moons by the American Legion. Murphys big round was the fifth, when twice he floored Dolan with a two-fisted attack to the head. He had an edge in three others. Dolan had one and one was even.
 Graney Hulse kayoed Young" Richmond in the third round Of the scheduled Ground semi final Jim Thomas handed sleep plas- ter to Pierre Cooper in the fourth round of their battle, and Victor Griffith won via the knockout route from Bob Floyd. Sailor Sharkey and Kid Nabalis went four rounds to draw in the cur tain-raiSer.
 Fans Cheer Sport
 The Legion Arena at "A. B. Hall was crowded with good-humored bunch of fight fans that not only got their moneys worth but they expressed their appreciation of the fact in stentorian cheers. Every boy on the bill was in there fight ing from the first gong to the last one, or until the carohng notes of the singing birdies marked the end of another fight for those who kissed the vanvas for the 10 count.
 The fights that led up to the main go had the fans appetite all whetted up for some gore. There was none of it spilled, but the fighting was as fierce as any ever staged in the arena.
 Start Is Even
 The first two rounds were even, neither boxer being able to pin a real clout on the ether. Both were lightning fast, blocked eleverly and not minute wasted in clinches. In fact, so free was the entire fight from hugging that Referee Sperling had the easiest night on record for him
 In the third round Murphy steam ed up a bit and landed two rights to the body, drawing down Dolan's guard and crashed a left and right through to the face. They were high and did no damage. 1t was Miles round by fair margin.
 Dolan evened up the count by taking the fourth He outboxed and outsmarted Murphy in this canto and landed several clean blows to the body and head One straight left, that caught Miles near the right ear jared him slightly but it wasn't serious enough to slow him down perceptibly
 Miles Scores Knockdown
 Murphy scored two knockdowns in the fifth to take a decisive lead. After some 30 seconds of milling, Murphy stormed over Dolan and swept aside his defense with ,oarrage of rights and lefts to the head. He planted left and right to the face and followed it with a beautiful right to the body that halted Dolan in his tracks.
 Miles shook off a right to the head and a, weak left to the body and danced in to shoot left to the body and followed through with a left and two rights to the head that dropped Eddie to the canvas. Dolan rose at the coun- of nine and met Miles with light right to the face. Murphy threw another cloud of gloves into Ed dies face and dropped him again
 Dolan was plainly dazed when he climbed to his feet, but man. aged to smother Murphy's attack and hung on in ciinch until Sperling parted them. He worked into another ciinc.l and was hold ing on at the bell.
 Lasts Out The Sixth
 Dolan was still snaky from the fifth round battering when he came out for the last stanza. Mur- phy stuck out his jaw and took a couple of pokes from Eddie with out losing his grin. Dolan got stronger as the round progressed but the round was Miles by sub stantial margin.
 KNOCKOUT IS UNEXPECTED
 Hulse's knockout of Richmond in the third round was an unexpected climax. Both boys spared caut- iously to start the first stanza. Granney drew blood with right to Richmond's nose. flooring him. Richmond evened the count with Ia pretty body attack and snapped Hulse's head back with stiff rights and lefts.
 In the second round the boys warmed to their work and exchang-