The evening world. Newspaper, January 30, 1909, Page 6

i STORIES O TOLD BY EXPERTS F SPORTS OWEN MORAN BEATS TOMMY MURPHY IN FAST FISTIC BOUT English Featherweight Has Best of Battle in Eight of the Ten Rounds —Eddie Toy Has an Easy Time with Ben Douglas. BY ROBERT EDGR Twenty-eight hundred selected sports sat in gold-plated club last night and saw damper on young Mr. Murphy. of Harlem. filled the National A. C, comfortably froma ringside to gallery. couldn’t have swung a cof by the t prominent citizen, for everybody the! N ined and Owen Moran, of England, put a The twenty-eight hundred You ail in that crowd without hitting a re was prominent. You have to be the plust prominent in some line or other to get into the club, Prominence and a dress suit are the conditions of membership. If you don’t} wear your dress suit you have to pre sent an affidavit to me effect that you have one at home in the closet. Oth wise you can stand gut on the sidewal with the cops, Who can't get in even If they wear court dr breeches. One of the beauties of the gold lined club ts that the cops can't get in, and don't dare to slug you as you come out, Eddie Toy Makes Good, The twenty-eight hundred prominent! citizens had a full evening's entertain-| ment even before Owen Moran did tt to! Murphy, There were several prelimi-| nary quadrilles, In the sem{-finai tall, | wiry Fitesimmons-like youngster named | Ben Douglas slapped another tall youngster named Jim Ford so rudely | on the wrist that Ford decided not to haye anything more to do with such an ungentlemanly person, and quit In about | half a minute. To please the club mem- | bers the entertainment committee pre- | vailed upon Mr. Douglas to remain {n/ the ring and be introduced to Eddle | Toy, late of San Francisco Toy 1s a bald, elderly entertainer, but | well built and master of an Infinite| variety of tricks, He was quite a bit| amaller than Mr, Douglas. It looked] for a moment as if Toy was !n for an interesting experience. But the boot | was on the other leg. | Douglas Got His. | Toy, in the most bus| mer imaginable, imme: pound Douglas's ear, He kept pound- Ing through s!x whole rounds nating now and Jabbtr Douglas's head nearly off, add b his right hand across to the tall Jow's chin, In the fourth round it looked so much like a massacre that a woodly majority of the 2,800 wanted it stopped. But Douglas, who was surely game, grinned and persuaded Reforeo Jim Buckley to let tt go on. Douglas barely lasted to the finish, but shook | hands amlably enough when the fight was over. Then came the event of the evening Joe Humphreys, who ts something of | © humorist, introduced Mickey Gannon, of Philadelphia, as “the coming lght- weight champion of the world." There | were a few laughs and cries of “Where's Leachte?" Then Joe introduced Moran and Murphy, th of land.” Jem I champion, sat ne until he was call amplon of Eng- the real Engils! ouncing that the plush ring ropes had been changed from red to gree: in honor of Referee Buckley, which brought out a s Moran Looked Good. The bell rang. Moran and introduc. | | champion, | sidering tion, They mixed ft. Moran moment, looked very much Ike a real He was a pretty sight, wit his clear white skin, his sharp cut fea tures and his great danced !n and out Murphy into a puzaled ‘ate, 1 satin knee drawing out hooks and jabs that fell! short. For two rounds goth missed a good ¢ and there was little to choore. Then they eettled down to the real work of the evening. Round after round there was little variety tn the ghting. Both were very careful, yet they were always together. They were #0 evenly matched in cleverness that nine blows out of ten were either blocked or avoided by quick side-step- ping and rapid ducking. The English- man, like all English fighters, relied most upon getting his head out of the way, Many times he made Tommy miss ao far that !t looked as if the Harlem lad’s judgment of distance had left him. Tommy, on the other | Was quicker with his parries, and caught most of Moran's blows on his gloves or forearms, Englishman Held Lead From the third to the elghth round Moran held @ clean lead, landing oftener and with better punches. In my judgment both boys ha gone back. Moran didn't have his old speed and endurance, Murphy has cer: ly lost his knack of hitting hard Was @ time when his left d knock down, but last nig’ ed an exg. His 5 ran pened a cut ¢ Murphy's right eye with a hard left-hook delivery in a mix-up. But when the ninth” began ‘Tommy fig rom his ne and tore ton with intention m. y vgged all around ring and along the plush- covered ropes. Tn every mix-up Mur had the best of it. Moran couldn't hold him off. The English fighters speed dwindled and he failed to get away | from Tommy's punches or to land his counters. The crowd—the whole with the exe arlie Harvey— was up rooting for Murphy. And the bell rang and Moran was. still 5 feet fighting back. Murphy Finishes Fast. t tenth wi end of the but ett try 6 punch. They were both roughing wit! head and shoulders. eager, Mur- Phy kept dashing In and hurling him- self against clean h tanglin ‘an without landing a 18 bell found them neit in any danger, Moran was the weaker of the e last round was fairly even—a perhaps, in Murphy's favor. Con- the fact that Murphy had a 1 in only one round ft can ad clean le easily be seen that the decision must go, t0 England Ing out I heard somebody say “What would Driscoll do to. Moran} And everybody laughed —_—_—— + Sidelights on the Big Bout Gleaned irom the Ringside BY JOHN POLLOCK, looks now game, Ww several folks and P ham, is to thri old Horton law < attended a box’ that which tional A. C. last rs Comn gham's sleuths we again on ran) ket. for the purpose aking a n the club, but as usual the . ful, for each time the t they were quickly recognized and to skiddoo, Amo the pr t men ringside were bett, A. L. Erlanger, Gene V 4 war Reynol’ © ne, Mhorley, Bi 4: Ha Murray, of Cir Hugene M arkes trainer of Murphy come 10 Yo meet him with a « th. Don't be toc Jou have ten rour Im the fourth round, af food, tif! punch ley Hatvey stot “Conve of, Owen have him!" "Murphy, Pere rrametts, locked ove? storan . sa t Harvey, “Hi ey. want back 0 hie corner atte Johnson eald to How do feel, Owen? I will beat Du Qh, wep ¢ pain near 4 %) BOXING STAGS TO-NIGHT, Two boxing deetston stage ight areon t At the In the an, of Washington, out Brown for. 8 t to be @ rattling hard r good bout’ will also BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 80, 1909, UP TO DATE, NEWSY AND WELL WRITTEN Puz2ce picture: WHO Rootepd FoR MORAN ? Eope Toy, WHO MASSACRED MR. Douaras yt EMIDE! me ed. Jaus Doveneary A CORNER, v/ el IT was coLo, OuTsipE } \\. SIMMY :4\> ‘De Forest Bo VERNON WAITED IN OF TH VAIN Rok, Someone To POUR WINE OVER, ™ REO CROSS, Coos DORAN Tae "BON Ton ~~ ALL “THERE. HERE’S THE ALL-STAR BASKETBALL TEAM FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS Cae ooo OOOO". Evening World’s Expert Se-| All Star Team Picked by RAN GETTING IN THE lects Champion First and The Evening World Expert HosT OAMAGING Buow oF | | Second Teams From Many : | Stars Developed This Year. Becond Team. , Carruthers (Boys' High) Pearce (Commerce) Tong (Stuyvesant) Melitzer (Clinton) Helfant (Clinton) November (Stuyv —— First Team, Position, Simberg (Clinton) Cavallero (Stuyvesant) Seaman (Boys’ High) Dowling (Stuyvesant) Archibald (Commerce) ; Ampolsk (Townsend Harris) NEW YORK BASEBALL MANAGERS _ PREPARE FOR A RECORD YEAR — Roman Numerals Baried From Records by Mike 0’Toole. BY WARD KREMER, LTHOUGH the local school basket- A ball teams have games scheduled Tunning well into Maroh, the P.| S.A. I, season closes with the Eastern | game to be pl oftic tate are x @ ten fouls, whilw ball eleven times at forward Novembe', All Attendance Figures Will probably Be Smashed Dur- ing Season of 1909, Players Gather for Spring Training Trips and All the Otticials Get Busy. 2 p against, Hei- ion, @Fe et positions, | while ‘y eaally the Harris, has but hag only hardly enoug!i an all- t have t 1 costly Cavallero at Forward BY BOZEMAN BULGE y cing pleked tor yerr have w r anxiety to nds. They are tir —~— NEW YORK A. C, WINS OVER 1908 HOCKEY ne teams a side work a tensive Polo ( rected a Era Ra as ; CHAMPIONS EASILY, 3,00, Last year to be ges —— waa not more than 18,00. & baseball Stuyvesant in the matter as Stuyvesant m c Club hockey ' scoossive hockey e New York Na had a phenomenal attendance la son, and Indications are t greater this year as given out s witnessed games of goal sh prot T as 21 baskets to nas committed | nite has made bean the most ger 1s not tnfalli- akes some serious he must always layer who looks y develop into a bueh i | of purest ray serene, game, com- | ow up badly at the three fouls. Deducting | shifted to some the to A his weight tn number of | eters warmer ange crowd: those who ican League to the net—have rhe ECLA vering the 0 player. For Instance, never Judges a young he ig soln or hag done, H rin which he does belleves that b: ny more opportunities to shoot | In the matte are also ey endurance and stan- NELSON DEFEATS WILLETTS IN QUAKER CITY BOUT. | ft € but by s fit McGraw ivaw's Herzog dropped tn’ born. only seven fouls Archibald a Fine Guard breaker ord Base! ‘rcles are buzz! BATTLING NELSON TELLS OF STRUGGLE : wiht AGAINST KNOCKOUTS BY HARD LUCK ice c2 0000" 8 ¢ to me | Aga 5 guards Here was one ray of hope. I tora open (Se Wy and the place was tured o ht all the way st My first business venture had begun,!the message and inside Was an offer to} allero “ earne’t p , , and I worked ss hard to make it a suc: gO to Milwau and fig yclone | gua © big crow R eon ruc ot Express it rain in giss.ast ee (eit the ring. Johnny a ay Mherbanec toad] oArm { a | od a k PS) didn’t seem to be defeated | peo pee ne = oe 1 at y as they nad I on the firat team, ; S f Mies senaciebelores ee eat eee earatraa: Lato] gol LaAr« ARISBiedaNee Reena ne eoud ie JEFF OFFERED $50,000 Eagerness to Reach Scene of Tan HOE Meas G4 UE ge Cate Ne PEL bor guagey on LAAN GOT HAL Re rect nats bath a cone oe $50, S . ing tach money, 1 would Yetmy parts that Wa ae itaet | COAT USA OGTR NR CSE ASEH FOR JOHNSON FIGHTS Py ne ner run the r Aurant at n Lia . a the solo of} . nec 14 heaaah a id no sla he full RC He Fight With Thompson hl gui and elt to ke Br ate isd oda a Ga gay ie ao ae ph Aa a a eyes notified that 1 ould come Up te Hot Springs Western railroad oh te asco ne portions ri of ha | Bak ' en yesterday ag’ and fight Jack Robinson an rds. : ty a rlcnatea Woaines Pies urs MASH RC RUE CHGURnT LOT HeIRRURET Le RPV ieeEtantOnU DERI S60 DOOTIGIET hinson here on thes The ilge ba fe leon, of the world thee Atay 3 ced strong guards, and | F posted $5,000 te, Peal st ee Secs Fer ermellice rruthers has made sixteen goals in ,show ¢ BY BATTLING NELSO: x a nl Soh hs Oe eee sreenbe | | CHAPTER 1 When I atrived at the club, however, Basketball Pl ‘+s Who Mad ‘old me the thi v J first real fight that | had at He task Wate neuer must Bek gked out, as el a ayers (0) ade 5 ‘ F top, ae n imagine what kind of a go G 1 . L 1 S h 1 Th . Wi: r viet { Was Ol p canore, Alter res Pee ANG een Coats. Mfien gee ere throush wih the ood in Local Schools This Winters Bat," I : ea ( Business Goes to Smash Be ieee "he gemen y # T went back to, > \ " je more saw all the! ! a AY had pect ; i ; nd I knew Peuneegen ie rt ————]_ Dangers of Riding on Trucks, | i I forgot t before I got on} Boats Sammy Maxweil i ' sword. ; ks fighting tou ep, t ft for dropped from stansso oe Ssh Mi gtruck one of the thes of the f ' u ev second I was almort jerked off 1 wi Thes my perch as my foot was slammed ; 1 fn my _miste ® against the r overhead. It a nd got the fe w o scrape up wonder that my leg was not broken ed to fight Ad Ryan, aliary of e of the steaks) Puckily I got back to my former poal- HELtRalaRU che Wauiln sldue Ud’) toe lia ah—by the largest lump {sold at bargain prices that night.| tion without Injury, but you can bet Li lode Saad ‘ sum [ had recetved for one fight during | Every cent taken in went to the walt-| that t went to sleep no more that night. the championship. On that fight de | iy career to that time. | yhen they were through that . was a wreck. Bat Buys a Restaurant Just as was about to close the I had been employed in the Turf Cate,| door and go uptown to look for another r’ at Hot Springs, at the time, and, after job, a messenger boy came running up March finding a partner, 1 bought my boss out and handed me @ telegram. pended my first chance to go into busl- | ness, and I was determined to win or | die tn attempt. We met at Little Rock, Ark., on 3t. Patrick's | plac Battling Nelson Chapter X. of ¢