Glove Contest
The glove fight between W. Murphy, champion v lightweight, and EichardAllen, of etone' v^took plao> a the Opera Houston Tuesday night and drew aa enormous; audience, the I theatre beluga packed frpui the! oches. tral stalls to' the family bircle ; Con : siderable interest had ; been etinced in this match, Allen being a local man, i who was "said ! to nave beeii^ in some (splendid fights in England.' Heiwai seconded by Paiker, Mathews being second 1 ; arid Mr fit. Wpodi iwa8 Ki referee; ' and. , Mr Kr^htirsOT time^eeperl ' The match was a'very ;one-Bided affair, Murphy haying, ,aU ithe V|Bfiit .Allan stood up very pluckily,. however, and imanaged to do a little bitting^ all pi jwhich Was very! Ught. ! la HitemyiiiiGx round Allan : gave in, ana ' the fight Was to;"Mja^hy^ ,The ,win not a popular, One, l£rge. hun^berp of P^tone people, having; .come , into to,w».to support the local, ,manj and Murphy attempting; to speak at the close of the matel, was unable to get a hearing: . Previous to *thiß contest there were a ' ntinibet of Sets-telj :' G. Eich^fdspn and Wi BrbbW * being among the competitors.—^N.Z. Times.
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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 18, 28 July 1887, Page 3
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185Glove Contest Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 18, 28 July 1887, Page 3
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