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Show I - FAST AMATEURS BOX ! AT ST. REGIS CLUB j When amateurs can give Mich splendid c-xlnb'itions Ox1 Wf-ro witnessed bv HQO numbers of tlie St. Regis club Monday r'llil., there is no need of the professional trying to gain ji foothold. The "pros" e't the money, while tlie "slmon pures" deliver the goods in original packages. The feature of the evening' was a four-round four-round boxing bout between E. Wright of Murray and "Swede" Murphy. The latter was touted another Battling Nelson, and said to be as tough as shoo-V-athcr. .Indeed, .In-deed, for three rounds Wright had hard trouble in keeping on his feet and ducking duck-ing sledge-haunter blows, which, if landed, land-ed, would have created a seismic- disturbance. dis-turbance. In the fourlh round Wright tapped Murphy lightly on the. chin and thy latter thought, for a moment tint he was shining shoes. It was certainly n. bad tiay for "Swodevllle." Murphy thought he had enough and pulled the gong for a rest, lie was a big favorite until the last round. Joe Clark found Terry West a mixer, and had difficulty in keeping out of harm's way. West decided at the end of three rounds that be had had enough for one evening, and the boys shook hands. "Chalky"" Germain of Goldfield was there with a "kick," and was one of tlie most clover "kids'" seen in action at the club. Young Fitzslmmons certainly made a. mistake when he adopted his boxing name, as tho Goldfield boxer made. "Kit 7." lake his hat off to him in two rounds. Kid Morris was afraid of Abe Label of San Francisco, getting hint mixed with Abe At tel. Otherwise Morris could have won tho decision, as .Label showed lack of steam, although ho showed some cIbbs as a boxer. "Swipes," the champion bicycle rider trainer, gave a clever exhibition of stop dancing, but his singing was on the opera order and several gentlemen wantud to steal him from the club and sign him up for a tour of the world, on the strength of his voice, |