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Show f the jaw. Moran. however, came up sirong In the last round, forced tho llthtlng and at one lime had Murphy in distress. The llpht ended v. it b both men strong and fighting bard. Referee Fddie Smith promptly declared de-clared Murphy ibe victor. Hlr? deci-slon deci-slon did nt meet with the approval of the trowd which filled the big rink. Moran was a favorite In th" "betting at 10 to 6. The general opinion opin-ion that neither Moran or Murphy could make a worthy foe for Champion Cham-pion Wclgast. MURPHY BEATS Offi MORAN Harlem Tommy Gkts Decision and Crowd Voices a Vehement Protest. San Francisco, Fob 2S. With boto Men on their feet after twenty round i of desperate lighting. Referee Eddl Smith declared llarli-nn" Tommy Murphy, of New York, winner oer Owen Moran, Enttland'h champlo.i lightweight. The decision was jeercil and Moran frantically protested, claiming he had been robbed. Th" fljiht took place at Dreamland rinl: here tonight. Murphy scored first blood in the ninth round -with a .slinging left ftnash lo the nose, and Moren evened this up by cutting the HarKMilte's '.gut eye in the thirteenth.- Beyond bis. however, the fighters bore v narks of punishment after their .20 iMiTlng rounds. Moran had ihe udvantace during' lie firr hnlf of the battle. He forced Mi" pace and several times pushed Murpny outside the ropes. Tli? fifteenth was the best roun I J; Ihe fight and marked the turning' )o!ut In favor of the New Yorker. He. jarred his opponent frequently i tli left Hwlngs and hooks t. the Jaw, Moran countering with right hand punches. Jn Ihe eighteenth Murphy i'3ed the liul- F.ugllshman whli a I'.ircotsion of right and lelt chops m |