Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
ENGLISH LUCKY
TO GET MURPHY
FIGHTER HAS MANAGER WHO
WILL HELP SOME
HAS NICE TRAINING CAMP ON
WATTS RANCH
Newcomer Never Dlsslpates and Has
Everything Natural to Champion.
Must Win Tuesday to
Go Ahead

NLARENCE ENGLISH was for
tunate boy when he secured Will
~ lam Murphy as his hacker, FOL
now he will have the chance of his life
to get to the top If he makes good
against George Memsic Tuesday even
ing at McCarey's pavilion. English is
born fighter, having gone through life
so far without a single bad habit. 1t
was this qualification and his great
ability with the gloves which influ-
enced Murphy to take up the light
weight and help him along with the
necessary coin.
Murphy had been east and had
watched the career of English. His
good showing against Battling Nelson
and his decisive defeat of both Rudolph
Unholz and Kid Farmer proved to
Murphy that English was made of
sturdy stuff. but he met snag when
he proposed that the boxer come west
and fight undcr his direction.
This setback was Mrs. English, who
was averse to having her better hair
enter the fight game for livelihood.
But on Murphy's return to California
and after corresponding at some length
with English, his wife finally gave in
and accompanied the fighter west,
where they are now located.
Murphy Immediately set up training
quarters at his ranch in Watts and the
place is second to none for the purpose
intended. 1t has all the natural sur
roundings for the athlete, tent has
been erected, open at two sides, and
built within is q regulation ring, all
roped in and equipped with all the mod
ern appliances for the work of the
boxer.
Picked Out Memslc
Murphy then cast about for a match
for his protege. and after the successive
defeats of Memsic at the hands or
Cans, Unholz and Brock Murphy fin
ally arranged a match with the local
boy, the stipulation being that the men
meet at catchweights, so there could
be r. excuse after the affair was set
tied.
This event will occur Tuesday. and
Murphy bases all his hopes on the
showing English will make on that
evening. English is "a years old and
has the correct style for making sue
cess in the ring. His exemplary habits
will stand him in good stead in help-
sng his staying qualities, and his pleas
ing nature makes friends Tor MIN Wher-
ever ne goes.
While Murphy feels that English Is
the best drawing card which he could |
get he recently stumbled across prom |
Using lightweight and will bring him
into the limelight also. This is Howard
Baker, who fought Montana Kid to
draw at San Bernardino in twenty
rounds of the hardest kind of battling.
Murphy was so impressed with the
made by Young Baker. who Is
only IS years old, that he has annexed
him to his camp and will push him for
ward as an aspirant for the lightweight
honors.
Murphy believes that he has Win
ner in the youngster and as the Watts
man has been a follower of the fistic
game for many years his powers of dis
are worth some considering.
Young Baker will be put in condition
and will be seen soon at McCarey's pa
vilion in a lightweight battle. Murphy
has great hopes that he will be able to
develop a champion from the material
he has at hand.
Baker came from Colorado and. like
English, has no bad habits. and already
has made such progress at the game
that he can go ten or twenty rounds
without being distressed