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The evening world., 1909-01-30
Players Gather for Spring
Training Trips and All the
Officials Get Busy.

and says that re IS ready 10 start on a
though he must tirst 60 TO Harvard and
teach the young colleg!ans how to pitch.
All Of the players have written letters
signifying their anxiety to start for the
training grounds. They are firing Of the
long wait.
The Giants Start gu. on Feb % and
the Highlanders so TO Georgia two
weeks later The talk OF proceeding 20
the south sounds pleasant, but Il really
means the beginning Of troubles for the
managers Teams have go. 10 be SCI
Looted this year that will bring baseball
honors 10 New York. New stars will
soon begin t. twinkle and there are sure
TO be some who viii never get up one
single little twink,
The baseball manager Is not !nfalli-
BILE, and often he makes some serious
breaks. That's where he must always
bc on his guard. \ player who looks
10 be find may develop into a bush
league specimen Of purest ray serene.
Another may show UP badly at the
start. and, after being shifted to some
other team, prove worth his weight in
gold.
The Observing nanasers-those who
know baseball players by instinct-have
peculiar method OF discovering the
worth OF a young player. For Instance,
John McGraw never judges young
player by what he is doing or has done,
but By the manner in which he does II.
McGraw believes that ball players are
born.
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and the place was turned over to me,
Ny FIRST business venture had begun,
and | worked rs hard to make II sue
cess as ever have to win in the ring
Somehow the fellows didn't seem to be
quite SO hungry that year as they mad
the season before, and the business
vas not near as big as that at the Wal
dOrf, In New York. AS We weren't max.
ing much money. l would let my part
nor run the restaurant at night, and |
would go out and night to keep the thing
going
was notified that could coma up to
stag" and fight Jack Robinson and
pull down Little dough To help the
restaurant along. 1t was tie night OF
April 5, and shall never forget It. The
only chance ! saw to keep the restau-
RANT going was to lick that fellow Rob
insOn.
When I arrived at the club, however,
they told me the thing was Just for fun
and that nobody must be knocked out
You can imagine what kind OF a 80 It
was
When We were through with the six
rounds the manager OF the house slip
ped me s. bin. Bat" | said TO my.
self this is no place for you'
The evening world., 1909-01-30
All Attendance Figures Will
probably Be Smashed Dur
ing Season of 1909.
BY BOZEMAN BULGER.

~ the eve OF the training trips
| through the South indications are
~ that 1909 will be historical year
In baseball This is shown BY the ex-
tenslve preparations going on at the
Polo Grounds 10 handle the crowds ex-
pected at that park The grounds have
been enlarged 10 accommodate 5000 peO-
pie. There will be seats for nearly
1900 Last year the seating capacity
was not more than 1900,
The New York National League Club
had a phenomenal attendance last sea
son, and indications are that 1: will be
greater this year. The official figures
as given out show that 5000 people
witnessed games at the Polo Grounds
last season. Abroad the Giants played
10 Co. 60, making a total o, million
and a half While the H!ghlanders and
Brooklyns had bad luck they also drew
.arge crowds. The attendance al Amer
lean League Park was 312 10, Brooklyn
shows an attendance OF 272eno
In other words, l46GOro people paid
20 see bail games at the three New
York parks last season. Tina. isa rec
ord breaker,
Baseball circles are buzz!ng Just now
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'IuH' HeE mixed H. moran, al that
moment, looked very much like a real
champion. He was pretty sight. with
his clear white skin. his sharp cut fea.
lures and his great shoulders He
danced in and out swiftly. telntlng
Murphy into puzzled state, and
drawing out hooks and jabs that fell
short For two rounds goth missed a
good deal. and there was little TO
choose.
Then they settled down TO the real
work OF the evening. Round after
round there was little variety In the
fighting Both were very careful, We,
they were always together. They were
80 evenly matched in cleverness that
nine blows out OF ten were either
blocked or avoided by quick slde.s,sp.
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 so far that It looked as II the
Harlem lads judgment OF distance had
left him. Tommy. on the other hand.
was quicker with his parties, and
caught most OF Morans blows on his
gloves or forearns.
Englishman Held Lead
From the third 10 the eighth round
Moran held clean lead, landing
oftener and with better punches. In
my Judgment both boys have gone
back. Moran didn't have his old speed
and endurance, and Murphy has GER
talnly lost his knack Of hitting hard
There was time when his left hook
spelled knock down, but last night It
wouldn't have dented an egg. His right
Lthey say II was In ured In tra!ning) was
no better. Murphy has sacrificed his
real fighting ability FOR "cleyerness."
At the end OF the eighth round Moran
was far ahead In points and had opened
cut over Murphy's right eye with q
hard textbook delivery in m!x.up
But when the ninth began Tommy
flashed out from his corner and tore
after ne Briton with every intention
of finishing him, They slugged ali
covered ropes, In every mix up Murphy
had the best OF IT, Moran couldn't hold
him of. The English fighters speed
dwindled and he failed to get away
from Tommy's punches or TO land his
counters. The crowd-the whole $50
with the exception OF Charlie Harvey
was up roofing for Murphy. And then
the bell rang and Moran was still on
his feet nghting back.
Murphy Finishes Fast.
Murphy started the tenth with arother
whlrlwtnd rush, smuggling hard. Moran
met him better this time and held his
own In the mixing game. Toward the
end OF the round both were dog.tired
but still trying hard for the FINISHING
punch. They were both rough.ng wifi
head and shoulders. Over-eager. Muir
ply kept dashlng In and hurting him
self against Moran without landing
clean punch. The last bell found them
tangling It still. neither in any danger
although Moran was the weaker OF the
two.
The last round was fairly eyen-a
shade, perhaps, in Murphy's favor Con.
siderlng the fact that Murphy had a
clean lead In only one round # can
easily be seen that the decision must
go 10 England.
Going out heard somebody saw.
What would Driscoll do TO Morani"
And everybody laughed.
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HERE'S THE ALL-STAR BASKETBALL
TEAM FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS
Evening Worlds Expert Sc
lects Champion First and
Second Teams From Many
Stars Developed This Year.
BY WARD KREMER.

A LTHouGH tho local school basket
~ oal teams have games scheduled
running well iato March, the P
) A. L. season closes with the Eastern
Distriot-Stuyvesant game 70 be played
tonight and the official records OF
players up TO date are what count In
picking an ail-scholastic teal, IRE sea.
son OF 1860 will go down In the history
OF schoolooy athletics as season In
which great strides wore made in has.
ketoa!l. Although little teamwork was
seen early in the season. many OF the
teams improved wonderfully in this re-
spect and, considering the arevity Of the
league schedule. great achievements
were made in team play. two or three
o. the teams showing proficiency In in.
side work approaching that OF the aver
age college team.
The hardest position to decld. In
picking the all-scholast.c team Is that
OF centre. The work OF both Seaman,
OF Boys High. and that OF Long, OF
Stuyvesant, has been h!gh class. and
In the matter OF goal shooting Long
has been the most proficient. The
Stuyvesant man has n baskets to his
credit In Ave games. but has committed
10 fouls. The Brooklynite has made
only "A baskets in as many games, but
has played a much cleaner game. com
mittng only three fouls. Deducting
the fouls from the total number OF
points scored. Long has made q points
FOR his school and Seaman %. Goal
shooting shows little. however, as the
signals OF one team may give Its cen
tire many more opportunities to shoot
than those o. another In the matter
OF jumping, tho boys are also evenly
mstched but In endurance and stan
The evening world., 1909-01-30
NEW YORK BASEBALL MANAGERS
PREPARE FOX A RECORD YEAR
Roman Numerals
Barred From Records
BY Mike O'Toole

On one OF the plllars there hung
beautiful picture OF the Giants OF
1905. The photographer, endeavoring
70 make The layout as classy as
possible. put underneath Il the FOL
lowing;
"MDCCCCvuI."
What the ell does them letters
mean" asked Mike O'Toole, as he
looked at the Inscription curiously
why, that means 1905" replied
Charlie Hezog, proudly.
We'll" observed Mr.. OTooe,
i've stood for It long time w.:hou.
saying anything. but want TO tell
you right now that they are carry
Ing this s!mplfed spelling TOO darn
far"
The evening world., 1909-01-30
BOXING STAGS TONIGHT.

Two boxing stsgs are m the card FOR
decision tonight. A, the Long Acre
a. G. on West Tweuty-ulnth street tho
contestants In the main bOrr vii, ~
Johnny Waltz, Of Jersey City ana
Duckey Holmes, OF this city. They Viii
battle Tor six rounds. Four other bouts
vii. also be put on.
At the National A. c., OF BROOKLYN.
Jimmy Hunt and Harry Powers, he
Brooklyn fighters, viii come together in
the main bout Of six rounds. In the
seml-hnal KID Egan. OF Washington,
viii tackle Knockout Brown for six
OJnds, This ought TO be . rattlins hard
.1''le- Four other good boub will also
Be gut
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Prominence ana dress SUIT are tHe
conditions OF membership. II you don't
wear your dress suit you have to pre-
sent an affidavit to the effect that you
have one at home in the closet. Other
wise you can stand out on the sidewalk
with the cops, who can't get In even l..
they wear court dress and satin knee
breaches. One o. the beauties OF the
gold lined club Is that the cops cant
get in, and don't dare 10 slug you as
you come out
Eddie Toy Makes Good
The twenty-e!ght hundred prominent
citizens had q full evenings entertain
ment even before owen Moran did It to
Murphy. There were several prellmi.
nary Quadrlles. In the semi.inal tall,
wiry Fitzsmmons-like youngster named
Ben Douglas slapped another tall
youngster named Jim Ford so rudely
on the wrist that Ford decided not to
have 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 In
the ring and be introduced to Eddie
Toy. late OF San Francisco,
Toy Is bald. elderly entertainer. but
we'll built and master OF an infinite
variety Of tricks. He was quite bi,
smaller than Mr.. Douglas. II looked
for moment as II Toy was In for an
interesting experience. Blu, the boo.
was on the other leg.
Douglas Got His.
Toy. In the most business-like man
Fer imaginable. Immediately began TO
pound Douglass ear. He kept pound
ing through six whole rounds, alter.
mating now and then by tabb!ng Mr..
Douglas head nearly off. and bringing
his right hand across to the tall te.
lows chin. In the fourth round It
looked so much like a massacre that a
goodly majority Of the $500 wanted It
stopped. But Douglas. who was surely
game. gr.nned and persuaded Referee
Jim Buckley to let 1t go on. Douglas
barely lasted to the finish. but shook
When IHe IlKuI
was over.
Then came the event OF the evening.
Joe Humphreys, who is something OF
9 humor!st. introduced Mickey Cannon,
Of Philadelphia, as the coming light.
weight champion OF the world" There
were a few laughs and cries OF Where's
Leachie?" Then Joe introduced Moran
and Murphy. plnning on Moran the title
of "featherweight champion OF Eng.
land" Jem DTlscoll, the real English
champion, sat near the ring and grnned
until he was called up and introduced.
Humphreys wound UP the comedy by
announcing that the plush ring ropes
had been changed from red TO green
in honor Of Referee Buckley, which
brought out a smile.
Moran Looked Good.
The bell rang.
Moran and Murphy came together
without waiting for formal introduce
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Dangers OF Riding on Trucks,

forgot to say mat before got on
the trucks of that rain I ran back to
tie restaurant wGiCn | had owned a
fow hours before and GOT two sand.
witches. Nothing else was iert, and as |
lad 10 hurry. + grabbed those.
You NAV THINK that riding on the
trucks o: o. passenger trn'H has lot
Of fun In -, hut you are mistaken. a.
tines II j. 20 torture. You can't get
in cnn'or. able place Tic woTs,
thlng though Is the temptation to 80 to
sleep shall never forget one time
on that trip. | was 80 tired and so
broken mp over my misfortune that
began TO nod fully realized the dan.
gers " going 10 sleep. but | could not
help II. | d0zcd of for a moment and
my foot dropped from its place and
struck one Of The ties NJ The track. In
another second was almost ierked OF
my perch as my foot was slammed
against the floor overhead. 1t Is a
wonder that my leg was not broken
Luckily I got back to my former posi-
ton without injury, but you can bet
that I went to sleep no more that night
The evening world., 1909-01-30
BY John POLLOCK.

RI looks now as II the poor old boxing
game. which has been knocked out
III several times by the goody-goody
folks and Police Commissioner Bing-
ham, is to thrive again. Not since the
old Horton law days has such crowd
attended boxing show in this city as
that which saw the bouts at the Ma
,ional A. c. last night.
Commissioner Bingham's seuths were
again on the job trying to buy tickets
for the purpose OF making raid on the
club, but as usual they were unsuccess-
ful, for each time they came to the door
they were quickly recognized and told
TO skiddoo.
Among the prominent men at the
ringslde were Phil Dwyer, Matte Cor
bott, a. l.. ErIanger Gene Wood. seua-
,or Reynolds. George CoUsid.ne, Charley
I-horley, Bob Vernon, : a Harris, sam
Murray, OF Cincinnati, We Mcclure
Eugene Mcclure, Billy Gibson, Charles
r.. BIaney, Tom Ryan ana JACK Nc
Guigan, OF Philadelphia Charley White
and hundreds OF others
II was a great night tl- ms taSlcab, So
many Of the sports came 10 the club .l As
choo-choo wagons tEat the police had 10
make the chauf.eurs take their turn il TIE
line before they could empty their charges
At the clubIhousa.
Jus, before III, bell rang for TIE bou, 10
begin Jimmy Howard, y. Philade phia,
trainer OF Murphy, sald 10 Tommy lie,
him come TO you In this round and try ana
meet him with good stf body stomach
punch Don't be too anxious. though. for
you have ten rounds IL Which 10 zst him"
IN the fourth round. after Moran had got
ever a good stiff punch on Murphys Jaw
chsriey Harvey stool Up and shouted 10
Moran. Come on. owen. Come on owen
you have got him. Murphy. hearing Har.
Neys remarks, locked over Moran's ,hould.-
and shouted az Harvey, He hasn't Got m,
ret Charisy.'
V6p Moran went BACK 10 mis- corner ate.
- ~ pcuna Jimmy 5ohnsoa sald 10 ala.
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Here, you fellows" | said, turning
20 the walters You fellows serve ali
tie meals and get al the money you
can tonight, for | haven't got any
,hing else to pay you with" They all
sym pa thized with me IN my misfortune
and went to work 10 scrape UP what
change they could. Some OF the steaks
sold at bargain prices that night.
Every cent taken In went to the wait
eTs When they wero through that
place was wreck.
Jus, Is was about 10 close the
door and go uptown TO look for another
Job, a messenger boy came running up
and handed me Q telegram
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All Star Team Picked By
The Evening World Expert

Pelrce has Gagged tie ball eleven tim, ,
in four and half games at forward.
committing seven fouls. Novembe +.
substitute on the second team, has made
more goals than Pearcs. but has not
faced as strong guards as tho Con-
merce man has been up against. He-
FAINT and Melitzer OF Clinton. are ELL
Long, Long % stuy Egaaa easily shs
choice for centre
Kost!k, OF Townsend Harris, has
shown up we'll at guard. but has only
played In three games, hardly enough
TO warrant his being picked for an all
sshoolas..c team.
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In preparation ,or the coming trips to
the South. Players are dropping into
town every day with their contracts
either signed or unsigned and the secre-
taries are making arrangements for
their transportation to the warmer
breezes.
George Mor!artty dropped into the
Highlander headquarters 10 say good-by
be fore he left for Detroit and behind
MIN came Wl'l!e Keeler, who says he
is ready to ge, busy In the outfield.
Keller has fully recovered from his
illness and is fit
Up at McGraw's Herzog dropped in
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dard o. play Throughout, the season
Seaman seems the stronger and more
consistent OF the two, besides being
better able TO keep away from toul!ng.
II S,uyyesant lad ever been hard
pressed by opposing teams, Longs
fouls might have proved costly.
CavaIlero at Forward
In the matter otpicklng the forwards
II was known after half the season was
over that CayaNero, OF stuyyesan., and
Simberg, Of Clinton, were the best men
in the league, with Carruthers, of Boys
High, giving them both a good fight.
Cavallcro's work has been the se"sa-
ton OF the season The stHytesaht
man has always had to face the strong
est guard of the opposing team. but mas
made twenty-Oue baskets. lie mas Geeh
a rather frequent offender IN breaking
the rules. ont his work easily entities
him 70 first choice Tor forwards;
Simberg. OF Clinton is entitled 70 the
other forward position us style OF
play ~ just the opposite OF CaNaIetos =,
the Clinton man relying upon his great
lodging ability TO get away from MS
guards, while Cavallero employs a more
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES style OF play. SIM
h.rS has made eighteen baskets In FIVE
games and committed seventeen fouls,
he, too. facing the strongest guards
that could be sent In against him
The guard positions 60 10 Downing, o.
Stuyvesant. and Archibald, OF Commerce
The former Is the best shooting guard
in the league. lie has had TO ia e care
OF the best forwards In the league,
guarding Carruthers, Greenberg, Har-
Der, johnson and Pearce in the I'VE
games he has played, yet he has found
time to shoot sixteen baskets, hne
record FOR a guard. lie mas committed
only seven fouls,
Archibald a Fine Guard.
Archibald. OF Commerce. has paid lit
tie attention 10 goal shooting, mak'Cg
eight baskets In five league games, but
his shooting ability IS not TO be queS.
toned. as his performance IN some OF
the montague games Will show. As a
guard pure and simple he Is as strong
as the league can boast, He held cav
allero to single goal n the Stuyyes-
ant-Commerce game, which Is the best
showlng any guard has made against
the Stuyvesant man this season
Agains 1.-THE other guards ne faced Cav
allero made eight. three, Ave and four
goals respectively.
Amposk. Of Townsend Harris Hall Is
entitled 10 tho position Of substitute
on the frst team. His fingers were bad
~ injured early In the season and pos
sIbly had he been IN good condition
he would have been strong contender
for a regular position at forward, He
made nine baskets in four games and In
some OF these he did not play the full
time He committed only seyen fouls.
on the second team the work OF Car.
r,lthers. Of Boys High, easily entities
him to first choice for forward. and
Pearce, OF Commerce, looks second best.
Both have faced strong guards. and
Carruthers has made sixteen goals In
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w u n I the
trouble fellows?' !
a kci as / went In
tie door.
Nothing" said
one II them, 'eN-
D.pt that YOUR part
urr ha. eat 4 and
! think he's got al.
TIE money"
III. waitcr'swoFd
were certainly .rue.
Y a. fellow Boo"
yGuOOsed " Go
everything IN sight.
My 500 that | lad
worked so hard 10
save was gone up
Il some ! was al
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as | live, replied Moran, &. ne lei, his coy.
"s' loF the sixth round.
DuFiHs the eighth round Murphy sccIden.
tAlIy butted Moran under the chin with Ii,
mead say, Buckley, make him cut OIL,
Lhat teal GUS ness Of his" exclaimed No.
ran HIS head Is as hard as rock"
~ While waiting Tor the ninth round to start
Jimmy Howard. chlei adviser OF NurrTy
ye!ed N Aa ear In tie corner Get Jui ana
"Aa rgHt, VIII" r"o,lei Ng-"fy a. s..
nfa'eHei his srio on bora gloves. '''' 80 GO
n The ninth round after Mlrabv h..
rushed Moran 20 tho ropes and smlss..-l ~
!ey i!aos On the rlW ana stG. E Z
MN IN la- stomach, Howard t4rrsf tn 1-.
wlhAS MS hand az Murphy. s.r.,. d. ,.1.1i-
s''D -AftlI. keep El!1s as -, a, Won a.
ana Ret az h.s stomach" 'lv--'sp' ~ -
te~s instructions s. wei. ttlt a r., ,r.
sounded Moran went TO his corner very ,lrei
'"Now, Tommy her. Is your chance n ..-
IN MN. sad Howard 70 MI--tF E.f-.
tommy e'' lie corner !0- thr last rr.,,4
SA.. MS. into him and keep hanging IA.
az ElE1 as You can ~ his s'pl 81 n" 90
ol H.s. in" VII. DO the tick" Nt.--,-y 49,. .'.''
- yed these instr I.t0as, and at the MI
Moran TsS exhausted. ' O'''
Alter TIE bou, Mu-7hy deere. 80. s,.
rlrh' n.nt. Tl.e1 r. .r'-gai IN lis bon, "a We
F4EEa MADDEN. hLr. atm a. Ea4I.' :.
.es' 70 hin. Every tine iii ~ ~.
!; the pain reET made E.s c.y." "
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JEFF OFFERED $4,000
FOR JOHNSON FIGHT!

BAKERSFIELD. Cal Jan. 81
bakersfield business men yesterday
offered James J. Jcff-l.s purse oed
$50 600 to fight Jack Johnson here on the !,
Fourth of July They posted 5000 to
show their good faith.
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L1tt. GN was 10
et q draw IS. b
aim Ryan bad
nae class and e..-
entity hll seen r.a
bel Ure Bills
seconds cautioned
U.ru cont. .a,ly
w. 90 attempt -
200 .u ia, or carr
Bee" fight % me. All
] could hear from
them was Adam,
look oul for his LEFT
its dangerous "
lie followed or.
ders a, light, aud
dur ~ the fifteen
rounds fought. re
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Business Goes to Smash.

In pretty bad spirits l went back TO
the restaurant, and there | saw all the
walters lined UP. They had peculiar
looks on their faces and knew that
something had happened.
The evening world., 1909-01-30
OWEN MORAN BEATS.
TOMMY MURPHY IN
FAST F|STIC BOUT.
English Featherweight Has Best Of
Battle in Eight Of the Ten Rounds
Eddie Toy Has an Easy
Time with Ben Douglas.
BY ROBERT EDGREN.

Twenyeght hundred selected sports sat in the pDhined and
godped club last night and Owen Moran of England put
dampe young Mr. Murphy of Harlem. The wenyeght hundred
filled the National A. c. comfortably f3an ng gallery You
couldn't have swung by the tail in that crowd without hitting
prominent Citizen for everybody there prominent You have to be
monument In some line other pet into The cluh
The evening world., 1909-01-30

Chapter 4. Of the battling Nelson
stories Of his life will be Published
In The Evening" World Of NoEday.
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managed 10 hang on. At the finish he
mad q d.I,h-.!Es grip around my neck
and was Hll IN YOU can Imagine my
Joy and great surprise when the score
tary 81 the club walked up and handed
me 80 IN cash-by far the largest lump
sum I had received for one fight during
my career 10 that time.
Bat Buys Restaurant
had been employed In the Turf Cafe,
a, Hot Springs. al the time, and. after
nnding a partner. bought my boss out
The evening world., 1909-01-30
BY BATTLING NELSON.
CHAPTER TX,

THE first real fight that had at Fio. Springs about
result Of M belief that OF champ nshp calbre Ate
hal licked George BroWndei ami a negro named CHRISTI
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Sidelights on the Big Bout
Cleaned IRON the Rin0side

How DO you feel, owen7" Never beta,
IN ny lo!te. ! Will beat this bloO,ner surs
as / I'VE replied Moran, ia ne LEI. his cor.
neT for the sixth round
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Rode on Truck Of Express Train in
EagerneSs to Reach Scene Of
Fight With Thompson

and Of
Crgat y6. by esou
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~ the eve OF the training trips
through the South indications are
that 1909 will be historical year
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Ntgn Moran went back 10 his corner ate
- ~ peuna Jimmy jehnsOa said 10 a. :.