El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-30

TEW YORK. Nay 5o-Billy Murray
\ made 5000 With New York M, boxing ing
gressive youngster from the golden
west made that alleged middleweight cham
pion from Brooklyn, y. Y. look like pre-
limiuary scrapper by comparison Al NC NC
Coy can congratulate himself that he lasted
The limit with the hard hitting Murray
1 doubt very much Il he can repeat me
stunt A little more experience and Billy
viii stop fighters OF the Mccoy CALDER In
Srrr-sv came here .outed a. second
Sta-Iey Ketcheu' That is pretty strong
billing TO try 10 live up 10, because II
ever there was natural ring fighter the
lauented Stanley was IT WINE MuTIay
nav never develop into as great miller
as Ketchel he IS one OF the pest InlCdte-
weights who has shown mere since Ine lals
Chsupion was wont TO entertain Us Ex-
perlence IS the big factor N making cham
Mons and that Is what Billy needs more
than anything else. he has natural ability
IN abundance but It must be cultNateo
Even with his great natural skill Aetenel
had TO fight many a poush DeIt-s 800
he reached the top Murray must 80
through the mill ths same way TOO
much rushing at this stage OF his ca
reer may stop the nkeliest looking pros
pect OF years from ever realizing his am
bition OF becoming champion
Has Much to Learn
Murray has much to learn about boxing
At that he is clever by comparison with
Mccoy But how in the world he man
aged to break 'flfty-fifty' with t9e scleH l
rific Jimmy Clabby. as referee jim GrlI-
fin decided, is difficult to imagine I can
rea div understand how he could stick the
limit with Clabby, as TIE latter is q noto-
rfouslv weak hitter b. TO get q draw
with the clever Hoosisr must mean that
James did not perform up to HIS well
known standard
Might Have Used Better Judgment.
For a comparative novice Murray Is con-
siderable fighter But he is very young
and has his weaknesses also A little bet
ter Judgment and he might have stopped
his man early in the melee the other
night When he has been taught 70 prop
erly husband his great resources ne Will
make q stiff opponent Tor any Of The clever
fellows and worthy asDirant for the
championship.
There is a local demand for q match
between Nike Gibbons and Murray II
we're BfIly's manager I would steer tbs
lad away from Nike for while But as
I do not occupy that position. and an only !
q fan ike the rest Of you, an anxious !
70 see the boys get together It would be /
> crest experience for Murray at that It 4
niFht teach him that good defence IS 1
quite as much OF asset, II not more 50. j
than one that is all offence Murray and ]
Gibbons in 10 round match would draw 1
q capacity crowd to any arena in New
York City. now that the westeTner has ]
made good It would likely go the limit I
doubt II Gibbons, with El his skill at ad-
punishment can hit hard enough
70 stop the sturdy Murray. However. we
VII know more about thEt sitter they have
ought the question out
Mccoy n Second Rater-
The bout the other evening proved one
-rads fighter The fellows who have been
rying to seat him on the mfddleweight
hrone will be hard put 70 abb him out
Z the Murray beating As one Of the local !
lionship bubble was completely broken BY
Iurray."
Where Is KIIbane9
What has become OF one J. Kilbane- Esq.