Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-01

Billy Murray, the California mid
aieweight, of whom much has been
heard in the East, will give us a call
before long, as he has been matched
to fight AL Mccoy. the new priced
middleweight champion, at the Sta
dunn A. c. in New York on May IA.
This will be McCoy's first battle
since his victory over Champion
George Chip, and as Murray comes
East with an excellent reputation, a
good fight should be the result Nc
Coy's victory over Chip is taken more
or less as q fluke, yet it may be
that the boy is of championship
calibre and only just now showing 1t,
Murray will be a pretty good test
for Mccoy, and by the same token 1t
will be a good test for Murray, who
only recently was given draw with
Jimmy Clabby The decision, though.
according to reports from the coast,
was not based on the actual happen
ings in the ring. Clabby, it is said,
had the better of the milling and
Murray himself was surprised when
the referee gave him an even break.
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Murray, like many other boxers, is
not travelling under his right name.
He was christened John Marques, but
even before he cast his lot in the
prize ring he was called Billy Murray
among his intimates. How he came
by his fighting cognomen is good
story. Billy is a great lover of music,
the yarn runs, and he used to sit for
hours and enjoy the tunes played on
a monograph down on the old farm.
Most of the records contained songs
from the repertoire of Billy Murray.
the sweet singer, and John Marques
y never seemed to tire of them. He
would have them played time and
time again, and finally the neighbors
began to call him Billy Murray. He
became rather widely known by that
name, and when he went into the
Fighting game he was introduced by
that cognomen. He was Murray for
long time but just as soon as he
DtNdlDe real II itohCd C0S
that Marques, not Murray, was his
real moniker.
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All fighters generally have a funny
experience relative to how they first
took to the prize ring, and the story
of Billy Murray's advent into pugil-
ism is not an ordinary one. One day
rnr,x df-iN
ing a team of horses past the Mar
ques place began abusing the horses,
the story goes. and Murray remon-
strated with the driver and the lat
ter attempted to chastise the youth.
What happened to the driver soon
became the talk of the vicinity, and
small town fight promoter offered the
boy a chance in the ring. Murray
took on the Jimmy Clabby match
and h won, and he kept on winning.
He still loves music, and he always
enjoys the old photograph, but the
lure of the arena was too tempting
TO resist.
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Forest Hill baseball fans expect to
witness some good games up their
way this season, and a CORRESPONDENT
in the following letter, says that the
Westinghouse team will deliver the
goods.
J. p. N:
In reply to an inquiry in your col
umn as to whether the former Forest
Hill team was going to play at CO.
lumba oval again this season, you
stated that the Westinghouse nine
will take the place of the Killers. That
is surely a good move. If ever To-
cality was sick and tired of Witness
ing, Sunday after Sunday, weak tray
cling teams playing the Forest Hills
at twenty-five cents, this was the
place We, the fans. can readily see
that the Westinghouse nine, under
the management of Andy Speary, Will
he a huge success, judging from the
calibre of the attractions already
booked. Speary intends to give the
fans of the north end section OF the
city real baseball and not comedy,
and in return he will be heartily well
coined What do the fans care VINO
manages a ball team or who the play
ers are, if they deliver the goods?
It's the game we pay to see. with
the hope that the Westinghouse nine
will give the fans of the north end
chance to see evenly matched cluos,
thereby giving us a run for our
ALBERT L. METZ.
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]. P. N:
I have heard some knocks about
your article on one of the pests at
the Brooklyn park and now only DAY
before Yesterday | heard one of the
same knockers say when the other
pest was giving orders to Manager
Smith from one of the boxes before
the game why don't ]. P. n. get
after the undertaken? Can you beat
10 AN ANTI-PEST.
he undertaken doesn't fit in at al
with the other pest
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One of the members OF our clup Is
going to leave for another town ana
before he goes we wish TO present
him with a gift as a remem orance.
We are in doubt as to what we ousnt
10 give him. We would thank you
If Won would suggest few things as
token of remembrance which we
oo,,SS give him. CLUBMATE.
A owing cup, a watch or travelling
bag would be very appropriate. Don
give him an umbrella. He probably
has q raincoat.
j. p. N: -, +o,,a
Is there a society which Will take
cats and dogs? MEh-oW.
Apply at the Humane society o nei-
ter for Animals, 46S North fItth
street, city