Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-10
MURRAY FAMILY
SENSATIONS or
ATHLETIC WORN
r. Lindley and Fred Hss.
Established Themselves ~ !
Brother Looks Promisius' s.
FATHER WAS AN ArHfFys|

The name of Murray has bssn ~.
A generation ago Philadelphia sno,, NJ II.
often chronicled the achievement. ~
young Augustus Murray the sisr l5ssf
and tennis player at tIAVetfota lsssalfz loslfz
After Augustus graduated he csss. Sollsl.
active in athletics-then "Nrurravs w 70 =
of print and out of memory Oh IN s IN. rs
sport followers. Sa'r'
Now from the Far west we heAt 4, -
ray winning in tennis, shatteflnE I. AA
in the hurdles and performing yario,l We Y.
WONDERFUL athletic feats out on ths ST. .s'
The Murray, of tennis, came fsss, eeH
on exhibition and was branded ais W
o. X. by tennis folk who know .ss sa Il
result was he was classed with n.
leading tennis players by the BsMfIl
Committee.
Another Murray, after startling IN L
and awakening the East with M -
work, decided to exhibit in the Fssg gs|
likewise journeyed away from ths s.s1s' 81
west toward Boston, and Il wss es, X
that he stood up under inspection III n
performances in the intercollegiate M
ed him as headliner.
Still another Murray has bean "a.
things In California, and this giant Asss..
has taken UP the weight events Al, M II
cialty; and, while he is little kAbJsS Il 4,
East, much is expected of this sai,a r.s
ray. T
The Murray Family
And of the quartet of Murrays h,laI
alluded to In the above all are tnsmls,
of the same family A search thBs3
the records fails to reveal ANYTHING II "
proach the remarkable prowess Of M n.
ray household. Each specialized N a Al
ferent branch of sport and each was stA Il
an unqualified success
Augustus, the elder, father Of the thi,
present stars, now is not so ACTIVE IL
etically, though he rarely fails tb aHIa
the meets where his sons perform.
The oldest of the three Mutray iss
Robert Lindley, 23 years of age, holds \
national indoor tennis title and metfm$
tan singles championship of 1915. Tksv&
two-year-old Fred is accounted to ID Il
Of few of the greatest hurdlers II
known.
At the recent intercollegiate chamA4
ships he "flew" over 120 yards high sticiis
is seconds, establishing a new co..
mark He was crowned national hula
champion at San Francisco last SUMMIT
which occasion he lowered the coofs
Fred Kelly and one or two other attt
plished tlmbeF-toppers.
Frank. 19 years, threatens to becoms 4
of the best hammer throwers in the cqs
ranks. With the graduation OF Fred d
Murray name will remain at the 1Nsa
Stanford, Jr., University, as Frank IS d
ing UP an engineering course, Frank IS
thrown the 16-pound hammer more IH'
100 feet
In baseball the name Of the Delehtaa
long will live in the memories of fans, =
txyi11 hi
Poes, while the Obrbett brothers ruled !
pretne in their particular lines Of endeAIef
jim being former heavyweight champl|
and Joe Corbett champion pitcher Of ths q
Baltimores.
Live in East
It will be years before another conals
tion such as the Murray family repress1al
will be developed.
The Kohlemainens are a remarkable i4H'|
lily of distance runners, Hannes being II
acknowledged amateur champion from III
to fifteen miles, while Willie KohleTaa''|
is one of the best professional marathnsl!
In the world.
The Murrays live at Edwards e.
Bayonne, n. j. r. Lindley Is employs
the Pacific Borax Company in BaysM
Hurdler Fred intends to take up art, AZ
near MS DTOltleT lIlnuley leil II, .hSh -
his mark" Fred will represent the s.
York A. c. in open competition. LIN
also is graduate of Leland STANFORD =
versity.
There are two sisters in the family Z
they are among the great number q p
who go out to see their two brothsgs
hibit.
Young Frank is feet inches and =
the scales at the 210 notch.
~ will not play much tennis this "
said Lindley few days ago, ''becausa -
ness will keep me indoors a good deai {
will defend my indoor title next VIM
Some time in July may come out ana =
a little" 49,.
The latest feat Fred accomplishld =
at the New York A. c. games last Salass.s
when he did is 2-5 seconds for the ile :.
hurdles, creating a new record fnF
TraVers Island track.
Most in favor of the Murray boys E E
fact they are clean-cut athletes, plaf
and are credit to sport