Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04

chpaclV crowds usually and sometimes
only before fair audience
1t was common for out-of.town sports to
debate with themselves whether to take I'm
the opera that Thursday night or visit the
Well-known "bloodpit." On the night OF the
snow they would find themselves seated
comfortably somewhere In the old club
There were no plush seats nor morris chairs
Inc only time sport is comfortable is
when he is excited and there always was
enough excitement to tingc the most rabid
fans blood.
Dark on Holy Thursday
More than 5000 bouts have been decided
AZ the club that will live long In the MEM
ory OF the present generation of local boxing
rams, even though II will be no more while
Bailey was the impresario he did not slip
up a single Thursday night But when Tay-
nor connected himself with the pal he is to
lose tonight he kept the club dark on the
Thursday Of every Holy Week otherwise,
rain or shine, swelterinE weather or heavy
snowstorm, the Broadway was open weekly
and no matter who was due TO box there
always was something doing to keen the
rams IN high spirits on a Thursday night or
during the last two summers, on a Monday
night
1t certainly is a pity that the broadway
must be killed off just after reaching its ma
JoTity. Ihe arena was born many years
before some of the boxers who have np-
| peared there in the last few seasons A
majority of the boxers around this vicinity
at the present time and a lot now in retire.
ment got their start at the old place.
Six Bouts Tonight
For his farewell show MuRgsy Taylor
has arranged a card OF six bouts. also sew
| eral vaudeville numbers and the great
| laugh-produclng battle royal Several
other clubs around town and up through
! the state have staged this act but Il wac
[ Introduced ~
way, and time and again appeared on the
| program as the big feature
| Matchmaker Taylor had a difficult time
! putting together his final show, not be-
| cause OF, lack of talent but, on the con.
trary, because OF entirely too many boxers
| anxious to go on. Some Of the youngsters
were so willing to box that they offered
| their services for nothing. Little Battling
| Murray. whose first bout was at the Broad
way, got a glimpse of Taylor walking down
! Twelfth street one evening last week, and
| the italian got Off a car several blocks be-
| fore his destination to ask Muggs to nut
| him on with any one you pick i'm, and
| I'll box. ! want to get in that show be-
| cause | started at the Broadway, and
| want TO be there at its closing"
| Murray will box In the semifinaN to the
| Hauber- Blackburn match opposed Co Jack
Lesser preceded by bouts between Al wag.
ner and Reddy Bell frankie Williams and
| Charley Mooney, WRlly Nelson and Younp
Coster and Mucke Riley and Battlins
| Leonard.
Taylor Won't Quit
The separation of Taylor and the Broad
way doesn't mean that MuEgs will dror
out Of the boxing game by any means II,
has his eyes peeled and. while there doesnt
appear to be any likely place to open q
boxing club, Muggs says it Is only tho
matter OF a short time before he will ge
| going again, and probably on a hiRhe,
| scale.
In the meantime. Taylor will keep him
self busy trying TO keep his stable going
He has Johnny Tillman Henry Eauber
FRANKIE Williams and Al Wagner under hi
| wing.