South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-24
PIRATES WANT
PAT MURRAY
Notre Dame Student Turns
Down Second Offer to
Enter Big League.
BY CHARLES a. GRnIEs.

Pat Murray, elongated south
paw and mainstay OF the Notre Dame
pitching staff last season, passed up
his second big league offer Of the
year yesterday afternoon. The
Pittsburgh Nationals rendered a big
lucrative contract 10 Murray, but
the Harp" decided that engineer
Ing at Notre Dame for another four
months would be more 10 his liking
than twisting salary-arm kinks at a
southern camp. and accordingly de-
clined.
Murray is an interhall product.
He showed first in the spring of
1915 with Brownson. Wild as the
proverbial hawk and erratic as a
crown prince, in his first few az
Dearances with Brother AlphOnsuS
charges. Pat was the despair Of
the Purple supporters. Gradually
ne gained control. however. and be-
fore the season ended he displayed
the earmarks Of a conner.
Murray Makes Good.
In 1917 Harper, sOrely tried for
material. after half Of his team left
for officers training camps at the
outbreak Of the war. called on
Murray TO show his worth and Pat
came through He overcame his
wildness TO a great extent and was
one OF the varsity's best bets at the
close Of the year.
Murray was Harper's old de-
pendable last season. He pitched
and won fully half OF the Notre
Dame games, scoring wins twice
over Wisconsin and Purdue, and
once over the Michigan Aggies, Val
paraiso. Indiana, the South Bend
Ail-Leaguers and Iowa State. His
showing attracted the attention OF
more than one big league manager.
Scout Doyle OF the Phillies made a
special trip 10 South Bend and
lowered about NOtre Dame several
days trying TO induce Murray 70 for
sake college baseball and try his
hand in the big show Pat" was
obdurate and consistently declined.
Later in the summer Doyle went
into baseball on his own hook. or
ganized a semi-prO club in Milwau-
ISee. and tried his best TO land Eur-
ray But Pat still remained ir-
responsive.
Murray's last Year.
This is Murray's fourth and last
year at Notre Dame. He will com
pIete his engineering course in June.
After that pat" knows not, Until
he has his degree he is quite content
TO win games for the Gold and Blue.
Enthused and encouraged by their
win over Kalamazoo. Coach Dorais'
basket ball proteges went through
the snappiest practice of the season
in the gym yesterday afternoon.
Gipp and slime were given day off.
The other members of the squad
ran through the practice in mid
season form.
Particularly conspicuous in yes
terdays workout was the improved
team work. Hitherto the men have
been inclined TO play an individual
game Yesterday, as il by an intui-
tive flash they suddenly turned to a
dashing passing game.
After a short session OF dribbling
and passing. Dorais lined up the
whites and the Blue for a 15-minute
scrimmage Hayes got back into
the tussle and played a slash
ing game for the Whites.
Happy" Halloran played center for
the Whites. his opponent being
Pete" Bahan. Brandy, Bader and
Ward went into the scrimmage as
II the universitys reputation de-
pended on their playing. There was
a lot OF the "old Notre Dame pep"
in evidence. Every man displayed
self-confidence. and little il any
nervousness.
Coach Dorais expressed himself as
pleased with the marked improve
ment of the team as a whole. Should
the Improvement continue he will
anticipate nothing more than some
stiff opposition from Kalamazoo
Western in the game at the local
gym Saturday afternoon.