Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
|PHTNEL AND DOUBLE
IS BACK HOME
~ Murray, Lightweight
~ ~ Welter,ceight Title.
solder of A. F. G., to
rortinue Fisticufs Here
II EUROPE 4l.2 YEARS
p.,OtJIS NJ. JAFFE


& ,,rsr m;ttman Of the American
.,,. IN Gcrmany--n Phi'nde'
... Morris Abrams by name. and
81 ,I1 lives at .417 South Philip. street, ns,u.
M I.,nrncd .,s from Europe after bein'
49, for three years and nine months
eproa" :. ..,;ce of Uncle Sam and ten
& SsatAs as civilian =, ..,,,,,,,
I'm smh;,ed by his success In scrapp'ns
..h,le over there, this youngster.
.., - four years Of age. is going to
- ..arue his career in fisticuffs In TINS
80, Under the nom dc guerre OF
,v' 81 Murray, Abrams established the
~ ~. .cIntillating boxing reputation OF
~ doushboy either in the ;, American N
ar. IN France or the a. =, r. u.
orivute in the NJ. d. T. C.. mean
q ~. Medical Detachment Training
c..,.r. = Murray found sufficient time IN
@ - i.,.ore hours to knock a lot OF
,,',.w.,.bts for rows of pup tents,
ny hang a bunch of welterwcishts
~ .hl,vion and take several middle
u9s,hts U and light hcavywcights into
amp as well.
DspbIs Champion
Murray returned home from abroad
~. Sunday MS the lightweight and well
-.,.ht champion Of the American
~i M.s"s in Germany. Known as ''The
~.,,,b,e Kid" and the greatest Rhine,
III Ssbtcr. Murray won the 1876 pound
e,ovn BY knocking out Schlelner;
New York lad, in six rounds at Co6- o.,
Sss. S February II, 1920. On July ~
~ ~ same year, he defeated Pultz, an.
sss.r New Yorker, In n ten-round de.
s,ion % set.to for the wclterweight
p,.yious TO capturing these titles.
un,rsy became the lightweight cham
linn o of the Third Army by putting to
!ls.n lack Rooner. n fellow Philadel.
.hi.n. % In the seventeenth round of what
H. KID says was the most grueling con-
49, IN which he ever has competed.
Tit,en ~ thousand soldiers witnessed this
Mimpionship contest at Clementz Platz
n July 4, 1919.
Later Murray shorcd to advantage
h a sir. round decision contest tctfh
he A, r, G. middle,rcight champion,
ISdhy, of Boston. aud bored an
mokt. round dra,c With George Gil.
sircp, of Fort Benton, Mich. light
heavyweight titleholder of the Ameri-
ss Forces in Germany.
MURRAY, or rather Abrams, en-
W listed in the United States Army
during the summer of 1917 at Shcnan-
doah, Pa. was transferred to Columbus
Barracks. and from there lie went over
sas In December of the same year.
Norris got into lot of action and got
out of the mess without a scratch. He
w under fire OH five different and dis
thet fronts-at Scissors, Vcrdun, the
Arsonne, Chateau Thierry and st.
Nhiel. During these days Abrams was
viii the Second Division.
DI4sf In Poland
After the armistice was signed and
VILE in France, Abrams. using the
me of Murray. competed in about
~ ring battles, and he never lost n
dNIsion, meeting the best men in the |
American, British and French forces. |
h August, 1910, he was ordered 10 Po.
ano with the American relief expedi. |
uon, and before his departure he detected
@e welterweight champion of Spain at |
10 Poland he entered the ring on sew. |
~ n. Isl ssccaSlons without meeting defeat.
M rn nrst bout at Coblentz was in the |
l1estnalle; and he had to help put up
M !ne ring himself The bout was under
,ae I auspices Of the knights of Colum.
Ts, and' returning a winner, he was
ts'en nve n. {. cigarettes and a dish of
IN July 5. 1920. the Kid fought
Ws!y Miller. lightweight chompion of
'ae .M british army, and the American lost
nv, sl ! terrific twenty round battle,
un,o Geieat and one at the hands nj
atumparies were the only reyerscs suf.
issq oy Murray in more than n bun.
''so ring battles he had in Europe
. une OF Murrdy's earlier spectacular
TSps ras toith Janot, French Armv
g.amP'on, and the Kid scored
sTsock0uf IN the tenth round NJ n
vIo I'fWc ,'.o tgentu-round bout. Marius,
f;tls,oiSter III ,Jter became the French Armv
Wasnder, Wawnoider, also was defeated nv
1av as was Scheidrick. Brit;,G
army champion. '''''"
| AUGUST. 1921, Murray was dis.
: io charged h.rgge.d from the United States . rmr
T. We SWscome boxing instructor with ths
Coblsn, y. A.. at the Liberty H"t
Philsd.i,bthiuus thus c.osing the career of this
t.rSsjsbp,n .rljstpn,an ia as lightweight and weis s
Dutinss CHAMPION hi of the a. +. q.
CsiIIss iIIs'cnes, including Victories ovar %sr'Gee Ta
ten, Rri,,the ri the French Army, and Ncwa
,corin. n,'',sh ! professional iiebtweieht e
Asny 1--WE eua Championships in the EngyiSS MsS
aad Ra,a ANA also conqueror OF HnIinSI Hf'SG
ai,mplons. PROFESSIONAL lightweight
inibstay said today that he was =,
h..,y ''Ween' fa, boxer, being a littIo as ,an mn
dvi,;a'oo hd 100 light for 1h"v,snt 1he wsita,iass class
best 6s,ic weighing 1873 pounds in 'f Sis
Ih,t Il f,tc - u form. However. he bel,snss III nas
l5 pounds were necessary he could MAKE