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...Yankees' eight-year-old rightfielder couldn't help it. After all, Harry Murphy was pitching for the Braves. Maybe Murph was only ten, but Murph already weighed no Ibs., and was 5 ft. 2 in. tall. And when Murph scowled and bit his tongue and threw his submarine ball, everyone knew that he was just as fast as most of the big kids in town. Still, the eight-year-old managed to stand up at the plate and take his three cuts, even though all the kids and parents in the park could tell only too well that...
Irish Bob came out of his corner like a windmill on a spree, uncorked a left which started from his shoe tops and sent Maxim reeling into the ropes. Someone brayed, "You got him already, Murph!" and the crowd was on its feet, roaring for the early kill. But Maxim bounced right back, set about giving Challenger Murphy a thorough lesson in the art of boxing. He began stinging Murphy with neat jabs, by the third round had Irish Bob's right eye swollen to a mere slit. When Murphy tried to close with the champion, Maxim tied...
Whether its Junior Prom or Charity Ball, or even a weekday date, a well-recommended way to a Smith girl's heart is through her stomach. Rahar's Inn, served by popular "Murph," is the handiest, while Wiggins Old Tavern is nice, in a plush fashion. For beer, pizza, and "atmosphere," the girls like Joe's, but the mountain-top Log Cabin or the Sportsman's Club provide a full meal or dancing...
...Murph is really beginning to see things our way. Only last week she granted a midshipman's request for a finger bowl. Anything else, fellans? Just say the word...
...best match of the afternoon was the final of the 175 pound class with John "Murph" Murphy coming up after almost being pinned by Paul Akin and winning by a fall in 4:42 with a half nelson and a body press. In the semifinals of this event Murphy won by a fall in 5:45 over Leverett's Johnny Ward, the only non-Kirkland man in that class...