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■ t- I , - Id *j ■ a E. ~ , 0 2 2 id »s. 1and £ ;r jw s, the tie a- ;e. last ist to to tst ng CS a a eS the ne ed a. and nd the ne E E 0 0 0 0 ir_ ng .ch . c Murphy, Nardico Begin j Workouts at Midwest Dawson Returns to Local Scene Against Rowlings in 10-Rounder » j . Irish Bob Murphy and Danny Nardico 0 j arrived in town yesterday and resumed d t training at the Midwest Gym for their r 1 10 -round light heavyweight encounter r i Wednesday night at the Stadium. £ Looking fit after his five -round knock- " y out over Cecil Hudson at Milwaukee Monday l" night, Murphy spent a couple of hours :s ealy in the afternoon merely going through h I the motions. He then took off on a sight- 1 . , . seeing tour of the city and wound up his is first day in Chicago at the circus last t night. Murphys co-manager, Irving Cohen, who L0 ] handled former middleweight champion n I Rocky Graziano, has been busy seeking lg ] out the best available sparring mates to x help get the red-headed southpaw slugger ;r in shape for Wednesdays affair. • Nardico meantime, underwent a more :e serious conditioning session at the Mid-g* I- west and took time out only to express his is confidence of victory over his Irish op- - I ponent. Danny has been campaigning in the ie pro ranks less than two years. During that it time he has amassed 24 wins, 20 of which h were knockouts, against four losses and ■ three draws. Murphy on the other hand, "» a veteran of some 62 cash skirmishes, :S boasts 50 KOs in 57 wins and has been beaten on five occasions. Meanwhile over at Eddie Nichols condi- j~ tioning center, top lightweight contender Freddie Dawson has been stepping up lp action for his 10-round windup battle Ie Wednesday night with Luther Rawlings. Long a local favorite, Dawson hasnt 1t been in action here for over a year. He Ie had several fights in Australia last year and since returning to the states fought ht four times on the West Coast. Rawlings, a South Side comer, has been ?n doing his chores at Johnny Coulons neighborhood ti- sweat shop. In his last Stadium m appearance the lanky Rawlings scored an in impressive decision over Ronnie Harper,
