Motorieties

NZ Truth, Issue 1211, 14 February 1929, Page 18

Motorieties

WITH A PUNCH

Like the faithful canine, every successful professional boxer "has his day," then, unless he is within a car fare's reach of Hollywood, his name drops away from public

visage. TO -DAY, the lads m every alley-way know his telephone number — tomorrow, it would take the 'Four Horsemen of the Census Office to locate him. So, if anyone is wondering about the whereabouts of the one-time glove idol lies. Murray, Les. is to be found at the head of English Motors Co., edin.One has only tc dust the memorj for a moment, anc back come recollections of thrilling fi gh t s i r which Les. re - mained cock o ] the N.Z. lightweight walk foi six years. T her followed stirring cables from America to say hoy, Murray had carried the fernlea: to within striking distance of world honors. Les.'s terrific battle with Bernstein is ring history. A wrenched shoulder necessitated his giving up his world championship quest, and the ring. That Murray put his hard-punched "dough" to good purpose when he bought a senior partnership m the English Motors Co. is very evident by the number of Austin cars to be seen on Dunedin roads. Sure enough, there's a "punch" m the Austin car business "m Dunedin.