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Show "IB" MURPHY, ; PITCHtl IS DEAD Star Player for Oqden in Old State League Will Be Buried Here J J, ("Maggie") Murphy, former baseball star in the old state league days in Utah, a member of the team managed by "Dad" Glmltn, passed away at Salt Lake last Saturday eve-nine eve-nine afier a short Illness, according to rOrd given out here today b rela Lives. Murphy is survived by hip par-mis par-mis three sisters and one brother, hl.H wife and one Bon. Ills wife was formerly Miss Ina Gosnell of Ogden. During the state league days when Ogden whk represented In the baseball base-ball world, by a fast aggregation, Murphy was one of the stars of the team, He was pitcher and his work on the slab turned the enemy back on ; several occasions. Murphy was, one of the firat pitcher-in pitcher-in the game to use the slow ball. He used it to perfection during his days jwith the Opden club He was one of thi- greatest pitchers ever developed 'in the state and fans who attended the iold state league games will recall sonic ol hi-- performances. I The body was to arrive in Ogden this afternoon trom Salt I.akt- and will be taken to the Qosnell home, 2550 Van Huren avenue. Funeral services will be held tomor row morning at 10 o'clock at St. Joseph Jo-seph ; church Monsii-nor P. M Tush nahnu will officiate Interment will be in the Mountain Vifw cemetery. Mr Murph) has been a resident In 'Salt Lake and Ogden for the past ten years and was formerly a manager of the O. S. L. cafe. tut |