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    Contender for Birmingham's Greatest Sports Person

    I am currently doing a bit of research on the Boot Inn at Lapworth and found that Frank Murphy fought Jem Walder close to the pub. Not heard of Frank Murphy? Then check out : https://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/birmingham/bordesley-street/index.html#Frank-Murphy to see how he conquered the United...
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    Was Grandad really a Boxer? (Ernest Albert Cale 1892-1947)

    Family lore has it that my grandfather, Ernest Albert Cale (1892-1947), was a professional boxer who fought in the US under the name "Kid Daly". The story goes that he won his fight(s) in the US and came home with enough money to buy his mother (maiden name = Charlotte Bishop) a sweet shop. We...
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