pPSSSBPg i ? 4 f j. MAXWELL REVIEWS THE WILLARD AND MORAN FIGHT FOR PHILADELPHIA BOXING FANS WILLARD AND MORAN STAGE POOR BOUT, BUT HIGH PRICED AUDIENCE IS WELL PLEASED HOW THE CONTENDERS COMPARED IN THE RING EVEKlffG EEDGER-PrnTiA-n-rcTiPttlA, MONDAY, MATTCH 27, 1WG TOM JONES WEEPS AS JESS PAILS TO KNOCKOUT MOEAN; LOSES $3000 ON THE FIGHT By TOM JONES tManaser of Jem Wlllard, Heavyweight Champion of tha World ) '""'"'""wwiwMwwwMww jfft iimmmmmmmKmmmmimKmmmm f I Ma P Giant and Pigmy Do Best They Can, Stumbling Through 10 Slow Rounds ' By KODEIIT W. MAXWELL Sports ridltor, tho Htevimi Lkihif.r. HTjtlKTTY soft fcr a couple big hums Hllke that to draw down 80,000 bucks .r that awful act." said nn usher who ,er forgot ho held a Job, and crouched behind our seat at Madison Stuinre Garden Satur day night. They alnt oven flghtln' hard enoURh to gettn laugh from th' wlso ginks hero tnnlto. Hut the're foolln' th" guys what paid fer tholr seats, bo I Rhoutil worry. Hut say mister, alnt they puttin' tho stuff over fiUi tP "Putting It over H. W MAXWniJi great" la right. Wll lard and Mornn boxed 10 uninteresting rounds for tho largest purse offered for n no-declslon bout In the history of the prlzo ring. They lumbered through Iff cumbersome csslonn, and at tho end their efforts were appreciated. IJoth boxers received their shnro of applause, and the $151,-54 audlenco sought tho open nlr with only feelings of gratitude surg ing on their breasts. They paw a boxing contest many called It a prize tight no one was killed and they wcro liannv. -I hUl,, They could pull out their seat stubs re ceipts ranging from $:! to J.G smlla hap pily and admit that a pleasant time was jind by nil. Boxers Tried Hard Hut the opinion of the usher cannot be held ngalnst Frank and Jo??. They tried hard from start to ilnlsh, put forth their best efforts, but their boxing styles did not produco nny undue excitement. Only once, and that was in the seventh round, was tho crowd aroused, but It lasted only a few seconds. Then tho contributors settled back In their seats and becamo Interested spectators ngaln. Thoy re mained passive until the end. Tho usher admitted ho was a "wise guy" He knew tho boxing game, and nothing short of murder would have sat isfied him. The spectators well, they were Just spectators who paid high prices to seo something out of tho ordinary They saw It. They didn't know tho difference between boxing and lighting, and didn't care. They wished to bo present when this notable event was staged, and they got their wish. It was the kind of nn audience gener ally found at world's scries baseball games or tho Army and Navy football battle. While tho majority of spectators know llttlo or nothing of what Is going on, they aro Interested becauso they aro seeing something new. And this clnss comprised tho larger part of tho audience Saturday night. Big Battle Is Slow As was predicted, tho big battle failed to satisfy tho rabid fight fan. Had two unknowns been In tho ring, they would have been arrested. But It was Wlllard and Moran, and that was enough. No wonder tho usher was Indignant. Wlllard and Jloran aro boxers of tho "waiting" class. That Is, they stand back, wait until tho opponent rushes In. and then counter heavily with a right or left hook. Many times during tho bat tle each waited for tho other to lead, and tho result was a short period of Inaction. Whenever this occurred, it was Moran who resumed hostilities. Moving pictures were taken of tho bout, but tho operators had llttlo work to do. An artist easily could have kept up with tho fighters, and a common, ordinary pho tographer could have caught every move with a series nf snap shots. Notwithstanding tho slowness, how ever, there was some Interest In tho bout. It wns known that both men possessed a knockout punch, and they wcro con stantly looking for an opportunity to slip It across. It was this feature that held tho attention of the light fan. Tho spectaclo was enough for tho others, Moran Bleeds; Crowd Cheers Every ono said tho first four rounds were very slow, but after that tho men boxed bettor. This sudden change wns duo to the fact that Moran was cut over I the eye, blood was streaming down his ' face, and ho looked ready to be battered ' Into unconsciousness. The eager crowd was expecting a knockout. They shouted and shrieked to Jess to "put him away." They did not know that Frank was as strong as ever. But It was nn uneven battle. After the flr-t minute of the first round, every one In the Garden realized that Moran could win only by a miracle. Wlllard towered above him like a parent over his small son and looked twice as big. Jess outweighed his rival SS pounds, was six Inches taller and had the longer reach. It was like a tugboat fighting u battleship or a llght I weight trying to whip a heavyweight. Moran fought a game, hard battle. So did Jess. It wabn't their fault that the spectators did not.yell themselves hoarse. They did their best and earned their money. It Is true that a longer battle j would havo been more satisfactory, but there could have been but one outcome. Wlllard would have won In the end. Frank Makes One Rally Moran had the better of the first round, put that was all. Up to the seventh, he tound Wlllard'a left fist sticking him In the face every time he rushed and was forced to take several blows to land one. In the seventh, however, Frank broke Wll lard'a guard, backed the champion against the ropes and landed three right swings on Jess's jaw. They landed flush, but Wlllard only smiled, gathered Moran In his PETEYThe Man Wireless Flashed Result of Fight Around World WASHINGTON, Mn r c h 27. The news that Jess Willard retains the championship wns flashed around tho world from the Arling ton wireless towers. At the close of the fight a flash was sent out giving the result. At midnight n condensed summary of the fight by rounds was sent broadcast. Navy wireless experts said the news would reach every ship in tho United States Nnvy, no matter where it might be, and all tho big passenger liners on the two oceans carrying wireless. The message sent out from Ar lington added the injunction, "Send it along." It was expected cvory naval vessel and every com mercial ship would relay the news until it had encircled the globe. Arlington officials made no ef fort to get the news to General Pcrshinjrs Mexican expeditionary forces. There was no reason, they said, why Pershing's field wireless could not pick up the message. nrms and pushed him nway from him. This wns tho only time that tho blonde challcngor Inlllcteil any damage, and Jess showed that ho was hurt when ho went to his corner. Wlllard wns tired after this round nnd loafed considerably. Ills legs did not seem to havo their accustomed sprlnglnesi and he nmblcd around like a huge, mastiff playing with a pugnacious fox terrier. Ho good-naturedly kept Moran at n dis tance, smiled occasionally and appeared ready to administer n sevcro rebuke to Moran If ho got rough. Jess handed old punishment only when he thought It neces sary. However, Wlllard convinced tho public that ho Is not a "lluke" champion. He removed all doubts us to his flstlo ability and prayed that he Is not wearing the title because ho was the first healthy whlto man to meet Jack Johnson In his declining Venrs. Any man who can make Frank Moran look llko a baby In 10 rounds nnd tako punishment with such unconcern, must be good. Johnson Was Bight After tho battle In Havana, Johnson said that ho wore himself out hitting Wll lard, but ho could not even hurt Jess. Having seen Jess tako It on the chin and body, w accept this statement ns true. Hut Wlllard Is not a showy lighter. Ho knows his power and Is content to tako things easy as long ns possible. He did not tnko Mor.in seriously at any time and nppeared to bo having tho time of his life. Ho smiled continually and carelessly shoved his lighter opponent around the ring whenever ho got too close for com fort. Hut there Is every 'reason that Wlllard will bo champion for some time to come Ho has lots to learn, is not aggressive and does not seem anxious to Inlllct unnecessary punishment on nn opponent, but ho need not Improo one lota to re tain his laurels. Natural Advantages Ho Is a mammoth specimen of muscle and power. Ho Is a giant In stature, and with his natural advantages ho still can bo woefully lacking In nil other essentials to be boss of the flock. Today there Isn't a heavyweight In tho world who has a chanco to defeat , tlfe superman from Kansas. Willard broke tho bone below the IndeK finger of tho right hand In tho third round. Tills, ho said, prevented a knock out. At first It wns thought to be an nllbl, but wo saw tho swollen mauler In the dressing room and It was In bad shape. Moran deserves all of tho credit In tho world for his gnmo showing, hut that is all. No man over entered a battlo with greater odds against him and no man ever nsslmllated so much punishment. Outside of Wlllnrd. Moran Is tho best heavyweight In tho world. That Is, of course, outsldo of Wlllard. SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS Mugtffsv Taj lor. ex-juror, tint arranged a "Smoky Hollow Nlnht" program for tho Ilroad way Club. Thursday night. One sldo of tho program nhovva nit boxers from that district, viz , Mickey (lallaeher vs. Stanley Ilnckle, Dannv Danford va Mike Coster, Jnck Dnvvnon in. Tommy Jamison, Willie Henckert s. Johnny McLaughlin, Sammy Hamaon . Patsy Conv er . Six New York promoters figured they wpro safe in stagim? shows tn opposition to the-lloran-Wlllard bout Saturday night. Tho chief attraction on each of tho half-dozen programs was "Iteturns of the Wlllard -vs. Moran tight announced from tho ringside." Johnny Tillman, a Milwaukee welterweight, has arrived In 'hlladelphla. The Westerner established a big reputation for hlmseir on hla home pastures, and ho was forced to seek new tlelds to conquer. Twenty thousand officers and seamen wit nessed the recent chumplonshlp boxing bouts of tho United Mates navy nt duantanamo Hay, Cuba. Tho tlllehotdem follow: Ilantamwelght, I.lrikey, U. 8. 8. thoda Island; featherweight, Denny Whalen, U. S. H Michigan, lightweight, Kelly. If. S. B Wyoming, welterweight, Mar tin, l) 8 B Loulslnna; middleweight, Bantlor, tl B. 8 New Jersey; light heavyweight, Grant, U. B 8, Kansas, heavyweight. Taj lor, U. 8. 8. Michigan. Al Nelson boxed bo well In his first bout after a lay-off of more than a jear that ha looked as if ha had been boxing steadily. Al used his hands In a clockwork manner and had llttlo difficulty showing to advantage, over tho tough George Dlackburn. Turner May Land Old Job NEW OIU.KAN8, March 2T. Terry Turner, veteran that he Is, la a better third baseman than Howard, Evans or Thomas, tho three rookies tried out here this spring, and It Is not a bad bet that he will open the season at third for tho rejuvenated Indians of luIU. Dull Asks for Release TORONTO. March 2T. Neal tall, who cov rred second base for the teafs Ust season. Is anxious to secure his outright release from resident McCurTery. for he has been tendered a nattering offer to manage the Urldgeport club. Made a Perfectly Natural Mistake This photograph, snapped just before Jess Willard, on the right, and Frank Moran began their 10-round grill Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, shows the relative weights and difference in height and reach between tho two men. Although the challenger weighed 201 Vj pounds, he was a pigmy beside his titled opponent, who tipped the beam at 25fH pounds. MAXWELL FINDS JESS HAPPY, BUT NURSING BROKEN HAND ; MORAN WANTS RETURN BOUT The following "morning-after" statements were obtained from Wil lard and Moran at their respective hotels in New York yesterday & tho Sports Editor. The men who participated in the greatest no-decision bout in history gave their impressions in their own words. Willard Says He Fear ed Public Opinion More Than Challen ger; Glad It's Over NI'.W VOIIIC, March -fl. "TIVAS thinking more about pleasing Xtho spectators at Madison Stpiaro Oar den last night than I did about Moran," said Jess Willard today. "I felt It my duty to show tho people who paid a fortune to s-eo mo box that I was a n-al champion, and I hope I pleased them." Jess was seated In tho lobby of the Co lonial Hotel tenderly nursing a bandaged rtirli, linntl Tlift It,, lev i. Hkiil" fURcr was In splints ...;3r sj5c&-.3wF nnd n hosnltal odor permeated ihu ntmos phere Tho champion looked about tin' samo as he did be foro his battle with .Moran, but ho secerned Ji:ss WII.LAIIO happy that It was all over. Ho looked llko a man who had been relieved of a heavy burden and was en joying life. Thero was no crowd of admirers In tho lobby. That Is why Ulg Jess sat down to converse with us. Kven tho doorman and tho boll boys went about their work without paying tho slightest attention to the famous man. Tho champion was treated tho sumo as any other guest In the hotel, and tho absent treatment was u big hit. "Outside of this Injured hand, I feel fine today," smiled Jess. "I broke It In the third round, when I hit Moran on tho elbow. It pained me considerably every time I attempted to use It, and I worked under a big handicap. I wanted to make a good showing and tried to knock: Moran out to provo that I am tho best heavy weight In tho world. I know that Mor.in would have taken tho count If I hadn't hurt my hand. Ho was unablo to hurt me. "nut Frank Is a game man and took considerable punishment without hacking up. My loft Jab carried considerable force behind It and I could feel that It hurt him. Hut the bout never would have lasted tho limit If I had not been Injured. After the light, my hand was swollen so that Tom Jones had to cut the glove to get It off. "I am going home to my wife nnd fam ily this afternoon," continued Jess, nnd a happy smile spread oer his face. "There's no place like homo, you know, and I only wish I could stay there. When I go out on tho streets crowds gather and perfect strangers tako me by tho hand nnd call mo Mess.' They seem hurt when I don't recall their names, too. "Occasionally I wish that I was about to fight for the championship, for the peo ple don't make so much of you then. It's much easier to be a challenger than a defender of the world's championship." Then Wlllard arose, stretched himself and looked out Into the street. "I am going to tako a little walk," he said. "Come out and see the start of the parade." Tinker to Shake Up Cubs TAMPA. Ma . Slarch 2T After the way In which the Phillies have been showing up his Cubs, Manager Joe Tinker hfts decided to make a big shake-up In tits teaqi. iAf l ..5-l Frank Confident He Can Defeat the Champion in Bout of Longer Duration NTilV YORK, March 26. FIIANK MOItAN Is confident that lie can defeat Jess Wlllard In a longer battle. Ho said tn today when bo was lured from his downy couch in tho C'larldge Hotel, where ho Is resting up after his 10-round contest w 1 1 h the world's champion. Moran bears few marks of the en counter There Is a slight cut above his left ee, a , marl: under the eye near thu cheek-bone and Ills faco has a mote rosy htio than before the battle, but ho ap peared to bo In line shape. Frank was prepar ing to take luncheon l-UA Mi MOItAN with his three sis ters when we broke In on him. "What did you think of tho fight?" he asked quickly, and beforo wo had a chance to reply ho continued: "I don't care what you think 1 know I can beat Willurd, and T'll show you If we ever meet In n longer bout. I did tho best I could last night, nnd If I didn't convince the public, I proved to myself vnni I can wear the big fellow down In n longor bout. "Wlllard was tiring fast toward tho end, nnd couldn't havo lasted 10 more rounds. Ills blows did not hurt me. I might havo looked all In when the blood from tho cut over my eye began to stream down my face, but I was just as strong as ever. I had to tako a few left Jabs to get close enough to uso my right hand. Willard did not hurt mo during the entire 10 rounds. "I forced the fighting nnd If I had tit been aggressive there wouldn't have been a light, and the crowd would havo gone home disappointed. I had to mix things, for Jes3 was on tho defensUo and waited tor the fight to be carried to him. "There Is soma talk In the papers that Wlllard broke his right hand in the third round. Tcrhups this was so. but I never knew It, Ho didn't hurt mo with It In the first or second rounds, and his punches seemed to bo about the same later in tho bout. It he broke- it, I am sorry, for Jess Is a good sport and fought a clean battle. "In the sixth round. Jess hit me as wo were breaking away from a clinch. This was against the rules, for Charlie White warned us before wo shook hands that wo must break clean. When I was hit I fell Into another clinch and said to Wll lard : " 'You're all wong, Jess. Better cut that out." "'I know It, Frank,' replied Jess, 'I'm sorry, old boy, nnd It won't happen again.' And It didn't. "I was not Impressed with Wlllard'a bigness when I saw him first. He looked like any other human being, only he was built higher up. I must hate looked pretty small when I stood beside him for a picture, but it didn't bother me a bit. Vou know, Coffey was taller than I. "Throughout the battle I was trying to land beveral hard blows to Wlllard'a body so as to bring his head down to bo hit. But I was warned time and again by Charlie While, who s.ild thnt I was hitting low. This was not tho c.iso. Wlllard'a belt was pretty high and I wns tuklng no unfair advantage. "I'd llko tn box In Philadelphia some time and will be glad to run over to see you If a bout can bo arranged " Uig Salary for Urickley llOSTON. March 27 Churllo llrlclsley. Hnr Uird'i former football star, wlm lmd his Johns Honkln- i onchln Job canceled In order that he could h.-lp Harvnnl. and then fuuplcd up with llnaton t'olltue a fpw das niro. will receive more- than J.'K'.uo a Branon us a result of tho new transaction IVltonville Clinches Title lly ilefeallnK North Philadelphia V. M. A. while HrlHtol ami Shnmrock were plalnir a drawn name, FoltonWIle. tho inH-1." champions of the t'nlled .p.iRuo. virtually tllnchid tho thampionnhli of thut organization. CADILLAC AUTOMOBILE SALES CORPORATION I feel a keen senso ot disappointment, now thnt the bout Is over, for I believed that .less would win by a knockout. I never had any worry about the result, for I know what Wlllnrd enn do and his win nlng was a foregone ronrlusion. Hut I wanted to see n li ti t r I; ii u I wns twins! inir for n knock nt. and when the bell r langcd In the final round nnd no knock--.ut nppenred I felt ier sad. When I wat leav ing tho ringside, n friend In one of the boxes shouted: TdM JO.NKN "Hraee up, Tom Jess won tho fight. Whnt aro you worrjlng about?' "I know that Jesi won," I replied, "but I tost $3000" There's tho answer t felt so confident that AVIIlnrd would topple Mornn Satur day night thnt t bet real money that Frank would take the full count. Just before the boxers entered the ring, I humped Into Iko Dorgan, who manages Moran. "How are joti feeling" 1 nsKed. "Fine," replied Ike. "Frunk will bo world's champion In a few minutes " "Quit your kidding." I retorted. "Moran has not one chanco In a million He will be lucky If he stays seven tounds. Wlllnrd will knock him out." Thereupon Iko dug for his checkbook, nnd to mnko sure he would risk Homo of his hard-earned coin 1 said: "Hot you a thousand ecn that Jess knocks him out." "Vou'ro on," said Ike, and Iho bet was made. I'm glad Mr. Dorgan got that thou sand. The other two thousand went to a couple of friends, who started to kit mo. I am sorry thoy won N Hut I would have won the bet If Wlllard han't broko his hand In tho third round. When he came to his corner T noticed that something wns the matter, so I nsked: "What's tho matter? Did he hurt you?" "No," said Jess, "but I'm afraid that I havo broken my hand I lilt him on tho elbow In the last round." "Don't let him know lt,"I whispered In his ear. "Fool him as much as you can nnd keep sticking your left In his face. Then try your hand out and see If any thing Is broken." Jess did ns I told him. and nt tho end of the round remarked that tho pain was something fierce. Ho wns forced to de pend upon his loft hand entirely nnd It shows what kind of a champion he Is X ?r v THE PRESTIGE OF A Motor Car no longer depends upon a mere name, surrounded by a ficti tious atmosphere of aristoc racy. The only aristocracy in motor cars, now, is an aristocracy of merit. It is true that the ownership of a Cadillac carries a distinct social value in every com munity. But it is the character of the car which sheds lustre on the Cadillac name not the name which confers lustre on the car. Intent upon the more serious purpose of making the Cadillac as good as a motor car can be made, this Com pany has paid scant atten tion to any other aspect of the case. Social distinction came to the Cadillac as an after-result. It was conferred by the owners themselves as an apprecia tion of its more sterling qualities. Each year the number of those amply able to pay more, but who prefer the Cadillac because of what the Cadillac is, has rapidly in creased. Each year the lure of a mere name has grown less. It is the age-old process at work. Neither a man nor a motor car can live on a name alone. The world demands deeds from the one and perform ance from the other. In the working-out of that process the world has be stowed greater and greater distinction upon the Cadillac. V Evening Ledger's Decisions of National's Ring Bouts Jolmnr O'fary nnd Jlmmr ftnffr ilrn. rrnnkta Cnnlfrrf beat Johnnr Ntlnon. FranUle White defenteil Abe KnbftKflff, Inimn Itcttor outpointed Jotir.nr Mealy, Johnnie Klchle won from Andr Dnrns. TONIOHT'S OlA'JiriA ritOC.RAM. rreltmlnarlen, I'reddr Goodman t. Jimmy McCaHe I'runklr Clark v, 'rankle Mrt'artr. Jolmnr fuehrer tK. Iranklo Baker. sinmviNn-ur Millie Median t, Sailor Carroll. Wind- on llmmr Jlurphr . Eddie MeAndrewi, when he can trim Mornn with only ono hand. No other man In the world can do it. Itemcmber the seventh round, when Jess Jumped from his corner nnd started after Moran llko a cyclone? Well, ho was get ting sore and found Moran so easy that ho wanted to finish him, regardless of the broken hand. He told me that the fight had gono long enough and It wns up to him to show the people what kind of a champion he was. But the pain In his hand mado him slow up after the first two minutes and ho was on tho defensive when Moran put on that rally In tho last 30 seconds. I am confident that Wlllard can stop Moran any time he wants to If they meet; again. I admit that Frank Is n tough customer and one of tho nnmest men In tho world, but ho doesn't class with the champion. Wlllard Is tho greatest man who ever held tho title, bar nono. Hut you can tako It from mo that wll lard had the easiest time ot It In tho 30 minutes of fighting, I wns excited, ner vous and on edge all of tho time and lost more weight than Jess. Ho only dropped a couple of pounds, while I know that I lost at least five. Fivo pounds and $3000 Is enough to loso In ono evening. Jess will defend his title against lany logical contender In tho future. At pres ent there seems to bo no ono, with tho possible exception of Fred Fulton, nnd he will havo to show something good before ho Is considered. ' Wo start our circus engagements on April 29, when we open In Wichita, Kan, Wc will bo busy until late in tho fall, hut Jess will keep himself In good condi tion nnd will bo ready to step Into tho ring against nny man In Uio world, pro viding ho Is good enough to bo consid ered, nnd some promoter hangs up n. bl enough purse to make It worth our while. 7 US' J By C. A. VOIGHT i ' i ii i ,.i u ' I - - - ' - - - 3 -- ' g-bfej seis-s-
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