The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-23

gamely, but could not avoid Moran's
| onslaught. 1t was Moran's round by a
| big margin and he looked the winner.
Round 7. Moran shot his left to the
! face and a moment later uppercut with
| left to the jaw, Neil countering with
two lefts to the stomach that forced
Moran to the ropes. Neil whipped in
several body blows as. the round ended.
Neil seemed to have freshened and
made good showing in this round.
Round s. Neil almost sent Moran
through the ropes with a hard left wal
lop to the body. He repeated 1T later
during vicious exchange and the men
fought at close range to the middle OF
tile ring. Neil punished Moran consid-
erably around the body as the round
came to an end. Neil had the adVan-
tage of this round
Round 9. The pace slackened consid-
erabIy at this stage. Neil hooked two
lefts to the head and then shot his lett
to the body, Moran retal1ating with
right to the jaw. A vicious right swing
caught Moran on the neck and mo-
ment later Neil swung a left hard to
the Jaw. Neil had a good lead to the
end of the round.
Round 10. Moran swung right to the
body and made Neil groggy with two
lefts to the jaw. Neil hung on desper-
ately but Moran went after him de-
terminedly. Moran swung fearful leIt
to the jaw, and then almost sent ms
man through the ropes with left and
right swings to the jaw. Neil came
back samely fighting every inch OF the
way The bell closed a round that DE-
Ioneed to Moran. The Briton, however,
seemed TO tire bit from the tast MILL
ing.
the face and both fought v1ciously at
close quarters. Moran drove Neil PACK
with a right swing to the jaw and tnen
swung his left to the head. Moran sent
a right to the jaw, forcing Nell to cover.
Neil took his punishment without a
whiu1per and fought back gamely at all
times. 1t was Moran's rouno.
Round 12-Moran drove his man TO the
ropes with right and left to the pooy
and a right to the jaw and he folloWeo
Neil about the ring bombardlng the
game Californian with right ana IeLt
Short arm swings in the jaw and body.
Neil to all appearances, groggy, SIM
Div shook his head and kept wadlng IN
with the idea of landing one fatal ploW.
1t was Moran's round:
Moran having all the better of vicious
rally. Neil worked in some telling booy
blows practically making an even round
of it.
m the law and Neil fought back Wild
lv. Moran slipped to his knees from
the impact of NeiPs body and when he
got up opened NeiPs eye with a hard
ter his man, raining left and right
swings at will on NeiPs jaw. The bell
saved Neil from defeat.
Round 15-NeiPs right eye was sWol- |
Ian twice it's normal size as he stood up |
only to receive an avalanche of left and |
right short arm swings to the jaw.
Neil stalled desperately and was saved |
lust in the nick of time by the clang of
the gong.
Round 16-Neil came up groggy with |
the crowd yelling "stop it, "Stop it,"
Moran foored his man with right and |
left to jaw, the Californian taking the
count of nine stop it." stop it"
yelled the crowd. Neil came up very
groggy and proved an easy and open /
mark for Moran's right and left swings. |
He was bleeding profusely from the
mouth and nose ''Stop it, stop it,
yelled the crowd. Realizing that their
man was hopelessly beaten, NeiPs sec
onds threw up the sponge and the po-
lice stopped the unequal fight. Moran
was given the decision by Referee
Roach.