The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-23
ENGL|SHMAN PUTS
 NEIL ID THE BAD Had Him Going for Entire Six
 teen Rounds WINNER TO MEET ATTELL Betting Odds Suddenly Changed Dur. ing the Afternoon In Favor of
 Moran, Who Had Little
 Trouble With Man,
WINNER TO MEET ATTELL

San Francisco November 22.-Owen Moran, England's premier feather weight, was given the decision tonight over Frankie Neil of this city near the close of the sixteenth round, after a remarkably fast battle. Nell techni- cally speaking was not knocked out but it was only the merciful action of the chief of police which saved him from being sent into the land of nod.
 There was not a coment's slow work during the entire contest. Both fought with great vim and stamina. Early in the fight Moran showed himself the superior boxer. He Is a clever two- handed fighter, his most effective work in tonight's contest being an almost continuous play upon the Californian's s head. Neil showed remarkable ability to reach Moran's stomach, as several times during the contest he had his op- ponent worried.
 Moran scored first blood and was credited with the only genuine knock down of the fight.
 While no championship was involved the fact that the winner will soon meet Abe Attell for the worlds feather weight title greatly accentuated inter- est in the outcome. Moran was forced into favoritism today at odds of 10 to 9 with prospects that he would enter the right at 10 to 8. The remarkable change in the betting odds is said to have been caused by large amounts tel egraphed from the east to be placed on the Englishman.
 Round 1. Neil rush ed in, forcing his man to the ropes without landing. Mo- ran quickly shot his right and left to the jaw and at close range swung right over the kidneys. It was Moran's round by good margin.
 Round 9 Moran sent Nell to the floor with left hook and right swing to the jaw Neil rushed in and planted vicious left to the stomach for which he was rewarded with right and left to the head It was fierce round with Moran having the better of 1t.
 Round 3. They fought to close quarters and Neil sending a stiff left to the jaw Neil drove Moran back with left to the fact and they mixed at close range, Moran doing great execution with snort arm wallops to the face and head.
 Round 4. Neil sent two lefts to the jaw and then followed fighting at close quar- ters, both trying to put In knockout punch, The round was slightly Neifs.
 Round 5. Moran uppercut with right to jaw and then slipped to his knees as Nell backed him to ropes. He was up quickly and almost sent Neil to the floor with two right hooks and straight left to the jaw. The round was the Eng lshman's by a wide margin.
 Ia rtertf fn jaw and Neil went to the floor to the count of nine. He was up quickly and tried to stall off the Briton. Moran, however, forced Nell from one end to the other, landing vicious left and right swings to the face and head. Neil fought back gamely. It was Moran's round
 Round r. Moran shot left to the face and a moment later an 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. Nell made a good showing in this round.
 Round B. Nell almost sent Moran through the ropes with a hard left to the body. He repeated 1t later during a vicious exchange, and the men fought at close range to the middle of the ring. Neil had the advantage in this round.
 Round g. The pace slackened con- siderably at this stage. Neil hooked two lefts to the head and then shot left to the body Moran replying with a right to the jaw. A right caught Moran on the neck and a moment later Neil swung his left hard to the jaw. Neil had a good lead ID this round.
 and made Neil groggy with two lefts to the jaw. Neil swung desperately. but Moran went after him. Moran swung a fearful left to the jaw and then almost sent his man through the ropes with left and right swings to the jaw. Neil came back gamely. Moran's round.
 Round H. Moran jabbed two lefts to the face and both fought viciously at close quarters. Moran dgove Neil back with right swing to thA jaw and then swung his left to the head. Moran sent a raiing right to the jaw. Nell took his punishment without whmper.
 Round 12. Moran drove his man to tho ropes with right and left swings to the body and jaw. Nell, to all appearances groggy, simply shook his head and kept wading in, with the idea of landing one fatal blow. Moran's round.
 Round 13. They fought in close, the round being about even.
 Round IA. Moran swung right to the jaw and Nell fought back widely. Moran slipped to his knees and when he got up opened Neirs eye with a right to re- member. Moran went after his man. rain ing lefts and rights at will on Neils jaw. The bell saved Neil.
 Round 15. Neil's right eye was swollen twice It's normal size and he received an avalanche of left and right arm swings to the jaw. Nell stalled desperately and was saved again by the bell.
 Round 16 Neil came up groggy, with the crowd yelling stop 1t, stop it." Moran floored his man with right and left to the jaw, Neil taking the count of nine Stop it. yelled one crowd. Nell came up groggy and proved an easy and open mark for Morans right and left swings. He was bleeding profusely from the mouth and nostrils Stop it," yelled the crowd. Realizing that their man was hopelessly beaten Neil's seconds threw mp the sponge and the police stopped the fight. Moran was given the decision by Referee Roach.