Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-23
MORAN WINS FIGHT
IN SIXTEENTH ROUND

against the ropes. He was up quickly and al
most sent Neil to the floor with two right
hooks and straight left to the jaw. The
bell ended round that was the English
mans by wide margin. Neil appeared a
bit tired.
Round Six
Moran swung his right to the jaw and Neil
went to the floor for the count of nine. He
was up quickly and tried to stall off the re-
lentless Briton. Moran, however, forced from
one end of the rig to the other, landing heavy
vicious left and right swings to the face and
head. Neil fought back gameiy but could not
avoid Morans onslaughts II was Moran s
round by big margin, and he looked a vim
ner.
Round Seven
Moran shot his left to the face and moment
later uppercut with left to the jaw. Neil coun-
tering with two lefts TO the stomach that
iced Moran to the ropes. Neil whipped in
several body blows the round ended. Nelel
seemed to have freshened and made a good
showing in this round
Round Eight
Neil at once sent Moran through the ropes
with hard left to the body He repeated 1t
later during vicious exchange and the men
fought at close range to the middle of the
ring Neil punished Moran considerably
around the body the round came to an end.
Neil had the advantage in this round
Round Nine
The pace slackened slightly at this stage,
Neil hooked two lefts to the head and then
shot his left to the body Moran retaliated
with right and left to the jaw. vicious right
swing caught Moran the cheek and mo-
ment later Neil swung his left hard to the
jaw Nell had a good lead to the round
Round Ten
Moran swung right to the body and made
Neil groggy with the two lefts flush to the
jaw Neil hung on desperately but Moran
went after him determinedly Moran swung
fearful left to the jaw and then almost sent
his man through the ropes with left and right
to the jaw Neil came back gamely, fighting
every inch of the way. The bell closed a
round that belonged to Moran. The Briton,
however, seemed to tire a bit.
Round Eleven
Moran jabhed two lefts to the face and both
fought viciousy at close quarters. Moran
drove Neil back with right swing to the jaw
and then swung his left to the head. Moran
sent raking right to the jaw, forcing Nell
to cover. Neil took his punishment without
whimper and fought back gamely at all times
1t Morans round.
Round Twelve
Moran drove his man to the ropes with right
and left to the body and right to the jaw. He
followed Neil about bombarding the game
Californian with right and left short arm
swings to the jaw and body. Nell, to all ap-
pearances, groggy, simply sock his head and
kept wading in with the idea of landing one
tdtal DloW. II was moran
Round Thirteen
They fought in close, Moran having all the
better of a vicious rally. Neil worked in some
telling body blows, practically making an
even round of it.
Round Fourteen
Moran swung a right hard to the jaw and
Neil fought back wildly. Moran slipped to
his knees from the impact of NeiPs body and
when he got up opened Nels eye with hard
right to that member. Moran went after his
man. raining left and right swings at Will
on Neil's jaw. The bell saved Neil from de-
feat.
Round Fifteen
Neil's right eye was swollen twice it's nor
man 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 Sixteen
Neil came up groggy with the crowd yelling
stop it," stop it, Moran floored his
man with right and left to the jaw, the Cali
fcrnian taking the count of nine. stop it,
''stop it," yelled the crowd. Neil came up
very groggy and proved easy and open
mark for Morans right and left swings. He
was bleeding profusely from the mouth and
nostrils stop it, "Stop it, yelled the
crowd Realizing that their man was hope
lcssly beaten, Neil's seconds threw up the
sponge and the police stopped the unequal
fight.
Moran was given the decision by Referee