Evening star., 1909-06-06
MORAN AT HOME.
English Lad Ready to Fight Any.
body in His Class.

BIRMINGHAM. England, June 5.-Owen
Moran is home again after his long stay
in the United States. His coming Is
rather surprise. He was matched to
meet Abe Attell at San Francisco July 3.
but Attell, Moran says. backed out, and
with the sun already at 80 in the shade
he decided to return to the milder eli
mate of his native country.
IF Attell changes his mind and will
meet me-" said Moran. ''he has only to
send cable to that effect and l will be
back again by the next boat Moran
says he learned much during his visit to
America "The best thing l have learn
ed" says he, "is that being strict tee
totaler is the best tack for boxer who
hopes to have long career in the ring.
Another thing / have discovered is that
they think nothing of little men in the
states 1t is all very we'll being the ban
tam champion. but lightweights are all
the rage over there. l can hght at any
weight from 113 pounds up to 12s pounds.
and in most of the eleven fights I took
part in during my recent visit l was Civ
ing good deal of weight away. Mur-
ply, whom I defeated three times, turns
the scale at 132 pounds"
Talking of Attell, Moran says: He is
and squarely. But Attell did not flght
Driscoll. and there is not the slightest
doubt that the Welshman beat him fairly
and sauarely. But Atell did not fight
against Driscoll as he did against me-"
Attell was the only man Moran met dur
ing his second visit to the states that he
failed to secure the verdict against He
beat frankie Neill twice. Tommy Muir
ply three times. Baldwin. Young Mitch
ie," Tommy Langdon, O'Toole and Han
lon once each.
When Moran returned from America
on the first occasion he was not greatly
impressed with the treatment he had re-
ceived, but speaking of his second tour
he says They treated me finely" Mo-
ran has not a high regard FOR the skull
of the majority of American lightweights
But" says he, they are dead game.
never met a gamer man than Neill in my
life. The way he came up again after
had f1oored him was marvellous. Owen
says he is anxious to meet both Nelson and
Cans, but he thinks he is entitled to meet
them on equitable terms so far as
finances are concerned. Cans asked for
81 600 out of a hve-thousanddollar purse
which was offered, and I was not trading
on those terms. Then Nelson wanted
5000 for a ten-round go. and I was to
get 80 per cent of the receipts. That was
not good enough for me. either Both
these men Moran thinks he will meet In
due course
Asked what he purposed during his stay
in England Moran said: "Well should
like to meet Johnny Summers for $500
side / don't want any talk about 81 600
side. am prepared to post my own stake.
and when l name a figure I shall be pre-
pared to put down the money. It is all
very we'll for people without a nickel to
talk about nty-five-hundred-dolla
stakes, but 1t is far better to lodge 500 OF
ready money and let that talk instead OF
having all sorts OF fancy challenges IN the
papers"
What about DriscoIl?'' Moran was
asked.
well. said Owen. 'of course. he is the
man 1 am most anxious to meet, and you
may say that am prepared to meet any
man in the country from lis pounds TO
13O pounds for $500 a side and the best
purse offered, Driscoll at 122 pounds pre-
ferred."
Where should you like to meet Dr1s-
cole"
"I haven't any choice, save where they
offer the best purse I will meet him at