The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
MORAN ENRACEO
OVER REPORTS
Declares His Battle With Mel.
SON Was Anything but a
Photographic Contest.
BILLY. ROCHE SATISFIED
WITH HONESTY OF FIGHT
Jimmy Carroll of San Francisco
Gets Hard-Earned Decision
Over Tommy HOuck.
BY JEFF THOMPSON.
.sed Wire 10 The Tribune.

by Leased Wire 10 The Tribune.
NEW YORK, Dec. I7.-Owen Moran
is enrsged over the REPORTS concerning
his fight with Battling Nelson at San
Francisco, especially at the sugges-
tion that it was Photographic con-
test. He believes the biggest fight be
ever bad was that with Nelson. He
says that the Dane was as good as
ever he was in his life.
''Neson was the best man I ever
met, says Moran, "snd be gave mo
tough fight He fought above what
he showed against Wolgast. and / had
/ honestly believe the. Dane was as
good as when he met Cans.
81 am cunning for Wolgast now.
None Of the others will suit There
is chance of a meeting between u.s.
In all my career. that covers ten years,
and embraces $50 fights, I was never
| once knocked down. Fact
Not even Nelson or Cans or apy Of
the present.dsv 1ightweigbts can boast
the same record. II is an unusual one,
and shows what clever man Moran is.
Sportsmen are amused, IL not dis
| Champion Wolgast. who is demanding
$4,000, win or lose, for his appearance
in ring 10 fight Owen Moran
Roche Is Satisfied.
| Billy Roche, who was interested in
! the Moran VS.. Nelson fight. was here
last week This is what he had TO say
about it,
"There ism Z money enough in this
country TO make Nelson hop TO an op-
ponent iif he could win. And as for
Moran, d stake my life on him win.
| in if he could. | realize said Roche,
"that there has been a lot of talk
about crooked fights in San Francisco,
and that manv people in this country
| believe that fully one-half of the bat
! ties which have been fought out here
were frame-ups.
"But personally / don Z know of
! single one that was not strictly on the
level, and we refereed great many
battles in Frisco, besides witnessing
great many others in the last seven or
eight years.
! In battle marked by furious fight
ing Frank Mantell defeated Sailor
Burke in their ten-round bout at the
National Sporting Club of America.
iit will take man of decided cahber
I to defeat him. He won by directing
his attack TO the Sailors face.
Mantell did not escape punishment,
and absorbed many terrific body blows
that would have dropped less rugged,
resolute man. He did all the forcing.
Carroll Is Clever.
Jimmy Carroll, late of Frisco, uosed
! out victory over Tommy Houck of
| Philadelphia, at the Olympic Athletic
club. in a ten. round bout marked by
| l. I~.n C,s mo
ness. Carroll was decidedly the clever
est, but Houck fought like bear and
came dangerously near overcoming the
lead Carroll had earned over him IN
the earlier rounds. Houck S friends
made all the noise and attempted to
! manufacture verdict in that way
! for their favorite. but au unbiased, re.
battle by a shade. \ big crowd was
the clash.
II Abe Attell. featherweight cham
pion. is able 10 hold his own against
! Packey Mcfarland, in their ten-rouud
bout at the Fairmout Athletic club. De-
cemher 10, the little veteran will have
established one of the greatest of ring
| records.
! Mcfarland is considered one of the
| classiest ligbtweights He is little
too heavy TO fight Ad Wolgast for the
! lightweight championship.
"I know Mcfarland cannot put me
! OUT said Abe, "and ] also know
can whip him on poiuts. After whip
! Mcfarland I will box either Wolgast
or Owen Moran. | believe ] eau whip
! them
I The terms call for Mcfarland TO re.
ceive $500 with privilege of 80 per
cent of tho gross receipts. the weight
To be l25 pounds at & clock. The
| Attell match will be tho first in a Sc
ries which Packcy hopes will bring the
! title now held nv Wolgast to Chicago
Milwaukee wants him to appear on De
cembcr - against either Knock Out
! Brown, Tommy Murphy or Matty Bald
win.