Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
MORAN FEELS SURE He
CAN BEAT WOLGAST
Conqueror of Bat Nelson
Thinks RuShers Are Made
to Order for Him.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. December 3.-Owen Mo-
ran. small Englishman with good
sized accent, was in Chicago for a few
hours today between trains from San
Francisco to New York, which is about
as long as they stay now,s unless they
have theatrical engagement here.
Moran's presence for such a limited time
hardly would have caused ripple a few
weeks ago, but Moran, as you remember,
just one week ago secured a knockout
victory over Battling Nelson. who took
the count for the first time in his ring
career. So now Moran is person to be
interviewed and listened to attentively
while he tells how it all happened, and
how he would like to meet Ad Wolgast
for the lightweight title
To the Britons credit he still wears the
same size hat although more nobby
model than when he went west, and be-
yond certain elation in his talk as be-
fits an aspirant for a championship, he
is the same modest little fellow who
made friends before any one gave him a
serious chance to reach the top round in
his class.
Moran credits Nelson for gameness in
his defeat, and says he does not think
any other fighter ever would have arisen
from the first knockdown in the eleventh
round. which was right flush to the
point of the chin. Moran further said
that three of the following knockdowns
were preceded by no mere toy blows, but
that the last time Bat went down it was
more of a push than anything else, as
the Dane was hopelessly gone. and he
hated to hit such a game fellow hard:
Likes the Rushers.
The Briton wants a chance at Ad VOL
CAST on any reasonable terms and for
any route. saying: "Of course would
expect a hard fight, but honestly, I think
these tough fellows who come rusing in
are made to order for me. 1 stand back
and catch them coming in. 1t was SO
with Nelson, and I think it would be
with Wolgast Seems to me Wolgast is
foolish not to fight more while he is
champion. He is wasting his money
making opportunities If ever 1 get the
title I'll be ready to fight every month.
Public opinion on the coast is such that
Ad hardly would draw in any other bout
than against me.
Il have been asked If Nelson hurt me-
Yes, he did. ducked or side-stepped
most of his blows, but in the fifth he
it felt like sledge hammer even there.
In the ninth. he hit me in the left ear
and it pulled UP like a balloon. I don't
like to get hit on the ear. You can buy
idisc teeth VI Tx up yOur muse, Out you
can't buy false ears.
II don't think 1 weighed more than
127 pounds when l fought Bat. I'm a
light fellow and few pounds seems to
slow me up. so it'll be easy for me to
keep within the 133-pound limit Bat may
have weighed half pound either way
from the mark, but I told him not to
bother getting on the scales"
Nelson's conqueror, who was accom-
panied by Manager Charlie Harvey and
Trainer jeff Perry, will start theatrical
work in Brooklyn next week with bur-
lesque company, and is expected to ap-
pear here after the holidays, but he says
he will cancel bookings on reasonable
notice to take on any promising bouts.
His trainer, Perry, by the way, also mas
a record. He trained Bat Nelson to de-
feat Cans, trained Wolgast to beAt Nell |
son, trained Moran to beat Nelson and
now Is ready to train Moran against
Wolgast. as