The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-29
OWEN MORAN Is
CLEAN FIGHTER
coNoUERER OF BATTLING MEL
SON is MARRIED, LIKES HOME,
GOES TO CHURCH AND
PAYS BILLS.

San Francisco, Nov. 29.-Owen Nor
an Is a married man, and when oppor-
tunity gives him a chance he devotes
a great deal of time to his wife. When
he is not with her, he is following his
calling for the sole purpose OF main
tanning her in what he is pleased to
term comfort.
He goes to his church on a Sunday,
pays his bills, earns much money and
saves some. He is neither roysterer
or rowdy.
Should one unacquainted with box
crs or boxing meet Moran at any sort
of social event, the chances are they'd
never take him for n boxer. He gives
forth no impression of roughness or
yulgarity, which some persons think
is part and parcel OF a boxers train
ing upbringing.
Moran is a well-built, natty-appear-
ing little chap. with the large. soft
eyes of the Irish type. His features,
barring his nose, are as clean cut as
the chiseled features of a marble
statue. He has determined mouth
and jaw, a clean elastic step, a fore
head of Jovian proportions and a
manner which for mildness would
compare favorably with that of n coll
lege girl.
Like other Men.
The emotions that move in the
breasts of other men are not foreign.
10 Moran. He loves and cherishes his
wife; he desires the good will of his
fellow citizens and he breaks no laws
of the land.
OF certainty all boxers lack what
polish the refining influence of edu-
cation may give, and Moran is no ex-
ception to this rule. But he makes
up for this lack with manly sturdi-
ness that to whole lot of persons is
more appealing than the softer usages
Of a drawing-room.
Moran. like most boxers, is the up
come of harsh environs He is the
product of an honest working folk. In
his babyhood, boyhood. manhood, he
knew nothing OF silver spoon unbrins-
ing Lacking these enervating infiu-
ences. he grew on broader plane.
lie was a grand young cub as n baby
he grew n strong and healthy animal,
with the normal instincts of a vast
quantity of animal energy and cour-
age, which has brought him fame i'm
the ring.
Wanted to Be Jockey.
AS a boy he was as full of life as
q cocoanut is of milk. No boy could
beat him at leap-frog, no young man
was his superior at hardy sports, no
one could beat him swimming, run
ming. jumping or riding.
Moran had intended a career as
Jockey for himself His parents would
have none of this. so Moran had to
forfeit his ambition to become shin
ing light of the turf.
Full of animal strength and love
of the outdoors, Moran, forced from
becoming rider, turned to boxing.
Now boxing in England has its GER
tain advantages. The purses are not
looked down upon. He is considered
human by Britons.
All sorts and conditions of men box
In England. Your duke may be n
very topnotcher as a boxer. though of
course he will not follow that profess
sion, or. for that matter, any other
profession to earn money.
Started at 16.
Moran started as a professional
boxer when lad of 16. He's now 26,
and he has always had habit of
making good.
The boy is a clean liver. He drinks
rot to excess nor does he practice
any other deleterious habits. If he did
he would now be numbered among the
'has-beens" instead Of top-notcher.
moran is n little gentleman In the
true sense of the word. OF course, he