The sun., 1910-01-18
PkE MOORE DEFEATS THOMAS
ZEE QUAKER BANTAMWEIGHr
/. IN GREAT FORM.
rngllsh Fighter ssSws Gsaseness IN w
citing Ten Round BOut-Experts Con.
ssaer winner the. Best Man ef His
r weight seen I'm Ten Years-BlgC Grove.

citlmH Ten MOUuu nOuN-KN Nvu-
ssder winner the. Best Man ef His
r weight Seen IN Ten Years-BigCrowr'
Pal Moore. the. Philadelphia bantam
weight, who looks like a coming cham pion.
defeated Harry Thomas. . clever Engnsh
pugilist. in a sensational ten round glove
dkht at the Olympic A. c, in Harlem last
niFht More than 200 persons were un-
able to get into the building and the club
roonn was iammed TO the rafters moore
has been trimming all comers lately ana u
regarded a. the best little fellow since Terry
kIeuovern first attracted attention more
than ten years ago.
Thomas is said to be not far behind DIG
nor stanley, England's bantam champion.
lna quality and In last nights affair De
proved that he knew a whole lot about the
boxing game. But Moore. q mere boy.
showed more cleverness and real fighting
,instinct, and though outweiEhed he had
the better Of a. least six rounds. In the last
round the boys sluGged hercely and Thomas
vas In some distress. The nght was one oil
th<r best ever seen I'm this vicinity.
Moore was the .arst TO enter the ring.
he was attended by James De Forest and
qthers. Though only ~ years old this
Mile Quaker stripped like a pugtltst OF
experience. He was cool. collected and
dcfermined. also oooksure OF success.
Thomas, who Was making his first appear
snce in this country. followed in a few
moments, his chief handlers being Jimmy
.tehnson and Owen Moran, the English
lightweight. Thomas. pleasant faced
chap. shook hands cordially with Moore.
whom he looked over with critical eye.
Ahe Attell, the American; festberwetght
chpmpiou, and his old enemy. Moran, we're
introduced 20 the-nhembers and both were
rcyally welcomed.
fMoore and Thomas weighed close to ii5
peunds and were matched to 80 ten rounds
ARh Dan Tone as referee. They shook
k1nds AZ io:4c. o eloeka with the clubhouss
rscked to the suffocation point. When
hsx came to the mark Moore was taller
and Thomas several pounds heavier. Moore
lnst no time in forcing the issue. He rushed
N with heavy swings. Thomas blocking
iost iSso tSe uH stomach. % Both then scored with
s's srss srs round SSS .SSasG HooTs % ne
5sw Tso ;pto e,Ts ooTner reoS ON the the Ss1snsye &
They began mi King IL hotiy in the second
round, both reaching the head and rios
me Rons ne Wind Vii S but Moore cut loose With a
storm OF hard swings which made the kfiton
ssss r0Sn1S S1ScSs sd them bet MSSTs roSsh %
hlm on and had him worried when time was
Moore landed several beaytifgI leI.
Sessn' and Thomaa's mouth showed a few
drops of blood. A right hand hook on the
sfsppsd and rushed In for more. They
mixed Il hercely. Moore holding the English
man safe all the way 20 the gong. st tns
s1find OF which Thomas seemed glad TO
fhenas ' did the leading as they came
sat for the fourth round He ,n TIshsd; ID ,pa nc
hsad, Moore stalling. Then the Quaker
began working away with the left. drawing
i eSSa SSs n4% ma TSomas .ppsd assn but
ie "a ssSsS ssssut 10 hat & had him 6swSeTsd when
Roth o. Thomsss s eyes we're swollen when
he left his corner for the nfth round. Moore
aAnced ,rognd him syh,f1tly h1y pastiSns S Ep - smsrp
Tr1dn's hard swings with extreme cleverness.
A straight left made Moore's nose shed the
s s55 ,n noRas Rs Men Moore suSn MaHtnT up fought
him to a standstill.
Thomas opened the sixth with a hard
. left. but the Quaker unhOoked a terrific
rieht for the jaw that turned the BriEon
around completely. Thomas, stlll forcing
Moore retreating and covering up. But
in a fast rally near the end OF the round
Moore held his oyn. This round was
Thence waf.forcinF 1t psr;s.sts;n.y agar,
.ny csS.l on fsS @
footwork in keeping out OF reach, but
Thomas was after him like wildcat until
Moore was forced into a hot miXup. IL
wasThomas's round on work.
TAsgThomas came rushing ont Of his cor
ner- In the eighth Moore sldestepped and
hooked him cleanly on the jaw with the
LETT. Then he peppered the Briton's mouth
with jabs for another supply OF gore:
attack. but when Moore mixed IL the Eng
hshman ceased and finally slipped to the
Moor In his corner, 3. il. ,.,. 49,
nose when the ninth began. In q mix
Thomas butted with his head and was
wreetled 20 the floor. When they resumed,
thomas did the forcing. but Moore finally
staggered his man with long left on the
mixed It TO the bell hut the Quaker had the
round.
Thomas rushed as the last round opened
and Moore began to fight in dead earnest.
They slugRed each other a over the ring.
Moore had the cooler head and the more
accurate aim, with the result tast Thomas
was soon reeling around In distress. Thomas
was me TO the core, however. ana put up
such desperate battle that the cheers were
deafening. II was one Of the most excited
crowds ever seen al a ringside and when the
bell sounded Moore was proclaimed the
winner. though his adversary received
There were several good preliminary
lights.
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