Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26
MORAN FAVORITE
OVER NELSON FOR
TODAY'S BATTLE
Contest Means Much for Both
Fighters-If Owen Fails He
VIII Give Up Championship
Aspirati0ns-If Bat Hunks He
Will Take to the Woods.
Goodman Beats Sammy Smith.
San FRANCISCO. Nov. IS.

GAN f6AINO1OOO NOV. 20
A SUDDEN change in the overnight
~ betting has made Owen Moran
an 8 to 10 favorite over Battling
Nelson for their fight this afternoon In
Coffroth's open-air arena here. Wager
ing on the contest all along has beer
at even money and the unexpected shift
Of odds has caused the fight fans to
Engage IN mdcT speculation over the
eleventh-hour turn of sentiment. Bet
ting Commissioner Tom Corbett says a
belated rush of Moran money vas the
cause.
Today's fight is looked upon as an
elimination contest for a chance TO
challenge for the lightweight cham
pionship. Il will be a twenty-round
bout, and Benny Selig win referee.
Both the Engiishman and Nelson are
expected to extend themselves to the
utmost to win. for defeat means to
Moran a severe setback In his fight
aspirations, and for the Durable
Dane" a probable auietus to his hstic
career
The pair are thought to be evenly
matched and a fast. cleve encounter
Is anticipated
Jack Goodman, of the west side, out
fought Young Sammy Smith, of Phila-
delphia, last night in a t~en-round bout
at the National Sporting Club of
America. Smith was clever and fast,
but his blows lacked weight. When
Goodman landed it hurt, and several
times he had Smith hanging on in
distress.
Richard Croker witnessed tie bout.
and at the finish awarded tho decision
to Goodman. 1t was a good bout. but
far from being sensational. and at no
time during the ten sessions was either
man IN danger of being knocked ont.
Goodman made the fight and the MILL
ing mostly was at close quarters, u
style which Goodman is a past master
of. When the men mixer at long
range Smith ianGea the cleares blows.
but the boys were like the glue twins
nearly all tho time. and It WIZ then
that Handsome .iaLk ezccfiod-
The fourth round was the best IL Tie
evening More real lighting 81 1sne
in this one SESSION than all tie .ther
nine put together. They exchanged 1efts
as a starter and both stun : Fhen thug
exchanged rights TO The aeMl an5@l+AA
landed with n rllud. The h8f flag
6tACa . StN1 1fttt tAt%A4 , -
AZ eaeh other Hae 4 hurricane. sBDth
stabbed q left . sc nos ants WA
shook Goodman with a lsSs. and sff
to the heaG. Jack eaine hsek with .
rush. getting in close and eorkiEg MS
hands to tho body until Smith was
banging On Ike a leach. = vas enc
fine round. and ended the reel Is ting
until the tenth
No question. SO far as IS known. has
ever been raised here as TO the identity
Of Stanley Eetcbel. and his closest
friends and relatives are positive shat
he was the son of Mr., and Mrs. John
Kiecal, both Poles, who live near here.
However, there is some mystery sur
rounding the burial Of Ketchel since
his brothers recently exhuuned the body
and did not give any definite reason
for their act.
Neither Of the parents could be 10
Gated last night. The nghter assumed
the name Ketchel when he too 10 the
ring.
Billy Dunning, of M~illinocket, q
heavyweight boxer, who four years
fought the present worlds champion.
Jack Johnson. To a ten-reund draw.
died in Precour Isle. Me. yesterday.
following a bout Thursday night with
Jack Leon. OF Bangor. in which Duil-
ming was knocked out. The victim did
not recover consciousness. An autopsy
will be held today BIZ Coronsr
George H. Mooers. of Ashland. to der
termine the cause of death. Local fol-
lowers of boxing say that Dunning was
in poor condition, and. In their ouinio7.
should not have fought.