The evening world., 1911-03-10
I:nglishlnan's Mother at First
Strenuously Objected to Him
Engaging in Bouts.

II A y old s~awod-on broomstick was
responsible for my entering
4 the professional ranks as a
boxer" was the odd statement made by
owen Moran. the English lightweight
who knocked out Battling Nelson last
November. as he was be.ng rubbed
down after a hard three-round go At MS
training quarters In Lai cwood. n. j.
THAT old ibroomstlck may be the In
direct cause OF me winning the cham
pionship one OF these days. IL l win
from Packey Mel arland next TUESDAY
night at the Fairmont club. I'm thihk-
ing I'll have TO dig up that old stick
and carry It into the ring Just for the
luck OF the thing. said Moran.
1T was this way. I'd been hanging
around the boxing booths just outside
| Birmingham, my home town. and soon
/ got the idea | could Go . bit OF fgtIlns,
I was sixteen then. and I'd been work
ing at the s~teamntters' trade for n
couple of years. Turning threads N
big iron pipes had a me fine mus
cular development.
Moran Whips 1o8.Pound Champion,
well. one afternoon went on for
three rounds with the l%0s-pound cham
pion. turned him up In two rounds and
took the fl offered TO : = man who sue
ceeded in staying three rounds" said
owen. made up my mind I'd be a
fighter. and I didn't waste line
That evening amateur bouts were
!. being held at Worcester, ten miles
away, and ! returned home TO ask my
mothers permission to enter the tour
pament. She didn't know h a l was
nghting-and ercis whore that broom
stick comes in. 'Mother reached behind
the door. grabbed that old medicine
stick (as / called IL and wailoped me
good.
"You'l DO no nghtin' here; I'll do al
that's TO be done In this family" said
my mother, who was Kitty Kelly anC
Irish. as she chased me TO bed.
However. the whipping didn't keei
me Indoors hat night" continued Mo
ran. Just as soon as things hac
quoted down below | slipped out Of tn
window and away.
Il walked the ten miles 10 Worcester
arriving there at . o'clock. Ny hrs
opponent went out in the ID round
and ! received a gold watch. Then
made up my mind TO keep on boxing T.
spite OF that broomstick II was safe
T. stay and fight than TO 20 home.
THE next day l sold the watch
2 There We're more amateur bouts tina
: nlght and ! asked the manage to pl
mo on. knocked four little fCl
lows. and when ! went 10 get tn
watches the manager demanded that
how the one Ia won the evening be
n fore. When ] explained to aim tina
"a "a sold ~ he cClarod me n profcs
sional n held Cut The four prizes L
won.
Moran Starts After the Money.
, Then I started after the money" sal
Moran as no slipped on his stree
a clothes. land, lt1o Knockout Brown
D. dumped u into my mothers lap. For
10 while she ttormci ana brought thr
At lroomst.eE into play, bat eventually
Il went into u0e close, Tor gr1f."
'' Moran says that Nelson Us still one
!. the toughcs, men 81 she rims "Whe
=, { knocked out Nelson his lead was u
MP lrst part OF hin 20 nft the moor. II
ess few up into tho any, and he ".
OF entirely out. At TIE count OF nine !
WAS half way an uat fol- back usua
be- lie vas wonderfully game
20 The N.st time Moran ,Y.-.' ANc A
b. tell tLc latter uscd uigaty .0uI tactic
according o. ON.a .Oa-e hp 90, Do
nose. ! appealed to Jim Jcry,cs. q
referee, o"t he didn't poy any at'enul