New-York tribune., 1912-03-13
MORAN AND MOORE DRAW
Opinion of Big Crowd Divided at
End of Fast Bout.

owen Moran and pal" Moore. the Phila-
helphia phantom. boxed ten hard ROUNDS
at the Fairmont Athletic Club, OF The
Bronx, last night, and at the end opinions
were divided, as both boys had many
friends in the crowd of some twenty-five
hundred spectators who packed the house.
Some thought Moran's aggressiveness had
won the honors, while an equal number
could see no one but Moore. on the whole
a draw would harm neither and would he
fair to both.
Moran landed enough blows to finish
heavyweight, but he lacked the finishing
snap. Moore has slowed up considerably,
and while he made his man miss frequently
he missed many chances to land an effec-
tive counter toward the end.
Moran was first to lead, missing left
for the face. A moment later, however, he
hooked solid left to the head and re-
ceived Pals" right hand counter. The
Briton landed soldly after Moore missed
left, and coming in close, accidentally butted
the Quaker City boy, A few spirited eX-
changes were made, with honors in favor
of Moran Moore backed away after hard
blow to the body and Moran had the round.
Moore took a few blows on the face at the
outset of the second round, but soon drove
Moran back with hard left TO the jaw.
moment later Pal" dove in with a solid
right on the solar plexus and hooked right
to the face. He was going at top speed and
Moran looked worried.
The bell, however. was a welcome sound
to Moore in the third round. After brave
start, in which he drove Moran around the
ring, Moore ran into right swing that
stood him up short. Moores attack stopped
and, seeing his rivals weakened condition,
Moran ripped in with both hands. He tipped
Moore's head back with left lead and
tried to land a finishing blow, but, although
Moore was tired, he held his feet
The fourth round also was in the Eng
lishman's favor by fair margin. The con-
test was a pretty one to watch. The men
were clever, and every move was met with
an instant counter attack, so that the large
crowd was keyed up at all times.
The fifth round was marked by heavy
exchanges and fast all around work, with
honors easy. Moran ripped and plunged
but his charges were propped up by the
Quaker City boys left hand lead. Moore
flashed slightly in the sixth round, but his
hardest efforts only lashed Moran on, and
in the eighth the latter earned the honors
by wide margin, and for moment It
appeared as IL Moore would come to grief.
Moran ripped in TO close quarters, smash
ing a double left hand hook to the head
that Moore was utterly unable to stop. so
that he ran away and stalled TO avoid
punishment.
The final round was the fastest Of the
battle and at the end both were tired.
Moore showed we'll in the beginning, using
a right hand uppercut in the clinches. but
Moran closed with rush and was the
stronger at the bell
Young Shugrue. the Jersey City feather
weight. who substituted for Harry Thomas,
outpointed Louis de Pouthieu, the French
man, in ten-round bout at Browns gym
nasium last night.
Joe Bedell, the South Brooklyn light
weight. was an easy winner over Willie
Howard, of Ridgewood. at the Royale
Athletic Club. of Brooklyn, last night
Throughout the ten rounds Bedell tore at
his rival, landing heavily TO the body and
law