Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-30


that Moran has INDUCED in, and he
| may be able to make it appear, on
paper, that his man is little short of
| wonder. yet he can't get by with it
among those who know. The fact is,
Moran is a pretty lucky fellow to get
fight with AL Palzer. Ten months
ago such match would have been
| looked upon as slaughter, but Pal
ger has been sick and off the job for a
! time, and Tom O'Rourke didn't care
about stacking him up against a very
| tough proposition, so he picked out
Moran as about the softest spot in the
heavyweight division. OF course, the
match gives Manager McKetrick a
chance to talk, and next to Dan Nor
gan, McKetrick is the best talker in
the Cab League" Daniel however,
Is on the defensive, and some of the
excuses he employs to bolster up Mo-
rams reputation make his fighter look
rather cheap. On one occasion Moran
was sick and on other occasions he
was so hungry /he couldn't do himself
| justice, is the way Little Dan tells
It, In his fight with Palzer on
September 3 at the ST. Nicholas Rink
it is hoped Dan will have his man
right for once.
@
Manager McKetrick has taken ex-
ceptions to my opinion of his wonder
| full fighter. He has put his objec-
tons on paper. and has asked that
they be printed. 1t is with the great
est pleasure that Daniels request is
granted. If he is able to convince
any of the Evening Star readers that
Frank Moran would now be the
champion of the world If he hadn't
been more or less sick or more or less
/ hungry Just when he should have
been well and strong, good luck to
him. He has failed to convince me,
however, and his percentage after his
presentation of the Moran case is
much lower in my estimation. Dan
has been able at times to make a
selling platter look like stake horse
on paper--but he seems to be losing
his grip. But let's give him chance
before we judge too harshly. Listen
to what he has to say:
]. p. N:
Dear Joe-Thanks for the flowers
re my "bull'' efficiency, but the in
sinuation does not obtain in connee-
ton with my assertions about Frank
Moran. / except also to your state
ment that Gunboat Smith and Al
Palzer are entitled most to consider
alton as logical aspirants for the pre-
miership pennant.
Joe, you have missed a few sheets
of your dope book. Let us run back
a couple of years, when Moran ano
Palzer were tournament fighters, and
afterward when they fought feature
bout in Brooklyn. Some sporting
writer's gave Moran the decision ano
other less liberal gave him draw
Since then Moran has fought Six
fights to Palzer's one. having fought
j heavyweights of reputation in no less
than five countries, with more sue
cess than otherwise. All this time
Moran was accommodating much prac-
teal knowledge of professional fight.
ing. He has been improving all the
! time, Notwithstanding the fact thai
he has never trained properly for any
of his contests. He was unable to
by reason of financial distress, an6
he had to fight almost off the reel fol
he needed the money. Was it not the
same case with Jack Johnson for 6
number of years? He hoboed ant
knocked about from Maine to Cali
fornia, meeting stiffs or live ones, t.
get his bean money. 1t was not unit
he beat Tommy Burns that johnson
came into his own, and was accorded
his due as a great fighter.
Your have. in mind the twenty
rounds Moran went with Gunboat
Smith few months ago. 1t wa:
known that Moran practically came
from a sick-bed to keep his engage
ment. 1t was another case of "hat
tor for he needed the money.
game man will suffer a severe test tt
get the needed" when 1t Is close to 6
bailiff getting him. And how did jim
Buckley's sailorman fare with the in
valid Moran? Why, the San Fran
cisco newspapers all spoke about the
Kisses showered on the big and
healthy Gunboat Smith. With every
thing in his favor, the Gunner die
not relish the Pittsburgh mans f1stit
stock.
4 WIN LnaI IlBllt ttS oooio, 4hOi OIL
Is confident that If there are any o.
the big fellows, of any pretension
whom he can beat 1t is Jim Buckley's
sailor.
In support of his claim that he ha:
come along fast Moran justly points
to his ten-round draw with Luther
| McCarty, the man who had just set
tied his bill with AL Palzer inside the
limit.
OF course, Moran has fought and
defeated few second and third elias:
heavyweights,' but all good fighter.
have to do that to keep in practise
and get some change at the sam'
time.
Say, Joe, point out any of the bull
that 1 offer in the above warranted
statements.
| i've got you, joe, TESS up.
| Sincerely,
DAN McKETRICK.
| After perusing the above, IL Their.
are any of my readers who still thinl
that Frank Moran should be crowned
king of the Heavyweight" le
them stand up. Remember, in pass
ing Judgment, you should not forget