The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-18
GUNBOAT SMITH LOOKS LIKE
 GLASS IN HEAVYWEIGHT RANKS
COrben Also Says Carl Morris Has Shown
 Big Improvement Lately

grand contest against such great phys icaI odds. It must be remembered that he was, outw eighed about fifty pounds and if he was really hit low by Morris he should not be accused of "dogging's it. His record has been so splendid and he has shown such determination and courage in all his previous starts that he should be giv- en the benefit of the doubt.
 Still if he does not grant Morris a return match it will give his enemies the chance to say he is afraid of the outcome of a second engagement.
 Evidently it is the proper thing in Heavyweight society to go abroad at this time of the year. ..Gunboat'' Fl ank Moran, accompanied by Joe Jeannette, left: for France last week. Sam Langford is another who may pack up and leave us any day.
 can't understand what Manager Danny McKettrick expects to do for Moran the other side. The Pitts burgh boy would be a much better card right here in New York now than any place else. Since beating Palzer Moran has done nothing, but on the strength of that clean cut victory he has been in big demand by prom oters from all parts of the country. He could have got big money to box Smith or Morris at one of the local clubs.
 McKettrick says Moran has been promised Q match with Jack Johnson by a French promoter. That's what all fighters and their managers say. If Johnson had made as many matches as he has been accused of he would have to fight every day for two months to keep the engagements. There is hardly a heavyweight of any color who has not been reported as match ed with the champion.
 7T.s .,s4e44- have Johnson as fat as the prize pork CT at a county fair there is little doubt that he would relish a bout with any one of the white hope'' crop if his excheQuer is as low as reported. While I doubt that Jack would con- 'sider a match with I.angford or Jean nette under stress of anythtng less than starvation staring him in the face believe he would jump at the chance to box a white heavyweight for a fat epuxse. On the, dope, Aof course, he would have an easy time then the dope doesn't always. work
 While it would sound foolish to pre- dict victory for Moran fine should clash with 5thess. champion, stranger things have happened in the prize ring Johnson, we know, is not in con- dition. He is said to weigh in the neighborhooda of .28O. pounds, and at his age-35-it is not an easy matter to take fat off and retain strength and stamina If Johnson tries to train again, that is if the stories of his con dition at present are true, he will find that while he may succeed in taking off a great deal of the weight much of his vitality will also disappear dur@ ing the process. Johnson could put up better fight with the fat on than with 1t off if his condition is as re- ported.
 Moran is probably going over to take long chance to cop the title. If beaten by Johnson 1t will not hurt his reputation in the least, and if he should happen to put up a good fight even though a losing one, it would really be a big boost for him And if by any means he should happen to beat Johnson his fortune is made. You can't blame him. Those long shots win every now and then, and Moran may be one of the lucky fe1- lows. ssss
 JAMES J. CORBETT.