The Detroit times., 1914-06-25
win Finish or With Gloves To-
day and COnfine Selves to
Light Work Friday
BETTING ON THE MILL
SLOW; WAIT FOR ODDS
Still Looks as if Moran Stood
But Slight Chance to Win
From johnson
BY WILLIAM PHILIP slMMs,
Paris Correspondent the United Press

Paris Corresponding the United Press
PARIS, June 25.-Light sparring
with their training crews was the
only work done today by Jack John.
son and Frank Moran who battle for
the worlds championship in the Vele-
drome, Saturday night. Both the big
Negro and his white opponent claim
to be ft and ready for the mill To-
days work will be- the last with the
gloves before they enter the ring To-
morrow both fighters will do only
enough light exercise 10 keep their
muscles limbered up for the fray,
Johnson, 216 pounds in weight, to-
day started TO dry out. He will take
practically no liquids until the fight
when, he says, he will be down to
about 30 pounds. Moran's weight is
around 1872.
Betting on the big mill is slow.
While no one can trace them to their
source rumors are going the rounds
OF the sporting world here that the
fight Is fixed. OF course such rumors
always come before any really big
fight. Usually they are baseless. But
they had affected the betting Ten
to four is about the price at which
small wagers are being made. Many
French fans seem TO like Moran for
the short end but they are holding OF
with their money, apparently hoping
10 get still longer price.
/ am free TO confess to doubt the
rumors OF Moran being fixed. / am
pretty sure II he Is fixed, he won't
stay that way II he sees a chance TO
win. H. when he has gone a couple
OF rounds, the white man gets the
idea In his head that he can put
johnson away, / would stake my life
he'll sail In and try TO put il over.
johnson swears he hasn't entered into
any agreement with Moran. Moran
Is equally positive In his statements.
II would not surprise me II, after all,
there will be real fight.
The question, Can Moran VIM" is
still a question with me. | don't be-
leve he can IL Johnson is right
Johnson looks right. But after all
the fights the thing and Wen know a
. lot more about II after the first round
OF the scrap is over.
IL the white man wins, the lucky
punch will be worth fortune to him
. II his punch lacks the necessary gin
ger, good night, Mr.. Moran!
For Moran II means everything.
Either he will open his eyes on Sun
day morning famous fighter, with
golden sunrise and golden day in
front of him, or he will regain con-
sciousness only to realize that his sun
has set and that he is not even q
has-been; that he has had his chance
and not made good; that he is an al
n1ost-was yet a never-waser.
For lack I0hnann fha AObt dnadn'f
mean SO much. II he defeats Moran
he will do more than is expected OF
him here. He viii not gain a particle
In popularity despite the fact that
hs-cced Of puhlic doration is now
a negligible quantity. Should he take
the count he would lose nothing,
since he has nothing to lose. Win,
lose or draw. he gets only his $50, 900,
plus $4,000 training expenses, which
he has now drawn. Lose or win, he
will become a professional automobile
driver, having already signed con-
tract with certain makers OF Bel
GUM car and French firm Of tire
makers. and made his plans for TAX
ing part In the French Grand Prix
and the Russian circuit this summer.
Johnson has already signed to fight
Sam Langford In London, in Septem-
Der or October, Dick Klegin, the
youngster who staged motor polo In
England being the sporting impress
sario back Of the match. According
TO Dick and Jack, no mention of the
possible change of address on the
part OF the championship belt is men
toned in the contract Gunboat Smith
and Georges Carpenter, the latter be-
ing the French champion heavy
weight OF Europe, fight in July, in
London, for the title OF white heavy
weight champion of the world The
winner Of this event, II is said, will
fight the winner OF the Moran-John-
son will This means that the Ameri-
can Smith will be the next aspirant,
IL betting odds and past perform
ances mean anything.
The Velodrome d'Hiver-Winter
Velodrome-promises to be jammed,
Saturday night. Il holds some $4,000
people. Ordinarily it Is used as a
cycle-race arena, but now everything
Is changed. The saucer track is COW
cred with numbered seats and the fat
spaces inside the course is Uttered
with chairs. Ringside seats are Of
fered at $50 plus 10 per cent for the
poor tax leXied by the government. /
The Velodrome is In the western
outskirts OF Paris, within stones
throw of the River Seine. II Is very
dificult to reach save in taxis or 9th.
er similar conveyances. surface cars
and the INSTRUMENTATION al this
point is so feet Notwithstanding TO
all points save those person desires
10 20. A short distance farther west
is the Issy-des- Moulinais Aerodrome:
TO the east is the Eiffel tower and the
big wheel; across the river is the
Trocadero.
All about the building are the tiny
wineshops, little groceries and so on.
such as one sees in any big town su.
burp, the keepers of which are con.
sentative Frenchmen who still think
la savate" Is the thing and that Mo-
ran and johnson will try 20 kick each
other 10 death in tho ring