The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-28
Disguised and Furious,
Crowd ClamOrs NO Fight
and Wants Money Back.
NEGRO OUTCLASSES HIS
WHITE RIVAL PLAINLY
Bu; Tap, Tap. Tap and Clinch
After Clinch Are Extent
of His Efforts.
GETS KISSES THROUGHOUT
Willy Black Expected 10 Gain
100000 by His Cheating
Of French Public.
GETS KISSES THROUGHOUT
special cable Despatch to Tur stx.

special Cdb'e Despatch to Tue Sos
PARIS. June 27.--.Jack johnson. heavy.
weight champion. retained his title here
tonight in his twenty round bout with
Fpanlt Moran. and gathered another
champion bunco artist Of the world"
The cunning negro stalled through twenty
rounds OF the wors, fighting ever seen in
| championship contest against man
who showed neither skill nor punch.
When the h!ppodrome was over he vas
richer by probably 100000 and had nos
even answered the question the sporting
world has asked for months whether or
not he is "all in"
Utterly disguised. the enormous crowd
OF fight fans who packed the velodrome
oliver 70 see the alleged mill vented
their dissatisfaction throughout the con-
test with volleys OF Boo and called on
the men to fight Even the nobility Of
France and their ladies. who. resplendent
In diamonds and ball gowns, thronged the
big hall, demanded action or their money
back.
II was not hshf 1t was not even a
near fight Moran showed absolutely
nothing. johnson was never extended and
whether he still can fight a real man IL as
much a mystery as ever. The champion
the limit by refusing TO punish him or no
has nothing"
Charitable experts who saw the fight
were unanimous at its close that johnson
Is gone--that he will be easy for any real
hghter. Others--and among them many
who know the negros cunning mind
spoke openly OF the fight being fixed. at
least so far as johnson was concerned. 2
They believed IL was of little moment
whether Moran agreed to have the affair
20 twenty rounds. He had not a chance
from the first blow, and johnson, II is be-
lieved, knew it we'll before he ever got into
the ring.
But Johnson should worry He draws
out OF the mess $4,000 in cash and the
rights OF the moving pictures which
should be worth at least $50, 900 and II Is
openly declared that Promoter Vienne was
merely hgurehead for the crafty negro.
who save for paltry $1,000 handed over
to Moran will grab the whole remaining
profits OF the mill.
Fully 10000 victims were at the ring
side when Georges Carpenter. heavy
weight champion OF Europe. climbed into
the ring In white tennis suiting to act as
referee Both Johnson and Moran got n
good hand when they appeared johnson in
blue tights and Moran sporting the green
OF Old Ireland. Johnson looked in fair
shape. but slightly heavy. Moran showed
no trace OF nervousness. but Joked and
laughed with his seconds as the gloves
were tied on. The crowd, hopeful OF a
real battle, sat forward with a long drawn
sigh as the gong Changed for the first
round.
Cautiously feinting out each other the
black giant and his blond opponent moved
around the ring for two full rounds, tap
ping dodgins and stalling. They're get
ting ready" the crowd said. AS soon as
Moran feels the big fellow out there'lI be
a real fight"
Even after the second round betting
was continued. few enthusiastic souls
putting down their francs on the man
or whom johnson apparently stood in
awe.
The third round saw a little action.
Moran boring In and trying for John
sons midrif. landing occasionally, bur
never with force enough 20 slow up the
negro Johnson pecked and pecked at
Noran's face with his left. In the fourth
round the hopeful victims who filled the
seats of the theatre thought something
had really started. Johnson put over
snappy Jab to Morans nose and ths
blood spurted in red stream. The
crowd woke up. Those in the cheaper
parts OF the house yelled, and even the
monocled swells in the boxes leaned
forward with interest. But IL was n
Hash. There was no follow.
SO II went for round after round
Now and then Moran would get in with
'oupie VI SWINGS 10 JonnsonS middle.
Occasionally he would put a light righr
or left to the head, but not one of the
blows, In the parlance OF the ring. would
have "craclted an egg" He was CLUMSY.
slow, and Johnson when danger searN, A..
to threaten. simply crossed his huge f,re-
arms to take the blow or grasped
Moran's wrists and held him tight.
but IL Moran showed nothing the
negro showed no more. The constant
wrestling and pulling. the absence OF
clean, snappy blows and the palpable
catcalls became frequent, and cries to
Johnson to "fght fight" rang through
the hall. When the rounds had passed
the tenth Moran was seen to be tirlne
and johnson eased up, plainly in even
the feeble attack he had been making
on the Plttsburg man. The big black
jabbed Morans bloody face frequently
enough. but he was plainly pulling his
punches and the clinches resembled more
two full grown men were striving for
In the latter rounds OF the affair prar-
tically not a blow was struck which
would have distressed a featherweight,
Tap, tap, tap. and jab. jab, jab and
clinch after clinch were handed out by
the alleged fighters TO the crowd who
had paid their money to see n fight. IL
was a hippOdrome pure and simple That
was plain to any man who had ever seen
a boxing glove, and. recognising the fact,
the crowd grew angry. The last two
rounds OF the thing were not marked by
even an attempt to fight The crowd had
lost patience and hope by this time and
shouts OF no fight. give us our money
back" came from every part of the amphi-
theatre. The farce concluded in q par-