Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-24

Frank Moran parts his hair in the
middle. or very near 1t, and lets a
funny little bang stand out lightsonne-
ly at each side. He wears the kind
Eof snuk.fitting clothes You see pictnr-
Cd IN the back of any magazine, with
EaccompnnEine text explaining that no
Yale or Harvard man would ever
think OF wearing anything else.
His forehead is high and his head
wide at the temples. His eyebrows
are of the invisible type, whittier than
his skin. His nose is straight, mouth
well modelled and always smiling,
teeth white as china, ears well form
ed He walks briskly and carries HIM
self az erect as soldier. At q glance
any one might take him to be col
lere senior or a recent graduate.
But his hair is of lighting tinge-
real red He has freckles exactly
like those Of Bob Fitzsimmons. He
wears q nineteen collar 1t near.
iy sch6kes him. That pillar-like neck,
with his six feet two OF height and
general muscular appearance, marks
him ut once as a man who has gwen
years 10 athletic training.
Moran Is an entirely new type IN
his nfofession. There have been
champions who acquired certain de-
gree or culture through observing the
people they met But Moran, If he
wrests the championship of the world
from Jack johnson, June 81, in Paris,
will be the first real college man to
make great success in the ring. ~
had d little talk with Frank Just
before he sailed to begin his training
In Ffahce. He was describing the
various causes for his entire conf
dence IN his own ability to beat the
huge black man. 49, r.
Il saw him eat" said Moran. He
assifniiated whole pullet, nearly a
whole ham, half a dozen delicately
fiasored Preach dishes, with as many
sauces. and a quart OF champagne.
You know what the French say: Dis
moi ce que tn manages. je tie dirat ee
ou tn es.-meanfng, Tell me what you
eat and will tell you what you are |"
/ Il didn't know you spoke French, -
said, somewhat astonished. -, +.
taOh, L didn't when / went to France
b couple of months ago, but j do
now. replied Moran. The day ar,
rived In Paris / bought some text
books and engaged tutor, and in a
few weeks / could get along fairly
we'll The Frenchmen say must be
of French descent rather than Irish.
because I have a real French accent,
| sneak French like a Partisan. il
you ask me whether my manager and
I are prospecting. I answer you like
this .Mistaife Mex etrick? All, oui,
mon copain! C'quil en- fait de la ga:
lette-et ma vieiile branche, entire tot
ct moi, Zuti ,ce quiz en- bouffes :
meaning, I've made some hit with my
French, old top" 4 Fs>.s.tt :.
Imagine, we'll, Tom Sharkey engag.
ing a tutor and wading through text
books during a two-month stay in Pa,
ris! / It Just shows the evolution in
the type Of fighting man. II Moran
beats johnson Il will be victory of
brain and not Of muscle and brute
courage alone. -- =, az !
Moran's description Of his own de-
! vetupment Is interesting. ~ :
YOU know, of course he said,
that | went TO Pittsburg University,
There l played football, and liked
it so much that whenaI was through
played along on the Pittsburg Ly'
ceum team. That was desperate fight.
| ing most of the time L had several
severe injuries. In the ring I've ney-
er had anything worse than a black
eye or . split eyebrow.