Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-26
MORAN NO MATCH
FOR JOHNSON IN
BATTLE At PARIS
Opinion Prevails That To-
YmorroW's Battle Is to Be
Staged Simply to Reap a
Golden Harvest.

New York, June 26.-The result of
the heavyweight championship fight
spetween Jack Johnson and Frank Nor |
- at Paris tomorrow night will prob |
ably be known in this city in the late
afternoon. The match has not attract
ed any great amount of attention here,
principally for the reason that it looks
queer" from whatever angle 1t may
be viewed A succession of contra
dictory reports concerning the details
of the match has fioated over from the
other side ever since the articles were
signed with moving picture aceompani-
ment, etc, last January. The cables
have told OF the posting of large for
feits and the placing Of certified checks
for fabulous amounts in bank vaults
for safe keeping. Moving pictures have
been displayed showing the prospective
principals training faithfully for the
contest. On the other hand, persons
who are in position to know the in
side facts concerning the match declare
that the mill Is to be staged solely
with a view to reaping golden har-
vest from the sale of seats and the
moving picture privileges. Other sport
al il6ll WIN idNe Iclultltd iIolii 4 Ill 10
recently have stated that neither fight
er has made any great pretense of
training for the battle.
But in the minds of the ring followers
the most disagreeable feature of the
match is the fact that 1T appears alto
gether one sided. On past perform
anees Gunhoat Smith or Sam Lang
ford, instead of Moran, should have had
the first chance to tackle johnson for
the championship.
Met Johnson in 1910.
The record of Moran certainly con-
tair- no item that would indicate he
was made of championship stuff. He
began as a professional in 1910. taking
part in is mills. He knocked out four
rivals, all unknown, and outpointed
others Of equal insignihca9ce. Incl
dentally, he met Johnson in a four
round exhibition in Pittshurg and was
toy in the hands OF the champion.
In the winter of 1901 Moran boxed
no decision bouts with Dummy Maxon
and Al Palzer in Brooklyn. He beat
Maxon, but Palzer drew with him. In
another Brooklyn bout Jim Savage, a
fourth rater outhoxed Moran, who then
went to England and France in 1912.
On the. other side he put away half
dozen or more of the big fellows, but
his opponents without exception were
little better than amateurs.
When Moran returned here in the
summer of 1912 he made a poor show
ing in a 10-round affair with Al Ku-
biall. Tom Kennedy, knocked out by
Bombardier Wells held Moran to a To-
round draw in this city, while clumsy
Tony Ross got verdict over him in 10
rounds in Cleveland 1t took Moran 10
rounds to stop Harru Wuest an un-
known. in Columbus, but he went to
Juarez, Mexico, after that and knock
ed out one Dave Willis in eight rounds.
Lost to Fifth Rater.
Later in the summer Moran fought
Jack Geyer, a fifth rater, in a four
round bout in San Francisco and lost
the decision. Then came the match
with Gunboat Smith, Dec. 81, 1912. in
San Francisco. The Pittsburger adopt
ed the tactics of a marathon runner
and the Gunhoat was given the decis-
Ion on points after he had chased his
opponent about the ring for the entire
20 rounds.
Moran took part in flve battles in
1917. III MAfcH ne stopped Al NC
C'Eskey in FIVE rounds before a local
club. He failed to beat Sailor White
In six rounds in Philadelphia and when
he faced he late Luther McCarty here
In Aldtl he was deeisively beaten In 10
rounds. Subsequently Moran knocked
out Tim Logan In four rounds at New
Orleans f.rd also disposed of AL Palzer
IN seven at a local club when it was
well knunn that Paizer's physical con-
fition should have kept him out OF tho
ring The victory over Palzer formed
the basis for Moran's- manager pro-
claiming the Pittsburger as the next
champion, but he was careful to side