Evening journal., 1914-06-25
FOR MORAN
IF HE wins FIGHT
But Good Night" for White
Man If Johnson Puts
One Over
EXPECT CHAMPION
TO GET DECISION
By WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

4 tParis Correspondent Of the United
Press)
PARIS June 25.-Jack johnson
] end Frank Moran, black and white
meet here Saturday night at the yelo-
drome d'Hiver. II the white man
wins, the lucky punch will be worth a
fortune TO him. II his punch lacks
The necessary ginger, goodnight Mr..
Moran
That is to way the betting man
sizes up the fight. For Moran it
means everything Either he will
open his eyes on Sunday morning a
famous fighter, with q golden sunrise
and q golden day ia front OF him or
nc VIII regain consciousness only to
realize that his sun has set and that
he is not even a has-been: that he
has had his chance and not made
good; that he Is an almost was yet
never waser.
For Jack Johnson the fight doesn't
mean SO much. II he defeats Moran
he will do more than is expected of
him here. He will not gain particle
II popularity despite the fact that his
need OF public alteration is now
negligible quantity Should he take
the count he would lose nothing since
nc has nothing to lose. Win, lose or
draw. he gets only his $4,000, plus
$4,000 training expenses which he has
now drawn. Lose or win he will be
ceme a professional automobile
driver, having already signed con-
tract with certain makers Of a Bel
gium ear and a French firm of tire
makers, and made his plans for talk
ing part ia the French Grand Prix
and the Russian Circuit this summer.
IN his own words. He has got
his" a black satellite OF Johnscn's
told the United Press correspondent
Jack don't care how the fight comes
cut; he's got his already and the way
his future business is mapped out. il
isn't goin' to hurt him much win or
lose" There is only one hitch in
this statement. Johnson hates lie
White man and unless circumstances
have altered since the wise ones had
look-in, he will try to put Moran
TO sleep.
Moran, just emerging from his
training camp on the banks OF the
River Oise this stream is pro
rcunced was" in French, whatever.
n any, significance that may have
Is quite the most cheerful, not to say
person hereabouts. Self
bubbles over the top. And
when anybody asks him III he expects
e retire to the River Oise ON Sunday
nc comes back with the merry persi-
iiage Wrong number, Steve; after
Saturday night my homes on the
River Is"
II Moran, the Merry, is right in his
dope, that same little River Is viii
mean one OF milk and honey, of gold
and banknotes, for the lad from
Penn, will be the most
popular hero who ever told the Statue
of Liberty Good Morning. Roose-
Nelts return frcm Africa; Cooks re-
turn from the North Pole Tor vicin-
ityl, or amy OF the other home -comers
will have nothing on him, while
vaudeville engagements and all the
ether spoils OF pug championshipdom
will put him where Rockefeller viii
be grinding his false teeth If he gets
licked. Curtain.
johnson has already signed to fight
sam Langford in London in Septem-
her or October, Dick Klegin, the
youngster who staged motor polo IN
England, being the sporting inn
rresario back Of the match. Ac. |
cording to Dick and Jack, no mention /
Of the possible change OF address on
the part OF the championship belt is |
in the contract Gunboat
Smith and Georges Carpenter. the
latter being the French heavyweight /
champion Of Europe, fight in July, IN l
London, for the title of white heavy |
weight champion of the world. The |
winner Of this event, il is said, will /
light the winner of the Moran-John- /
son mill. This means that the |
American Smith will be the next as
pirant, II betting odds and past per-
iormances mean anything.
The Velodrome d'Hiver-Wintcr /
Nelodrome-promises to be TANNED
Saturday night II holds some 35 .O0O 4
people. Ordinarily, il is used as A [
cycle-race arena, but now everything 4
Is changed. The saucer track IA
covered with numbered seats and the /
nat spaces inside the course is lit I
tered with chairs. Ringside seats /
are offered at $50, plus 10 per ceut. 4
LOT the poor tax" levied by the \
government.
The Velodrome is in the western
outskirts of Paris, within stones |
throw OF the River Seine. II is very /
to reach save In taxis or /
other similar conveyances. surface
cars and the underground-whio al |
this point is so feet overhcad-run- /
ning 70 an points save those person
desires to so. A short distance far
tEer west is the Issy- -des- -foulinais
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
Nineshops, little groceries and SO on, /
such as one sees in any big town /
iuburb, the keepers OF which are con-
iervative Frenchmen who still think /
La sayate" is the thing and that /
Moran and Johnson will try to kick
'ach other to death in the ring.