The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-03-17
Frank Moran Has an Excellent
ohanos TO Beat Johnson 0es.
pie ln.Natured Criticism by
tie cynics.
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RI has become . habit among .
u certain kind OF modern sporting
writers to throw ridicuic upon all
nsw hsavyweights who try to work
their way up to the championship
elasa These gentlemen pride them
oseves upon being cynical" A cynic
= enc who tries TO initiate Diogencs
~ Uueoeeds In being unable to see
~ u anything. even when good
eg1gta
y spite Of the ili.natured criticism
G1gooood ct him. Frank Moran has .
osge-elass chance to beat johnson In
Tb3BA Moran 10 . good deal OF Q
0AA. He has plenty Of courage. moro
~ average Intelligence. and 2o7
Dounds Of we'll trained bone and mus.
- - back his skin and determine
~. He II better fighter now than
1ohmDon was, Whsn he had been In
~ Siag - long ~ Moran.
We have had some great fighters In
Axnorica, but not one Of them went to
~ top without lighting his way up.
Je9rtos became champion with less
( o0ogt than any Of the others. That
Z Wao because Jeffrics was q physical
marvol--one man In q million. All the
otAogU fought scores Of lights and
Woro superiatively skilful boxers when
thsy gained the title.
2horeS no reason why Moran or
0unooat Smith should fail to do
+ Nha4 other men have done before.
Iho race u not going back" In spite
- Tie slights and slurs OF our friends
y ~ eynics. Probably America 10
togn1ng out Just ~ good men to-day
- ever before. and with the tremen-
0eue increase In athletic sports all
Z eyer the country. caused by the
go ID the schools. will develop bet
" men In the future than ever In the
- UNBOAT SMITH. having missed
NJ kis chance TO get q match with
n johnson. will probably wait to
3 - V ~ can't set the winner Of the
JoAnoon- Moran bout In Paris. He
o0oold have chance to night for q
eoonplonship. a. he has shown him.
\ 80 enc OF the best heavyweights de-
vooope1 In this country In several
T.ORTUNATELY this II ono paper
that has no need to offer apollo
Gtee In commenting upon the
0e1ing Commissions request that
to1aoA0hs and telegraph messages
Zen . standing rule In The Evenins
Weird sporting department not IL
pohlleh these fake "decisions;" In
hee, not 70 publish any report Of a
at unless from . source known e
- authentic. .
~ ts;ephoning and telegraphins
N managers Of hghters In usually In
tondsd 70 help them win bets which
have been left to the decision" ir
~ paper. Whenever we have found
cut that any ono has attempted e
tD0u0nco our news reports In THU
way Ne have simply dropped tina,
pofson's name. never mentioning 1,
( oealn. This II the best punishment,
Z ~ have been able to devise, fol
: = thore 10 anything that the fakel
Needs to further his purposes. It !,
pstlicity.
CAIyOR FRITrs has his bi,
- chance tonight. when he meet
IS LevinSky In Brooklyn. FRITZ
y only . novice when compared I,
tie other fellow. but he has a puncl
81 tRDt OJtuBU 0OWu tuo CURTAIN WneI
- happens to land on the RICH
\ spot.
Levtnsky, while not q very heav,
X hittr. u fast and clever and maste
& sfse worrying jab. He should be abb
- heat any man of the sailors lin
~ experience. Tho interesting DOS
4 Goo1llty u that OF q Fritts puncI
landing. That would make a sensa
a tlee and put the sailor champion
right In the running. He Ia no
handicapped. like Levtnsky. Ivy iacl
- weight.
THE arena where Richie an,
Wolgast fought. In Milwaukee
10 said TO DO the finest eve
E hm1lt for the purposes Of sport
" Around the twenty four-fo0t RIM
& Vtoo boxes. seat sections and gal
9 ler1ss. every seat giving Q clear view
\ ~ the bout. All of the seats ar
UDholstered. even In the galleries
Y ~ smoking 10 allowed. and usher
{. e1oet any spectator who insists upoI
teookln9 the rule. The buildlns 4
e 49, hglek - cement. and /
Y - ~ IT, lsyne aa1 dssvs
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