The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-19
MORAN'S BOUT WITH
JOHNSON Is RIDDLED
Unless Lii Arthur Is Physical
Wreck White Hope vii
DO No Harm.
TELLTALE RING RECORD
Negroes Next Antagonist Raj.
Away From GumbOat Smith
In and Outside the Ring.

Frank Moran. the Pittsburg h.a,,
weight, who will try to win the worlds
title from Jack Johnson in Paris next
June. hasn't accomplished enough on this
side of IN" Atlantic to make him appear q
formidable opponent for the big black
If Johnson, however. should enter the ring
physical wreck. which he IL said to
he al the present time. Moran might heat
him. but Johnson only half nt ouRh, to
Outright the Pittsburger with considerable
ehs" In the opinion of New York sporting
men who al. Kidding the match.
johnson will hs 36 years old In March
IN which Moran Will celebrate his twenty
seventh birthday The negro is s feet
l. inch tall. thrc"-quartcrs of an Zach
shorter than tn" white challenger. Moran
I'm good condition weighs about 200
pounds, AT least thirty pounds lighter
than johnson will be when he enters the
ring Moran's ring record, however.
doesn't indicate topnotch fighting ability.
lie began as "A professional In 1910, taking
part In fifteen mills. He knocked out four
rivals. all unknown, and outponted others
Of equal inslgnificance. Incidentally he
met Johnson In Il four round exhibition
in Pttsburg and was toy in the hands
Of the champion.
In the winter OF 1901 Moran boxed
ten round no decision bouts with Dummy
Msxson and Al palzer IN Brooklyn. He
beat Maxson. but Palzer drew with him.
In another Brooklyn bout Jim Savage,
a fourth rater. outboXed Moran. who then
went 10 England and France in 1919
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Tony Ross got Nerolc' over h'ih IN YER
ROUNDS before 'l'N'iahu ''uo' '"'N
Moran ten ioulus I" s'"p 1'.rl "eS',
bag OF meal, IN 'oIumnus' ou' ne wen.
10 Juarez. Mexico. hi'er tnat anu h,loeh'"
out one Dave Wins VI e'eh' ivuhds
/ In August. l9l2, Moran tackled ienNer
Jack Geyer. iifth rater, In -FOUR round
bout IN san Frdhctsc" ana ."s. ,he
referees decision IL" whipped Sa''or
Schaefer and Jim Cameron obscure Nah-
fornia heaN!"s. in )igtImc ana 'hen got
twenty round match WIN Hunooat smith
! That aNair was staseu III .aH
| on D-cember -, 1912. hut Moran lost the
chance of a lifetime To become FAMOUS "!
adopting IN" tactics oi Marathon run
uer. tn" tunbont chased MN lTuiUe>SN
the entire route ana WAS dt'!"f"h tn' WIN
n"r on points.
Moran took part IN nv" btutS lt
year. In March ne stopped an h'te,i
fighter named Al McClusAts IN nv" ROUNDS
AT IA local club II" fd.'rd I" I"'' = ..
White a fourth rater' ~ SIN '"i"I
, Philadelphia, ana when Il" t"'rn th' ls'e
/ Luther McChFtN mere N NIi" Ne Wa