New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-28
OWEN MORAN SAYS
ENOUGH, I'M DONE
Seven Rounds with Shu-
grue Just a Bit Too
Much for the Briton.
Johnny DUNDEE TOO
FAST FOR O'NElLL
Outpoints the Sapper in Eight OF
the Ten Rounds OF Bout
Sizzling with Action.


Another OF the old guard of famous r'nS
trhters PASSED along when owen Moran
~ England. once regarded as the best
,.,,h.rueish, IN the world. declined 70
,,,ruo his bout with Young shusrue
NJ Jersey CITY, after seven ROUNDS Oh ,NS
boxing al Madison Square Saroen 'SS'
night. ,h.
when the bell changed the end OF the
seventh round the Briton walked away
from his corner over 20 one s'oe OF 'ne
Ing ard leaning through the ropes saio
something about being through WIN '"e
ring game forever.
before making his dramatic surrenoer
Moran tried 20 persuade tho referee S'lu
The audience that he had received oioN
most foul. He screwed up his race ana
leaned over. grovelling in apparent pam
bnt since Shugrue had not struck MN
below the break Of the ribs at any tiine'
Billy job declined TO consioer MS p''
test.
Moran then tried to continue but re"
smashing blows convinced him tpa' nc
would look better walking 10 his dressing
rooms than being carried thereto.
For a few moments in the third anu
fourth rounds Moran showed all his mas
,.~l,, skin as a boxer. and avoiding the
,..5s ~ his Younger opponent sank nome
.o,p,s-s that carried a world OF force.
p.rf.ct condition came 10 the assistance
- sburru. however. and he rallied
easily. "a .ne
Tho fourth round really marked t'e
turning point in the match Tor WIZ,
every minute thereafter the power Vi
Moran waned.
The end was prophesied al the end oi
the sixth period. shugrue pounded Moran
al over the ring. plunging home many
hard blow 10 the stomach ana ooo!' o"'S
10 whip them 10 the head and ia" "'''i
Moran lowered his guard.
The body pounding told the taie' anu
whom the round was over Moran walheu
70 his chair natfooted and weary gasp
,p- Cor breath and in great distress. lie
was barely able TO assume defensive at
,it,,6e al the start OF the. seventh perioo'
and when the gong rang ne MADE MS
little speech and retired as gracefully Ss
possible under the circumstances.
la the semi-fnal contest Johnny Dun
dec the West Side terror" weighing l2oSa
,,o,,n6s declsively defeated "Sapper'
o.Neiu in ten rounds Of boxing that siz-
lied with action throughout The lrlsh-
man tinped the beam at iS' POUNDS ou'
If was not long before Dundee wore MN
down to even weight. and then went aneao
Diling I'D the points TO win oy woe
margin. In fact. there we're man! VINO
ventured the prediction that Dundee "ouio
have stoned his opponent in few more
rounds. The Irishman left the ring leg
weary and battle SCARED, while johnny
was unmarked.
MANY there were who believed that the
.eits O,NeiU would score on his science
md speed. but he never had chance
Plight at the start Dundee wsded into
him slamming away al the stomach until
his rival was quite willing 10 so into
lengthy clinches and hold on TO aVoid
punishment. Several times in the nrst
round Dundee landed his right hand
hooks in the pit Of the stomach, and
after. every blow O NELL grunted and ran
n cover. At intervals the Englishman
boxed prettily and poked his left 70 the
face. testing his man to the punch ana
making him miss by wide margins. but
the punches were not Of sufficient fire.
quency.
In the second round Dundee dropped
O'Nsiu 10 one knee with a short right
hand hook TO the tip of the chin. but II
was a glancing blow, and ONeill sprang
10 his feet quickly and tore in to hght at
close range He encountered buzz saw.
johnny cut loose with terrific volley oil
left and right hand swings TO the BODY
that soon took all the fight out of his
man and drove him 10 cover
AS the affair wore along it became more
and more one-sided. O'Neill was cut and
bleeding in several places and was fat
footed and slow before the end Of the
battle.