Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-22
BY r. S. ANDREWS.
resronaence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
MILWAUKEE,, August 21.-Since the
return of Frank Moran. the Pittsburgh
heavyweight, from Europe. strong Ell
forts are being made to- match MIN
up with Jess Willard for champion
ship battle Moran is a. fairly gooe
heavyweight and a fine Fellow, Du'
there are other heavyweights in the
country at the present time who are
Just as much entitled to chance at
the title with Willard as Moran. His
greatest feat, so it is claimed, was in
going twenty rounds with Jack john
son before the latter lost his title to
willard. Moran lost the contest to
the coIored man. There has been a
great deal of notoriety connected with
the johnson Moran match, the claim
being made that Moran had agreed 10
"lay down" to johnson. but after en-
tering the ring declined to go through
rams manager that it was the only
way they could get johnson into
match at that time. Reports or the
contest indicated that Johnson was IN
very poor form at the time, and there
fore had little chance of putting the
Pittsburgher away. 1t proved one
thing, however, that Moran had con-
siderable class, no matter how Johnson
felt about it. Moran's win over the
British champion, Bombardier Wells, by
the Knockout route In ten rounds, was
the occasion for big boost. but Wells
had lost the same way to AL Palzer,
Gunboat Smith and Georges Carpenter.
Moran's latest win by the knockout
route over George Sims In six ROUNDS
was nothing to brag about, as Sims
was considered only third rater over
in London. What is needed now is
short tourney between few OF the
heavyweights, the winner to be match
ed with willard for the title. There
Moran busy. among them Jim Coffey:
Charley Weinwart, Jack Dillon and
Battling Levinsky: while Gunboat Smith
is more than anxious to get another
battle with Frank. having defeated him
in twenty rounds at San Francisco
three years ago. Another heavyweight
who may have to be figured with is
Fred Fulton of Minneapolis. The latter
is only a young man. but coming fast,
and as he has the build Of real heavy
weight he may surprise some of the
knowing ones. Let Moran beat such
men as Coffey, Weinert and Dillon and
he will then have clear claim to a
match with Jess Willard for the cham
pionship.. And while mentioning the
amiss to state that Colin Bell. the
Australian heavyweight, now in the
east, has a right to a chance with
Moran in any elimination tourney that
might be arranged
Leach Cross. the New York light
weight, is pretty wise guy. besides
being a very good dentist If Leachie
wanted to know just where he stood
in the eyes of the sporting writer's and
fans he adopted the right course to
announced through the papers that he
had fought his last battle; that he had
decided to retire from the game for all
time, as he did not intend to stick
until some recruit put him down and
out. The writers took up the announce
ment and Immediately began singing
the praises Of Leachie, telling what a
wise old bird he was for quitting while
the quitting was good and calling him
the grand old warrior" of the ring.
etc, etc. After all these nice things
had been said Leachie spoils the whole
show by signing up to fight Johnny
Harvey, the New York boy, who recent
~ gave Joe Rivers quite battle. Leach
simply could not resist the temptation
to have one more whirl at the game.
At that he IL q great little fighter and
II is hoped he viii have the good sense
to stop before he gets what many be-