El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-16

l he defeats Moran decisiveIy. he will be in
| line for first crack at willard: II he IS
| thrashed. he will have TO 80 back to the
pleasureable but Improbable business OF
knocking out hand-selected dubs.
Big Frank Moran has taken this bout on
chiefly 70 demonstrate his right TO be the
/ first TO engage Willard in combat in de-
fence Of his newly acquired championship.
: Moran has had the experience Of fighting
the Worlds champion lealy Feight This
came TO pass In July OF 1914 when he went
1 20 rounds with Jack Johnson then the boss
/ Of the heavies.
Moran Next Champ.
II Johnson is TO be believed Frank Moran
will be the next heavyweight king Black
Jack Gays there is only one in the uni
verse that can detrone Willard at the pres
ent ume-and that man according to the
ex-champiou is Frank Moran johnson has
fought both Willard and Moran: so his state
ment should carry little weight
johnson also endeavors 10 bolster his
statement by adding some facts The big
maduro says Moran is big enough not 10 be
oteFa"e1 hy tHe 1uih o. WIZARD. ana ne
places Moran just bit ahead OF Willard
as boxer
Moran Better Than WiIIards
johnson is Of the opinion that Moran put
up a better fight against him for 20 rounds
than did Willard in the first 20 rounds OF
the Havana battle But Jack evidently
overlOoks the fact that Willard did not dare
10 at the speed Of Moran those first 20
rounds. whereas Moran and Johnson milled
only 20 Moran thus could afford to fight
at top speed the entire distance. and there
fore the 20 rounds were indeed hard for
johnson
But back to Coffey and Moran. Jamesy is
confidently predicting a knockout victory,
which is the identical thing Francois is do
ing. Both realize that a knockout victory
will mean a fortune TO the winner. as il will
enhance the drawing powers Of a meeting
Al Reich Is Out.
Al Reich. the statuesque East Side heavy
weight is the greatest fighter Of his
weight-in a gymnasium-which means sim
u.nu- mil not 81 "a
tender for the title And TO think that We
spoke so well Of this young Adonis
Reich Is the poorest excuse for a fighter
the lower section Of this city has ever turned
out; and IL has turned out some poor ones
In his recent Hasco with Gunboat Smith.
Reich showed that he lacked a fighting
heart inc main Ingredient ~ a successful
pugilisL Reich covered and retreated for
ten 1un rounds The only reason he lasted
the limit was that Smith was little better
than his faint-hearted opponent
@Gunboat" smith Out Too.
Yes. even Gunboat Smith can no longer
be considered as likely foe Of jess VIII
Willard has been entirely forgotten rs a
result Of his rapid deterioration The one
time supcrdreacnought Of the heavyweights
is now looked upon as a Chinese junk, which
is saying good deal for smith Gone are
the days. etc
Jiinrny de Johnston is still emitting loud
blasts about his greatest fighter Of all Z
time" Ted Lewis. the Englishman. John !
ston does not hesitate a moment in pro- I
Gaining LEWIS lAe 5Ieatest AsnlNelsLls !
welterwsight and middleweight the world +.
has ever seen" And it hasn't been 50 q
warm in New York lately
Ted Lewis Touted Loudly.
Why. little. loquacious Jimmy even thinks ]
that Lewis can defeat Young Weinert, who f.
tips the beam at only us pounds And /
Lewis scales 14z pounds when he is top I
heavy Nothing at all the matter with .
Jimmy. except that he has telescope TO .
his eye every time Lewis walks into John
stons palatial quarters in the Knickerbocker /
building.
Beware jess willard Lewis some day may
weigh 145 pounds. and then Johnston will I
be after you with a challenge in behalf OF .
Kid Lewis. the greatest bantarnweight.
feathCrweight, lightweight. WelterweiEht.
cruiserweiEht and heavy
weight the world mas ever seen
Haven't you overlooked one or two classes
Jimmy?