Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-27

Niithstands severe Punishment and
still n the Fighting At the Finish
Fishtsrs and Promoters Receive
Large sums u Result Of Bout =
Huge Crowd Present Il i

E5I H0OO NvVW0 ETSsOOs &C., ,
New FORK March 27.-Jess Willard
81 is sttll the heavyweight pugilistic
,champion@of the world, In ten rounds
of fast aghting he defeated Frank
Moran. OF Pittsburgh, Saturday night
on points. stja1 s...-:,s
a crowd Of about Il, 900 persons paid
approximately $4,000 to see the fight
and went away apparently satisfied
with the result. It was the greatest
gathering Madison Square Garden had
ever seen. Many women were in the
throng. .''--,'r}
Willard broke his right hand in the
third round, but blows from his fight
ing left kept Moran at a distance
Moran's best round was the third and
!. his worst probably was the seventh.
\ He was bleeding after the fifth round
and his left eye was almost closed at
the end. @yfst. w.
Willard was rushed to the ropes in
on his face The crowd sensed a knock
out but the finishing punch was lack
ing.
Moran put4up game fight. Most OF
the time he crouched and forced the
lighting. willard seemed slower on his
feet than the challenger and appeared
to have an unlimited capacity to take
punishment Moran scowled as he
= fniIchf a nd VILLA rd smiled
The awarding Of the fight to Will
lard on points was virtually urlani-
nous among the experts about the
rihgside, altlo all gave Moran credit
for his gameness and continued efforts
to land a punch on the champion that
would bring down his gigantic oppo-
nent. ....,
.= Receipts $751; ,254. ..
Promoter. Tex Richard announced
that the gate receipts amounted to
's1512 or this amount the state re-
ceived IN per cent of the gross re-
ceipts, which amounted to $11,344.05.
Wizards. share was $47,5oo. and
Moran's 90A5Se. y
Combined with the percentage taken
by the state and the $500 paid for
the rental OF the garden, the expenses
totalled t390,094.05. To this must be
added other expenses which probably
viii bring the total up to about $780,
90. SO that Rickard and his partner In
the enterprise, Sam McCracken,7 will
clear ciose,to $4,000 profit on the bout
Moran refused to make any state
ment after the bout other than to say
/ there would have been no fight II he
had not taken the aggressive thruout
Il the ten rounds.
Willard left the garden Immediately
after the bout, refusing to be inter-
viewed by newspaper men.
DIR. Lewis Morris, who attended the
champion at his hotel, said Willard had
suffered fracture Of the joint of the
first index finger Of his right hand
early in the fight. He added, however,
that the big fellow otherwise, was in
good condition.
Rickard said after the light:
Moran put up good fgt. He's a
darn good boy. Willard was much
slower than I thought he'd be. If he
broke his right hand, 1t did not make
/ much difference. He didn't seem to
need his right good part of the time d
willard was the first to enter the
ring. He was accompanied by his
manager, Tom Jones. Walter Monohan,
Jack Hemple and Ray Archer. Willard
appeared to be exceptionally cool and
at ease and stepped across the ring to
shake hands with Frank Moran. who
arrived three minutes later. Moran was
seconded by Willie Lewis. Frank Ken
DALI Bill McKinnon and Joe Really
The timekeeperse were, for Moran,
George r. Gonsoline; for Willard,
\ Harry Weiss, and for the club, DR.:
nduth. r z""
willard wore soft bandages' which
were wrapped tightly around his
knuckles. Moran's bandages. In sharp
contract, extended well above his
wrists. Willard was clad around the
Ioins by heavy red worsted tights
( while Moran wore dark green trunks
OF 4 similar texture. While the two
heayyweights sat in their corners, Boz
\ Fitzsimmons, Jim J. Corgett, Kid Nc
a Coy and John L. Sullivan were intro
duced in turn, the last of the quartz;
being given a tremendous ovation. All
Z the former ring stars shook hands with
the principals Of the big bout. During
Il these ceremonies Moran appeared an
noyed and nervous over. the delay
while willard leaned back on the ropes
and smiled non committal smile. He
frequently looked across the ring to
Moran,s corner, but the challenger ap-
peared to avoid the champions eyes.
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