Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-10
MORAN PICKS OUT
FULTON TO FIGHT
Pittsburgh Coal Miner viii
Tangle With Mime
sofa Giant.
YELLING SHOWS HIS SPEED
BY RINGsIDE.

headed battler from Pittsburgh. he
has signed up to travel ten rounds
with Fred Fulton, the Rochester
(Minn.) scrapper, in St. Paul on De-
cember y.
Moran has been smarting with IN
dignation and desire to show the
fans something ever since the day
last summer when Jack Dillon, con.
sidcrably smaller than he, handed
him a facing at Brooklyn. He APP
pears to have picked out the toughest
Of the lot upon whom to display that
/something and il is not improbable
that the showing may be done upon
the features of Francis Charles while
he is endeavoring to crack the elc-
waited chin OF the Minnesotan.
Back in the days before the reslned
arena claimed him, Fulton was the
best little plasterer that Rochester
ever had, and with Moran in front
OF him instead OF wall and gloves
upon his hands instead Of brush
ii them, he may revert to his hrst
love and do some plastcring again
on the night OF December u.
Fulton has about everything ex-
cept experience. He can box, he has
the size and strength, he is shifty
on his feet for big man and he can
hit with both hands and hit straight.
If his left is working well that night
that additional $1,000 for knockout
may not 90 unclaimed. With bat
lie with Jess Willard for the cham
pionship as an incentive, Fulton may
be figured to do his best.
There is no intention Of discour-
aging Moran. He is game and will
be in there trying, but the game heart
does not always win in the pugilistic
ring, and Moran is up against tough
proposition. As was said before, his
courage is to be commended, but his
judgment-wcll, it isn't as good in
picking the soft ones as that Of some
other scrsppers.
Starts Argument.
tDominick Tortorich OF New Or
leans started a fine little argument
the other day when he proposed an
elimination contest for the middle
weight championship there in Janu-
airy. II Tortorich can make his plans
90 through he will have accomplished
something in giving TO the country
a middleweight title holder some
thing il has not had since Stanley
Ketchcl's death.
II IA doubtful, however, If Tor
torich'sNplan to hook Mike Gibbons
and Jack Dillon up as the contenders
will be realized. Dillon went to l62
pounds for Gibbons in their 60 at St.
Paul. and if he had to get below that
figure II probably would weaken him
10 such an extent he could not do
himself justice.
With Dillon in the light heavy
weight ranks, Gibbons opponent
probably would have to be either Jeff
Smith OF New York, or Bob Moha
Of Milwaukee. Both arc ready to
make the middlcwcight figure Of lsS
Or 100 pounds.
Jimmy Has . Marvel.
incidentally, in connection with
middIeweights, Jimmy Johnston,
manager Of Joe yelling, Ted Lewis
and other ring luminaries, wants a
whack at Mike Gibbons for middle
weight who now Is in his stable.
Whats his manner" Johnson was
asked while in Chicago recently.
Johnston was impressively dilating
upon the merits OF his men.
Hanged II | know what his last
name H." replied Johnston. "Hc an
swers to Augie when you call it."
Augie, Johnston says, is the most
frightened battler in the business. He
has 5peed and he is so afraid he is
going to be hit when he gets in a
ring that he can't be caught.
"Augie was fighting Silent Martin
recently and he got hit in an early
round, said Johnston. "Hc hit the
floor and when he got up told him
to run. Talk about speed Why,
Augie ran so fast for the next five
rounds Martin had his tongue hang.
ing on. while he tried to catch him,
Then when he was dog tired, Augie
flew into him and gave him beauti.
ful lacing. He'll make Gibbons 60
too"
yelling Makes Hit.
In the middle west they think a
great deal Of Joe yelling, the Chi.
cago lightweight. This is particular,
y true since yelling handed Ever
Hammer beating at Kenosha the
other night. A scribe who saw both
lights says Hammer got worse
beating than the one Benny Leonard
handed him in Kansas City.
1t must be admitted that Wcllins
has improved wonderfully in the las
lew months. He has been kept bus,
and he shows it. Equipped witt
brains in the first place, he has beer
boxing with boys who know how L
box and he has learned from them
yelling will bear watching al
rignl.
so Jess Takes Rest.
Jess Willard, heavyweight cham
pion, is taking long rest at hi
home in>Chicago, He hopes he won
have to fight again before spring
Then, he says, he, will be ready /
take on any man or men the publ
may demand.
Willard himself believes Fred FuI
ton. OF Rochester, will be his mex
opponent. However, he feels NOR
kindly toward Carl Morris than h
did some months ago
If Morris has developed as we
as reports would indicate, am will
ing 10 box him." said Willard "HoN
ever, do not care to enter a col
test which would not give the publ
a run for its money. II match ca
be arranged in some place wher
Morris can show he is a drawing car
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