Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-08
FRANK MORAN, HAs-BEEN
E PASSES OUT WHEN
SMALLER MAN BEATS HIM
an No Longer Demand big Purses.
Fault WAS All His own for Not
Training.

rank Moran SkidSding from the
|ition as foremost contender for the
|lampionship 10 a place. so low that
! uCe II, in addition TO bringing 10
i'm the worst beating that he ever
yot in his ring career. also killed his
honey as "a fstic performer
lesson can be learned by all pugi-
SITS from the case OF Frank Moran:
| lesson that will teach them never TO
fgard foo chcaply
| Frank Moran made the greatest mis-
Ike Of ,,n his ne When s he o gn nak
18th tn the '" "Gia", Kilier ms would be
oihins bn, a mid WORKOUT for Inn.
ated the blond Plttsburgher from the
f'ont ranks of heavyweights. and has
fade the once-,ime her9 OF the ring
Moran reckoned that Dillon would
pis for HI him xo IL I had s,t in ,n mInd
reach Furthermore. he reasoned
rat II he tMoran) could score Two
ia give a great hgh, to the massive
billiard it would be easy for him
"a inst the. p.gmy Dillon;
And so Moran didn't do any extern
IN. During the weeks tina, inter,
tned between his lights Win =" iliard
j. put on weight--a lot of 1t. lie per-
itted his muscles TO soften. He lived
INC "a q inc land" 50 to speak,
eening himself in ngh,ing trim
hs s9lnhur sPr s h y d Id NoT pu,
UGH zip into It, He didn't try with
light aud main TO harden his muscles.
develop his wind and TO mt himself
li,u hat
Sc? a cinch fight was ahead, wasn't
And arduous training isn't 70 the
king of any man, So Moran just TOOK
atements that he was going TO beat
ne Jack Dillon to an unconscious
Zip.
le night Of the Dillon fight the crowd
lsped No wonder. Morau's bulky
omach huig;ssd over the %ai l,;,Go OF
.emed encased in fat. The trim night
& lines so apparent when ne tSuHht
lizard We're consriCuously absent;
Moran's feeling o, contempt for Dill
eomiiIpsd through st nj ii,,ls sa re-.
ard did he hold Dillon that he made
e OF the worst coozics of his career
the third session He went out then
I'd tried TO finish n man who was
IN fresh: tried to land "haynaker'
pom man whose jaw is lihened TO
1norete before The man was worn
'wn. The PiusburshnHrl knowing
on. would have accomplished much
oie If ~ had played awaiting game
"a saved his energy. But, instead.
rushed Dillon in that third round.
9 chased his agile foe around tn"
ne and dashed out his arms Xix"
iila He felt that Dillon must 20
)wn and out under ;nose blows lie
al staggered the giant Wiuard wi,h
le of them, hhdn ~; ".!l: h" ,r
der them on. yes. Moran knew
at such energetic tactics As his in
e third round would use up his
q adherence He'd reach Dillon with
ie OF those crushcrs sufeiy-and 'hen
& fight would be over and he
ouldu't need any mor" steam.
But Mcran's ovcrcouhdonce that per
itted him 10 enter the rins almost
TRAINED also led him 10 use MP al
pep" he, had in that ,hirG IGuma.:
nazement, didn't drop in tha, thru
and H. diln't seem 10 be Hurried
the fourtii Moran, his strength wan
z made last desperate cfort to
nd pnlon to drcamland. He failed
ID then IL was that he began to pay
his folly Of OEetconfidcncc.
out of condition. he had no stamina
cal! upon; lie had used up All The
al power that Was In MS rat hfndy IN
thing left lie became little other
an a punching bag for Dillon Mis
err movement WAS SLOW, MS arms
ened like rolls OF lead. h" was
inded. worried. altogether through.
Then il was that the big Fitis
IrCher realized III" horrible error
al he had made. awokc 10 his real
.ri!. From the fifth round on Mo-
MS conceit vanished. his confidence
as gone. lie became filled with tho
ar that lie might become the victim
a Knockout punch And he foue nj
light that many call a Cowardly one:
clinchmg battle, in which he leaned
his smaller foe in an effort 10 save
r!self from beating far worse than
was getting
lack Dillon beat Frank Moran so de-
slvely that it left no room for DEBATE
lion fought his greatest battle tina
rht; was In the most perfect condi
on Of his life. Moran. on the other
md in the worst shape OF his ring
raer. and showed less a batNer
nm he ever exhibited before Moran
ay try to alibi his defeat by the TACT
al he was not in shapc-but that Is
Grams fault and no one else's
The day is past when Frank Moran
n dictate terms for his services: the
a has gone when purses running TAI
TO the thousands are his for the ask
q Having suffered defeat by man
naller than himself, Moran now is
ttls better than a "wunZ-wuzZer
And overconidence was the primary