Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-25
BETTING FAVQRS
JESS W|LLARD,3-.
| ARE THE ODDS
FIGHTERS GET SI,25O,, BIGGEST
PURSE EVER OFFERED IN TEN
ROUND BOUT IN HISTORY.
HOWEVER, PROMOTER WILL COME
OUT ON TOP, RECEIPTS BEING
ESTIMATED At OVER $4,000.

''E q AN RE~f
\. NEW YORK, March 25.-With the
wagering close to three to one III ill., favor,
Jc-~ Willard. heavyweight champion 81 the
world. will meet Frank Moran In a ten
round no-deciSlon bout here tonight for
the largest purse ever offered for a con
test of this scheduled duration. The two
pusil>ts will receive 81 1850, posted by
Tex Richard, the promoter Of the match.
ct this sum the title holder will draw down
$1,000 and his opponent r23. 100. Not
wIth-taniing the -ize Ut the purse. Rick
.rd viii clear " handsome profit un the
venture since every seat iH Madison square
Garden has been sold and the receipts are
estimated at more than Sli0.0O0.
Although Willard i. a tup-hcaVv ia
vorlte. interest in the outcome of The bout
L. intense. and the greatest gathering OF
fight fans that ever throngcd into ;snd
about the Garden l. expected at Il L his
TORE show hall tins evening when the
principals enter the ring. Few large bets
have been placed on the contest owing to
the difference N the odds and acknowl-
edged physical advantages POSSESSED IN
Willard over Moran. Hundreds Ut small
wagcr~ on the result and GA ariou angles
If the fight have been made between
friend, both IN this city and among the
large delegations ot spectators from other
critics ol the Ea~t. South and Middle West.
Moran and hi- camp followers assert
that tire Piit-burg heavyweight will vim
from Willard IN decisive fashion on points
HI not TN Y knockout. but the great ma
iorty WI thc boxing enthusiasts can nut
bc convinced that the Kansas cowboy viii
rail- \ victim to Moran ru-hc~ and blows.
vi Ky pointed ont that the conqucror NJ
Jack johnson ~ physically superior IN
every respect to hi> opponent and that In
d bout ot tea rounds O. would bc little
short of u ring miracle for Moran to.
stretch the champion on the floor Tor The
count.
ln buNiu. ability the two pugih~t- are
conceded M bc about equal hut beyond
that point Willard ha- Y marked adVan-
taac over Moran III almost every depart
mcnt NJ glove lighting a- well a~ nv phN-
Steal makeup. IT. viii outweigh Moran
fiH~t 70 NilN l'HHH-' ~t""'N "F
and .iN inches above the Pitt~hurg slug
ger and has a longer reach, oi more than
six inches. than Moran. Both are eX
tremcly powerful hitter~ ia proportion to
their size. INT here again Willard greater
physique and strength give hmm wide
margin over Moran. The latter ~ TIE
mere aggressive boxer M the two hut thr
champion fNwcrgu height and ability to
block with hi- long arms initiate asaIn~i
the chances VI the ~mallcr pugill~i landing
\ knockout blow IL the head. The task ~
reaching Willard body i not So diifrnli
but in MI his bouts 10 date the kau~an ha~
shown ability TO take very hard blow M
his mid~eciion without slowing np. From
4 defensive standpoint Willard b. con~id-
erred "a ~ one of the best purped boxer
NJ hi- division ~ many wears
TIL Wy equally formidable Extensively
when aroused. but. a- " rule. lack~ the
aggre~~ivene-~ necessary IVY win from NV
opponent ii Noran- rahhrc IN ten rounds
az les. His hest blows are 4 short left
lab and j right hand appcrcut. These
blows he use almost continually and ow
ing 10 hi~ long reach and great strength.
the punches carry terrific power when VII
pressure he can and doc Hghi with other
blows and rarrn-~ i knnek"ni ~ riihcr
hand when mixing SaNageiy. III ms awk