Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
BIG JESS WILLARD
BEATS MORAN BUT
NOT BY KNOCKOUT
Champion Hammers His OppO-
nent All Over Ring-Breaks
His Right Hand.

New York. March 26.-Big Jess willard
hammered Frank Moran all over the ring
at the bout in Madison Square Garden ]
Saturday night but WIS unable to deliver
n knockout
Ringside experts give the first three
rounds to Moran, but after that it was
all Willard. Moran was decidedly groggy
{. the end of the fourth and when the
final gong was rung he was ''all in
while Willard bounded lightly to his
dressing room. Wilard's right hand was
broken during the bout which probably !!
caused him to slow down his pace.
The attendance was the largest known |
at any other similar event in the his |
tory of the garden. People In all walks
OF life were among the spectators. Two
hundred women were present. The |
receipts were $4,000.
The fight by rounds is as follows
ROUND ONE.
Moran landed the first punch, a left
to the head Willard shot his left and |
they fell into a clinCh. Moran ducked /
Wizards right and shot his right to
Wizards stomach.
Willard tried two jabs to the face but !
missed. Willard missed n left to the jaw /
and Moran rushed in and landed two
blows on the body and two the side /
of the head. Willard landed jab and !
followed with n right to the body.
Moran swung for Wizards jaw but |
missed. Then Willard smashed one to !
the head and a terrific right to the .
body.
Moran backed Willard to the ropes. and !
Willard stood up under fussade of
Tbo 1,-itI, hot
smuggling toe to toe.
Moran's round
ROUND TWO.
Willard jabbed to the head and they |
clnched. Moran missed a right to
Wizards jaw and then smashed Will
lards ear. The blow maddened the cham
pion and he rushed Moran furiousy.
Moran ducked several iahs for the
had and they clinched. Willard shot |
terrific lab to Moran's jaw and drove /
the challenger to the ropes. When .
Frank came out Willard landed another /
right. but It hit Morans shoulder
The men stood In the center Of the ring
and Moran landed two out of three !
swings for Wizards head. Moran shot ,
a left to Wizards body and then pounded /
his jaw with a long right. Willard !
grinned. The round ended with Moran |
punching Wizards stomach in a half /
clinch
Morans round
ROUND THREE
Moran shot a left to the body and
they clinched. Moran missed another
body punch and Willard then landed a
right with full force on Moran's body.
The challenger WINGED, but came out and
hit Willard twice on the body with his
left. Moran swung for the head but
missed. The Pittsburgher found little
trouble breaking through Willard .
guard Moran landed a right on Will
lard's kidney and the champion retaliated
with a right to che head and a left and
several rights to the body.
Willard missed a vicious uppercut and
Moran smashed him twice on the ear
with an overland right. Willard jabbed
Moran with his left and Moran came
back with left to Wizards body !
Moran hit Wizards shoulder and the |
round ended with a Wild swing by Will !
lard for Moran's jaw Moran's round |
ROUND FOUR.
Willard missed left to the head and !
then shot terrific right to the body |
He followed It with a one-two to the |
head, and then backed Moran to the
Moran flashed a left and then swung
the right to Wizards jaw. 1t was about
even on an exchange OF jabs in the CEN
ter OF the ring. Moran backed to the
ropes and then rushed out and placed
left in Wizards stomach. Willard came
back with a left and right to the head.
They clinched.
Willard landed two uppercuts before
they separated, and then as Willard held
back his right, Moran shot an awful
left into Wizards stomach. Willard
sent a right to Moran's eye, opening
cash above the eye and the blood
streamed down. Wizards round.
ROUND FIVE.
Willard opened the session with a left |
TO the face. followed it with left to the !
jaw and then Moran clinched. Moran
backed Willard to tho ropes during the |
clinches, sending three punches to Will |
iard's stomach. Moran hacked Willard |
against the ropes again and landed six |
punches to the head without affecting the |
champion. They stood in the center of
the ring and exchanged jahs and then |
Willard shot n left to the face and fol- |
lowed it with right to the body
Moran landed left to the stomach and |
Willard came back with right smash |
tHdl "lueHth Nie cut over MOrans eve. |
Round even.
ROUND SIX
They fell into a cnch as they came
from their corners. The challenger smiled
and resumed his furious rushing of Will
lard. Willard missed an uppercut and
then landed n left to the body. He fol-
lowed 1t with n straight right to Morans
bruised eye. Moran sent left and right
to the body and then tried a terrific swing
TO the head. He missed. Willard sent a
right across to Morans head and then
banged four times with short uppercuts
Moran failed to connect with right
swing and took an uppercut on the chin
as penalty for failure Wizards round
ROUND SEVEN.
Willard opened with terrific rush and
banged Moran fifteen times, while the
challenger wallowed around the ring, A
series of uppercuts staggered Moran still
more and a right smash by Willard cut
Moran's eye still further, making
Moran's face a smear of blood. Moran
rallied, however, and began shooting
lefts and rights to Wizards body, while
he rushed with his head down
Moran hung on to Willard and got
smash under the chin. Willard continued
~, tarri fc HON ha rd mani IF Morap's head