El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-25
GRAVES ADMITS
F0ULING MONA
Declares Blow Was Unin-
territorial and is Anxious
For Another Trial.
BY II. :. ANDREWS.

Milwaukee, Wis, April 25.-Kid
Graves, the Cleveland welterweipbt
who claimed the American title
in that class. until defeated recently on
a foul by Eddie AIoha Of Milwaukee
takes exception to some Of the artf-
cles regarding the match wherein he
was declared the loser Writing from
Cleveland. O., Graves says.
My attention was attracted TO arti-
cies referring TO my bout at DAYTON.
ohio. with Eddie Moha of Milwaukee
1 peg 10 present TO you and your read
ers. the real facts OF the matter and
II might occur to you that am in a no
sitiOn to know the facts, wherein some
OF the correspondents have fallen
down.
AS you have probably noticed. I'm
my articles in the New York Boxing
Gazette, have always referred to
Eddie Aloha as the new welter-
weight champion of America and
in writing of the contest / stated
explicitly that Moha had won on
a foul in the 18th round. At no time
have I made any denial of losing the
verdict, and I at once released any
claim upon the American welterweight
championship when I lost to Mona
Previous to this bout I had been recoE-
nized (by most of the boxing authori-
ties) American champion and since
Moha had the good fortune to win the
verdict over me, he is undoubtedly the
champion now.
THE referee was empowered to rem
der decision in our bout and did so
in favor of Moha in the 11th round,
making the statement. Graves hit
Mona n low blow and I seen it, quot
ing him exactly. ] made a public ac-
Acknowledgement that had struck Eddie
low. but unintentionally, finishing by
men that I had no need to resort to any
such tactics to win.
in No Condition to Box.
Now to get down to cases. The
fact of the matter is this: 1 was i'll
and in no condition to box. when / went
to Dayton, having been in a tub Of
hot water until after midnight the
night before, with my father and
brother working on me to break up n
serious attack of grip. Feeling some
what better, / went to Dayton and
weighed in under the stipulated weight
and fought that night beating Aloha
for nine rounds, with one being even
and in the final round Just before the
accident, I landed a solid right on
Moha's nose splitting it and stagger-
ing him.
Following him IN with a left for the
body, when he pulled up to avoid the
blow, it struck him slightly low.
Everybody Yelled Foul.
Upon frantic signals from his corner.
he remained on the floor. twisting
about while his seconds were scream
ing FOUL The ring was a fuJ-sized
"a foot ring, yet Moha i'm all his agony
arose and walked from a spot about
four feet from my corner, all the way to
his own, without any assistance and
then again went to the floor groan-
ing The doctor that examined him
oil rT n slesI
low. Moha was in no wise injured as
badly as he played it. I'm good con-
ditiOn I would have no trouble in whip
ping MOha and ] want to make il as
as / can, that if Moha peO-
pie think I can't and matchmaker
anywhere in the country cares to stage
the bout, I am ready to prove it,
Wants Another BrittOn Fight
Losing a IS round decision to Jack
Britton recently has not discouraged
me in the least If I can get another
bout with Jack over the same route or
a shorter one, ] believe I can reverse
the verdict / think I am entitled to
another bout, as 1 had beaten Britton
four times before he finally thumped
me, though my victories were merely |
newspaper verdicts. Failing in rear /
ranging a re-bout with either Moha or /
Britton, I am willing to once more /
start cleaning the rest Of the class, no /
me barred"
In connection with the above. it Z
night be mentioned that kid" Lewis I
md Jack Britton are billed for what /
s termed a 'welterweight title bout" /
It New Orleans, April "a. and the win /
Ter is after match with Packey Nc |
'arland. Eddie Moha. who claims the !
title now that he won from Graves. /
s matched with Lewis for May !. at /
Dayton, Ohio so that If the English
nan wins Moha will be in for a very
ear championship match over the Is
ound route.
Paekey's Soft Purses.
For boxer who was never a cham
ion, Packey Mcfarland has fallen /
nto some Of the best paying matches
Imaginable Packey has pulled down
ONE big purses against Jack Britton.
like Gibbons and others and now he |
3 offered q flat $4,000 for a meeting
'lth the winner Of the Kid Lewis-Jack /