Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26
Blows Have No Effect,


7 Again and again he swung for the
| loose. hish-hanging jaw of the Kansas
giant, but when he did land on it
| sometimes with Il grazing blow, ana
sometimes with his full strength
Willard only grinned. Only once did
Moran land a blow that seemed to
make real impression. That was when
he swung his right hand full on VIII
lard's eye. Blood appeared on VIII
lard's face. but it was blood from
Moran's glove. There was the trace
of a lump over WIZARDS eye when the
round was ended.
The fight does not in any way AFFECT
the championship Willard defended
his title and just a little bit more. AS
a spectacle the bout was hardly I'M
pressive The 5000 persons gathered
at the Garden We're silent the greater
part of the time.
Round Willard jabbed Moran in
the face with 4 left and the latter re-
taliated with three blows to the body.
which Willard blocked Moran hooked
d left to Wizards jaw and took three
left jabs to the face in return. Moran
swung right and left to WIZARDS
neck and received hard right in the
body. Moran missed a right and Went
and landed right and left TO the
head. willard smashed him terrific
left III the face. dazing the challenger.
Moran swung wildly with right and
left, but Willard laughed as he blocked
carefully. Wizards round.
Round 2.-Willard took the aggres-
sive, the pair exchanging blow for
blow. Moran broke and backed away.
Willard followed Moran slowly around
the ring and drove right hook to
Mo
body. Moran was helpless against
Willard in the clinches. The champion
staggered Moran with a left to the face
as the bell rang. Wizards round.
Round 3.-Willard smashed right
into Morans body, doubling Moran up.
Moran'S savage swings could not
reach Wizards jaw. Willard jabbed
Moran with his left almost at will
Willard ducked two right swings and
laughed. Moran swung left to the
body as the bell rang. Morans round.
Round willard stabbed Moran in
the face with two lefts and in the body
with right and a left. Moran hooked
left to the body and a left to Will
lards jaw Willard kept stabbing
Moran with his long left and Jared
him with a right to the jaw. y terrific
left to Wizards body never Jared
him willard split Moran's eye wide
open with a crashing right. Wizards
round.
Round 5.-Willard battered Moran
with right and left uppercuts to the
jaw and the latter tried to penetrate
Wizards guard with body blows
Moran rushed Willard to the ropes, but
the latter closed Noran's left eye with
his jabs. Moran kept backing away
Willard following. using his left stead
lily. Wizards round.
Round willard tore into Moran
battering him with right and left Mo-
ran smashed Willard with right and
left TO the jaw. Willard uppercut Mo-
ran and opened his eye again with
left jab. Willard Jared Moran with
a right TO the jaw. uppercutting him
until he wavered on his feet. Moran
was running away at the bell. Will
lard's round.
Round Willard started after Mo-
ran like wild man and beat him all
over the ring Under the fusillade of
blows Moran was helpless. clinging to
willard blindly AS the blood poured
down his chest. Willard fought coolly.
picking his openings. White warned
Moran against fouling. Moran swung
wildly and catching Willard on the jaw
daZcd him for a moment. The pair
were fighting like wild men at the
bell. Wizards round.
Round s.-Nillard kept jabbing Mo-
ran in the face with his left and the
latter was bleeding from a number of
cuts. Moran swung two rights to Will
lard's jaw and the champion appeared
winded as he went to his corner. Hon
ors even in this round.
Round s.-Moran rushed from his
corner, landing right and left on Will
lard's neck Willard used his left
steadily. Moran scored two swings to
the jaw. and repeated. Willard jabbed
again and hooked right to Moran's
ribs left uppercut lifted the chal-
longer off his feet. Moran swung to
the jaw and Willard uppercut. They
were clinched at the bell. Even round
Round 10.-They shook hands Will
lard used his left jab almost exclusive
~. Moran swung right to the jaw
and left to the body. willard battered
Moran with rights and let's, but the
latter came back gamely. Willard up
perCut Moran to the face and body.
Moran swung right and left to the
jaw and Willard rctaliated willard
battered Moran. Willard caught Mo
ran in a ciinch and on the break was
approaching with rights and let's as
the bell rang, terminating the bout.
Willard. according to his seconds, broke
his hand in the third round.