The Washington herald., 1916-06-30

showed his superiority in the first two
rounds made the crowd totally unpre-
pared for Moran's big bid in the third. 1t
was here that the Pittsburgher first en-
ptoyed the trick that nearly carried the
day for him. Calling on his immense
strength, he forced Dillon by sheer weight
to back to the ropes, steadying himself
he drove in his right with all the power
In his command, ripped 1t again. again
and again. The blows weakened Dillon,
who was almost out on his feet. The lit
tie man clinched to save himself. the
referee pried them apart, and once more
Moran literally pushed his adversary
clear across the ring He jammed Dillon
to the ropes again, and continued to beat
in with the same mighty fist There was
plenty of power in the blows, but Moran
lacked the accuracy to land on a vital
spot. Suddenly Dillon lashed out with
both hands to Morans face, but he left
himself wide open and a crashing right
hanter, more active than the others
knocked him into reclining position on
the ropes in Moran's corner. He hung
there a moment as the referee seemed
preparing to count him out. but instead
of falling to the floor his head cleared. he
stood erect and chased Moran to the mid
die of the ring with what little strength
remained. The bell was a most welcome
sound to him at that instant
After recovering himself, Dillon was
content to simply outpoint Moran by a
fair-sized margin In the fourth round. In
the fifth he was himself again at his very
best, and the trouncing he gave Moran
In that session wA as bad as he had
taken shortly before. The succession of
rights were planted squarely in Moran's
face, drawing the first blood Of the fight
Dillon kept right on top of him, slashing
la.
and this time the crowd was yelling for
a haymaker by Dillon. The bell was
w>-Somed by the Pittsburgher this trip.
From that point Moran was a sorry
spectacle.
First Round-Dillon landed first, send
ing left to the jaw and putting a right
to the body. Moran blocked a left to
body, and Jack missed a right for the
head. Dillon forced Moran toward the
ropes, ripping a solid right to the heart
and blocked Moran's left to the face.
Moran jabbed a left to the mouth, but
Dillon sent a terrific right to the body
Moran grinned and sent left to the ear.
Jack kept rushing Moran to the ropes,
planting two rights to the body at the
gong. Dillon's round.
Second Round-Dillon rushed but Mo-
ran blocked and shot a left to the face
Moran sent a right to the back of the
a left Moran missed a right swing to
the head. and Dillon landed on Franks
jaw with a hard right. Moran again
grinned and shot two lefts to face Frank
worked to close quarters, hooking three
lcfts to the mouth. Dillon kept boring in
sending two lefts to the body. Moran
was apparently saving himself, and let
ting Dillon play himself out. Frank
blocked Jacks left for the head. and they
spared the round out Round even.
Third Round-Moran rushed after Jack.
putting him on the ropes with three short
lefts to the wind. Moran hooked a right
to Jacks ear and two rights to mouth.
Frank put Dillon on the ropes with a
corAing left to the wind. and followed
with two rights to the head. Dillon fought
back hard, but frankie blocked his blows
and shot left and right to the head.
Dillon covered up. Moran got set for a
hard right, but before he could start It
Jack started a rally, sending two lefts
to the head, but Frank crossed two rights
to the head, sending Dillon reeling to-
wards the ropes at the bell Moran's
round.
Fourth Round-Moran came up conf
IDENTIFY and waited for Dillon to come to
him. Jack sent a left to the head and
right to the body. A clinch followed
Moran sent a left to jaw and Jack put
right to the ear. Frank forced Dillon
towards the ropes, hooking two lefts to
head. Moran swung two rights to the
head, but they were a trifle too high to
do any damage. DRilon was short with
a left and right to the head. and Moran
hooked two lefts to the mouth Dillon
put solid right to head. Moran backed