Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-27
MORAN IS NOT SATISFIED
IN SPITE OF HIS BEATING,
He WANTS ANOTHER Fight
willard VIII Tour Country with CIR
cu"-May Retire From Ring n.
UndefcatcI Chamnro,

'"e iiSht knuckle and with
|,o'ooo IN big bills stored somcwhor.
about his person. Jess willard, IN.
worlds heavyweight champion. lcr
here this afternoon Jc exnec,. -,
join his family at Chicago. somo,iu,
tomorrow. and he will rest until IN.
last week OF April whAn he will bcr;,
SIX months' tour with circus
Speaking to-day OF his bout with
Frank Moran at Madison Garden VII
lard said:
Moran Is n great. strong fellow. bo.b
clever and fun of courage. but I think
/ would have knocked him out last
night had not injured my right hand
early in tho light. The doctor says !
VIII not be ablo to use my right hand
for at least TWO weeks. IA to lighting
Moran again or Fulton or any other
challenger, my manager will have 10
attend to that matter. am willing
At any time to defend my title and will
be ready whenever arrangements are
made. Willard did not show marx
from last nights contest
Moran was up early this morning and
received many callers at his hotel. Tho
Pittsburgh mans face was puncd and
his eyes discolorcd from Willard's left
hand jabs, but he was cheerful lie
was unwilling TO admit that Willard
beat him and claimed that IL the sew
enth round had gone :, minute longer
he would have Knocked out the cham
pion.
II want another go with willard"
said Moran, and would like IL to be
for twenty rounds more az | am
not Ar my best in scn-round bout. In
six weeks time will he ready TO meet
Willard or any other big fellow they
match with me Believe me- ! am not
sess every requisite TO win the cham
plonshIp title
Tex Richard who promoted th- hcht,
said to-day:
RICHARD AN3 PARTNER
! ARE PERFECTLY SATISFIED
my partner samuel McCracken, AMI
I am satisfied with the result. The
| salo of tickets amounted 30 a it'll"
! more than $4,000. and this might have
been increased by fully $4,000 had We
| been able 70 sell tickets to hundreds
who could not get through tho police
lines. have no intention OF pronot-
! ing another contest IN the near .u-
turc, as my business interests demand
my Goine TO South America carly next
month. AS for matching Willard again
! I am inclined 10 think that he will not
fight much more. BY the end OF this
year Jess will have acquired quite
+ sum OF money. The light game is dis
tasteful "a him, and. as he il "a man
| who lives In moderation and anxious
/ 10 he with his family, ! would not >"
surprised i: ne retired from the ring
without again defending tho champion
ship"
| WIZARDS lcavc-takinE was that OF
conqucring hero. When he and his
party arrived at the PENNSYLVANIA de
20; vast mob was ON hand 10 hollcr:
| Good bye" The big fellow. in his
I ma kant under COW
or until il was time TO enter the train
/ There was dash across tho macadam
/ Noor. a scoot down the stairs and less
I willard was off Gotham soil. lie VIII
arrive in Chicago about noon to-por-
row and Will then rest up until he has
! TO go out on tho circus circuit.
! wIIIARD'S CIRCUS STUNT
! WILL GO THIRTY WEEKS
| His engagement with tho circus calls
! or thirty weeks OF work, for which h"
I will receive guarantee OF $500 PEI
day, with percentage or the receipts.
The tent show opens on April -. ana
his engagement viii keep him busy
until the middle OF November. His
showing will be done In the Middle and
Far West His act will be on the same
order last year: ride In the Erann
| entry. a two-round boxing exhibition,
! ana tho leader Of band OF COW boys
that drive off the bandits in the stage
coach attacked.
/ The runlor that willard was TO bat
tie Moran again was denied to-day by
his managers. They claim his circus
contract would preclude any talk OF "a
return match now. Also they are not
ANXIOUS TO discuss matches that could
not possibly be held until ten months
from now.
! 1t is probable that less willard Will
establish record or being me hrst
! heavyweight champion that Will re
tire undefeated HIS showing on Sat
urday convinced tho army OF spccta-
tors that there is no dangerous rival
/ In sight Again the champion declares
positively that when two years pass
he is through with fighting. Only
miracle will produce a worthy oppon-
| ent within that space OF time.
| There Is one other point about tbs
big fellow that will aid his retirement
certain he viii hover around the 500
pound mark within a few months. He
packs flesh so rapidly that IL he
doesn't get steady, strenuous exercise
he will grow out OF tho heavyweight
championship. With the circus the
work is n monotonous grind and not
anything that Will keep the champion
from adding rolls of fat to his body
When willard fights again all ind-
cations arc that II will be a twenty
round affair, probably down in New
Orleans. Before the Moran scrap was
settled, the champion was practically
signed up to fight Fred Fulton In New
Orleans \ date has been virtually
promised the Southern promoters for
next winter. but no opponent has been
decided upon.
Moran Is naturally clamoring for an
other match. At the present writing,
he heads the list OF cliSibles, and IT.
appears If he will cling to that emil
ncnce for some time. II there is
demand for a return match willard will
0bliHe Tho chlmDinn has said right
along that his interest in the sport
fingers on the financial side. All he
desires is enough money to keep tho
wolf away from the entrance. Jude-
ing from his lucrative engagement all
summer st looks as If he won't worry
over the price of coal next winter
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