Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02
EXPERT TOM ANDREWS REVIEWS
THE WILLARD-MORAN CONTEST
Says Pittsburgh Man Never Had Chance
With Jess and That Champion Had
Best of It in Nine of the Rounds.

for n title match with org Jess Mike
| Collins. manager of Fulton. was at the
| ringside and issued a challenge to the
winner Collins made the statement
that he would match his man against
| Willard for any number of rounds and
also a side bet, but that he was also
willing to take on Moran or any other
heavyweight in the country for a linz
lited round contest or marathon bat
tie. and let the winner meet wizard
in worlds title match.
Jack Dillon the Hoosier Bear Cat,
was also at the ringside with his
manager. Sam Hlurharser, 20 issue
challenge to the winner. Jack. bet
tier known as the Giant Killer. was
more anxious to make match with
Moran than Willard think Jack
realizes that it would be very tough
game to stack up against man of
Wizards physique, and it looks to me
like a good bet that he Will not be
ma tched with the cha anpion. although:
there may be talk of such a contest
Jim Flynn. the Pueblo Fireman. who
was knocked out by Fulton i'll Mil
waukee recently. was around the city
after TIE big fight, and he did not
mince his words when he stated that
he considered Fulton one of the hardest
hitters i'll the business. and that II he
ever met Moran or Willard he would
like to bet little money that the
Minnesota man comes out winner. vi
Willard. and he may have let his feel
inEs run away with himself in MAX
ing the statement, but just the same
FLYNN has y whole lot of respect for
Fulton as a heavyweight
Charlie White. the Chicago light
weight. is most anxious to arrange
championship fight with Freddie
Welsh. the title holder. before the pres
ent season comes to an end. These two
iftrl1t I,-aisr IL, hoo h.a
of being matched many times that
the boxing fans look upon it as a joke
now. but it seems that the managers
of the two fighters have finally gotten
together and are ready to close for
contest of at least fifteen rounds. Nate
Lewis. manager of White. has matched
his protege with Mat Wells for a fif
teen-round battle at Kansas City. April
=. The Kansas City Club endeavor-
ed to get Welsh for the same date. but
Freddie had already been matched to
meet Richie Mitchell. before the Cream
City Athletic Club of Milwaukee. II
White defeats Wells in Kansas City.
he is TO be matched at the same place
test sometime during May. There is a
possible chance of Mitchell. the Mil
waukee lightweight, setting with
White at Kansas City. providing he
makes the right kind of showing
against tn" champion. OF course, il
will be a pretty hard game for boy
like Mitchell to try TO defeat a clever
veteran and champion. such as Freddie
Welsh is, bur there is always a chance
and Richie Mitchell says he is will
ing to take it,
Welsh'S manager. Harry Pollok has
also promised Mitchell try for the
title i'll the event that he makes a good
showing against the champion in Mil
"aukee April :. so it is not likely that
Mitchell will bother with d match at
kansas city against White. The fact
ls II these two boys are brought to-
sether. it will be in Milwaukee and not
Kansas city. as it would draw almost
oouhie the amount in the Cream city as
II would in the western town.
II might he we'll to mention here
that champion Welsh has been adopt-
ing very different course in his fight
ing of late Instead of going in to
simply outpoint his opponents as in
the past. Freddie has surprised the box
ing fans by smuggling with his oppo-
nents and taking more chances In his
night here last week with Phil Bloom
the title holder put up a remarkably
interesting fight and gave Bloom one of
the hardest battles of his career. A
few nights later he followed by giving
FRANK whitney. the Iowa lightweight.
a severe beating in ten rounds In this
contest welsh again threw science to
the winds at times and exchanged wal
Tops with the husky carpenter much 70
the surprise Of the latter and his
friends IT was merely my desire to
SHOW the fans here that can punch
as well as any of them if 7 want to"
SAID Freddie. They seem to have an
idea that ] could do nothing but tan
my opponents and outpoint them OF
course, ~ is taking more of a chance
when You slug with opponents. but T
have found that it is much safer to box
man than TO fight him. OF course
"heh a man has the science. there is
II" necessity Of him taking wild
chances but 7 simply wauted ia shou.
them that ! could do 50 if wanted to
and you can say for me that when 7
meet Richie Mitchell in Milwaukee,
intend to night him any way he desires.
~ ne wants TO slug. I will slug with
MN ana II he intends to make il a
clever battle, he will find me there with
,lt science ! intend to take on all the
itshtWeights of class around here dur
,ne the next year. and then il is very
aihsly that Freddie will retire for good
ana settle down TO the humble life
Jimmie Dime. the PENNSYLVANIA pro-
iloteF ana manager of quite stable of
neh'ers mas been putting in little
'lne around New York the past week
Jimmie always has quite a bunch of
lighters AT work in all parts of the east
and is probably the busiest manager
around here and still he is very seldom
heard Of outside Of his home town and
l. d
thinking very seriously of taking
george 'hip. his niddleweight con-
tender. over to Australia next season
IN order 70 get a try with Les Darcy.
champion Of the antipodeS and claimant
OF the world champion ship. Dime is
convinced that Chip would have a
hp!eHdId chance against mixer like
Darcy. and as the battle would no doubt
ofaW Dig money ne is willing to take
chanc@ both ways. In case Jimmie
goes TO Australia, he Will probably take
a good lightweight along with Chip and
also Joe Chip. brother Of George and
promising middleweight.
Another prominent fighter who is
iikely TO visit Australia within the next
SIX months is Jack Dillon. OF course.
Jack has been making big money
throughout the country this past sea-
son. but his manager. Sam Murbareer
still greater money-maker if he could
land championship from a man like
Darcy, and he has the bug buzzing to
the extent that he may go across the
Pacific and endeavor to put the sleep
producer on Mr.. Darcy. Dillon has never
been anxious to travel across the water
but he has made up his mind that IL he
wants TO grab the title from Darcy he
VIII have to go to Australia unless
there should be a sudden termination
Of the world war. in which event the
Australian champion would no doubt
come to this country. In the meantime
Dillon is being kept busy meeting light
heavyweights. big middleweights and
heavyweights. They all look alike to
the Hoosier bear cat. for he says the