The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26

There was little Of the typical
cruiser about Willard. lie seemed just
an impossibly huge. good naturcd hoy.
actually refraining at times from bat
,ering Moran's poorly guarded face.
GE no possible analysis could the re-
suit have been figured az anything but
an overwhelming triumph for the
Champion.
There were times when il seemed
almost pitiful for Moran To keep charg-
ing into those pile driver fist of Will
lJrd'@. Moran never had "A chance.
ln twenty rounds. 81 the experts be-
lIev"d. Willard. given two good hands.
would have beaten Moran insensibie TO
the canva
Probably 10000 persons, tho largest
night crowd ever got together indoors
on Manhattan Island. saw Willard's
victory, though the great majority OF
them checrcd for Moran. Ii w,s one
of the most remarkable crowds ever
gathered at d sporting event. consist
ing as i, did NJ all sorts and conditions
OF men, from statesmen and f%inanciers
and men of large affairs TO the dregs
" ~ lpNHs NblltU were tat'Ip DN
the hundreds at least 1000. 1t was
said, but they were not easy to lind
among vast banked tiers Of men.
II was estimated that at least $780, Qua
was taken in from the ticket sale. OF
this Willard received st7,jo0 and Moran
S.3.1IO. 'E-ict mar earned his money.
Moran particularly. What would have
happened had not willard broken his
right hand can only be guessed. Prob
ably Moran would have been knocked
out. After the third round willard used
hia lett hand almost exclusively. jabhing
with IT,. approaching with IL, tearing
Moran's face 10 ribbons. but Willard
right was practically useless.
No more courageous battle wss ever
fought than the yellow haired Moran
made gains tremendous odds. H.
We ghed 20li /. pounds To Willard's
2i:t:. lie stood i feet ! :nch to WI
lard's t feet : inches. but he wasn't
daunted lie tore IN like a wildcat.
taking sUcl punishment - few men
have endured and kept m their feet.
By the middle Of the tenth round his
.ef; eye was gashcd deeply. his hose was
battered, his mouth vas a swollen
mons,rosity. There was little human
left about his face.
In the seventh round IT seemed for i
! lil'4il'I4N ~ u slhl ~ 5lISA tI'illAl't bl'i'A
the savage uppcrcu,s that Willard drove
80 chin and jaw. lie Vas groggy. driven
TO cl!rch. but he weithered the evil mo-
meut and came back In the eighth round
hungry for more punishment.
NJ most times during the thirty min
u'cs Of lighting willard was the ag
r%ressor. forcing Moran To the ropes time
after time. Willard fought standing
straight up Moran crouch'd awkward
u, \Ni1f.rl'g hl,,c nNaS s,a rrhp1 kls
opponents constantly Moran's held &c
tn level ~ WIZARDS stomach.
Referee Charley White, alert. 1uicl
footed a. a lad of %. followed the night
err from point to point in the ring. I'M
,taccato commands ringing clear in th'
silence,
"Rreah ruN. Come ON and box. -"
away clean" Tie had little troub'c with
tn. two bE uen. Moran clinch.d .
good deal toward tho last. ~ ne let {,
readily a. Whites sharp admou!;ion
willard WAS good naiurcu al ;hC wa!
through
After the fght It WAS announced tn,
the ,olal receipts were $l5l,2J+ an,
the attendance Just exceeded 1900.
crowds Gnthcr n~Sore sunset.
clear daylight SIT. fingered when tn
Hrst thronUs bcsicg. the doors givIu.
/ WV w. s'AN' - - f' ,
! tickets and tn the standees At Slp pc
.tandec Probably never before ~ th'
boxing history al the city haN" tolh'
cunc so hurriediy To an arena Alrcad,
at + T.. Nj there ara long lines wajtini
AT the Fourth avenue and T~wcntN-siNtl
street entrances, waiting nerNously, n
II Afraid some one would rob them %
their places In line
SuuarelN around the block upon wine
Madison square Garden rests the polio
have drawn "A blue rampant practicall.
dnrrohou and are waving Tho W"rrl,
curious wao lack Tin" expensive ana b.
dispcnsahlc pastoboards back 10 the quito
std, streets. Lines Of persons, all mcr
;lgs early are plodding Garl"uwar
from the subway. from broadway ana
are beginning 10 meet Ike cattl" read,
for stampede at tn. rim Of tn' polio
barrier.
Auothcr cause for tac delay IN start
iua the stream o.. humanity flowing int
the huge arena Is II m'xup ON "a" d"
livery Of chairs, s. ESQ, IA" linn
originally scheduled fpt "pcn'u- ~
doors. il wns found that Two or t,ro
thousand chairs had failed &" material
iHe at the iar0tu. Tho maua@"mcn
mad to hustle AROUND To- get the mIss,u
chairs or SOM" others - tane tAci
places. 1t waa said that ia" chair
would hay" been IN place ~ the prop"
time, but for the fact tiat = count. q
large trucks carryius them "a the Gan
den broke iuN, rho sul~tltui" CAp t
arrived rlurll, nrf".~ ! o'rloch and v".
in rl,rc u few minutes late
lrirk rrHu nwWr rails.
A. usual thu takers are ont ~ 80 A.,
They hnvc everything 10 sell from chew