Evening journal., 1916-01-18
DON 7 WORRY ABOUT
Moran PROBOSCIS
Lad Has Been Hit on the
"Beezer" Many Times,
Only TO Come Back
MURPHY LOOKS GOOD
AMONG LIGHTWEIGHTS

Because James Coffey hit Frank
Moran on the nose a few dozen times
during their contest in Madison
SQUARE Garden the fear has been eX-
pressed that Moran is not sufficient
ly good boxer to figure as a con-
tender for the championship.
II every man who had been unable
to keen his nose out OF the way OF
left jab had been declared out OF lhe
champiOnship running some OF the
most noted men in tisticuhs Would
never have been title holders.
Take the case of John L. Sullivan
who was walioped on the beak one
thousand times. more or less at New
Orleans by Jim Corbeti. Up TO that
time Sullivan had had considerable
success in landing knockout punches
on various ambitious persons.
Robert Fitzsimmons was another
man who had difficulty in keeping his
proboscis out OF the way of annoying
iabs. AT Carson one wintry March IL
-orbett hit Fitz so many times on
the nose that the Cornishman was
bleeding and on one knee in the hith
round. Yet Fitz had the punch, and
II finally won
Jeff was Slammed. Too.
Gus Rubin also hit Fitz on the nose
numerous times in the Garden. but did
NOT win. Consider the case OF James
Jenries. Corbett peppered the Boiler
maker on the nasal organ 563 times
at .Coney Island. In the fifth round
Corbitt hit JEFF seven iahs in success
sion on the nose and. mouth without
n return. Yet JEFF won.
Fitz hammered Jeff's face till 1t was
unrecogonizable in San Francisco
Yet Jen won.
Why make an exception IN the case
OF Moran He can take a punch JUS
as we'll as. ii not better. than titz
and seems not TO mind the Wallop'
any more than did Jeh.
Moran may not be as hard a hitte
as Fitz. who was unquestionably IN
most scientific puncher in the game
huf the Pittsburgh sorrel-top has
right for the body or the jaw that
not excelled by any heavyweight j
the world. Furthermore, he uses goo
headwork and is as cool as an icicle
These are qualities that 90 TO max
champion. and. while Moran ma
nor defeat the pugilistic Woolwort
less willard. still the conqueror
Jim Coffey, Is entitled TO the oppoi
unity 10 show what he can do againi
the title holder.
Fdx Trotters Shed Tears!
That sound like the pattering
rain on the tin roof is not a rair
starm. q a. is the result Of the iallln
tears shed by Freddie Welsh. VIII
Richie. Johnny Kilbane and other 10
trofters over the defeat OF the effort
have decisions made by official re
erees i'm New York State. Nhes
graceful tangoists can now procee
with their dances and continue Il
such time as they make up the
minds TO defend their titles i'm a clu
where referees pick winners.
An interesting phase of the dec
sionless subject is the fact that Bo
ton. where referees give decisions
tho end OF twelve-round bouts, sent
10 decisionless New York for refere
10 make decisions in Hub ring
Charley White, Patsy Haley and 9th
New York referees are frequent
called 10 Boston to pick winners.
Keeps Darcy at Home.
One of the chief arguments again
decisions in New York state has be-
that the referees were not qualih
to give decisions But apparently IN
are eminently qualified TO give d
cisions in important bouts in Bosto
When il comes TO employing strol
influence to carry his points, Sno'
Baker is by no means an also ia
Baker did not care to have Les DARE
the sensational Australian MIDI
weight. leave that country and
to America Il is obvious why Bak
opposed the trip TO American, |
Darcy is the best drawing card in {
ring in Australia. and Baker is
leading promoter.
After arguing with Darcy witho
effect. Baker then appealed 10
military authorities, with the resi-
that notice has been served on
niddleweight champion that he mi
not leave the country. as he is want
for work in the trenches"
Jack Kearns. the American MAI
ger, who got a promise from Dar
to 90 TO America. thinks the Al
tralian VIII give the military autbo
lies the slip and sail foT this count
But when 2 promoter goes to
extent OF getting tho War pepa
nent TO help him keep his meal tic
at home. it would appear that Kea
and Darcy will have TO knuckle do
TO the inevitable.