The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26
MORAN HAD NO CHANGE WITH THE CHAMPION, JESS WILLARD

! Savage of Orange. Then the crowd set
 tied back for the real show. The goni
 rattled and the announcer shouted
 Ladies and gentlemen. l wish to an nounce that the principals will be her'
 in 15 minutes"
 When the roar which greeted this an nouncement had ebbed. he added, 'Ant
 there will be singing by three celebrated 1 singers in the meantime"
 1 There was singing-out not to any grea extent by the three celebrated singers, for the crowd robbed them of the tune Moran and Willard reached the build ing, 10 minutes apart, about o'clock l They went at once to their dressing | rooms. Moran seemed a little nervous
 but Willard apparently was cool and un concerned. As they prepared for th' ring the spectators continued singing. l burst of cheers at 9:37 heralded the 1 arrival of Jess Willard. He bounded be 1 tween the ropes into the ring with ar agility surprising for one of his great
 bulk. The crowd gave the champion a
 tremendous welcome.
 Three minutes later Frank Moran, tow headed grim-faced, full five inches
 shorter than his opponent, entered the
 ring and the roar of applause swe,led | louder.
 There seemed no point of similarity be- | tween the champion and his opponent 1 Willard, smiling. sat upright in his cor ner, green robe over his shoulders, his head topping the ropes by two inches. | Moran. chin in hand. slouched down in | his seat
 | NOTABLES INTRODUCED | The first ceremony vas the introduce
 ton of notables of the ring--Bob Fitzsim- mons, Corbett Kid Mccoy. All were ap- pauded, but the appearance of John L. Sullivan made the rafters ring with ! cheers.
 l More introductions, and then Charley l White referee of many battles. shedding 1 coat, vest and collar walked across the ring and leaned over the ropes to chat with the newspaper men.
 The gong rattled violently, and the an nouncer said something that ended with l Frank Moran" and there was a roar 1 from the throng. Then he told the crowd i the man in the other corner was Jess killard. Again the Garden rocked with cheers
 | Gloves were adjusted, the fighters shook hands, the announcer said the final word and the fight was on.
 There was no let-up in the cheering as the giant and the challenger mixed sledge hammer blows in the first and second rounds. Willard drew a round of cheers ! time after time as he smiled down over Moran's back. Moran was no less ap- plauded and his terrific blow to Willard S jaw in the third made the spectators gasp, but Willard merely smiled.
 Willard drew blood in the fifth from Norans left eye and the crowd yelled. There was another roar moment later when Moran backed Willard to the ropes
 The throng was in an uproar as Will lard at the beginning of the seventh drove Moran clear across the ring. Every one around the ringside sensed an im- pending knockout but Moran came back stronger near the end of the period
 The crowd seemed satisfied at the end of the ninth and began moving out to- ward the exits
 The fight by rounds follows.
 FIGHT BY ROUNDS
 Rount Willard jabbed Moran in the face with left and the latter retaliated with three blows to the body which Will lard blocked. Moran hooked a left to Willard's jaw and took three left jabs to the face in return. Moran swung right and left to Willards neck and received hard right in the body. Moran missed a right and went into a clinch and Willard tore loose and landed a right and left to the head. Willard smashed him a ter rife left in the face, dazing the challen- ger, Moran swung wildly with right and left, but Willard laughed as he blocked carefully. Willard's round
 Round 2-Willard took the aggressive Moran came back. the pair exchanging blow for bow. Moran broke and backed away. Willard followed Moran slowly around the ring and drove a right hook to Moran's eye, battered him in the body. Moran was helpless against Willard in clinches. The champion staggered Moran with a left to the face as the bell rang Willard's round
 Round 3-Willard smashed a right into IOro or,o h0l,
 ran's savage swings could not reach Will lard's jaw. Willard Jabped Moran with his left almost at will Moran grew shaky under the punching. Willard ducked two right swings and laughed. Moran swung a left to the body as the bell rang Moran's round.
 Round 4-Wil,ard stabbed Moran in the face with two lefts. Moran hooked a left to the body and left to Willard's jaw. Willard kept stabbing Moran with his long left and jared him with a right to the jaw. A terrific left to Willard's body never jared him. Willard split Moran's eye wide open with a crashing right. Willard's round.
 USES HIS LEFT
 Round 5-Willard battered Moran with right and left uppercuts to the jaw and the latter tried to penetrate Wil'ard's guard with body blows. Moran rushed Willard to the rOpes but the latter closed Moran's left eye with his iabs. Moran kept backing away, Willard following, us- ing his left steadily. Willards round.
 Round 6-Willard tore into Moran, bat tering him with right and left. Moran smashed Willard with right and left to the jaw. Willard uppercut Moran and opened his eye again with a left jab. Willard jared Moran with a right to the jaw upper cut him until he wavered on his feet. Moran was running away at the bell. Wiliard's round.
 Round willard started after Moran like 9 wild man and beat him all over the ring under the fusiade of blows. Moran was helpless, clingng to Willard blindly as the blood poured down his chest. Willard fought cooliy, picking his openings. White warned Moran against fouling. Moran swung wildly and catch ing Willard on the jaw. dazed him for moment The pair were fighting like wild men at the bell. Wilard's round.
 Round S-Willard kept jabbing Moran in the face with his left and the latter was bleeding from a number of cuts. Moran swung two rights to Willard's jaw and the champion appeared winded as he went to his corner Honors even in this round
 Round 9.-Moran rushed from his cor ner, landing right and left on Willards s neck. Willard used his left steadily, Moran scored two swings to the jaw, and repeated Willard jabbed again and hooked a right to Morans ribs. A left uppercut lifted the challenger off his feet. Moran swung to the jaw and Will lard uppercut. They were clinched at the