The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
Moran Gets Decision in Third
Round and the Eighth and
Ninth Were Even.
MORAN BADLY BATTERED
Eye Injured in Fourth Round
Greatly HandiCaps Him dur
ing Remainder of Fight.
tBv ASSOCIATED PREasl

NEW YORK. March 25.-Jess Will
lard is still the heavyweight pugilstic
champion OF the world. In ten rounds
of fast fighting he defeated Frank
Moran, Of Pittsburg. tonight on points.
A crowd of about 1900 persons
paid approximately $l50,00O to see
the fight and went AWAY apparently
satisfied with the result. 1t was the
greatest gathering Madison Square
Garden had ever seen. Many wom-
On were in the thrOng.
willard Breaks hand.
Willard broke his right hand in the
third round, but blows from his fight
ing left kept Moran at distance.
Morans best round was the third and
his worst probably was the seventh.
He was bleeding after the nth round
and his left eye was almost closed at
the end.
Willard was rushed to the ropes
III the third and received blow after
blow on his face. The crowd sensed
a knockout. but the finishing punch
was lacking.
Moran Is Game.
Moran put up game fight. Most
of the time he cruched and forced
the fighting. Willard seemed slow
er on his feet than the challenger
and appeared to have an unlimited
capacity to take punishment, Moran
scowled as he fought, but Willard
smiled.
Willard had the better on points
in every round except the third,
which went to Moran by narrow
margin and the eight and ninth were
even.
Uses Left Hand Most.
The conqueror of Jack Johnson
claimed to have broken all the bones
in the back of his right hand during
a slashing rally in the third, and It
was noticeable that he did not use
his right to any extent in the later
rounds. Occasionally he uppercut to
Moran's body or jaw with the hand,
but 1t lacked the Furnishing power
shown in his training work.
u The chief features of Moran's bat
tie was his gameness. Although he
could make no impression on Willard
with his hardest swings; he fought
steadily and courageously under a
hall of left jabs and hooks which bat
tered his face and almost closed his
left eye toward the end Of the bout.
Several times Moran was dazed by
the champions smashes but Willard,
fighting with his usual lack Of agrees
siveness, did not appear to try par
ticularly for a knockout.
Willard Never in Danger.
The champion never was in danger
from Moran's blows although a num-
ber landed with crushing force on his
jaw and body. Most of them, however,
either were blocked or avoided by the
Kansas cowboy, who took full advant-
age OF his great height and extra
ordinary reach.
Referee Charley White said after the
bout that 1t was one of the cleanest
fights at which he ever offlciated and
that he had to caution the boxers only
once. Moran landed dangerously low
on Willard at one time in fighting but
the blow was unintentional and did not
appear to distress Willard seriously.
Award is Unanimous.
The awarding OF the bout to Will
lard on points was virtually unani-
nous among the experts about the
ringside. although all gave Moran
credit for his gameness and continu-
al efforts to land, a punch on the
champion that would bring down his
gigantic opponent.
Promoter Tex Rickard announced
that the gate receipts amounted to
$151.254. OF this amount the state
received seven and one-half per cent
of the gross receipts, which amount
ed to s11,34f.05. Wizards share
was $47.500 and Moran's $23,750.
Heavy Expenses.
Combined with the percentage
taken by the state and the $500
paid for the rental of the garden, the
expenses totalled $90;094.05.
To this must be added other ex-
penses which probably will bring the
total up to about 100000 so that
Tex Richard and his partner in the
enterprise, Sam McCracken, will
clear close to $4,000 profit on the
bout.
Moran refused to make any state
ment after the bout other than to
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he had not taken the aggressive
throughout the ten rounds.
Injury Not Dangerous.
DR.. Lewis Morris, who later at
tended the champion at fiis hotel said
that willard suffered slight frac-
ture of the Joint of the first index
finger OF his right hand early In the
fight. He added, however, that the
big fellow otherwise was in good
condition, and that the injury to the
finger would not trouble him more
than a day or two.
Thousands Surge.
Thousands Of fight hungry men and
women surged around Madison Square
Garden tonight, enviously craning
their necks TO watch the fraction OF
their number who were permitted TO
enter the historic building.
An impenetrable Gordon OF police.
mounted and on foot. had been thrown
around the garden hours before. and
only those who could show tickets
were permitted to pass. Those who
had the magic pasteboards were
formed into what seemed endless lines