Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-06
F|AsC0 W|L[ RUM SPORT
NEW WORKERS TURN BACKS
ON WILLARD. MORAN FIGHT
scribes. Critics and Ean. Uiac la such
Protest Tint Contest May
Not Uc Permitted.

York. with all it's clcvcrncss and bril-
lance, furnishes the mos, fertile field
in the land for the sale OF gold brick 5
and other things Of a suspicious GUAR
tcicr.
We have had several noteworthy
instances Q: Late. y brief time ago
New York graciously Gulpci down one
az those annual siN-dJy bicycle Eriuds
and apparently diGcstcd the tough mos
sel, Just uow metropolis residents are
corfuilN paying homage to wroStlurs.
But there are limits. and the limit
aprarcnuy has been reached.
Which is merely preliminary I" as
sorting that Ncw York probably viii
not permit itself to rc huuc"cd into
payiug out s5oOou OF lSlON.noU to sec
J.ss willard aud Frank Moran. or amy
other hug, chunks "r hc-c waddlc
Hr"uud ri"S tor ten rounds,
Yes, The enthusiasm If thor" over
was any has waned. rho atmosphere
y calming down Reason has replaced
hNStcria.
critics are nossina ,rr proposed
contest, ,'hrirmau Fred Wcuck. az
TIC New Nurl, stat" :uNiur t"umiS-
ssi"u has nut his s,amr &c disaprrnv"l
"u il. Tho other commissioners "rC no
more enthusiastic than the chairman.
- isn't HAT th" objection il 10 IN"
contest itself \ hatil" between VII
lard and Moran would II" worth whtl"
ANY place. Eu' ~" men whr. iur-
thor than III" tips nfrh"'r unS"S r"i,'iTc
thHt III" STANCES arc 1na 1" 'h"t
su"l q ""utos, az tho. proposed Gi.auti"
scale would ical IA" spnr, - hl"w ia
New York from Which it never wouhl
recover
Tho objection nrsi. is q" ~" price
10 l." paid The h"eorS and tn" c"ns"-
1ueut toll that would hc d"lrau,Ioi
"f spectators. Tir" promoters IN tllcir
rlars rror"s"d 10 charge 49, h-h "s
3" "r =" for choice SEATS. With other
,ostS selling a"r"rdn.ly.
can YOU imagine Yourself r"tiut:
such nricoS 30 soc ,w" hulkN wa.idlc
along fnr ton rounds can ,uu imn.
inc the noise that w"ulh arise il th"r"
was not a Knockout CAN'T yum iurn--
inc wha, u nice stallinc cXhjhitio:,
that plrha hly would nc for ten rounds .
can't vow imagine h"" great arc I'll"
"hsp.'cs ror q Jun dark -bruvn taste
in the mouths Of New York sport
lovers on tho nothing after"
Well some people apr"rcutl> can. .
Nn,l they certainly arc doing the best
success &c it that if willard BATTLES
he Mill draw down nearly $4,000.
rs boxers are patti. Slo6n e." tea
"ounds would ho an cNorhtaui price
10 pay Jess.
MORAN Will. HE Ui:T"IEn
Whilo Frank Mo,an. from 4 physi- !
~ standpoint is much more form-
iahlc opponent than Jach Dillon (
would he for jess Willard the fact
emains. that the III. Western cham
mon VIII possess great advantages in F..
height weight and reach over The .
Pittsburgh pu-ilist when the pair
nca, in ,heir ten-round bou, here
March "a They are nearly Of equal 4
age. Moran having hccn born on March ,
-. 1857. and willard on December - ,
ot the same year. Ia height willard F!
will tower fully Eve inches over his !
opponent. Who neaS urcS SIX feet one .
'ueh. and as L. weight Moran viii have !
10 Ccnccdc st least fort! pounds He
generals enters the ring Weighing n /
couple hounds over the 200 mark .
while willard in all likelihood. viii ,
not be Very much under 30 pounds :
after trainin. for i've weeks OF less /
Willerd's enormous reach OF eighty !
three and one-haif inches as compared !
with Npran's scventN-cIyht is 4 handi- .
zap which the PittStur"hcr viii have
- overcome IN order TO have q chance
~ "1ipoint,ng his big adversary. THAT
Moran - the posScSSor ot courage
stamina ana :, punch sufficiently cffcr-
iiN, Tor a Knockout has been demon
SirateG IA several OF his ring battles
He has been anxious !" meet Willard
ever since the latter won the cham.
I'i'Suii' from JHCk Johnson. ncaTlN-
y"tr az" AMI ba~ins his chances ON
~" showing M ,ni,ic against John
ON At h.,rls lu l"li. Moran ncn.>.s
h@ has tho ability and force u wear
down Willard even ia = limited hmm
"f zen rounds
II confluence r. = ritcn, fa,,o, il,
battle OF thf- ernd. Moran Viii no,
he found lacking ,hi, essential Thn,
h." can absorb punishment of tho
heaviest Kind. 40 one wili dcny. hun
Moran may hc ovcrconndcut of his
proves Wh"u pittcd arains, such !.
giant - willard. Moran makes no
secret at his intention TO make this
the 2roatsS; effort of his career. ana
VII Try hard 70 land :, championships
Winning "ailop with the chanc. OF
'klhS one for IN" count himself
"iiiards absence from the ring f.,
h"arly year. except in cNhin!tion
h"lis. may nave untitled him for {, su.
IRENE effort nut rs the comm. bon,
ON! 'a'is Tor len rounds. the champion
Ghd"Vnicdly VIII acqui, himself sim
tl inc skill OF a tItichpldcr. Ills cy.n-
N-rd!'ne"d offensive and deicu.iv, tao
lies 10 addition to his endurance and
'""in'adcdn"Ss. combined With q won.
""TfuI rilNSiauc, make Willard seem
almost 'nNulnerablc ia the coming bat.
ne u promises 10 bc an interesting.
n",lIc with carucstncsS on both sides
nH championships pos>inUiIicS In
N"llcd
THtE FACTS tHolI