Evening star., 1916-06-26
BOTH TRAINING HARD
Moran and Dillon Nearly Ready
for Bout Thursday.
WINNER TO MEET DARCY
ong-Anticipated Meeting Should
Furnish an Interesting Give
and-Take Scrap.
WINNER TO MEET DARCY

NEW YORK, June 26.-Frank Moran
and Jack Dillon will meet at Washing
ton Park Thursday night in the first
important ring contest scheduled for
Brooklyn arena since Packey McFar-
land boxed Mike Gibbons at Brighton
Beach last September. Like that con-
test, there is nothing of a champion
ship nature resting upon the outcome
of the battle. Also like that contest
the coming bout is creating just as
much interest as though upon the re-
suit depended the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world.
It will be the first meeting between
the boxers. and one that has long been
anticipated by the followers of the
ring. 1t promises to be an exception
ally interesting battle, as neither man
can afford to be beaten. Although
Frank Moran has been defeated by
Champion willard. it generally Is be-
lieved that the winner will have an
opportunity of meeting the titleholder
If such a match is not possible. the
| winner undoubtedly viii be matcneo
with Les Darcy, provided the latter
comes here from Australia. possibility
that now seems a certainty.
Moran Open-Air Fiend.
The principals in the Thursday night
bout are unlike in many respects aside
from size. Moran is an open-air hend'
while Dillon, except when he is at home
training on his own farm, does his
work indoors He is working outdoors
at Washington Park now, but inva-
riabIy he takes his exercise in gym
l l,a iC q lyUa a
fighting trim, and simply needs enough
work to put him on edge, While moran
is inclined to take comparatively long
rests between fights. and requires lots
of outdoor work to regain ms haiu'
rugged condition.
Moran is practically living in the
omen air at White Sulphur Springs
near Saratoga. He sleeps IN tne open.
eats in the open and does all his work
in the sunshine or rain, no matter what
are the weather conditions. He runs,
swims sails catboat, punches the Dag
and boxes Every minute or MS wax
ing time is filled with some effort IN
tended to perfect his physical strength
and speed Last winter, when he train
ed for Jim Coffey, and later, when he
trained to meet Jess Willard. he braved
the winter elements at the Springs:
When the lake was frozen he skated
and he took his dally runs through
drifts of snow.
Big Advantage Over Dillon.
Moran will weigh 200 pounds when
he enters the ring. He is twenty-five
years old and stands six feet one inch.
He will have the same handicap In size
over Dillon that Willard had over him.
Dillon will weigh about 165 pounds. He
is twenty-eight years old and stands
five feet seven and half inches
n
contest to decide for all time the Ques-
ton whether a small mans cleverness
can overcome the hitting power and
rugged strength of giant opponent
Toe Walcott knocked out the giant
Choynski in seven rounds. but Wolcott
was a fighting freak, and although Dill
lon has attained the reputation OF
giant killer" his mettle has never
size and power. Wolcott gave away
twenty-three pounds and over ten
inches in height. In the first three
rounds he hammered Choynskis body,
and after that the difference in size was
of no account to the giant.
Fighters of the Old School.
Aside from the interest in the aues-
ton of cleverness and size the Moran
Dillon match gives promise of being
contest of the sort that used to make
the Old- timers SIT up. DUH fleH are
fighters of the old school. willing to
take a punch to serve one, and this
feature alone will be responsible for
the presence of a record crowd.
In compliance with warning sent
out by the state athletic commission
blanks were filled out yesterday by the
managers of the bout. The boxing COM
mission notified Ike Dorgan and Sam
Marburger, managers of the contest
ants that the rules demanded that the
commission should be acquainted with
all facts of any bout.
In consequence the commission was
notified that the two boxers are work
ing on a guarantee. with privilege of
percentage. The blank also stated that
George Considine is the stakeholder
and holds the premilinary forfeits of
both fighters. The balance Of the for
feits, according to the agreement. is to
be posted within twenty-four hours of
the contest.
Chairman Wenck declared he would
select a referee for the bout Tuesday in
accordance with the request made upon
him by both managers.
To the great disappointment of every
American League pitcher. Tyrus r.