New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-03
Charles Francis in the Pro-
verbal Pink and Unlike
Ai!ing Willard.
WRITER FINDS HIM
HIKING IN SNOW
Moran TO Break Camp Saturday
Will Train at HaWkins's-
Donations to Go TO Charities.
By W. q. McGHEEHAN.

White Sulphur Springs, y. y, March
when VIC left Jess Willard yester-
day afternoon he was tenderly rubbing
an aching "tummy.' When we met
Frank Moran this morning he was
bounding through six inches Of snow
lap ahead Of a mound dog and few
blocks ahead Of Willie Lewis.
As Moran ambled into Luther's llo-
tel no whacked himself violently on his
"tummy." A half-hour later Charles
Francis was introducing the said "tum-
nv" TO some corned beef and cab
bage. When one abSorbs that kind OF
food il indicates perfect confidence IN
"tummy" or else silent contempt for
it.
There Is a startling contrast between
tho preliminary conditioning methods
of the two men. Willard is tenderly
watched over by trainers and managers.
His exercises arc timed b. homeopathic
doses. and his poor. dear funny IS
watched over tenderly and prayerfully.
Moran seems TO be doing just what has
cxuberant spirits will him to do.
There is not even pair OF boxing
gloves in the camp. Moran is simply
eating. sleeping, hiking and breathing.
lie does not tear into the open with the
sullen determination OF Jeffries, but
rather after the fashion of man on a
vacation with nothing to bother him.
Often we have hearkened TO the ste
reotyped statement OF confidence from
the training camp. Even Jack Monroe
issued a beauty before he went in
against Jeffries. while all the time Mr..
Monroe was wondering if he would
last a full round. Moran's confidence
Is real and serene.
"Only chance kept me from winning
that heavyweight championship IN
Paris" he SAYS. "If that had been
finish fight. ! would have beaten John
son Just as Willard did later. And il
was tougher Jack johnson | had to
fight.
Nothing can keep nc from that title
now, unless Willard should get SICK
again. Just rs surely as he goes into
the ring with me | will beat him.
will knock him out.
Title Seeker Goes Icc-Boating.
"Ic will not he going up against
gymnasium fighter when he meets me.
lie will find a man who - wiling 10
take several punches in order TO get IN
GOOD many here" added Moran. as he
brought his olenched fist against his
law. "Willard need not be afraid TO
hit as hard as he pleases.'
Already Moran IS like that well
known war horse Champing on the bit,
and ell that sort of thing. So far he
has been training by inclination rather
than BY method. in decided contrast TO
Willard. Skating and ice yachting are
two of the new exercises on the pro
gramme.
Only yesterday Moran. alone on an
ice Yacht, was Swimming the lake be
fore the wind, when he pied the steer
ing gear end took something OF fali.
lie has big blue bruise on the thgh
20 show for it. The bump must have
been almost as painful as a sore
funny. but Moran was up at O'Clock
this morning and did his eight mics
through the snow.
Despite the hugeness OF Willard, he
suggests something of the hypochon-
driac. Sore tummies, colds, achlng
teeth and transitory little ailments
seem 20 give him more trouble than a
normal sized man. Perhaps because
these aches have such large area TO
work over.
Night now Frank Moran is brown
from wind and exposure, just bursting
witlAhealth. The slight suggestion OF
a prominent abdomen has vanished en-
tirely, \nd the muscles on his body
stand GU. as clearly as Tom Jones
seems TO think that Wizards stand out.
Right now Frank Moran is harder
springer and tougher looking athlete
than ne was before either of the nights
with Cofey
Moran Is Already Fit.
While Willard, with his grippe. his
rebellious tummy and the numerous
other ills that his quarter ton of beet
seems TO be heir to. will have num-
Der OF alibs in the event of his making
poor showing, Frank Moran will
have none. lie is ct, wonderfully TT,
for his attempt TO restore the ancient