Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-26
WILLARD WINNER
over FRANK MORAN
Gets Seven Rounds While
Loser Is Given One and
Two Are Even.
WAS A BLOODY FIGHT
Kansas Cowboy Shows Lack
of AggrcSSlNcncSS:
Thousands See Ii.

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NEW YORK. March 2,-Jcss Wi
lard, world = champion heavyweight
easily outpointcd Frank Moran In "a
ten-round bout here tonight Willarj
had the better on points In every
round, except the third, which went
to Moran by narrow margin ana
the eighth and ninth which W"r"
even.
The conquoror OF Jack Johnson
claimed to have broken al the bones
in the back OF his right hand during
a slashing rally i'm the third, ana 1t
was noticeable that ne did not us"
his right to any extent In the later
rounds Occasionally he uppercut TO
Moran's body or jaw with that h1nd,
but II lacked the Furnishing power
shown in his training work.
The chief feature Of Mordn's battle
was his gamcncss Although ne could
make no impression on willard with
his hardest swings he fought steadily
and courageously and "A hail of left
jabs and hooks which battered ms
face and almost closed his left eye
toward the end of the bout. Several
times Moran was daZcd by the cham
pion's smashes but willard fightlnE
with his usual lack of aGgrossiNcncss
did not appear To try particularly for
"A knockout The champion never
was in danger from Moran's blows al
though number landed with crash
ing force on his jaw and body. Most
of them, however. either were
blocked or avoided by the Kansas
cowboy who took run advantage of
his great height and extraordinary
reach.
Clean Fighters.
Referee Charley white said after
the bout that it was one of the clean
est at which he ever officiatcd and
he had to caution the boxers only
once. Moran landed dangerously low
on willard at one time in in-fighting.
but the blow was unintentional and
did not appear To distress Willard
seriously.
willard. whose weight was am
nounced at 259is pounds in ring cos
tune. lowered over Moran. who
weighed only 20l Y pounds when the
pair shook hand a few minutes before
10 o'clock.
Moran opened hostilities with u
right To the head, then tried a left to
the body which was, blocked. willard
kept iabbing with his long left. Moran
bording in swung an overland left
high on the head and then was driven
back by several left iabs and short
right hook TO the ear
ROUND ONE. Willard iahbed
Moran in the face with left aud the
latter rctaliatcd with three blows 10
the body which willard blocked.
Moran hooked "A left to Wizards Jaw
and took three left iabs to the face in
return. Moran swung right and left
N NillurI's mock and received 4 hard
right in the body Moran missed a
right and went into clnch and VII
lard tore loose and landed a right and
lef; TO the head. willard smashed
him a terrific left in the face. daziug
the challenger Moran swung wildly
with right and left, but willard /
laughed as he blocked carefully. VII |
lards round.
ROUND Willard took the |
aggressive Moran came back, the |
pair exchanging blow for blow. Moran /
broke and backed away. willard fol |
lowed Moran slowly around the ring |
and drove n right hook to Morau's |
eve and battered him in the body {
Moran was helpless against willard in /
cllnchos. The champion staggered /
Moran with a lcft TO the face as the |
bell rang willard round
ROUND THREE Willard smashed |
Mnran mn nv Ni"r"n,s snv5rc Swin.s /
could not reach Wnlnrd's law wi |
lard i,hhcd Moran WIN his loft nj /
most nt win Moran rrcw shnIN
undcr the nin,binr Niiiard dur,rd
two rirht lv,ines ana laurbrd Noron
sw,,n,, ~ I,ft to ,,. b,,d,s a. b,., hrlI
ram. Ntnrap's rn,,pd
EoI-\D Fot,r Willard st.bi,,d
Nor,n i'm tho r,,, vim tvn lcrts
unrrrruttipr Moran in Tho b"d, viii
rirbt and n lrft Nlor,n boni,,d
a loft to The body and "A I"ft to Wi,
lard's law WIZARD S,pt stobbinn
Nornn win his Inn,, lrft ana urr,J
him with "A rlrht tn mo Jaw 4 fer.
rifle Ien to W,1,rd's hnd, nc,.c,
iarred him Willard splu NInr,r'e
Owe wide anon win N ,r1sbin,, r,"nt
Wizards rnund
KOT\p rINr Willard h.tt.d
Moran with rirht ana ION numerous
to the iaw and me hltcr tri,J =,
penetrate Wizards ruard vim bod,
blows. Moran rushed Willard tn Inc
ropes. but the latter closed Nlorar's
left eve with mS labs. Moran kent
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