New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-30


down FOR the count, but he cut Moran's
face badly with choppy rights and lefts,
and at times seemed to have the blonde
giant absolutely bewildered.
In the third round Moran made an
attempt to beat the lighter man down
by main force. lie dashed him about
the body, but Dillon had wrapped him
self In al impenetra5le guard. Then
. he tried -e,sa> - against billions small
head, but the Giant Killer had his chin
tucked under his shoulder, and Moran
could not find a vulnerable spot
Moran Appeared Clumsy.
Compared TO Dillon Moran looked
foolishly clumsy at times, especially
when he swung his ponderous right
Only 70 describe a sluggish and futile
arc over where Dillon's round pompa-
doured head had been a few seconds
before.
Moran assimilated the punishment
with a grin early in the fight, but
toward the end he was red and raging.
Repeatedly he charged, but Dillon would
give way before him. Then when the
blonde man had wearied with swinging,
Dillon would cut loose with choppy
right and left uppercuts, sending
Moran's tawny head back
10 was in one Of these rallies in the
fourth round that Dillon started the
blood from Moran's nose. II poured
down over Moran's white lips in
crimson cataract and 10 stained the
shoulders OF the Giant Killer. In every
round after that Moran bled steadily.
Morans Smile Forced.
Once in a while the heavy Pitts
burgher would grin through the Grim
son cataract. but the smile became
more forced as the fight went on. In
the ninth round Moran, wearied and
tafied with trying TO land on Dillon,
leaned back against the ropes and let
Dillon land with full force, just to
show that while he was being out
boxed he could take more than Dillon
could give him.
That, apparently, was all that the
Pittsburgher could DO against this
coolly and quietly vicious little Giant
Killer with the impenetrable defence
and the tantalizingly accurate iudG-
ment Of distance.
The right Of Moran, the right that
has been pronounced the equal OF
John L. Sullivan's right, could ind
no place of Judgement
There were times when Moran looked
like an absolute novice. There were
times when that bounding little bundle
Of nerve and muscle forced the bulk
that was thirty-tive pounds heavier
into n corner. There were times when
il seemed impossible that Moran could
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batter of boxing gloves.
But somehow one could sense that
there was not force enough in billions
punches 70 bring down Moran. The
iawny head rocked and shot backward
a hundred times, but il never bowed.
The chagrin at the cleverness of the
smaller man cut Moran to the heart.
That is why, when he saw that he could
not land on Dillon, he would let Dillon
land freely on him. With his blood
smeared smile he seemed 70 say: well,
this little person may hit me, but he
cannot hurt me-
Hopeful Until the Last.
The only time that Moran admirers
had any hope was in the last round.
They believed that this was the time
when Morans red fury would be un-
leashed, and that he would beat down
the lighter man with a furious charge.
Moran aid rush in, but he seemed TO
founder. Dillon's bullet-like head
rocked on the broad shoulders, and
Moran could not land blow that would
tell
The Irishmen seemed 20 realize this
before the round was half over. He
/ swung from every angle and missed.
~ was moving sluggshly and hope
lesslv when the bell rang, just as Dill
lon sent the taWny head back again
with a stiff left uppercut.
In Moran's camp they conceded de-
feat. Moran was battered and gloomy.
"He is the toughest little man / ever
saw or heard Of" declared Moran. "He
has a wonderful defence
The Giant Killer naturally was
elated. "Now bring on Jesse Willard,
said Ernest Cutler Price, who was
barely perspiring after the bout Il
can reach him yust as easily as / did
Moran. Say for me, though, that
Moran is game fellow and square
fighter. hit him hard enough TO fiat
ten him, but he refused 20 fiatten.'
10000 See the Battle.
II is estimated that about twenty
thousand people saw the fight for which
Moran received 5000 and Dillon Sl5,-
600 Moran was a strong popular
favorite, though the wise ones backed
Dillon, and their wisdom was justified.
Moran fought one Of the slowest
fights he has fought since he returned
from Paris lie seemed cool enough
at the start. but toward the finish ne
wss bewildered, taking lot more pun
ishment than he should have done.
II seemed as though he had pleas
unity underestimated his antagonist.
Before the bouth was over. though. he
realized that he had met small man
with some Of the cleverness OF COrbctt,
the endurance Of Sharkey and sug-
restion Of the Fitzsimmons punch.
In a long fight perhaps Moran would
have a chance.
The only impressive thing that Mo
ran showed was his courage. but that Is
not very impressive when ones antag
onist Is thirty-fve pounds lighter and
something like FIVE inches shorter.
Though Moran Is $4,000 richer he Ia
four times that poorer in prestige.
Despite the fact that the crowd
seemed up TO expectations, 1t was an
nounced from the box office that the
promoters Of the bout. Curley, Pollok
and McKetrick, would lose money. The
receipts, IL was claimed, would not pay
the purses promised the fighters
By $3.50 II began 20 look like crowd
Of about $4,000 at least and the mob
vas still pouring through the gates
Interest began 20 quicken when the
Zulu Kid, a Flatbush aborigine with
quarter inch forehead, hoped into the
ring for the ten-round bout with Gus
Christie. who has been training with
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