The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26
CHAMPION AWARDED DECISION
IN LAST NIGHTS BATTLE ON
POINTS.
BIC CROWD SAW It
TWO Fighters Fought Terrific Battle
Through Ten Rounds Willard
Showed to Advantage During Early
Rounds.

New York City, March 25.-Jesse
Willard, heavyweight champion, won
the ten-round fight from Frank Moran
in Madison Square Garden here to-
night, being awarded the decision by
Referee White on points.
A monster crowd witnessed the
battle, every seat being sold. "Tex"
Rickard, who pulled off the fight,
| cleaned up a neat sum. The seat
sale exceeded $4,000. Willard re-
ceived S47,5oo and his opponent $685.
/ $50 as his share.
FIRST ROUND-Wilard jabbed
Moran in the face with left and lat
ter retaliated with three blows to the
body, which Willard blocked. Moran
hooked a left to Wizards jaw and
took three left jabs to the face in re
turn. Moran swung right and left to
Wizards neck and received a hard
right in the body. Moran missed
right and went into a clinch. Willard
tore loose and landed a right and left
to the head. Willard smashed him
terrific left in the face, dazing the
! challenger Moran swung wild with
right and left, but Willard laughed
as ha blocked carefully. This was
Wizards round.
SECOND ROUND-Wilard took the
aggressive and Moran came back. The
pair exchanged blow for blow. Moran
broke and backed away. Willard fol
lowed Moran slowly around the ring
and drove a right hook to Moran's
eye and battered him in the body
Moran was helpless against Willard in
the clinches. The champion staggered
Moran with a left to the face as the
bell rang
ROUND THREE-Willard smashed
right to Moran's body, doubling
Moran up. Morans savage swings
could not reach Wizards jaw. VIII
lard jabbed Moran with his left almost
at will Moran grew shaky under the
launching. Willard ducked two right
swings and laughed. Moran swung
left to the body as the bell rang
This was more Moran's round
ROUND FOUR Willard jabbed
Moran in the face with two lefts, up
percutting Moran in the body with u
right and left. Moran hooked a left
to the body and a left to Wizards
jaw Willard kept stabbing Moran
with his long left and Jared him
with a right to the jaw. A terrific
left to Wizards body never Jared
him. Willard split Morans eye wide |
open with terrific right. This was
Wizards round
ROUNDFIVE Willard battered Nor |,
an with a right and left uppercut to .
Jaw and the latter tried to penetrate /
Wizards guard with body blows. .
Moran rushed Willard to the ropes. |
but the latter closed Moran's left eye /
with his jabs. Moran then kept back
ing away Willard following up with
his left steadily. Wizards round.
ROUND SIX-Willard tore into
Moran. battering him with right and
left Moran smashed Willard with
right and left to the jaw. Willard up
percut Moran ard opened his eye again
with left jab. Willard Jared Moran
with right to the jaw and uppercut
him until he waivered on his feet
Moran was running away from his OPP
ponent at the bell Wizards round
ROUND SEVEN-Willard started
after Moran like "A wild man and beat
him all over the ring. Under the fu-
sillade of blows Moran was helpless
clinging to Willard blindly as the blood
poured down his chest Willard fought
coolly, picking his openings. Referee
White warned Moran against foul
ing Moran swung wildly and catch
ing Willard on the jaw dazed him for
a moment. The pair were fighting
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