The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-26
Jess Willard Wins on Points Over Frank Moran
FIGHT BY ROUNDS
Round ore.

They came IN slowly. sizing eacn
other up. Moran landed light left 10
ear. Jess came hack with two rttr
rights TO the body. Moran bored in.
but his blows were mostly blocked.
Jess put straight left TO Franks
cheek. They spared and Willard
landed left to face. Moran swung
right and left to head. but Willard
merely smiled and stood him of.
Moran came in head down. swing
ing over hand left and right but
without damage. They scuEled in
the center of the ring.
Willard landed a stiff left to the
jaw which Moran failed TO return
Moran swung right and left to head
Even round.
Round Two.
Jess put left 10 head and they
clinched. On the break, Moran swung
left and right TO head Willard came
back with hard right to the jaw.
After another clinch they spared and
Willard put light left TO Jaw. Moran
backing away, evidently waiting for
the champion TO lead. Willard put
stiff right TO the jaw and followed
Il up with left to the same place
without return They mixed il furi-
ousiy IN the center, Willard getting
in good right TO the head. Willard
jabped left TO face and Moran missed
counter. Head down, Moran swung
right and left to head Willard backed
into & corner and led left and right,
landing both. Moran swung wildly.
Willard taking the blows on his giant
arms and smiling broadly. Willard
had a shade
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heavy blow had been struck up to
this time. Wizards great reach
bafied Moran
Round Three.
Moran put straight left to the
stomach and then covered up. but
willard failed TO land willard
landed stir right to stomach They
came to a harmless clinch Willard
put light left to Jaw and Moran more
than eyened It up with three hard
lefts TO the jaw. They spared In the
center Of the ring. Moran led to the
jaw, but Willard beat him 10 the
punch with right to the head. After
the cltneh Moran put stiff right to
the ear. Moran put hard left to the
stomach and a right TO the head.
Moran landed a hard right to the
Jaw. They cIinched and the referee
pulled them apart
Round three even.
1t was announced that Willard
broke his right hand in the third
round. The announcement was made
by Tom Jones.
Round Four.
Willard put right to head then
swung light left to same place.
Willard landed right to head without
return
Moran swung left to Jaw and WI
lard countered with right TO head
They were spsrring at the bell II
Was Wizards round by a shade.
Round Five.
Willard tabbed left to jaw. After
a c1inch Moran put left and right to
jaw. They clnched again and on the
break, Moran swung left TO the ear
three times. The blows were heavy.
Willard smiled, but he was hurt.
Moran seemed to be making the pace,
which was not fast Willards round.
Round Six.
They exchanged a series of body
punches. willard jabbed left to jaw
Noran's injured eye bled profuseIy.
Willard put three hard rights to
Moran's injured ere. Willard landed
two stfr lefts to the Jaw. willard
pus left to the jaw at the bell VIII
lands round
Round Seven.
Willard rained Iefts TO Moran's
head and body without return Moran
covered up and tried 70 block Moran
leaned Els head against Wizards
breast and swung wildly over head.