Evening journal., 1916-06-30
yORAN No match
FOR JACK Dillon
Ioosier "Man Killer" Has
No Trouble Shading
PittSburgher
$4,000 HIS SHARE
FOR THE TRIMMING
BY The United Press.


NEW YORK, June 3O.-Jack Dillon
has lived up fully to his reputation as
a "man-killer" today, and though the
services Of an undertaken we're not
needed at the close of his fight with
Frank Moran last night, the Hoosier
bcrapper nearly killed off the Pitts
burgher as one of the big money"
lighters of the country. Moran re-
eeived $3.50 for the beating he took
from Dillon, but every jab and hook
that brought the blood flowing from
Franks face, and sent him backing
away, puzzled and pasty-looking. was
shaking him loose from further
chances at fat purses. With last
hight's fight Moran has collected S62,-
900 for taking two beatings within
three months. He received S37 600
for his fight with Willard in April
But the beating he took from Lit
tie" Dillon-more than thirty pounds
lighter and six inches shorter-prob-
ably spelled the end for Moran as a
card that will lead promoters to put
up thousands to get him in the ring.
The way is now open for Dillon to
collect some of the big stuff.
If Jack only weighed thirty pounds
more was the most frequent remark
heard in New York today among fight
followers who witnessed the mill. And
when they thought Of this lacking
thirty pounds. they also thought of
huge Jess Willard. the heavyweight
champion. Moran appeared small
when in the ring with Willard. but he
looked like giant as compared with
Dillon. However game. fast and
clever, Dillon may be, therefore, his
Chances against Big Jess are held at
zero.
Moran was Fat and in anything but
good condition for the fight. Dillon.
on the contrary. was trained to the
minute. His muscles rippled beneath
clear healthy skin, burned to a nut
brown He was in deadly earnest
from the tap of the first bell Moran
smiled and winked at friends at the
ringside during the first round and
laughed when Dillon led.
He lost his mirth in the second
when Dillon cracked him on the Jaw
so hard he almost turned around
After the third round. when Moran
got Jack on the ropes twice and
hammered him with the best he had
the smile of the Pittsburgher was
conspicuous by its absence Once in
a while he managed to strain a grin
but blood streaming from his face
belied the impression he sought to
give and he was too busy trying Ia
keep out Of the way of billions
smashes to smile often.
Dillon did his greatest execution
with short-arm pokes at close quar-
ters. In the seventh round he hit
Moran seven times in the face with.
out return with snappy rights that
Travelled only a few inches, but
brought streams of claret and shook
up Moran. They went in like blows
of a trip-hammer. A popular sayin
has been that Moran does not begin
10 fight until he is "stung." He was
stung good and plenty last might. but
when he endeavored to start some.
thing a solid right or left to the
BODY or jaw. caused all such pains tC
be dropped. Moran was tired and
groggy at the end Of the fight. II,
was also sore. both in body anC
mind. Dillon, without a mark or
him, and still fresh. tripped over tC
Moran's corner to shake hands Will
him. but he was greeted with moth
ing but a scowl as Franks seconds
worked over him.