The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-27
ETz ON BATTLE.
Former Title Holder Says Will
Iard's a Real Champ.
Challenger Never Had Right in
49, Same Ring With Jess.
RY ROB FITZsNMONs.

X.
Is real champion. He proved that
beyond any question Saturday night
I think he'll be the king of them all
for a long time to come 1t Will take
AMMAN a whole lot bigger than Frank
Moran, and with a whole lot harder
punch to put that powerful fellow
away.
Every minute of every one of the
ten rounds was Jess >. His cleverness
enabled him to block most of the
vicious swings that the yellow-haired
IFfshman shot at him-and when one
Of them did land, WIZARDS strength
enabled him to take it with a laugh.
1t Was a Slaughter.
Moran never had a chance with him.
It was really a slaughter. ! thought
fora minute or two IN the seventh
round. when Jess was banging him all
over the ring-jab, jab, jab, and then
uppercut, uppercut' uppercut-tinast
Charley White, the referee, wouldn
have made any mistake if he stopped
Il. as he had a right to do when one
man was entirely outclassed-
-Outclassed is the only word for it
Frank never had right to be in the
same ring with the champion. The
only way he could possibly have fig
ured to win, before the fight. was by
landing one of those wild swings of
his. He did land a few of them, but
they didn't even annoy Jess. The
champion proved that he could take a
good punching without it bothering
him even a little bit.
Willard Clever.
willard is a big, clever fellow. He
knows the tricks of the trade much
better than 1 thought he did. I won't
admit that he's as clever as Jim JEFF
fries or Jim Corbett, but he makes the
best showing of anybody outside of
those two that I've seen in the ring
in many a year.
As a fight this ten-round bout at
Madison Square garden didn't amount
to much. It was so one-sided that it
was ridiculous. Willard just Jabbed
and cut Moran as he pleased and won
from the very first minute they were
in action.
Fight by Rounds.
The fight by rounds, as reported by
the Associated Press. follows:
ROUND ONE.
Willard jabbed Moran in the face
with a left and the latter 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 return.
Moran swung right and left to Will
lard's neck and received hard right
in the body.
Moran missed a right and went into
-clinch and 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 wildly with right and
left but Willard laughed as he blocked
carefully. 1t was Wizards round
ROUND TWO.
Willard took the aggressive. Moran
came back and the pair exchanged
blow for blow.
Moran broke and backed away.
Willard followed Moran slowly around
the ring, drove a right hook to Mo-
rams eye and battered him in the
body.
Moran was helpless against Willard
in clinches.
The champion staggered Moran
rang. WIZARDS round.
ROUND THREE.
willard smashed a right into Mo
rams body, doubling Moran up. No
rams savage swings could not reach
wizards jaw.
Willard jabbed Moran with his left
almost at will. Moran grew shaky
under the punching.
Willard ducked two right swings
and laughed. Moran swung a left tc
the body as the bell rang.
This was Moran's round.
ROUND FOUR.
= willard stabbed Moran in the face
with two lefts. He uppercut Moran
in the body with a right and a left
Moran hooked a left to the body and
left to WIZARDS jaw. Willard KEEP
stabbing Moran with his long left and
Jared him with a right to the jaw
Willard split Morans eye wide opeI
with a crashing right. 1t was Will
lard's round.
ROUND FIVE.
willard battered Moran with RICH
and left uppercuts to the jaw and
the latter tried to penetrate Willard't
guard with body blows. Moran
rushed Willard to the ropes but thu
latter closed Moran's left eye with hi
jabs.
Moran kept backing away, Willard
following, using his left steadily. viii
lard's round.
Aee ROUND SIN.
Willard tore into Moran, batterin;
him with right and left.
Moran smashed Willard with RICH
and left to the jaw.
Willard upper cut Moran ant
opened mis- eye again with a left iab
Willard Jared Moran with a RICH
20 the jaw, uppercut him until h
wavered on his feet. Moran was run