Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-27

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NEW YORK, March 26-Jess Will
lard is still the heavyweight pugilis-
tic champion of the world. In ten
rounds OF fast fighting he defeated
Frank Moran OF Pittsburgh here last
night on points.
A crowd of about $4,000 people
paid approximately $3.50, 900 to see
the fight and went away apparently
satisfied with the result. It was the
greatest gathering Madison Square
Garden had ever seen. Many women
we're in the throng.
Willard broke his right hand in
the third round. but little blows
from his fighting left kept Moran at
a distance. Moran's best round was
the third and his worst probably was
the seventh. He was bleeding after
the fifth round, and his left eye was
almost closed at the end.
Willard was rushed to the ropes
in the third and received blow after
blow on the face. The crowd sensed
a knockout, but the finishing punch
was lacking.
Did Not Try for X. o.
Moran put up game fight. Most Of
the time he crouched and forced the fight
ing Willard seemed slower on his feet
than the challenger and appeared to have
an unlimited capacity to take punishment.
Moran scowled as he fought but VIII
lard smiled
The chief feature OF Morans battle
was his gameness. Although he could
make no impression on Willard with his
hardest swings he fought steadily and
courageously under hail OF left jabs
and hooks which battered his face and
almost closed his left eye toward the end
OF the bout Several times Moran was
dazed by the champions smashes. but
Willard. fighting with his usual lack of
aggressiveness, did not appear to try
particularly for a knockout.
The champion never was i'm danger
I from Morans blows. although number
4 landed with crashing force on his jaw
y and body. Most of them however. either
: were blocked or avoided by the Kansas
x cowboy. who took full advantage of his
4 great height and extraordinary reach.
Moran Lands Low.
Referee Charley White said after tn,
: bout that it was one OF the clesnest al
!, which he ever officiated. and that n,
had to caution the boxers only once
Moran landed dangerously low on Willard
at one time in in-fighting but the blow
was unintentional and did not appeal
4 TO distress Willard seriously.
Willard. whose weight was announce,
h, as 1904 pounds in ring costume. towereC
= over Moran. who weighed only 9Oll
: when the pair shook hands a few min
I, utes before the match
Moran opened hostilities with a lgh
= left to the head. then tried a left TO tn
III body which was blocked. willard KEEP
81 jabbing with his long left. Moran. borin,
,e In. swung an overland left high on tn
n head and then was driven back by sew
* eral left jabs and short right hook 4
n the ear Willard held him off with an
n other straight left and uppercut witt
A. his right The champion was cool an,
reach his jaw.
MOran's Eye Cut.
, Moran worked industriously in the sec
I ond session. boring In and trying to lan
overland swings. either right or left
{ while the big fellow jabbed him har
and hooked a short right TO the head
= Moran found great difficulty in reaching
the champion but was persistent, takinl
several stiff lefts in the face, one o
which cut his right eye.
The third. aud only round in whic
!, Moran had the advantage. opened wit
!, the Pittsburger landing hard left o
the body. Willard sent his right with fu
he force 20 Moran's ribs and put a straigh
"a left on the latter's nose. Frank rushe
Z. IN again with three swings. landing hi
e. right three times overland on the heaC
H. but ne didn't seem TO be hurting the COW
boy. Moran then swung his right I
the body and. rushing i'm again with HI
head down. swung his left 20 the hea'
x following with right to the other sid
: OF the head.
in willard held him away again wit
nm his long left lab. but Moran got in clo
,ee with both hands. This was Moran's be
-. round and after the bout was over h
~ advantage was explained by Willard
n. manager who stated that the champiS
l had broken some bones In his rig
hand during this round. n willard m
iE With an accident, he didn't show il.
he used his right occasionally, but n
forcefully during the next three round
Covered with RisOd.
go. In the seventh after willard had !
=" nicted a good deal OF punishment on q