Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-27

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last night, and stands forth the more
respected heavyweight champion Of the
world.
One little lump on his left cheek was
the only mark the big fellow carried
out of the ring apart from his taking
contagious smile.
A pile driver will be needed to bat.
ter down this superman. the pun
fishing power and engine drive behind
that Samson-like right of Frank Moran
had hardly more effect than the sting
Of a mosquito.
1t is true that the clever blocking
and cool-headed defense Of the cham.
pion shut, of or brushed aside the vi.
cious swings and shooting blows that
the big Pittsburgh blond shot over ir
his effort to realize that dream Of wear.
ing a boxing crown. but some did land
and even these, delivered with all the
ferocious fury Of desperate determine
ton, Jared but did not shake this hu.
man rock.
Moran q Game One
Frank Moran was game. He stood
I'D under the fire Of Wizards piston
like left, which jabbed and Jared and
even cut at times. without faltering
and. kept tearing in, willing to take
more for that once chance on which
he counted so largely.
That this one chance never came was
not due to any lack Of trying, but rath.
err to the amazing defensive skill Of the
champion. In the seventh round. which
was by all odds the fastest and most
furious, the vast crowd was led to feel
that the end was near and that Moran
must go down before the drives and
swings and uppercuts which rained IN
torrents on his head and body.
For once Moran thought only Of Gov.
ering up and protecting himself from
a doom that seemed imminent, but sud
denly rallying with the heart Of lion
he fairly sprang at his rival and land
ed four blows in quick succession that
might have turned the tables against
any other living man. 1t showed the
heart that was in him.
The Garden was packed to the por-
tails. The Anticipated timbers sagged
The rusty joints creaked and groaned
under the crush and stamp Of many
feet.
Wizards Hand Broken
DR.. Lewis Morris. who attended the
champion at his hotel after the bout
said that lie had suffered a slight frac'
ture of the Joint Of the first index fling
er of his right hand early in the fight.
He added, however, that the big fellow
otherwise was in good condition and
that the injury to the finger would not
trouble him more than day or two.
Something over $4,000 men and wo-
men paid something over $4,000 to
see the champion and his rival IN &C.
ton, and this represented only q por-
ton Of the money just crying to be
spent for the same purpose, If only the
big amphitheatre had been double its
size.
Richard Makes Good
Tex Richard with characteristic shreWd'
ness and natural boldness gambled to the
extent of fully 100000 to bring the men
together for comparatively paltry prone.
OF this sum he guaranteed purse OF
s71 go. by long odds the biggest ever Of
fered for 10-round bout and second only
to that purse of s1O1,O00 Of which Jack
Johnson won the lions share In beating
Jim Jeffries at Reno. New, on July 4. 1910.
Jess Wizards bit last night was $4,000,
while Moran carried off the generous sum
of 23.75O. A little mental arithmetic shows
that Willard earned $4750 a round, 1883 a
minute, or ST second. to swing his
gloved hands against the body and head
Of his opponent.
"Diamond Jim" Buys an Extra
On the floor of the Garden and around
the ring were the boxes, seats in which
cost SIS each. There were not more than
half enough to go around and the price
had been willingly, not grudgingly, paid
even to the extravagant sum of $l75
which Jim Brady paid out at the last
moment to lucky Spectator
Then came the floor seats at the rather
distant ends, raised slightly at the Fourth
avenue side, and roundabout were the
regular arena seats reaching up TO the
topmost gallery and ranging in price
from $40 to So. Not chair was vacant
Standing room was at premium. Hun.
dreds on the outside fairly clamored te
get In.
First Round
They walked to the center at 9.55. Mo
ran backed away and took two hard
rights to the head. Moran is forcing
Willard, in his usual style. blocked well
Willard was ineffective twice to Moran's
head. At the third jab he REDEEMED Mo
rams eye. Moran then closed in and
there was a fierce mix. The blows were
hard, but Willard smiled.
White cautioned Moran that he mus,
stop fighting at the order to break. Mo
ran again forced Willard into his oWr
corner and Jess continued to block
punches. Moran stepped back to size his
man up. He drove a hard Highlander
to Wizards eye Moran missed left
hand to the head Just as the bell rang.
Second Round
Moran fights close and rocks Willard
with right to the head. Willard seemed
at sea when Moran drew close. Moran
was fighting hard and the crowd roared
when his right crashed to Wizards jaw.
Moran backed away and measured his
man with a right. Willard beat him to
it and shook him up with a swinging
right.
Willard forced, but missed with a
left. Moran tented with his left. try
Ing to make Willard uncover. He
Porcod Vyi1la ri into the Moran corner