The sun., 1916-03-26
WOMAN FINDS Big
BOUT TAME AFFAIR


| while the latter pushed him gently. oh
ever SO gently. against the ropes.
Now and then uie big fellow tapped
! the little one carefully on the head.
| and once Moran swung his hands around
| the others Uranium. but which blow
was hook and which a swing--and
why did they call them those names
anyhow" I gave Il up. and abandoned
myself to a perfectly unscientiic ROOD,
| deciding that my mind could not cop,
| with these masculine matters.
Well. the rounds moved on. and I be-
gan TO feel a trihe bored. The crowd
was n lot more exciting than what went
! on inside OF the ring. II was hopeful
crowd. rousing up optimIstically when
ever willard walked up and punched his
opponent. and simply roaring with Joy
wnen Moran landed a knock on the big
! mans ribs. think We all felt real
! fatherly and motherly., accordius to our
sex. ;owasd Moran. 7. did seem so
dreadful 20 see him pitted against a
creature twice his size. with what
looked like absolute defeat before him.
but as the minutes passed on ! sensed
that the animal coilsd around the ring.
even though It's sympathy was with
Moran. would go mad with savage ex-
element whenever either Of the fghte.s.
the little one or the big one. knocked
the other out. Yes. the animal was
clearly growing savage. II yelped AMI
snar rlcd now and then In a way that
made me think Of what is going on
across the Atlantic. began to feel
nervous at tho though Of what tina.
animal would do when the climax came
I In the ring.
But. oh, well. the climax didn't come
7, looked as II Ii were coming in the
fourth round when Moran's eye got all
bloody. but then the he'll rang. and the
seconds-,here must have been thirds
and fourths too. there were 80 many OF
them. seized their yellow palm leafs ana
famed the fighters. and wiped off their
hrovs with cold water. and made them
all respectable again.
Moran's bloody smear Vas wiped from
his brow. and the thing began to IooR
like "A auiet little boxing match again
For two more rounds the men just
loa fed through crosscuts and upper
labs and right swings and whatever TN"
things are. and ,hen--'hcn came the
thrill | was looking for. II was the
grand seventh round. willard. the lazy
big giant. walked up. and Moran just
couldn't do anything but guard his neal
with one arm and jab wildly with the
other, and I though, with a catch In my
breath:
"Dh, dear. his poor SISTER
For Moran's sister was there LOOKING
on. Miss Margaret Moran. who came on
from Pittsburg specially to see her
brother whip willard. as she fully ex-
pcctcd him TO de-. was IN box AT the
rinyside, and even in the midst OF my
eager watching Of the ring for the maj
tragedy, which I knew would come III
one second more. | had time TO feel
sorry for her. Prizehgh'!ng may he
low form OF ambition. but II IT'S what
one ia proud Of ones brother TOT II
mus, be terrible. ] Thought, TO see nun
wiped OUT. discredited. right before ones
eyes
Then Moran staggered doEgcdly ana
7 felt 40 sick 7 forgot everything else
Right then and there ! decided that
boxing was no amusement for me AS
long as il was tame I was bored. and
when Il got 10 he the real thing the
Dit of my stomach sank right in.
However. az everybody knows now sc"
the real story BY "A man who knows
what uppercuts and things are when he
secs them--,he bell rang just in time 70
keen Willard from killing Moran. and
hy the time the eighth round began the
giant had thought OF something tnat
mad, him forget he was mad. Probably
il was his natural disposition. which
deserted him for minute in the seveh'h
round, Just reasscr''ng itself. AZ
" oman behind me said
willard looks 49, II he couldnt Dear
10 hur, anybody"
Well willard kept on feeling that
way all through tho res, OF the fight.
Moran didn't ge; very peevsh again.
and they had some real am'able sparring
tn half past ten Then they sat down
In their corners and the seconds washed
tn. g.istcning swca, on their backs--
tina; swca, was the mos. realistic thing
abou; the fght--snd the anlma! coiled
around the ring yaWned, stretched H.
self and began 10 crawl out