Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-27

challenger Moran in wonderful rally
landed his left and four rights in sue
cession on Willard's head and forced the
champion 10 the ropes at the bell Moran's
face was covered with blood from his
eye and his nose from the eighth round,
but he withstood several hard jabs and
doggedly kept on. He swung both hands
to the head. but willard was still too
cool with his long left for Moran's blows
to take effect. Moran landed a good
left swing On Jess ear as the bell sounded
and earned an even break in this round.
Moran persistently rushd in the ninth.
but several Of his swings we're blocked.
Jess kept iabbing with his left, but Moran
tore I'm with a swinging right to the body
and swung his left to the head. Then
Willard jabbed him at will. but Frank
rushed again and landed two right swings
before he was met with a right upper
cut, which forced him against the ropes
from which he sprang with high right
swing on the head, finishing the round
the honors of which again were even.
In the final session the champion kept
working left jabs to the face. planting
six of them without return, although
hand blow. Willard blocked another rush
end jolted with right and left as Moran
bored in. At close quarters. Willard
drove a half arm right to the wind and
sent two short lefts and two rights to the
head Before the round ended he planted
at least half dozen short arm blows on
Moran's face.
Decision All But Unanimous.
The awarding of the bout to Willard on
points was virtually unanimous among
the experts about the ringside. although
ali gave Moran credit for his gameness
and continual efforts TO land a punch that
would bring down his gigantic opponent
/ Among the papers whose representa-
tives gave Willard the bout on points
were the following:
New York Herald, Times, Tribune
/ World. Sun, American. Press, Evenins
Telegram, Evening Mail. Evening Jour.
nal, Telegraph and Philadelphia Inquirer
Promoter Tex Rickard announced that
the gate receipts amounted to $751; .254. OF
this amount. the state received IA per
cent of the gross receipts. which
amounted to $ll.34405. WIZARDS share
was $47,5oO. and Moran's. $2S,75O. Com
bined with the percentage taken by tbs
state and the $500 paid for the renta
OF the garden. the expenses totaled $50.
O94.05.
To this must be added other expenses
which probably will bring the total vi
to about $4,000 so that Tex Rickard ant
his partner In the enterprise. Sam Nc
Cracken. will clear close to s5c.0OO profi
on the bout.
What They say.
Moran refused to make any statemen
after the bout other than TO say, Their
would have been no fighting il he had no
taken the aggressive throughout the tel
rounds.
Willard left the garden immediatel
after the bout refusing to be interviewed
Or. Lewis Morris. vino attended tn
champion at his hotel, said that Willard
had suffered a slight fracture of tn
joint of the first index finger OF hi
right hand early in the fight He added
however, that the big fellow otherwis
was in good condition and that the iniur,
TO the finger would not trouble hin
more than a day or two.
Rickard said after the fight:
Moran put up a good fight. He's
darn good boy. Willard was much slowe
than / thought he'd be. II he broke hi
, right hand. as it is said he claimed h
: did. 1t did not seem to make much diff
ference. He did not seem to need hi
right a good part OF the time"