The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-17
WILLARD-MORAN
BOUT 100 SHORT
Not Much Chance for a De
cision in the Coming
Contest.

NAAN 1OENEA
posed bout between Willard and
FRANK Moran ssof unusual interest in
mat Il brings tofbear upon the heavy
Weieht title several angles which are
unusual In ring contests wherein this
titie has been involved: Under the
Saws O. the state OF New York the
boxers wfil meet In what is termed
4 ten round sparringS exhibition With
out decision and ffR both men are on
their feet III the expiration Of thirty
minutes Of boxing future ring records
WIN carry the bout as q no.dectsion
CONTEXT.
Consequently the only way in which
the heavyweight Championship could
pasb nom willard, the holder, to MOT
! n would be for the letter to knock
out his opponent or wtnson g foul SO
deiiberatethat there would g no cues.
lion % TO its intent. It q be seen
therefore that the chief interest IN
fhe contest hinges on the probability
al either Wi1lardgorSMoran knocking
out his opponentsand thus demonstra-
ting decisive supremacy.
Since the days when iheavyweights
mist donnsd gloves and fought under
o~ueensbefry rules the ring records
show that knockouts in bouts in which
chafuuionsR have participated have av'
erared well overstens rounds, notwith-
afanding that the list includes such
enoWeffuf mtterssas Jeffries, Fitzslm'
mons. Sharkey, Johnson and sullivan.
Gong back tofthesyear 1892 when Cor
bett won nom Sullivan in II rounds
tie tables shoWfthatiseven htleholders
6ouvhf aiehteen2 battles ! n which the
chananfonahip was at stake.
Tshesa contests included those IN
.ssbicii the battles terminated ] n a
jFnoel1ont or q referees decision. All
foid 30 rounds were fought and the
6yeraee roundsItofa knockout was aps
nroximateiS 1874! In this list OF ring
bsft1es are Included several in when
NOR oponenfs were disposed OF, sucn
n The Jefries:Munroe and Burns
sonIres bouts. Whensthe list is .pruneay
IA those In which the title o
fnassed. the average is still arger::
ESrnti fhe time Corbett disposed OF
sullivan until Willard punched John;
son into the ex:champtonshtp ciass,
even title holders rose and feil anu
tie number of rounds necessary IN
"a change of championship was 10
xvhieh Efyess an average OF very close
10 rounds per TUE pattLe:
From these figures 1t Will De seen
that the chancessofsa knockout IN tns
fensround bout between WIZARD anu
Moran areSagainst such8ai zeal: inc re-,
cords or the boxers themselves Wouiu
q 10 be againststhe SCORING ILa
knockout insidelt ten onnds MoEal nss
fonEht ~ bouts, winning nineseen y
about 45 per cent. by noekous
thu average duration OF oouss enu
in i knockout was i've ROUNDS. ~,
~ n S,fishf1eywons by the K. o. route
living him an ayeragesot Of Q oo PEI.
sn5' T6e ayerageIof rounds to knock
rffs III fhal champion,s case is So Q
fEesa liz bouts That either Willard OF
Norm cansiight up to these averages
81 facediby an opponent of the car
tsse AIT he Will beEcalled upon TO
seeet III this contest is most unlikely
r6e announcement that Maurice n.
Mefonghlin and Thomas Q. Bunoy
nav enfer fheJsporting goods business
6as creafed9 q Juror in national lawn
eernis circles. Inexperienced that they
merit To- cotinue to play in national
~ seeffonalE Tournaments as In the
800 Tnderlthe rather lax methods OF
Ne N a 81 {. #T.NA. in vogue IN past
Ssars, Il Ia quite Apostolic their anna
sefr stains won1dlnot b~e,afected since
fhe east mas agnumber Of prom1nent
nlavefs who have combined TENN
NAV and tennis business without los-
me fsct that the National Associa-
lion subscribed to the recent nalng
AZ q g. a. "a. AFA7conference on
an,ateufism and Will try to read more
stringent rules regarding limo Ine
constitution at the annual meetins
next month putssan entirely dinerens
Ssssfys 4 seyeresblow in the loss OF
Mcfanefling and Bundy, but they will
nst Ss %ffhoIt company IL the nation
Il body ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the propo-