The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26

head as the bell rings. Wlllard's round.
ROUND NINE-Moran PUSHES In.
swinging wildly. but Jess blocks. Jess
shoots three straight lefts TO Moran's
race. Frank connects twice with right
SWINGS. but jess Is too far inside of them
10 bc damaged. They miss rights together.
willard hooks the right to Franks body.
ne gets him coming in with u wicked
right uppercut. willard jabs Moran six
times with the left without a return.
men he uppercuts to the face with the
right. Moran lands an overland right
10 WIZARDS jaw, but Jess Just grins.
Willard urpercuts again as the bell rings.
Wizards round.
ROUND Tk.N-Willard stabs Moran
haIt a dozen times with tho left without
u return. Moran lands a wild right to
>thc face. Jess holds out his law 10
Franh, then sends Moran's head back
with a left jab. Moran Is wild. His
ieit brushes Wizards hair and they
ciinch. Moran hooks left to face. VIII
Lard uppercuts with right to face. Moran
puts hard let's To Wizards Jaw. They
miss rights. willard jabs with the lett
As the round fight end. Wiilard's
round.
rrclimtnaries Rushed Throush.
" was i've minutes after & when
Peter stain OF oklahoma City crawled
through the ropes for the first prc,im-
mary four round exhibition with Nate
JACKSON. This was "A bantam tilt. and
stain wh" weighed 1l3 pounds to lIS
Tor jackson. earned the decision.
As II to demonstrate the national i'm
portance of the nights Entertainment
Claude Tlbbetts OF Albany was the third
man In the ring for the preiiminaries
ms engagement was "A compliment TO
me Upstate Boxing Commissioners.
Franey and Dwyer. who wished to dis
play the charms Of the game outside
the metropolis. Tex Rickard and his
corps Of assistants were working like
beavers to hurry through the pr.limI-
naries.
No sooner had Jackson and Stain quit
the ring tina Red Mack Of Newark
and Young Vanguard Of The Bronx had
e taken their respective quarters. These
were heavy featherweights. Mack
D weighed 1913 and MarQuard l26 pounds.
4 The heavier boys appeared a bit slower
t than the bantams and the crowd imme-
d;ately called for action. The boys re-
I sponded most satisfactorily In the second
/ round Marquard LANDED a number OF
SUM- right uppercuts TO the face and
, body. while Mack made good use Of
= ms left for jabb!ng purposes. In the
mira round Marquard staggered Mack
I WIN "A LETT hook, which was evened a
a Few moments later with a straight right
= to the jaw that split M%arquard's lips
7 ana brought first blood of the evening.
n In the last round Marquard dropped
II Mack. who took a count OF eight, with
II a right to the jaw following closely a
LEFT to the body. Mack. who was no,
hurt much. claimed "a foul. Marauard
v would have been entitled TO the decision
: had one been rendered.
Next came Jimmy Murray Of this city
. and Charlie Treyball OF Chicago. Thu
2 NLAN than .D.r. 90 -..l
f.. ferocious and bitter AS the old time feud
q between The Giants and Cubs. Murray
: squat and stocky for his ll9ir pounds
carried a terrific punch In either hand
though he did telegraph his right. Trey,
ball. more rangy in build, made "A run
d. away of II. In the first round TOWARD
4, the end of this period, Murray rocked
=, Treyball with a right to the Jaw tina
almost felled his man, In the third
however. Murray hit low and was dis
qualified for the foul.
Because of the earlier delay one con,
t,mplated four round preliminary wal
l. dispensed with. Battling ~Ievinsky ant
II Jim Savage. to comply with the Law
e furnished the necessary six rounds. Thi,
was cut dow from the contemplated
o ten. savage, who went on at shor
s notice. vas far too tat for comfort
II When he got "A few of Ievinsky's lefts OF
tho wind he began TO pun Ike a gram
pus.
IS The action in the frs, round was some
e what tame In the estimation of the gal
!. lcry gods. who booed disapproval. Thu
II men spcede~i up a bit In the second
Levinsky found Savage easily with lcf
% leads and whenever they came TO clos
IS quarters pounded away with both hand
n to Tho stomach.
+ In the third the superior speed Of tn
I. bhttler began 10 stand out IN marked
I. fashion. Levinsky iahbed Savage's fac
- I'll it looked like a rising full moon. Jus
h. toward the end OF this round the battle
% caught Jim with a hard right that almos
d dropped Savage. The latter was daze,
e, and groggy At the bell,
ID SnvaRc Has to Hold On.
X Savage was holding Oh 10 save him
d self through the fourth, lunging wildl
r every now and then in the hope a
" landing a haymaker. Levinsky ken
- pcppering the lips with his snappy left
- The crimson smear was heightened h
~ the blush tinge of tho lights, for IN
= movie men had been instructed to flr
~ the semi-wlndup. In the NTH Lev1nsk
backed Savage against the ropes an
caught him coming out with a terrif
ii right. Savage was dead on his feet bu
I'd too tough to tumble. Levinsky's lef
III knocked back inns head TO his shoulde
90 blades half n dozen times and then h
ht rained punches repeatedly to the bod
r. of Savage. who weathered the storm.
M Throughout the sixth and final roun
ut Lev!nsky continued to pepper Savage a
n will He had him lettering half a dOxe
I'd lines, but could not floor him, Levin
E. sky won all the way.
So well did Tex Richard hustle In
ut prel!minaries hat Savage and L@vinsk
he were out OF the ring before $3.50, TIL
~. worlds champion. Jess willard. AN
TO challenger. Frank Moran. had been in
II. structed to bs ready not later tha
ps $3.50. The intervening ten minutes wa
ID devoted to special musical entertain
r. ment. II sounded 50 very imprompt
~ to the rougher element OF tho gods tina
In It was hOoted,
Hand sweIls tn Dosbls Sise.
IN The worlds champion was the first I
m appear. a mighty shout went up as b
nd numbered through the ropes and hoppe
~ about. bowling and smiling, TO test III
al solldity of the ring. He was hanke
he by his managers. Tom Jones and JAG
en- curley. II accompanied by his chic
10 trainer, Walter Monahan. by the tin
is the fight ended Willard's willing rigf
Int Continued on TscsIltA Pses.