New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
Jess Willard
May as We'll
SticktoCircu,
Heavyweight Situation .
mains Just as h
Used To Be
By ". o. MGEEHAy


Any commvnique regardis,
heavyweight pug.i,stie divi,i.'
read: "Thc heavyweight .itu,,;..
unchanged and will remain in M,
diuon or thereabouts for Ii, =.
year.
There has NOT been much All.
that division since Frank Mora, !.
an attempt 70 bounce the laurel. =
the nsttened brow Of Jess wil.,i.
cid not even bulge them. Mora, :,
looks the best OF a bad lot.
For time DO seemed tha, P,,.b
ton. the ponderous plasterer Of D..
ester, MINI, might be moulded h.
real contender. but along can, q.
Morris and all the nice thing, ~.
ere said about Fulton By III, y,,,.
pugilistic incxperts including n,,.a
lookcd foolish.
Morris Meets Corey
Morris VIII uow try conclasias, v
Jim CoTey. the Roscommon Clan.
was twice knocked ont by Noras
the Scpulpa person docs not win
fght quickly arl corclusyely h,.
be out OF the running and only W..
win remain do. ID possible coniead,, =
willard Jr.. t-~ much n 81.
tender he viii be'you can figure Il "a
t.ll recall the last mecune 81 Ma
and Moran.
The fac. that Moran Knocked 4.
Tom CoWior Che other night IN a,'
signifies nothing. Moran Knocked :
CCvlcr occc before when the sr,
topped one was battling his nay Az
England. But .t Uas tie way in VI.
be- did 10 that s'c1'nct
After the bel rang Tor the H..
round CoWicr drove a rgh, eias.
against Moraua JAS and sent The Pin
burgler rccInc Moran was 20 gyss.
that ho did nor know where hi, cor
was for "a while. lis knees vabs.
and bra eyes were CLASSY. Yet In D
next round Moran came back 'teEl
his small white ,ocln and snarling,
Coalcr Shows Fear
lie dashed 30 furiousiy az CowlT q
the biz Euclisrman began 20 retr
rhsu Moran laughed avagely, e
Cowlcr. who was the freshef q
.,rongcr. showed that Pie was sin
The Engli.hma seemed 70 recall 4,
other meeting and it- finish. lie bisa'
up and covered his head Moran tfr
left 20 the body, and Cowler, bsiI
no, by The actual punch but b. 3
fear Of being beaten. sank 20 bis cs
and waited for the count.
Noran's gamencss Won for him
may be a clumsy battlcr, this redlas
man. but d. VIII take "a real hghNi
huoca him out.
II begins to look as though Asr
would be tho logical contender plss
bv the Curity Willard Jones systa
for a bout with Willard The q
probably will be- held somewhsr
the West. az the bidding would BE- d
tlous IN this frequently stuug yisiaiil
Morris now holds the rough-snd'.
bic decision over Fulton, who was {
merly the logical contender \
mite Of prestige the syndicate ~
will be inflated by "a victory over Y
fov. The Roscommon IDOL. thougi
has been stretched upon the e.,'
several times. remains an IDOL 81
But = Morris wants % DE Tsali
illogical contender he shoIld hrN
nose Of Moran. That VII be
NIGHTS worn. Alto. Thar. IF The fs
Nr. Morris and tho portllcr M Y
lard desire TO engage boo combat =,
can be no valid objection only
afray should be- staged IN a reihisi'
concrete ring. so that The ives o.
spectators may not be cndanseF's
Benny Leonard. WHO Is soon .
Private Leonard, 1. :. 4, will meo I
90 the hardest cE ion.i, lh !, n'e A.
wbop he boxes Richie Mitchell 70 !
waukeo on the 18th. Mitchell +
clever two-handed boxer, VIII 7
enough kick behind bis prnshs
make them sting. u should be As 7
and pretty a lightweight battle a.
was staged.
That Mitchell has a drive ga
sworn 10 BE- Joe yelling. Who ~
him in Racine. yelling, under u' +
pression-that Mitchell was hs' /.
ter. came out carelcs..y, ana "a
4 dropped hy o right 10 ihc l4" n
he rose he was dropped again. aae =. 7
time remained Oh lle mat long '-'
TO think 10 over. ,h,D
II is a pity chat some o. ". =
lightwcichts Of ,he West DO %. Il
his wav once ODD q while. Hss
seems 70 get only the soaAem w.
brand.