The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-25
Moran and Fulton
Ready for Battle
Big Ex-Plasterer Will Get
Acid Test In the Ring at
New Orleans Tonight
Smaller Man Confident He
Can Eliminate Antagonist
AS Championship Con-
tender, ... t.

New York, Feb. 25-Frank Moran
will apply the acid test to big Fred
Fulton in New Orleans tonight.
If "Ferocious Frederick" gets by
this lion-hearted fellow, there will be
no gainsaying his worth as an OPP
ponent for Jess Willard. On the
other hand, should Moran finish the
big ex-plasterer clearly with knock
out, Willard must meet him in the
sort of fight in which he himself
Wrested the championship from Jack
! Johnson, or relinquish the title as
! Jeffries did.
T. Ike Dorgan sent the following wire
I from New orleans last night. His
/ message disproves the story of Scotty
I Montieth that there is little interest
being taken in the tilt of the heavy
weights. Dorgans message read:
THE town is mad over the fight,
and Tortorich says he will be disap-
pointed if the house is not packed. 1t
seats 10000. He expects to draw
$4,000. Saw Fulton work out for
the first time last Monday. He
spared with a local Jack johnson
and another heavy.
'"They appeared slow and were evi-
IDENTIFY afraid to hit him, especially
in the body. Fulton is a 6 to 5
favorite, but they are taking 4 and 5
to 1 that Moran knocks him out. They
must have a local referee here and
Sam Golden got the job.
1.-THE arena is in the open, where
all the fights are held. Scotty Mon
fo,
| month and a half had two fights and
blew the entire bankroll on the
ponies. Therefore, why should they
be back home singing any too sweetly
of this fair old town?
MARK is fit, Mark that. Harvey
Cohen didn't allow for anything else.
I didn't believe it at first, but now I
know that he had Moran up at 6
every morning. little breakfast,
and then on the road, and Cohen went
with him. He has been right on top
of Moran every second, and for once
in his life Frank has listened to man
who knows his business. Harvey will
be in his corner.
"Cohen and Moran brought the
spartansburg boxing champions to
Camp Hattiesburg three miles from
here, on Friday night to box the best
men there. Moran and BARLEY Mad
den boxed on exhibition at the same
show. He says that the soldiers send
! off was a thing he'll never forget.
Moran began his work here or
Saturday Fulton has been on the job
since Monday. They worked out in
a hall that was free to the public
Moran doing his daily bit after Fulton
had finished. After their workout.
yesterday Moran weighed 1876 anG
Fulton 215."
In many respects tonight's bout /.
in the nature of real championship
bout. Should either man lose de-
cisively he will have to go back ant
out of the picture.
AS to size and ability, the men arr
sadly matched. Morain is shoulder
ing the greatest impost in that he il
smaller, shorter in height and reach
and though he won't admit it, is sup
posed to be poorer boxer. Both ar
terrible hitters. Fulton is rasping
cutting puncher.
OF the two, Moran is the most de
cisive thumper. The men that hav
fallen before him went out with
smash and q bang. Fulton, a bruis
ring and a relentless marKSman Wit
his fists, has not been in the habit o
dropping his victims clearly for tn
count. AS a rule the referee has in
terfered after Fulton had battered hi
opponent to a standstill.
This, he believes, he will accomplis
against Moran. If Fulton and hi
manager did not believe that Mora:
would be easy prey, the match woul
never had been made. On the othe
hand Moran walked into the Broad
way Sporting club the night Fulto
dropped Tom Cowler in a single roun
and as every one went out singin
Fred's praises, Moran calmly re
marked:
Fulton is made for me. I'll knoc
him Dut any time we meet"
And, strangely enough, Moran. he
never wavered in this opinion. He
not afraid of big men. He prove
that by carrying the fight to Palze
johnson and even Willard.
Moran's glaring fault has been tia
he relied too much on Mary Ann
his hard right fist, to settle all di:
putes with single smash. He We
goaded into speeding up in III rr
Coffey fight and in the CJwler figh
with the result that, one went out
the third round and the other in IL
fourth.
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