Evening journal., 1918-02-25
FULTON AND MORAN
!. N RING TONIGHT
Heavyweighss Will Clash in
30 Round Bout in New
Orle;ns Ring
DEMPsEYBRENNAN
ALSOARE ON CARD

When the DIST Of battle settles over
boxing rings n New Orleans and Nil
waukee toniRt, patrons Of the sport
\ win have q Gear idea as to the identity
OF the two men who Will clash IN a
struggle to decide the next opponent
for Champin Jess Willard in a title
fight.
Because q their conquests in the ring.
Fred l'ultn, lhe tall plasterer from
Rochester, Mini, and Jack Dempsey, the
| pligilistlo meteor from salt Lake, are
believed b hive the best chances OF
emerging Victorious from these impor-
tslt elimination bouts and facing each
other IN cDcial test OF ability from
(which will sriDg a rival TO the title
'holder.
In fact theihamplon is in black and
w lite with aprOmlse 10 meet the win
|ner Of q Fuon and Dempsey match.
and naturalist the opponents Of these
,t,o fighterswere successful, Willard
would be chpelled TO give battle 20
. tie victor a final ioost between
them.
The contds set for tonight will be
staged I'm " far South and the middle
west. FAR FIN New York, the only State
IN the Unio where boxing is absolutely
tRbooed.
Ferociou Fred Fulton will attempt 90
s,delraok rancis Patrick Moran. the
red thafcbd Pittsburgh heavyweight.
IN a twery-round battle 90 @ decision
AZ New deans, and Jack Dempsey, the
new ans sensational candidate for
|champiolhip honors, will make an ef-
fort 10 1nvince Knockout Bill Bren-
rqn. OF Bicago, that he would do well
~ ab4ron all thoughts Of boxing with
| ne chapicn. Dempsey and Brennan
lwnl md In Milwaukee IN a ten-rOund
.dacisioess bout, which should be
rnits iflcient TO enable one OF the
other these heavy hitters 20 score
|decisiIy.
Thes bouts Will prove tho acid test
FOR bdh Fulton and Dempsey. for Mo-
ron vii be the first heavy puncher that
|Fulto. has faced since he began his
|climbof the heavyweight ladder. and NJ
|wlll le Interesting TO note how the big
|Minnsotsn sbnds the gan.
q has been charged that Fulton il
mot partial toboXing with persons who
show q disposition 60 employ undue
,roushness IN the contest. In fact, 70
was chargedhat he attempted 10 leave
HE ring on NO occasions during a tus-
sic with Mrris in Ohio. II the plas-
tcrer is rely sensitive as 10 punish
|nent, Mora whose sole stock I'm trade
8 combati1ness and ability 20 hit hard.
s dnuite a 10 win.
Moran b. proven that he Will fight
So long a he can stand, and will not
|surrenderven n on the floor lie has
II daigeros punch az all times and n
|Thilton isinable 10 maintain the often
sive sftea hard wallop. then the Min
|nesotan would do we'll % avoid the
Moran much at all hazards. n the
|pHisbufher lands squaroly on the tall
II an I'm Rochester the latter will
meet m same fate that befell Jim Cof-
|fey, ofloscommon.
Fulte has one marked advantage
|over Dran in that he Is a scientific
boxer. speedy Of action and can hit
hard 1.-THE bargain. II Fulton manages
20 avo1 be Moran punch and can lab
h. pitsmrgher enough 90 weaken him,
|ihero Eold be a fair chance OF the
Minnesota coming out on top IN the
|scrimmag 70 Is In Fulton's favor that
Moran IL fair boxer and does not re-
SOFT 10 fdl tactics 70 win.
Again Z IL 70 the advantage Of Full
ION, whoslwsys Is in prime physical
|,onditiont that Moran FOR at least two
years hanoi taken good care Of him
seR so # as his physical welfare is
oucerne
Takineall things into consideration, /
Z wouI seem that Moran has one
nance 7 winning. and that IS 20 get
O close quarters and land his heavy
right orFulton's body or Jaw
n Fubn can keep Moran at bay until
- weaens him with iabblng 70 will /
mean crfains for the pittshurgher.