Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-24
PAL MOORE WILL
MEET ROY MOORE
Rantams to Battle in Rock islano
Last Day of Month in a ~
ROuad Fight.
WILL BOX BEFORE LOCAL CLUB
Exhibition Will Be First Appearance
Of Noted Lightweight Boys in
This Locality.

Pal Moore is booked to battle Roy
Moore before local club on the last
day of this month.
Tommy Walsh has dropped The Ar
gus a line, stating that he mas
positively closed the deal whereby Pal
fights with Roy Moore in Rock Island
Jan. 81. His letter follows:
| Sporting Editor-Dear Sir: l have
closed with Babe Meanor to show our
star bantam. Pal Wilson Moore, for
bout with Roy Moore in your town
| for Jan. 81. This will be the ban
tam's first start in that part of the
country. Pal is admitted the best boy
in the world. His victories over john
ny Ertle, whom he beat easily, and
Pete Herman and Kid Williams sho"
that he has the class.
only the other day Ertle was Of
fered 81 900 to box Pal Moore, and
also offered him a bonus of $500 If he
would sign articles, but he does not
want any of this boys game.
Moore just got back from Provl-
dence, where he beat Joe Lynch, the
sensational New York bantam, in l.
rounds, and he is now matched with
Kid Williams in Cleveland for Feb.
Pal Moore will not take any bouts
between now and the 31st, so that he
will be in thesbest OF condition when
:. he appears in your city, for we know
that Roy Moore is a rough, tougf
Young gentleman We will not be sat
isfied with a decision over him, bu
would like to score knockout. Moore
is making 116 pounds at 3 o'clock
which is very easy for him, as he is
real bantam"
Mr.. Walsh also incIosad little clip
ping about Pal Moore. Here it is:
Memphis, Tenn.@up in st. Pau
they've improvised a bantamweigh
throne Upon this throne they've
placed Johnny Ertle, native son
and they're hailing Johnny as the ban
tamweight king. In Baltimore, in thu
bantamweight palace, is the real ban
tamweight throne. Upon this throne
sits, but tottering, the legitimate heir
Johnny KID" Williams. In New Yorl
there is Pal Moore, with claims to nj
throne of any variety to perch on. Pa
is from away dow in Memphis, ant
has no one to champion his cause. !
glimpse back into the fistical Incl
dents of the year 1915 reveals some in
terest ing facts about these two thrones
and the three bantamweights. Ertl
has been placed on his improviset
throne by ST. Paul critics-and SOM
= others by virtue OF victory awarde;
him on a foul over Williams. thu
champion, in an affair in St. Pau
; arena several months ago Williams
the real king, is claimed to be totter
ing by virtue of the so-called foul los
to Ertle, mediocre performances il
the last year against other bantam
opponents. and last, but not least, a!
overabundance in poundage. Still liv
ing in the year 1915. Memories ar
refreshed and records prove as fact
that Pal Moore gave Kid Williams an,
Johnny Ertle each about as sound ant
as artistic a glove licking as probabl
/ each ever received. 1t happened il
the spring of 1915, in the Phoenix Ath
letic club arena here in Memphis, tina
: Moore mauled Ertle for eight rounds
and upon several occasions had Ertl
mauled nigh to submission.
utclS NIIldHSs
Later in the year-tO be exact, nea
= the flag end of the year-Will;ams an
| Moore met in the same arena. Upo
S this occasion Williams made II
= pounds rihgside. Moore did not max
e any weight. At that time he weighe
t about ia to lis ringside. In tn;
0 match Moore, the unknown, sent tn
wearer of the bantamweight crown t
the cloth twice in eight rounds vii
f liams toppled each time. from clea
right smashes to the jaw. At the en-
S Referee Hack was shackled, as far a
: rendering a verdict. There was n
1 need, for it was evident to the mos
= uneducated spectator in ring learn
: ing that Moore had carved cut a clean
cut victory. Sammy Harris, the