The evening world., 1918-02-26
FuIton's Quick Knockout OF
Moran Puts Him in a Position
to Demand a Match With
Willard for Worlds Title.

tically what he did.
This puts Fulton in a position 10
demand a fight with Willard for the
worlds championship. II Willard re-
fuses TO accept his challenge there
can be only one Interpretation OF his
ac1on-FEAR OF BEING KNOCKED
OUT AND LOSING THE CHAM.
PloNSHIP.
horan-the wired from
New Orleans say-started TO carry
n fight to Fulton. and had the bet
ter OF II until Fulton cut loose. Then
there was only one man in the ring,
and he was our old friend. Feroclous
Frederick.
Where. on where. was Franks
MARY ANN"
What became OF the blow that he
vas going 10 lean on F'ulton's long,
narrow Jaw-the jaw on which Fdl-
ton couldn't take a regular mans
punch2
Frank Moran's position to-day Is
rather pathetic. lie has been getting
along on the reputation earned by
staying ten rounds with Champion
Jess Willard. He was the mighty
wRlloF- r who could knock down any
thing he could hit, who was always
willing 70 walk in n take punches
for the sake OF trying his MARY
Ann" He was the iron man who
wouldn't 20 down-who had never
been seen on the floor.
Well, he's been seen there now.
This Is unfortunate. for II will make
Moran less useful as an army boxing
Instructor. II has taken away from
his prestige. and perhaps II will lessen
the soldiers confidence in the efflci-
ency OF the Mary Ann" style OF mill
ting. as taught by Moran. Moran's de-
feat furnishes n good argument
against allowing other army boxing
Instructors TO 20 pot hunting.
EUDToN'S record is growing rap
Il idly. II makes Wizards look
like n joke. Willard is now re-
Rarded as a champion great in bulk
only. while no one can deny tina,
teroclous Frederick delivers the
goods in something like championship
style.
He stopped Sam Langford-which
was fully equivalent to stopping Jack
johnson. Willard knocked out John
son in twenty-six rounds: Fulton fin
tshed Langford in seven.
Moran went ten rounds with will
lard. without being in danger OF a
Knockout. After "a hard training sea %
son at spartanburg. fit as training
could make him, Moran was knocked
out by Fulton In three rounds.
Willard boxed ten timorous rounds
With Carl Morris. Fulton beat Morris
In six rounds.
Gunboat Smith beat Willard In
twenty rounds. Fulton knocked Gun
boat out In seven rounds.
It's a curious fact that In the past
wear NONE or FULTON'S FIGHTS
HAS GONE LONGER THAN SEVEN
ROUNDS!
EuLToN beat Moran with a right
Il hand smash on the Jaw. Fulton
here exploded another theory
the notion hat he had nothing bul
a good left. lie had told me severa
times that he considers his right hanc
his best hand, but that he has beer
unfortunate in hurting IL. lie wants
to save IT for Willard. II seems n,
gave Moran a taste Of WIZARDS medi,
cine.
Tuition NEVER lodges a hare
Il fight. He likes the hard ones
As this is the case no doub
Jack Dempsey will be his opponen
soon. This brings up tho question
who owns Dempsey? Is he or ism
he a syndicate fighter" like Jes
Willard before nc escaped7 Jack Cur
laU - 90 apkIattu 20 ha.E ~. .-.t
ton understood that he has write
in Il letter.
AT WISH to assure you" Is wha
Curlcy writes, that I've can
celled all business interest 1
aEhts. As for this Jack Dempsey
it's honestly true. with his matchin
and boosting I've nothing to do. Nv
said kind words about him adm.
u. that's right-but only because
the way he can night. I've seen
few fighters before. in my time, bl
Dempsey can make the best look lik
a lime. After taking a squirt at IN
pick'Jf the Nation, III have TO adm
he's a real revelation. As a pros
pective CLEANER Of honors and pei
this young Irish lads IN a class /
himself. In describing his proves
III nave 10 SAy-Ntll-lUdt heb fOl
times as clever as Able Attell. Ar
as for aggression-to give you n lii
--McGovern beside him was only
shine. / used to think poor Stanl,
Ketchel could night Huh! You Dug
TO see Dempsey deliver a right! Al
footwork was Young Critics hand
est boast-why, Dempsey would ha'
Critic tied 10 a post. Jim Corbe
could trade a few jams for "A swim
but Dempsey just makes 'em jun
out OF the ring. Bob Fitzsimmo
was great. with his famed sol
pleXusi' but when Dempsey hit Mo
rls / murmured, THAT wrecks u.s.
"As for Norfolk and Brennan a
Fulton, I'm bound, not one In I
bunch will pass the fourth roun
II he ever gets Willard 10 come
the fence, he'll hand our friend Je
collection OF dents.
That's all for to-day, 'cept IN.
while on this topic, my intentio
toward Dempsey are-well-phila
thTopic."