Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-23
VEEGHMAN WILL TRAIL MGRAW TO HOT SP
Boosts and Bumps
The HeaUies Are in Again
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL

HISTORY will be made in the stag
III nant heavyweight division next
Monday night. and perhaps "A pair of
big truck horses who have been quite
aCtiNe of late win be eliminated. Furious
Fredward Fulton, the nearest champion
in our midst, will battle Frank Moran in
New orleans. and Jack Dempsey, the
latest hefty flash. mingles with Is. o.
Bill Brennan in Milwaukee. According
to the dope. the winners will get to-
gether and Willard will meet the victor
OF the second fuss in a match for the
title or something.
Both bouts on Monday night are inn
portant. IL Fulton wins. he will have
proved that he can stand up before q
game guy and will be handed the recog.
milton he deserves. If Dempsey knocks
the tar out of Brennan. as he is eX-
pected to do. then he is in line for
further honors. However, no one can
tell what will happen in flstic circles
these turbulent days. SO the results of
the battles will be awaited with in
terest.
Is Fulton Game?
1t has been said that Eredward is a
classy boxer, has a swell left hand. but
| lacks the courage TO become a cham
pion. This is partly true. In New
| York he wanted to quit itshis bout with
Al Reich. and tried TO jump out of the
ring when he met Morris. In Canton.
O, last Labor Day, we saw him try to
climb through the ropes after the NTH
| round and was pushed back again. lie
was standing on the outside of the
| ropes ready to jump TO the ground
when his trainer saved him.
When he is winning and stacked up
against a big, soft soak Fulton looks
like million dollars. When he gets
hit couple of times, however, Fred
ward the Furious loses his head, his
left jab and his nerve, and looks like
plugged nickel. without those things
he hasn't much chance to become a
champion. on paper, he should have an
easy time with Frank Moran. The
blond Irishmau hasn't much science,
but Keeps boring in all of the time,
looking for a chance to land that famous
| Mary Ann" lie was licked to fraz-
| zle by Jim Coffeys left hand in both of
! their battles before he landed the knock
out wallop snd he probably will be up
| against the same stuff Monday night
until Fulton loses his nerve.
Moran Has Courage
Moran is no quitter. He is tough,
game person and has proved many times
that he can take Il beating. Jack John
son almost broke his hands on Moran's
jaw in that twenty-round battle in Paris
and Jess Willard tried hard TO put the
Irishman TO sleep. Frank never has
been knocked out, and If he was able to
stand up against Willard and johnson
it's a cinch he can linger with Furious
Fred. The dope is that Fred will hit
Frank with everything he has in the
! first few rounds and when he finds his
/ man still boring in he will take 1t Oh
the run. But that Is only the dope.
Moran has been in the steerage class
since his battle with Willard. He made
quite a little money and spent it, He
did not think of fighting again until
Jack Dillon jumped into the spotlight
and dared him to fight. Frank ac-
cepted the challenge, but considered the
match "A joke. lie didn't train very hard
and entered the ring looking like "A prize
hog at stock show. He expected to
flatten Dillon with n single punch, but
much to his surprise, the smaller mar
did everything but knock him over the
fence for home run. That battle put a
big dent in Moran's reputation and wher
he was outpointed by poor old Gunboat
Smith in Brooklyn last year his down
fall was considered complete.
Now he is coming back against Full
ton. lie is in good shape, has the hear
of a lion has all of the confidence il
the world and If gameness counts fol
ANYTHING he should give Fredward tho
time of his gay young life. But, as We
said before, we shalt see what we shall
see.