The sun., 1919-07-07
MORAN BIDS FOR
TILT WITH DEMPSEY
Man Whom Willard Beat Max
ing Attempt to Meet New
Champion. ,
by CHARLES r. MATHIsoN.


once attempted to beat Willard and
failed and who predicted willard would
defeat Dempsey, now seeks a match
with the new title holder. Moran said
to-day thai he would like a 30 round
bout with Dempsey for the champion
ship. In picking Willard as victor over
Dempsey, Moran seems to have been
influenced by his belief that II he failed
in his contest with the champion, Demp-
sey could not succeed.
The opinion among experts still on the
ground Is thai Moran, who is one Of
the slowest heavyweishts in the country
would be lucky to last a round and Q
bali D
There was no more spectacular fea-
ture OF the championship battle than
the manner In which Willard sank 70
the ring hoor under the catapultic blows
Of the ehallepSer. willard wss not
hoored by one blow. Had that been
Possibls, The champion doubtless would
steel girder slippifs from the chains ct
| the eleventh hoor Of a new building. But
a series Of blows OF growing force were
necessary to bring the $50 pound title
holder to the resin dust. Dempsey used
Tremendous enfrsy end pover IN aehieyf
ing each of the seven knockdowps be
| scored in the first round.
The challenges employed ne less than
seven hard fhumps In bringing about
the knoclkdewnk, and In one tnstencs
struck the champion twelve times With
Fitssimmons's phrase to the effect that
the larger ppgillsts xhsn hit fsll with
much more soiidIty than smaller boxers
did not NJ the case Of Willard. The
champion did fall hard. He Tell by de-
! grees. on getting the first punch, the
| champions expression, which was fierce
pess itself when he hrst entered tbs
ring, changed TO look OF mingled
amusement ana apprehension.
amused smile faded. and he broke
ground. pempseys speed enabled htH
10 keep in close and plant another soiil
| vallop to body or Jaw.
Carried 1t Too Far.
Ey this time willard wore worrie !
look and regarded Dempsey in . manner
which seemed to say; Young man, you
are easrylng this too far
4 fen more Rassks TO body and Jaw
and the huge bulk of the champion
the blows Of 3 woedmsn's axe.
| Another punch aud WIZARDS feet
| 6 inches would begin to sag till he re-
| sembled the leaning tower OF Pisa.
| Thereupon Dempsey. gathering all his
| force, would launch the hnal blow. Then
| the giant would slowly iurch forware,
| turn sidewise and settle down on the
ring floor without raising any dust
After suffering four knockdowns Will
lErd's powers OF resistance weakened
and pempssy's task was easier.
l Naze hat
drop Willard seven times IN one reund
and batter him unmercifully ln tive
others is strong testimony as to tbs
power Of the present champions punch
| That willard is one Of the strongest men
that ever entered the ring and one OF
the hardest TO hurt IL attestsd by the
fact that the youngster was arm weary
In the second and fhird rounds as re:
suit Of his own snorts in banging the
champion on tbs Jaw.
Get ta WiiIsFd's Jaw.
The fast that Dempsey reached vii
lard on the ian. sonething no other
boxer ever did. Is hre tribute to tbs
eha!lengsTs speed. Not only did Dsmp'
Cey hit the champion on the Jaw with
staggering force but he also landed ef-
fectiysy on the big man's eye, the hrsl
Time that sltltudinops mark ever had
been Feaehsd by the slovsd hand Of an
opponent.
One very common error as to the
match WAS the belief that twelve rounds
would not be enough In which 10 reach
Q decisive result Twelve rounds would
no doubt have been Insufficient had tbs
contestants been two clever defensivi
fighters. Such a bout would have lasted
the limit and nacessitated a decision or
points. But as the writer frequently
pointsd out previous TO the Willard
Dempsey bout, the combatiyeness of thu
challenger gave assurance Of . short
sharp encounter. II meant that WILLARD
would have to fight or run. He frs
tried to fight, and was getting an artist,
trouncing when he elected TO run. u
this he was equally unsuccessful. fel
Dempsey was on him like a panthel
every time the champion broke ground
The expression on the champions fac,
as he sat in a neutral corner after TIL
seventh knockdown in the hrst reunt
never will be forgotten by those whs
saw 1t. 1t was lesk Of mixed amaze
mept. fright and incredulity, as though
he were saylng. "Fhis must be I
dream"
Needed . Trainer.
Possibly had willard engaged q com
petsRt trainer and manager he msh
have dane bettar He had chance n