New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
Loser Battles
Camely Against
BIG Opponent
Pittsburgher. Outweighed by
20 Pounds, Nearly Has
Rival Out In 4th Round
By W. O. Mcclellan

BY ". 0. McGeehan
Frank Moran came back clorious]v
at the Newark Sportsmen's Club last
night. The cerise-haired Pittsburgher
lost decision TO Fred Fulton ON
mathematical calculations. but ne rave
enc o. the most wonderful exhibitions
OF sheer courage that has been seen
in this vicinity in many a year. In
the fourth round ne mad the big
ulasterer rocking like tower about
to topple. Frank lacked Il few ounces
of the old stamina to bring his big
opponent 20 the mat.
Bu. the blows that he rained on
Fulton in that round stopped Moran
himself for he injured mis- right hand
badly and toward the latter part of
the fight ne was something of a chop
ping block for Fulton. The big
plasterer. i he had the heart of a
mouse. might have beaten down the
older gladiator. but Fulton himself was
weary and had a wholesome fear of
Moran's crippled right
The arena was jammed to the rafters
and the crowd got one of the thrills
Of the ring when Moran started to
come back in the very first round
rushing out of his corner like a tirer
When 1t seemed that Moran was about
70 drop Fulton in the fourth they were
screaming like maniacs around that
ringside.
Shows Splendid Courage
Moran always had a host of friends,
for his ring history has been clean
Never a clever fighter. he was alwa q
courageous one, and last night his
courage showed splendidly. Outweighed
hy twenty pounds (194 to 214). with
youth against him. with ring traditions
saying that it could not be done, Moran
came within one punch Of knocking
out Fulton in that fourth round The
tall tower reeled as Moran rushed
stamina was not behind the Mary
Ann"
A few years ago any single one OF
those blows would have finished Fulton.
One punch opened cut under Fulton's
eye. Another started TO close it. Full
ton swayed close to the mat at one
time and 1t looked as though Moran
had won the victory against time and
tradition. But the bell rang.
That bell in tie fourth round was
welcome sound to Fulton. lie reeled
with his eyes glazed. Moran was bloody
but confident, and he glared from his
corner. But when the fight was re-
suned il was apparent that something
had happened TO Moran's hand The
right arm that used to menace his op-
ponents-and all Of them had a whole
some respect for it-hung limp like the
wing Of { wounded bird.
Refuse to Give Ground
In the fifth round Fulton sank left
into the pit o. Moran's stomach. Il
was : terrific ow, a sickening sort of
punch Moran WINGED slightly and
pae under the smear Of blood that
covered his ace. But he did no. give
ground. Futon chopped him with that
les, s-akey lett In the sixth round
Ful1- stuck II tine and again against
IN sa.ls-ed face that looked ike
bloocy sponge.
Blr ne could not down Moran. The
' non -hear-ed Pittsburgher pressed in
c-oSsr and closer. Once in a while he
"ol-d II q swing with the damaged
fgas ca1G but it would roll TO the
BACK q ElltoA's neck. It seemed that
atorsn could not las. under that rain
o. BLOWS. Dle he lasted on sheer cour-
ags. and Fulton was worried and
c2nt-ors TIE Dlasterer actually seemed .
10 IRE and always MS attitude indi-
cS-ec 1ear o. THIS wouaGad red lion.
Moran started with lznowlas-e of
tne psychology Of Fulton. The moment
1ne oeA4 rang e rushed from his cor
aer met Futon coming out and bat
tered him back INTO MS own corner.
ana from tnat time on he pressed the
hght- Fulson's straight eft cut mis-
face, pu[ Moran kept coming on. and
always trying tc bring over that one
punch that would end it. But the old
steam vas not behind those punches.
ine F-~sterer looked mccn the pig
ger man when thy stepped 10 the
Ee-rar 1F t1n r.
rules Brt when the bell rang and
Moran made that spring from his cor
ner the Piasterer seemed 70 become
o"arsd be*ore the sneer courage OF F
tae man Who was trying to come back
and TEo did come baca.
FROM TIE showing that Fulton made
.sss n1gat Dempsey could beat him in
Ten seconds fat.
Collegian Wins Bout
The coslegians came into their own in
the seni-final. Benny Cohen. claiming
the University Of Pennsylvan.a for MS
anna mater, gave Damn Pavese Z beat
ing n eight rounds.
EVleently Cohen had not taken his
1ail degree in boxing. He had Pa
vese Going in the seventh round, but
cou.d not finish him 4 colored lad
~ Gently a |. ~ Penn sophomore,
waved the towel for Cohen.
0Snen might make a oattler some
day he has the punch, but not the
instinct to finish. Frequently ne had
rayese resiing, but he could not dron
him Pavese stopped manv bloy,
with his chin. but came back and
Conen was getting discouraged at the
end. VAC
Billy AFIeck, the British featba-
weigat, in his first bout here WON
fhandily from Freddie Reese, Of Brook
lyn- AflecA. clean and clever boxer
wssh fre ssrai2 2ht left made good
Impression. In the first preliminary
Jimmy Burns stopped Young Larry in
Ire sixtn round