Arizona republican., 1922-05-23

IN GAME I ODAY
Pal Moore, the uncrowned champ,
will not reach Phoenix until Sunday
morning, according to word received
from Denver yesterday stating that
Moore's bout with Babe Asher sched-
uled for last night had been post
poned to Friday night. Matchmaker
Mccoy Immediately wired Moore to
take the evening train out Of Denver,
and if he makes connections he will
reach Phoenix Sunday This elimi-
mates all chance for Moore to spend
day in either Tucson or Prescott,
as he will be forced to come direct to
this city to finish training for his
local scrap.
Griffin left yesterday for Tucson.
where he will spend one day instead
of three, as previously planned. 1t
will be necessary for Griffin to reach
Phoenix Wednesday noon and he will
Immediately start work at the Six
teenth street arena. Every boxer on
the card will work at the arena on
Sunday and Monday afternoons and
Tuesday will be a day of rest.
Tiger Johnny Kline is due in Phoe-
nix today and Jack Lynch and Happy
Woods will arrive later in the week.
The late arrival of Moore will not
affect Tuesdays bout as Pal is al
ways in condition and all he needs is
a short rest after his train ride.
Moore's stock in trade is speed, and
he has plenty to spare. He is the
fastest two-handed boy who ever
wore pair of boxing gloves. Speak
ing of Moore's speed, the following
written by Dean Snyder, sports editor
of the Denver Express, will be of in
terest TO Phoenix fight fans:
BY DEAN SNYDER
Many a bantam has had those
Memphis Blues'
Memphis Pal Moore has handed
them out.
In close to 200 fights since 1913 this
dancing Tennesseean has registered
less than a dozen knockouts.
But he has outpointed more oppo-
nents than any other perhaps.
It Pal had found a knockout punch
during his career he would have worn
the crown long time ago.
Today he bears the title of being
the uncrowned champ.
For he has outpointed them in no
decision battles.
Even Johnny Buff, great little
fighter that he is, lost the popular
verdict to Moore, few months back.
The promoter who can get Buff to
go on with Moore in a decision match
will have one of the few fistic plums
of today in his hands.
When Tex Kanner and Johnny Cor
bett began combing for the Moore
Asher fight for Denver a few weeks
ago the chances looked thin.
Landing it puts another headliner
on the bill to their credit.
Repeatedly local promoters have
tried to get over the top with medi-
ocre talent.
1t is easier for camel to climb
through the eye OF a needle than to
make money through third rate
boxers.
Denver fans have Eastern appe-
tites.
They want Madison Square Garden
cards
With Roper and Fulton the Ma
tional Athletic club drew $4,000 in
two bouts.
That's lot of money in this town.
In Moore fans will see the Frisco"
of the ring
He is a dancing master.
Watching Moore's feet is as inter-
esting as seeing him toss gloves from
all angles.
The rope trick is another which he
employs to perfection.
He has been called everything from
| frog to kangaroo.
One of the best true story writer's
we ever followed calls him a buzz saw
with a glove on every tooth.
Moore is now being managed by
Harry Hochstadter of Chicago.
They have both been making lot
of money since hooking up.
The Memphis boy can fight often.
His purse is seldom the losers end.
We believe that Moore will cause
more talk when he starts working out
at the Windsor gym than any boxer
who ever came to Denver.
He has boxed them all, including
| Jimmy Wilde in London.
In 1919 he knocked out Eugene
Criqui in IA rounds. Criqui is now
the French bantam champ.
Jabez White, Roy Moore, Jack
Sharkey, Carl Tremaine, Young
Montreal, Pete Herman, Joe Lynch
! Midget smith, DICK dTlILiu, hiu
| Wolfe--Pal has boxed them all.
| Most of them were for newspaper
decisions and Moore got his share,
! Many bantam has had the Mem
| phis Blues
And Memphis Pal handed them out
so they tell me.
| With Denver putting up big
'front.' on the promoters great risk
! i'm staging the Moore Asher bout, To-
cal fans should consider themselves
even more fortunate in their chance
| to see Griffin and Moore in the same
ring.
The disabled vets committee starts
on a two-day ticket selling campaign
| this morning with every confidence
! they will dispose of the reserved seats
| by tomorrow evening. Secretary
| O'Riardan of the Disabled American
Veterans OF the World War stated
last night that owing to the demand
/ for seats and the need of reserved
| seat tickets for the drive, no tickets
will be held after Thursday evening
unless a deposit has been received
A large number of requests have beer
! received at Doyle's cigar stand for
reservations and the tickets have
been laid aside for prospective pur-
chasers without receiving a. deposit