Arizona republican., 1922-05-12
MOORE To TRAIN
IN PH0EN|y FIVE
DAYS BEFORE He
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All doubt as to Pal Moore's ap.
pearance in this city on May 80 wa.
dispelled yesterday morning wher
Matchmaker Mccoy of the Disabled
Vets club received a wire from Harry
Hochtstader stating that Moore will
be in Phoenix to train five days be-
fore his bout with Dick Griffin or
May 30.
where he meets Tim O'Dowd in a 1(
doubles back to Denver where he
meets Babe Asher, bantamweight
champion of the A. e. f.. in a 1l
round decision bout at Jack Kan
ners athletic club May %. Hocht-
stader's wire stated that Pal will
leave Denver Immediately after his
bout with Asher and will be in Phoe-
nix five days before the Decoration
Day bout. After the Phoenix en-
gagement with Griffin, Moore will
leave for Houston, Texas, where he
is signed to meet Kid Pancho in a
return bout.
Pal Moore is in sbig demand
throughout the country and local
fans are fortunate that Pal has in
cluded Phoenix in his SO day cam
paign to force Buff into a match for
the bantamweight championship.
Moore has been trying to get a title
bout for some time. but Buff has
steadfastly refused to accept. Now
Moore is engaged in a campaign
to eliminate all contenders and force
a title match. He has the eastern
sport scribes backing his tour and
every bout will be given nation wide
publicity to force Buff into action.
H0chtstader says his only trouble
is trying to fill the many offers for
bouts. but he has included only those
matches that will give Moore title
match publicity. Eddie Anderson
is the only bantam contender not in
cluded in Moores present itinerary;
Moore and Anderson were matched
for May 19 in Chicago. but illness
forced Eddie to return home and the
bout will be staged at the Windy
City when Moore completes his west
ern tour.
If Pal Moore succeeds in eliminat-
ing O'Dowd, Asher Griffin, Pancho
and Anderson he will be in position
to force a bout with Buff and the
champ has practically agreed to
meet Pal il he comes through with
clean wins in the majority Of his
DoutS.
Boxing fans throughout the South
west are showing their appreciation
of chance to see a boxer OF Pal
Moore's caliber In action by the man
ner in which they have already
started the rush on the ticket reser-
vations. The tickets will be placed
on sale not later than Saturday;
some delay in printing was caused
by the necessity Of marking the
pasteboards and signing same to pre-
vent flow Of spurious tickets the
day of the fight. All purchasers of
tickets should be certain their paste
boards are signed by the secretary
of the Disabled American Veterans of
the World War, as no ticket will be
accepted at the gate unless properly
signed.
Outside towns are requesting res
ervations with Tucson in the lead
with a request for 100 reservations.
The Tucson order will be filled right
away and the Globe Miami district
will be protected on the advance sale.
Many wires have been received re-
questing reservations, but Secretary
O'Riordan of the Disabled American
Veterans of the World War an
nounces that no tickets will be re-
served unless accompanied by de-
post.
Griffin will be in Phoenix one week
before the Decoration Day bout He
will visit Ell Paso, Tucson and the
Globe Miami district and may go to
Prescott for an exhibition bout be-
fore coming to Phoenix. Griffin will
probably give an exhibition at Miami
two weeks before his Phoenix bout.
A communication has been received
from Los Angeles asking Match