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EXTRA THE DAILY EIGHT O'CLOCK "FT OUK THISTT -EIGHTH TEAR. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1916 ON TRAINS AND N1W stands, riva ci.Nti WILLARD IS N ROUND BOU N NEW YORK TON Thirteen Thousand Crowd Arena Check B y Three Hundred Police menMany Fashionably Gowned Women Among Receipts Over By Perry Arnold Ringside, .Madison (square Garden, New York, Mar. 25. Jess Wil ard re tained his world's championship title tonight in a lifeless 10-round bout with Frank Moran. Sheer superiority of sizj ana weigni won tor Millard. Alornn bored in frequently but was unable to damage the big champion who smiled throughout most of the 10 rounds. In the seventh Willard made his only spurt and seemed to be going after a knockout. - ' ; Before the round was over however, Moran rallied. At least a dozen times during the fight Willard had an easy chance for a knockout but took no ad vantage. " It was announced that Willard broke his right hand in the third round. The announcement was made by Tom Jones. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) ' Ringside, Madison Square Garden, New York, March 25. Back in A. D. 50, a gink Yolept Nero, together with all the elite of Imperial Borne accom panied by the hot sports of that day assembled in the coliseum to watch the clash of a trident armed gent against another person armed with a short thick Bword. Not since that memorable day day has there been such an assembly of the purple robed with the hot sports as there was tonight in Madison Square . Garden. Thin time it was to watch the clash of six foot seven against six foot one Jess Willard against Charles Km no is Moran. Ermine mingled with soiled garb pug with society leader, sport with aristocracy tonight. The battle of a challenger against cham pion made the historic garden a reg ular melting pot. Three hundred policemen slammed and pushed and hauled- at the 17,000 fight hungry fans at the gates. Long before six o'clock when the management had announced that the doors would be opened there were at least a thousand in lin. The gates weren't opened until 7:30 and by that time there were lines blocks long waiting, pushing, scrambling and com plaining to get in. Women, fashion ably gowned and accompanied by silk ' hatted full dressed escorts rubbed el bows with the Kast Side fight fans In ' this swrling, pressing mob. The police played no favorites. All had to take their place in line. ' Inside one could look over the series rows of seats n dark mnss of human ity with a full dress shirt front speck ling the black here and there. Even Hob Fitzsinimons wore an open front and a high topper Consequently ke got f husky cheer as his lanky figure Was espied in the aisles. Along about 8 o'clock somebody rang the gong. It didn't hush the rat tle, banc and thud of folded seats be ing opened. The . preliminaries had been scheduled to start an hour before. But who worried about preliminaries when Willard was to battle Moran long about 9:30 or so t Nobody. The crowd plainly showed it was disdainfully care less of nny preliminaries. The high powered lights were lighted and there was a sudden hush. But when a mov ing picture gent stood in the middle and held up a poster so enmeras on each side could get the correct focus raucous voices voiced disgust. An announcer not the famous "Humphreys", but a mere volunteer gut a cheer when he announced "No smoking. " At X nreeiscly the two glaidators selected as first whetters of the audi ence's fistic appetite clumbered into' the ring. They were Nate Jackson of : Oklahoma City and I'ete Slnne of New, York. 1 By this time society with a big 8 was beginning to arrive. ; The ladies for the most part how-' ever, kept the low necked evening gowns covered over and it was just a trifle chilly in the great hall. Maybe j also they "were holding back waiting for the big bout. I Among the women spectators of note' was Mrs. Tex Kin-karri, wife of the, promoter of the bout, looking as inter-; esteri as a man who saw dollars in every one of the sea of faces turned I on the ring, Geraldine Farrar, the prima donna was another to attract at-; tention. I Somebody won the preliminary bout but nobody seemed particularly en -VICTOR a Fight Hungry Fans Crowd Is Held In Spectators Gate $150,000. thused over the way the two fighters banged each other. Jackson, of Okla homa, seemed to have the better of the argument. Then came Red Mack, of Newark,' and Young Marquard, of the bronx, as second appetizers. At 8:30 the police found it necessary to lorm double at each entrance, mak ing every spectator run the gauntlet of bluecoats single file. The police lines extended a block in each direction and all passersby had to show tickets or give a good excuse. ' At that time the garden seemed to be entirely filled, with every seat taken, even in' the top galleries. - Speculators had rented space in store rooms in the vicinity and had men out on the sidewalk yelling "right side for ringside 'seats, "walk right in gentle men." The streets for blocks in every direc Hon were practicully solid with people and vehicles, but there were hundreds of policemen on the job apparently in complete control of the situation. ' Inside of the big garden there were, no lights except directly over the ring and a single row of ordinary ineandes cents around each balcony about. 20 feet apart. Charles Grnben, of Chicago, quit in the third round of the third preliminary when he was hit rather low by Jimmy Murray, of New York, The crowd hissed the conclusion of the semi-final, a six-round go between Battling I.eviusky and Jim Savage, of Orange, N. J., I.evinsky gave Savage a, severe beating, but the fight was .un interesting and neither man seemed to be trying. It was Levinsky's twentieth fight this month. Just before the big tiout the crowd was estimated at between 12,000 and 13,000. Hundreds were standing. Nev eral other would-be singers endeavored vainly to attract attention but. the' crowd hooted and yelled and enjoyed itself. The management announced that the receipts in round numbers were $1 50, 000 and that the attendance ran slight-' ly over 13,000. It was stated that it would be several hours before absolute ly accurate figures could be given. Moran smiled as he was introduced. Willard rose and bowed "racefully." Willard Entered Ring. Willard entered the ring at 9:40 p. m. Moran entered the ring at 9:41 p. m. and received a much louder line of cheers than Willard. He climbed through the ropes with a smile and walked across to Willard to shake hands. The fighters took off their dressing gowns and posed together, shaking hands for the photographer. Moran seemed to be perfectly at ase and smiled as he talked to the crowd at the ringside. Willard also was smiling, apparently at ease, Charley White refereed. The fighters sitting calmly in their comers, Referee White climber over the ropes, took off the coat he wore. The weights were announced as: Moran 201 1-2 pounds; Willard 259 1-2; both in full ring costume. The principals were called to the cen ter of the ring, given final instructions by Referee White, Willard seemed a full head taller than Moran, who look ed like a boy beside Willard. Willard appeared fat about the waist line. Time called at 9:57. TIGHT BY ROUNDS. Round 1. .Sizing each other i.p. Moran landed light left to left ear. Jess came back with right to body but his blow was light. .Moran bored in but his blows also were light. Jess put strong left to face. Jess put straight left to cheek. They sparred and Willard land ed left to face. Moran swung right and left to tho head, but Willard mere ly smiled anil stood him off. Moran came in, head down swinging overhand left and right without damage. They scuffled in the center. Willard landed stiff left to jaw which Moran failed to return. Moran swung right and left to head. Even round. Round 2. Jess put left to head. They clinch. On break Moran swung right and left to the head. Jess came with hard right to the jaw. After another clinch they sparred and Willard put left to the jaw, Moran backing away, evidently waiting for the champion to lead. Willnrri put stiff right to the jaw and followed with a left to the same place without return, 'lhey mixed ful'iouslv in the center. Willard getting a good right to the head. Willard jabbed left to face and Moran missed a counter, head down. Moran swung right and left to the head. Willard backed into a comer and led left and right landing both. Moran swung wildly, Willard taking the blow on his giant arms and smiling broadly. Willard had a shade. It was a tame round. Not a solid blow had been struck up to this tima. Round 3. Moran put straight left to the stomach and then covered up. V 'lar-1 failed to land. Willard landed stiff right to the stomach. They came to a harmless clinch. Willard put light left to the jaw and1 Moran more than evened it up with three hard lefts to the jaw. They sparred in the center of the ring. The round was even. Round 4. Willard put right to the face and then swung light lert to same place. jWillard landed right to head without return. Moran swung lett to t tie jaw and Willard countered with right to the head. They were sparring (rt the bell. It was Willard 's round by a shade. Round 5. - The blows were heavy. Willard 'smiled but he was not hurt. In the center .Wil lard jabbed left twice to the jaw. Wil lard bored in. Moran landed two lefts for the body. Moran seemed to be rank ing the pace which was not 'fast. Moran landed to tace. Willard 'b rounu. Sound 6. They, exchanged a series of body punches. Willard jabbed left to the jaw. Moran 's injured eye bled pro fusely.' Willard put three hard rights to the "injured eye. Willard landed two stiff lefts to the jaw. Willard put left to the jaw at the bell. Willard 's round. . Round 7. Willard rained lefts te Moron's head and body without return. Moran cover ed up and tried to block. Moran leaned his head against Willard 'a brenst and swung wildly over neaa wiunra upper cut left to the inw fiercely three times. Thev battled head to head until the referee broke them. Moran seemed groggy, .-Willur.d put stiff left to the jaw. Moran bored in but Willard pounded head and body. Moran took terrific beating. Suddenly coming to life Moran landed loft and right to the head and tho crowd cheered wildly. Moran made' a terrific finish but it was Willard 's round "tisily. Round 8. Willard put left to head and they clinched. Willard put another left to the head. Willard put his left through twice to the face and Moran's eye bled. Moran missed two lefts and they clinched. Willard put left to jaw and j Mjjran swung right and left to the head. ' Willajd jabbed left to the nose three times and blocked Moran 's left. Moran-covered and backed away. Wil lard jabbed left to the head. Moran landed Tight to jaw. Moran swung left and right to the head but Willard straightened him up with a left upper cut to Moran's bleeding face. Jess' round. Round 9. Moran rushed but Willard blocked his leads and rained left and right jabs to face. Willard got in two good jabs to Moran's face. Willard landed left to the jaw and blocked an overleft swing for the. face. Willard backed Moran about the ring without landing. They stood off waiting. Willard put a stiff left to the face and caught Moran com ing in with his right. Moran landed overhand left swing to the ear. Moran's swing was easily blocked. The pace was slowed to a walk. Moran landed right and left. It was Willard 's round. Round 10. Moran refused to shake hands. Wil lard jabbed left to face three times without a return. Moran put his left to fnce but did no damage. Willard put stiff left to jaw and Moran bored in with head down but failed to land. Willard put right to the body. Willard landed left aud right to the jaw. Wil lard uppercut tothe face and blocked Moran's counter. Willard landed left, and right to the jaw. They exchanged lefts and Moran swung right to ear. SPORT GOSSIP : In one of his raving moods on the bench George Shillings hauled Slier wood Mageo over the coals. Magee wasn't quite agile enough in the out field that day to suit his boss. "There you are," exclaimed George to Sher wood, when the latter came in between innings, "playing the field on one foot!" "I'll, huh," responded Magee tranquilly, "that's a hard thing to do. I'm the "only outfielder in the league that can do it." Tom Scnton, the pitc.nr, last yen with the Brooklyn Federals, and recent ly bought by the Chic irn Nati u.-ils. telegraphed from New yolk. ' it Match 3, that he would joiu tho tri'ia'.ug vump at Tampa, John McGraw is through with the In dians, red, white or blue. Not ecn an other Soekalexis could get a contract with the New York club, said John B. Foster Inst week, for his experience with original Americans has impressed the manager of the Giants w ith the tin desirability of having any of that tem permentul clan on the team. Jin Thorpe's contract with the club has an other season to run, and when that ex pires it looks like curtains for the red- ALSO M M E R S ARE Will Not Appear In Smokers In Salem Until Present Dates Are Filled Billy Mascott and Al Sommers have a string of matches in Portland and other const cities that will prevent tho'm from appearing again in Salem fflr some time 'according to Manager Bobby Evans ' who writes to Salem friends that he will probably bring his boys back here for Smokers later on. Mascott "will meet. "Tex" Vernon in Portland March 28. Vernon is the man from whom Mascott won the Northwest featherweight championship and Ver non is anxious to have a chance to re gain his lost laurels. Vernon is a good boxer but Mascott has improved greatly since he won the title and it is more than likely that Vernon will find that he has a harder nut to crack hnn he encountered at the first meeting. Al Sommers meets Billy Weeks, the Canadian ; Champion middleweight, at Centrnlia, Washington, next Wednes day. Al is training in Portland and has the chanee of a lifetime to step out among the top notehers by beating the Canadian. Sommers is confident of winning and if his hopes are realized he will meet Fighting Billy Murray in Portland. Sommers gained in popular ity in Salem after his first match here and his last encounter with the big Seattle boxer, 'Art Wilson, convinced the fans that he has the goods. He was outweighted 30 pounds but he out boxed the big fellow and forced him to duit in the seventh round. Weeks may possibly box in Salem if he wins from Sommers and it is pos sible that he will meet Valley Tram bitas in this city. Weeks is confident of winning from Sommo.rs and says he intends to take a trip east in the early summer and wants to clean up all of the Northwest 158 pounders before he leaves and carry a clear title to the new fields. Manager Evans is confident that the Salem boxing fins will support the game in this city when they come to realize that Mascott. is the king of the bantams and at least tho grand duke of the fentherweights in the northwest and that Al Sommers is one of the best of the middle weights and that these boys are boxing in Salem for lower prices than are offered in the large cities. Salem Is Placed On Boxing Map By Smokers Salem promises to guin some recogni tion as the home of some clever boxers according to a letter received here re cently from Sandpoint, Idaho, from a bantam who wants a go with Billy Mas cott in Salem. J. W. Fitzgerald, of Sandpoint, says his home town harbors a crnckerjack bantam by. the name of Bud Ridley who is anxious to meet Billy Mascott some time in April. He states that Ridley has won two 10-round bouts from Jimmy Stack, of Spokane, which were staged in Sandpoint and that the boy is eager to try his skill against the best of them so he has se lected Mascott as a tc.rget. men as far as McGraw's team is con cerned. ritcher Stanley Dougan, cf the Cin cinnati Beds, is a protege of "Old Cy " Young. Dougan was u student at Ohio university, where Young is eonchi'.g, and Bering has great hopes of his mak ing good. Ciiri-ty Muthowron is Mnr.iluiii the eari workouts at Miirii'i Springs as well i. ever. He has ex.ve-a'l tooio ri'ui'-t lis to his anility to do n.'i'li .itch !n,t the co-ring s'lnrvir but Manager M' inw believes !u will com-! through as well us ever. No matter what is said of Jingo' Bresnahan, no one can accuse him ot overlooking a bet when it comes to get ting the coin on his contracts. Ho is the only man in bnsebnll who has been nbie to" make big money on getting re leases from different clubs. Manager Tinker, on March 7, i.u mediately after arrival at Tampa, Fin., indefinitely suspended Phil Dong'a.i, a pitcher, w'ho had preceded the other players by a day, for failing to keep in condition after nrr Mil. Hank Piilmero, the Cuban wonder, is banking on making the New York team this year. I'alinoro is bigger and heav ier than he ever was before, and his pitching has improved with his strength. Mcflraw likes his tu t ions this spring and believes that he will fill the shoes of Hub" Marquard nicely. Charles A. Fredericks, Tor venrs secretary of tho Chicago several White Sox, and who died January 11 lingering illness, left an estate at $75,000. according to his will ed in Judge Horner's court. Mntherine Whiteman, mother of after a valued the do jenef ic- eoa.-ed, is named as the chief I iury, the money to lie divided his brothers after her death. among JYillard'sJustBefore- . the-Battle Statement (Made to the United Tress.) New York, Mar. 25. "I am going to knock Moran out in the shortest pos sible order. His right never w ill get near euough to hurt nie. I never in my life was in better shape than I am today tor the Moran fight. I have trained down almost to ringside weight and expect to enter the ring weighing about 245 pounds, a reduction of 15 popuds, I will rest up for about a month after beating Moran and then go out again with the circus." Jess Willard. Possible Receipts and Expenses of Big Bout. Revenue. 540 seats at $ 3 each $ l,i!20 2,200 seats at $ 5 each 11.000 4,920 seats at $10 each 49.200 1,350 seats at $15 each 20,250 !0 seats at $20 each 13,800 1,751 seats, at $25 euch 33,775 11,451 scats $1.19,045 Expenses. Purse (Willard, $47,500; Moran .?-'.(, 7 oU $ 70.000 Advertising 5.000 Rental of arena .7,500 Incidentals (fares, telegrams, telephones, clerk hire, etc.) 5.000 Reconstruction of arena 3.500 State tax (7 1-2 pei cent, on .Tiuu,ouu; 7,&HJ Ibolp (ushers, private police; police, etc.) 1,500 $101,250 Recapitulation. Gross receipts $12fl.fi45 Expenses io.2!i0 Gross profit 28,305 Moran Has Made Only $15,000 In the Fight Game (By the United Tress.) New. York, Mar. 23. Frank Moran has made only about $15,000 out of th" fight game, as compared with Willtiril'v nearly a quarter of a millon. Frank, while not a recklessly reckless spender, is liberal with Celtic liberality and ha ' not hung on to all that $15,000 by any manner of means. He is not, however, a pauper, nor would he be even if some one should tap him on the koko to night after the show and take that $23 -750 he is to get. Moran really needs the money and it will be up to him to husband that 23 thou' werv wery esre fully if he loses tonight, because le fcat in this fight would lie apt to liar him from the big fight money forever find ever after. A New Today add may lead to fortune tuke the right road. Willard (left) and Moran's Just-Before- the-Battle Statement (Made to the United Press.) New York, Mur. 25. "If I feel as good when I enter the ring as I do this minute I have no doubt I will be re turned a winner, whether the fight goes 10 rounds or not, I have never be fore felt the iigility and health that I W K ' H V ' t- ' :-TV 1 BATTLE TONIGHT FOR WORLD'S CHAM Willard and Moran to Fight for the Title-Willard Gets for His Share of Purse $47,500, and Moran $23,750 Gross Receipts From Ticket Sale $129,645, Expenses $101,250, Net Profit $28,395 The Fight To Go Ten Rounds and Will Be Real Thing By the Sport Seer. (Written for the Vnited Press.) New York, Mar. 25. The scene is set in Madison Square Garden. With almost reverent awe the ring side flunkeys have tested the ropes, jarred the floor for possible flaws '.uid i burnished the sacred water buckets. Jess Willard and Frank Moran meet tonight. The 10-round bout between the giants of the ring has all New Vork, a station of some tew hundred souls, tingling with expectancy. A considerable outside section of the so c.illed civilized world is straining its ears for ringside tidings. Charley White, referee of the costli est. 10-round tussle ever planned, has his counter in trim.. He is ready to toll ten over either gladiator with almost brutal imparti ility. p Willard will send full ninny a mem ber of the cl.ui Moran supperless to bed for nights and nights to come if he 'stops the .blonde from Pittsburgh in the evening shadows. I Those who saw Moran beat Jim Cof I'ev over the knockout course twice in tho same ring were so strongly impres sed with his haymaking right that they plunged even before Big Jess bestowed his bulk on Broadway. L iter, they felt tremors about the bank-roll and these tremors have become acute pains as the big battle draws near. ' Willard is powerful long on size and Strength .ind it is inconceivable to many Jiersous that anything less than u Baldwin runabout can carry a kick of sufficient force to bounce him into dreamland. Jt ought to be a real fight. Mor.ui has nothing to gain by stall ing 10 rounds with Willard. He could have gone on in New ,Vork obtaining fairly corpulent purses for fighting I .1 . ::t'.v.' ,;V'! v,ov Moran as they will appear in ring at have now. Willard has never been ac cused of being nnvthiug but a fair box er. Speed is usually a lucking qual ity in a man of aurft huge size." Frank Moran. How the Battlers Compare. Willard. Moian. 2!t Age :'!' tl ft. 7 in Height '1 ft. 1 in. 2'i0 lbs Weight 203 lbs. s:i 12 in Itoneh 7S i-i. P mediocre maulers hnd ho not. chosen to take on Willard. Now that he has dono so the road to fabulous wealth is cliai, except for Jess Will.ird. All Moran has to do is flatten tho Kansas giant. Bo opiues it's a man sized undertaking but claims be is tliti man to do it. ; , . Willard himself st inds higher tli;n Mister Woolworth's size.ible shanty, with most of the fans of the country. But if he pulls tho old one two thrcc kick on the Broadway bounders he will find himself flat on his well-known back so far as desirable matches ur Concerned. The- fans are putting a lot of faith, in the big boy in tonight 's go .ind h win nave to deliver according to the in voice or go down in pugilistic -history as the biggest article Of gorgonzola ev er shown, -Moran's boxing ability i fairly woU known, but Willad's is a mysteriotw quantity. " ; . Jess boxed like an amateur with -w broken arm in Mb bouts here in tho harrowing haui-and-eg" days and flash ed up ns.a master of Queeusbury taetiew. igai nst Jack Johnson. . ' When that gloomy gent measured his longitude along the floor at Havana, Jess was hailed as rather some boxer. He appears in his training; bouts to h ive learned a whole library of trickn and most valuable of. them is that of holding his opponent's elbows to koep tho other gent away. Willard gets the biggest purse ovee, offered for a 10-round bout, 47,500 ing the stipend. "-' Moran's purse of $20,000 with a size able bit for liniment and other, truia. ing expenses, is the largest ever offered iny challenger for any kind of a bout, according to sport statisticians. For that money too boys ought to put up quite a tussle this evening. t I t V: Madison Square Garden. Chest, . Normal Expanded . . Waist . . Biceps . . Neck , .. Wrist ... Calf .. Anklo 40 1-2 in. , 4!) 3 4 in. . 34 1-2 in. K 12 in, 17 1-2 in. , 10 in .... 17 in 10 ill .... 44 in. ....47 in. ... 35 in. ... 10 in. 17 1-2 in. 1-1 in. 10 12 i. ....9 in. Tet the Capital Journal Mew Today Column put vour dollars on tho ri t,hr. track. IT