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OWEtfW BOYAH HGHIF.RS ARF, AJhTKR_ * *' ' i~ Since the defeat of Battling NeV*on|y niHM'Jy all of tbft-Uarbt-1 weights and/nesr-ligbtwetghtg in the‘ring bave .apparently tost Bight of the fact that Ad- Wolgast, of Cadillac,^ Mich., Is the real holder of the lightweight championship of the world.jCow all 'of those fighters who can—or ^who think-they can—make the light-weight limit are hurling.., their cbal-7— lenses at -Owen Moran, fegya tle New York World; And/-Indeed, Owen i*»! acting' for all the~wofld atflf ne really were the champion. Poor Adolph Is• -iM.-rmrtlFlatbush,” hurled a challenge at Mo-/ran. Tommy based ./his claim for recognition oh the fact that be defeated'Moran In a twenty^round battle.lAurpby announced that he was willing ! arrd anxious to repeat victory, ahd‘ added that if Moran cared to mako the distance longer Tommy was willing to; !. show'how easily, he could polish off-the little Englishman in a finish fight .. 'Moran replied that ha was out for - the. lightweight championship and he j neally didn’t see how he could get It by beating Murphy. * .‘‘I ttrtflh Tommy would be easy,tor ; tne,'! said’Owen to hie manager, Charlie Harvey. Then Murphy was matched to-box Pal Moore .at the XC. .at. New York next Thursday even*, ing. -.. . v. . . .We-ll wait and see how Tommy makes out-with Moore, said Harvey. TMayba we won’t have to turn down his offer. Moore might get him.” t“O. K.'1 Browfc, Danny Murphy b chiet topic of conversation, was the next to Issue a defl to. Moran. This challenge came via Morgan. ■■“ quite a rugged lad, II admit, said Owen, “but, Un't pro staking h-ful ohawnce by fighting; ‘im'when there's no title'at stake? And why should 1 take any chawnees? I think i'ii feet £ AiatA #fu/ ui^idt tbt (he-championship. 1 don’t see. how e can very well refuse me.“Pal Moore bus challenged me to a fight, and so has Jack Goodm**, Goodness only knowB how many others are after me for’a fights I’m willing-to figbt them all, but I’d liv* to get t-title where it belongs first, f“They all say that Battling Nelson was all in when I-got- 'im- Welb whether ^jwaB or whether *e «*«n% Iwas the only one who ever made 'im take the count* and I think I should be given credit for it,' If the Battler was so far gone as .they all Bay -Why didn’t some or these fighters who var© nowyawping get 'Jm first?-
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Gazette and Bulletin
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Dec 12, 1910
Page 8
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