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3rTrr.-ft-r-iraBT- BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL KINDS BOXING Frank Moran, Pittsburgh heavy J "weight, has put himself in line for a I fight with Jess Willard, champion of the class, by decisively whipping Jim Coffey. There was"no question at tached to the victory of Moran. Some of Coffey's admirers protest ed because the Dublin Giant was not flattened on the canvas when the ref eree gave Moran the fight, but they have no arguments to back their con tention. It was in the third round that the end came. Moran put in a (left jab that floored Coffey and fol ; lowed it with a terrific right swing to the Irishman's jaw, sending him dazed against the ropes. Coffey was out He would have fallen if it had not been for the ropes. .He was not conscious of his sur roundings, and Moran was set' to smash him again when the referee i stepped in, mercifully saving further carnage. Moran's showing was good in that he has notbeen active in the ring for some time, while Coffey has been white hoping it around New York. Since being outpointed by Jack John son in Paris over two years ago Mo ran has done practically ncr ring work. He is the logical opponent for Wil lard, who is about due to defend his title. Moran made a good fight against Johnson and will be even better when he has had some time to train. He has more confidence now. Willard is considered unbeat able at the present time, but there are a few who do not hold that opin ion. Moran can hit harder than Johnson did when he met Willard and he is big enough and strong enough to force himself to close quarters with the former cowboy. It is doubtful, however, if a club can be found now to put up the guar antee demanded by the champion. He wants $30,000 and $2,500 for training expenses. Willard has not been a popular title holder and it is doubtful if he could draw a large enough crowd to warrant the hang ing up of such a purse. Milwaukee rings are growing un popular with fight managers of rival towns. There are several fighters who claim the Cream city as their native place and the alien managers say that cannot get an even break against this home talent in the news papers. The latest howl comes from the manager of Joe Azevedo, who says his man should have had a draw with Ritchie Mitchell. The Milwaukee pa pers gave the fight to Mitchell, a Mil waukee boy. Azevedo certainly does not look like a beaten man, as he is not marked, "and the managers of several other fighters support the claim of his director. The Portuguese lightweight and Mitchell may be matched again, as they both put up a good battle. Charlie White failed to knock out Johnny Harvey in 12 rounds at Bos ton, but won an easy decision. Har vey was nine pounds overweight and this severely handicapped the Chi cagoan. White made a good battle, almost putting Harvey out in the ninth. In the closing rounds, when White was using his opponent as a punching bag, Harvey's advantage in weight helped him considerably. Early in the fight Harvey tried to rush White continually, but was slowed up by Charlie's deadly left. University of Minnesota football prospects, rosy during the last week, may be dimmed in the next few days. It is reported that an investigation is being made of the amateur stand ing of Cap't Loren Solon, fullback of the eleven and an Ail-American choice last season. Solon is accused of playing summer baseball in Mon tana. The Gopher captain is one of the best plunging ground gainers in the west and a tower of offensive strength to his team. His loss would put Minnesota sadly out of the run-