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Show I BATTLING SIKI MAY I MEET FRANK MORAN I ' I PARIS, July II (By The Asso-i Asso-i elated Press. ) "Battling Slki," the Senegalese heavyweight boxer, may bo matched with Frank Moran for a 20-j round bout early in September. It was learned today, owing to the defl-1 nlto refusal of Francois Descamps, on1 j behalf of Georges Curpentlc r, to give) ; Slki his promised ehanco at the Euro-1 : pean champion If he defeated Marcol i Miles, sikl defeated Nilta on points ; in a li-round bout June 23, The Senegalese hus accepted terms : for the proposed bout with Moran while the latter, now In London ha expressed willingness to yign articles j of agreement. Descamps claims that Slki in an un-. un-. worthy opponent of Carpentier and that a bout between them would n?t I draw sufficient crowds to make It ! profitable Bikl'l manager is prepar-; prepar-; '.ng to Irsue a formal challenge . through the French boxing federation federa-tion and hopes to force Carpertier into a bout with his tough battler. oo |