The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
How George A. Morrison
Lost a Prize- Fight in
Ogden.
Gold Brick Swindlers Got Long
Green's Bodyguard to Judge
the Fight.
Colonel Hopkins Tells How the Fake
Bad Man Was a Famous Coward
in Arizona.

Many interesting facts about desperate
Wyatt carp, "Long Green" Andy Law
rences referee in the Fitzsimmons.Shar-
key fight, are now coming to light.
George A. Morrison, an -prize-tighter.
now owner of the Menlo Saloon. 200 Eighth
street, contributes some important facts
concerning Earp's record in previous
prize-fght.
1T was on September /, 1884," said Mr..
Morrison yesterday, 'that l had prize
fight with Jim Williams at the Ogden
Operation Ogden. Utah. The bunko-
steerers, sure-thing men and gold-brick
swindlers worked carp off on me as ref
cree. The result was / was drugged, jobbed
and lost the fight. My hacker, the we'll
known Harry P. Hynds, lost $4,000 on the
job"
Mr.. Morrison's story is very interesting.
As he never saw carp before the fight, he
bears no malice and the recital of the facts
speaks for itself.
''Our fight was before the Ogden Athletic
Club. of which Henry Perry was presi-
dent" said Morrison to CALL reporter
yesterday, land Perry is wealthy young
| man of high standing.
Sail had agreed upon Tom Painter of
Evanston, Wyo., for referee. Kelly, Will
liams' hacker. agreed to the same thing.
Everybody thought the fight was on the
square until it was started. Well, lust as
the show was about to begin John Russell,
a well-known sure-thing man and gold
brick operator, together with one George
Lewis, made kick. and finally they sug-
gested carp as referee. To this my
trainer. George La Blanche, agreed, al
though few of US knew carp. My friends
and myself felt so sure OF my victory that
| nobody seemed to care who was referee.
81 was in fine condition when came
from my training quarters. / ate at the
Reed Hotel that evening, few hours be-
fore the fight. Shortly after eating got
| i'll, and by the time / was we'll into the
| tight could not sea we'll. ! would hit at
my man when he was ten feet away,
imagining him to be right before me.
could not deliver a good blow
to save my life, and 7 was simply
knocked out. DR.. Corey OF Ogden
formerly of Cheyenne, examined me
and he stated that was suffering from a
large dose OF belladonna. I do not know
who gave it to me, but know that band
OF crooks and sure thing men were crazy
to have carp as referee. I know that one
OF those men, George Lewis, desperate
| sure-thing man, was shot and killed soon
after by a sheepherder whom he had
robbed of $1,000, and know some others
who were closely connected with him
| skipped from the country soon after the
Il hit ielt sure that had been drugged
soon after stepped into the ring, for
tripped and fell. my eyes were almost
useless and my head was heavy. also
know that Wyatt carp was referee, and
that he just suited the desperate gang of
thugs and highbinders that infested the
country
Charles H. Hopkins, q veteran news
paper man of st. Louis. knew Wyatt carp
and his family well in 1880. Colonel Hop
kins was at that time mining reporter for
the Tom bstone Epitaph. Speaking of the
Earps Colonel Hopkins lately said to Re-
public reporter:
There we're five of the Earps-VirgIl,
Wyatt, Warren, Julian; and Jessie. their
l sister.
"AlI the boys were excellent types of
frontier bad men. All this talk about
Wyatt carp being a brave man and on the
square makes me tired. He was brave
enough In certain way, but there is good
reason to doubt If he ever possessed that
kind OF bravery that will make a man dash
into burning building to save woman's
life. As to being on the square-well, he
was as square as circle. The Earps were
the leaders of gang of gentlemen that
operated in Cochise County, and an oppo-
sition gang was led by John Behan- Wyatt
carp was City Marshal of Tombstone and
Behan was Sheriff OF Cochise County.
Both men hated each other.
doc Holiday, who has grown famous
as the WeIls-Fargo shotgun messenger,
was member of the carp crowd. Every
body has read about how Holiday stopped