Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09
HOPE LACKS SCIENCE
Carl Morris Is Strong. But Is
Not a Boxer.
GIVES SHOW AT HIS CAMP
Jim Flynn Confident He Will Mako
Oklahoma Giant Go
Down.

Special Dispatch The star.
NEW YORK. September a.-Carl Nor
ris. the oklahoma Cant. who will box
ten rounds with Fireman Jim Flynn in
the Garden a week from last night. enter
tanned fight critics at his training camp
in -Allenhurst. y. J.. Yesterday Morris Is
enjoying the hospitality of James lie
Forest. the veteran boxing instructor
and in addition 10 his regular traner.
Con Riley of Cincinnati. lie has half
dozen h.g sparring partners, including
Joe Jeanette and Morris Harris. Much
mystery has attended the work OF the
big freight engineer who thinks he will
be the man to whip Jack Johnson some
day Those in charge of his affairs have
sworn amp followers TO secrecy as 20
his real fighting ability. SO that II is inn
possible TO say with any degree OF assur-
ance whether Morris is Of championship
caliber or not.
The Oklahoma Giant proved at least
one thing yesterday. however He is the
biggest pugilist physically in the world
and he is as strong as Gotch and Hacn-
enschmidt combined. He stripped TO the
bun and showed the critics that he is not
rat but trained down to bone and muscle
with limbs, back. chest and lungs abnor-
mally developed He measured feet 81
inches in bare feet, and weighed 80
pounds. He said he might reduce to 20
pounds by extra work before the Flynn
battle. but he didn't believe that II would
improve his condition Morris has
reach Of 'ai4 inches. greater than that or
any hrst-class heavyweight recordei IN
ring history. That he can hit with tre-
Hendous force there is no room for doubt
AFTER watching his work with immense
boxing gloves. each weighing twenty-five
ounces.
Morris Has Punch.
Morris Harris. husky negro who has
oattied with Jack Johnson. Langford.
Jeanette and all the other big men OF
note, received a clip on the side of tie
head with one of the giants gloyed
hands the force of the blow sending Har-
ris to the floor in heap. But with Jean
nette things were much different Morris
showed that he knew very little about
scientific boxing, involving fenting. Jah-
bing. uppercutting and rapid footwork.
As long as Jeanette worked at long
range Morris couldn't reach him. though
he tired hard. But when il came to mix
ing ii Morris had the wallop and Jean
| nette quickly realized it, Al rough work
in clinches Morris tossed his sparring
partners about as if they were feather
weights. He fairly overwhelmed them
when In corners or on the ropes But IL
was noticed that all through the exhio
ton with gloves nobody tried to slug
| him. He received some stiff punches. hut
nothing hard enough to test his stability.
Hes the goods said De Forest. who
added: But he's got LOT 10 learn
Jeanette nodded assent and the critics
went away wondering what the giant
would accomplish with Flynn. The fire.
man, who Is training at Camerons road
house, Westchester, refuses to take Nor.
ris seriously. He says Morris is a cart
horse and soft mark. After I've hit
him a few times in the body and the
nose you'll see him crUmple up. sa a
Flynn yesterday. II him fight poor
old Mike Schreck and it was joke.
| Why when Schreck made his nose bleed
Morris stopped short and wiped the blood
! off his face, looking curiously at the
son stuff That showed he didn't like the
gaff a bit. I'm going to whip him quick
and disprove the statement that IN GO
| ing into the ring handcuffed.
! Joseph Woodman. I.angfords manager.
who is well posted. tod the newspaper
men yesterday that Morris couldn't figGt
i at all and that Flynn would beat him
down very quickly.
Hints at Treachery.
Woodman. by the way, says that oddly
enough. LanSford. Porky Flynn and four
handlers at the New Dorp camp suddenly
/ we're taken i'll Tuesday monring. Lang
! ford had to fight Jeanette that evening
! and Woodman believes that the food was
and the others were in fine trim before
! they had breakfast but soon after that
meal they were suffering from cramps.
LanSford was doubled up in pain for
Several hours and doctor was summon
ed An emetic was prescribed and the
Tar Baby was put to bed. He was weak
and dizzy when he left Staten Island on
his way to the Garden. Some people
wanted to see I.angford whipped. said
Woodman yesterday. and believe there
was a sob. A certain former pugiiist
came down to the camp Monday and we
suspected nothing. But now we remember
that he was in and out of the kitchen and
hung around the training table before
we sat down to breakfast Tuesday Flynn
was very i'll and so were the seconds. IL
was a peculiar coincidence and there
no doubt that LanGford was affected by
his weakened condition when he got into
the ring with Jeanette. Langford wants
IL fight Jeanette once more before We
sail for Australia and If the match is ar
ranged he will prepare for II at his home
in Massac husetts, where outsiders will be
barred.
The state athletic commission may be
asked to pass upon the eligibility of hid
. Mccoy to box in this state. Mccoy
knocked out Bob Day, burly Canadian.
in less than one round at Toronto Labor
day. and on the strength of IL he agreed
to box ten rounds with Jim Smith at the
twentieth Century a. c. next week Nc
Coy looks extremely well and says lie
surely has come back. He weighs 1.O
mounds and is working hard daily at
Browns Ky NINA SUM. II was limited some
time ago that the commission would bar
all come backs" including Mccoy, but
nothing official was announced.