The Washington herald., 1911-09-16
"White Hope" Goes Up in
Smoke.
THE SAPULPA GIANT IS GAME
Pueblo Fireman Draws Blood and
Closes Antagonists Right Eye in
First Round, and After that In
nicts Terrible Punishment, Win
ming the Verdict Easily.
BY w. w. NAUGHTON.

| Madison Square Garden, New York
Sept. 15-The Morris-Flynn contest was
not a joke. 1t was more like a tragedy
During twenty-five years as a chronicler
Of pugilistIc happenings I've never seen
as badly punished a face as that Of the
Sapulpa giant. He was beaten in the
| first round and in every round that fol-
| lowed. Whatever the future may hold for
him as a fighter II certainly must be said
that he received a thorough baptism OF
| blood and blows in his affair with the
Pueblo fireman.
In addition to being the worst punished
man I've ever seen. I can say that Nor
ris is certainly as game a man as have
ever known. He is not only game but
he has wonderful powers of assimila ton.
He went into the contest carrying so
much overweight that his roly-poly legs
actually trembled as he strutted across
the floor for the opening handshake He
had quite fullness about the waist, too,
and as the CORY battle progressed an.
his muscles relaxed his stomach became
more noticeable than ever. He looked
then like some fat man who had donned
ring attire in payment of an election bet
And with all this loose flesh about him.
Morris stood to be literally chopped TO
pieces. Within a very few rounds his
right eye was completely closed. One
of his seconds In fact tried thar old prize
ring resource OF sucking the blood from
the battered optic. The face kept getting
worse and the solid overland smashes
Flynn sent against the suffering giants
mouth affected Morris to such an extent
in the long run that he could not close
his lips. He went to the scratch for
many rounds with the red fluid trickling
down over his chin.
Blood Flows Everywhere.
A more CORY spectacle was never seen
on a fighting platform. There were
rounds when each mans shoulders and
breast were smeared all over with blood.
and II all came from the Oklahoma mans
nose and mouth. The only mark of the
affray that Flynn showed at the finish
was a damaged left eye.
Jere Dunn used to say that every man
has0 is stopping place. meaning. of course.
that every human did not possess the
same degree of courage Looking at
Morris face tonight. l wondered II the
big man from Oklahoma had a stopping
place. II looked TO me as though he was
hopelessly OutClassed from the second
round on, but he still went against those
furnishing lefts, and kept trying bravely
turn the tide Of battle in his favor.
That is all there is to Mr.. Carl Morris
in the fighting line at present-a right
uppercut. II isn't a Johnson or Lang
ford uppercut, at that: II doesn't go
Through a mans guard. at least not once
out of a possible FIVE times
II did not take Flynn long TO learn
how to block II. The Pueblo fireman
simply buried his face in his forearms
and permitted Morris to do his level best.
Morris shows Incxperience.
Morris seemingly scorns to resort to
any OF the defensive tactics ordinarily
used by fighters In the clinch battling.
he stood there with his head erect. Flynn
frequently pressed his forehead against
Morris breast and hammered Morris on
eye, nose, mouth, and jaw with upward
punches.
Flynn did not have to see his target: he
had only TO cut loose with overland
smashes and he was sure TO find Morris
face.
Neither did Morris try to protect him
self when Flynn dug his fists into the
short ribs and stomach. The one thing
the big fellow seemed bent upon was
tearing Flynns guard away and soaking
Flynn with an uppercut hard enough
to topple the Pueblo fireman. but the
chance never same.
with pluck ami assimilation such as he
possesses. it is more than probable that
Morris will keep aloAg at the boxing
game. He has the lighters temperament
to begin with. He will have to learn
some of the tricks of the trade, and will
have to train himself to a point where
he will weigh at least twenty pounds less
than he did tonight.