The evening world., 1911-09-02

" down to Allenhurst with me
@vA Yesterday to see Carl Nor
ris, the only and original white
Hope" MIR. Ufer. besides being an
oil millionaire. Is Carl's manager.
There lent a doubt In MIR. Ufer's
mind that Carl qualities for this
white Hope" proposition. for on
my way down on the Sandy Hook
boat we talked 1t all over.
I'm not a regular fight nan
ager." Mr.. Ufer explained. II just
Ike this boy and I want 10 pee him
make a good stake. When ne whips
Johnson I'm going to drop the game
and attend strictly to business"
you expect to see him whip
Johnson?" ] queried.
"Oh, yes" replied Mr.. Ufer. In an
ofYhand way. as II 1t were all set
tied already. Hell get johnson
after a while"
We sat silent for a while, think.
ing. No doubt Mr.. Ufer was pictur-
ing In his mind a scene with John.
son lying fiat On his back In the
middle Of a ring. and Carl Morris
walking to his corner with a grin.
WIS hearing again the "chug" OF
JohRson's deadly uppercuts and see.
Ing them crash. one after another,
against Jef's chin as the great
white Hope Of a year ago reeled
heavily back.
ayes" said Ufer. breaking the silence
at last. Il want to get "A good stake for
Carl. Too bad the Governor interfered
with the Flynn fight out In Okiahoma.
We had arranged for special rain for
all the big cities around. and We would
have had at least $4,000 people. After
paying Flynn's end and all expenses I'd
have handed Carl sixty or seventy
thousand dollars"
What"
"oh. yes; maybe more han that. Wed
have taken In a lot OF money"
But how about your end7"
"Oh," said Mr.. Ufer. Il was running
the show and I'm Carl's manager. but
! didn't want n OF the money. l Just
wanted to give Carl a good stake"
Now. what DO you think OF that for a
manager OF a fighter? Can you beat III
W. arrived at ~Ailenhnr,t. and in a
over to Jimmy DeForest's train
ing quarters-most extraordinary quar-
~ters-situaaed at the edge OF a green
wood and on the bank of a lake. Jimmy
took me upstairs and hammered on
a door. Morris was taking a nap.
Come in" doomed a big voice. and We
pushed open the door. Morris was jus,
rolling up to a sitting position. rubbinl
the sleep out OF his eyes. 1t was m,
first sight OF him. A giant. huge shout,
ders- great thick limbs. thick neck
large well-rounded features and a smil,
as wide as all outdoors. lie was 81
huge that he filled tbs room. When h,
stood uu the floor creaked.
TOE JEANETTE arrived. with A
Benedict, Williams. one OF the regu
lar stan-and the last onc-was Of
the crippled list. Morris knocks hi
sparring partners out every day.
The fighters put on their lighting tog
and soon the work began.
Now, the first impression OF Morris 1
that he Is a tremendously broad ma
OF medium height. Only when he an
Jeanette began to spar did his real sz
show. for he Is full 6 feet 4 inches ia
In his bare feet. l measured him. II
Is symmetrical. and not fat. When
began training for his first ng,.t, eleve
months ago.. he stripped at 3l5 pound
Now he weighs only 235
THEY began roughing at one,
Morris moved forward s,eidil.
For such a whale Of a man /
Was light and graceful. lie didn't d
anything fancy in the sparrlng line
Just leaned in and punched. Jeanet
was small beside him. and Morris tosso
Joe around and showed him out
clnches with apparent ease. Joe wa
Hoped him hard. and no walked
against the blows without blinking. I
hit Joe, and Joe backed away with Il
side OF his nose skinned. They mix,
for two rounds. Morris has a lot
learn about boxing. but he seems
have an effective lighting style IN
shows the influence Of Jeanette's coac
Ing. lie Is the material from which
great fighter may be made.
Hes hitting harder and faster III
when | boxed him last out in OK
homa," said Joe between rounds.
Benedict went on for two rounds.
they met first Benedict sent a smash
right to Carl's chin, and the gla
walked in against II and dug his I
into Benedict's stomach a foot. Al
that Benedict was content to wres
about and light in clinches.
Morris isn't "A muscular marvel !!
Jefries. lie Is as big as Jen, ".
lighter legs and arms, and all roul
smooth muscles. He looks as II
might develop :. lot OF speed for a
man. What he needs is work. and pler
Of It.
1TOOK his measurements. Height
feet 4 inches; weight, 25 poun'
chest contracted, ~ inches. eNpai
cd, Al inches. waist. 81 inches. upI