The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-02-17
TELEGRAPH KEY TO
IMMENSE FORTUNE
Man Who Discovered one That
is to Lick Jack Johnson
Gets $4,000.


ing all claim to business relations
with Carl Morris the Oklahoma
Giant, who thinks he viii defeat JacI
johnson some day.
A year ago Stone was drawing $2z
week from a railroad that runs
through Sapulpa, Tulsa and Oklahoms
City and never dreamed that there
was good fortune ahead.
Stone was a fight fan, however,
and read every line touching ON the
Jeffries-Johnsm mill. He knew a
gigantic locomotive engineer, too,
who was all wrapped up in the Reno
mill and together they discussed it
whenever possible.
When the big engineer, Carl Morris
got the flash from Stone that john
son had won the battle last July he
climbed down from the huge Iron
horse and declared that he intended
TO become prize fighter for tihe sole
purpose of whipping the negro Nor
ris didn't eexactly know how to begin
the task until Stole suggested that
they should go into partnership, the
former as the fighter and the latter
as the manager.
Summing UP their combined finAn-
cial resources they discovered that.
shout a Thousand dollars could be
drawn out of the savings banks They
needed that much to pay living ex-
penses, after resigning from the en-
ploy of the railroad
Stone then hustled forth a matcfi and
Morris first scrap netted a few hun
dred dollars. Another fight yielded
a similar amount and the PARTNERS
became greatly encouraged Soon
Morris was pitted against Marvin
Hart and as the latter was knocked
into a cooked hat the Oklahoma
Giant suddenly acquired widespread
notoriety.
Several professional managers, in
cluding Tom Jones Joe Woodman
and Bill Mccartney, promptly wired
Morris, offering their services, to-
gether with tempting money PROPOSE
lions. But the big fellow turned
these kilograms over to Stone and
told him not to worry.
We'll stick together, Bill, and
make fortune" said Norris. You
were willing to take a chance, and
I'm not going to fneeze yea out"
Along came a wealthy oil man, gen
tne flight fan, who had seen Morris
In the ring and was convinced that
be would make worlds champion
His idea was to spend, money IN
developing Morris into first class
pugilist and to introduce him to the
epprtdng public all over the United
States He showed Morris that a
tour of the leading cities would Yield
perhaps 100000 for the year or more
and his terms We're so alluriHg that
the gigantic slugger consented TO.
listen. Il
But you must take care of Bill
Store!" said Morries. 81 can't Throw
him down. 1t would be rank ingrati-
tude. He's got nothing and he quit
his job. II he can be squared I'll go
with you"
Stone was interviewed. He didn't |
fetish the idea of giving up his old
friend and also of losing a chance TO
manage a champion but when the old
man told him hee could have $4,000
for his end of the contract Stone
waNered. 1t was more money than
he had ever dreamed of seeing
Bethel take it, BILL advised Nor
r1s. You know / may not be a
champion after all. Fighh.ng is un-
certain. A punch ON the jaw has
beaten some of the best fighters
IT'S Lot of money in these hard
times and you may never have an
other chance like it,
So Bill Stone capitula5ed and sign
ed a paper releasing the giant from
Dds management,
IN take the coin" said the tele-
grapher, but when you meet this fel-
low johnson Pm going to bet every
dollar of it that you'll win. I'm will
Ing to go back borlOe 90 thekey II
you fail to win back the ctsmpdon-
ship for the white race
Morris will remain On Oklahoma
for a few weeks after which he will
begin a long tour. His new manager
believes the time is not yet ripe TOR
a match with johnson and
that che big towns will pay TO see q
man who at least looks like a comGng
champion AS Morris traNeles from
Dne town to another. Bill Stone in
Lhe little telegraph office at Sapulpa ,
viii keep tab and will wait dmpa-
smtay for the day when uhe news Is
flashed 10 his that Morris Is actually