The evening world., 1911-09-16
MORRIS FAILS TO PROVE -.
HE'S A REAL WHITE HOPE
Giant Stands Up and Takes a Beating
From Jim Flynn, but Shows Little
knowledge of Fighting.
BY EDGREN.
csusFsht. 1911. 10 The Pr,ss Publishing Co.
fThe yev Yoth Wor,dl

trhe New York World.
Carl Morris OF Oklahoma left the
ring in Madison Square Garden last
night an ex-member OF the White
Hopes. Jim Flynn OF Pueblo, with
oos eye closed tight but a triumphant
s1Am in the other, stood in his cor.
ner looking out over the crowd and
waiting for the laundering applause
thok is the victor's due.
Thsfe was not Q sound. Hushed and
snsnt the crowd waited. stIli staring at
the ring ~ II Il were the scene OF some
grsat tragedy. Impatient. Flynn turned
M hustled away to his dressing room.
and then At last the tension was broken.
There va a scuffling OF feet. q buzz OF
conversation, and the bluecoated guar
dams OF the Garden shooed tho crowd
toward the s,is and out into the
street.
Although defeated. the Oklahoma
giant lost no credit. for he fought
through the ten rounds with . courage
that will never be forgotten by those
who looked on. He had shown tho
Aer~-st. Nm,t ~ thai thing mon call
"~sameness." No gamer man ever
fought in . ring. In the frst round
his eyes were both partly closed. BY
the end Of the second he could hardly
see, and Flynn was hammer!ns him
fsarfuliy. Unable 10 stand OF and box.
Morris steadily pushed In against the
bsttering and struck blow for blow
At close quarters. leaning In and takinS
whatever came, with he hope OF at
last landing the one clout that might
brfnR q victory. He seemed 20 DO inssn-
dble 10 punishment. Now n again
he tottered for an instant. only to push
forward again and night with renewed
fury. He hit heavily. and every umo
he landed Fiynn's head bobbed back
a0if he had . hinge in his neck.
But for all his willingness and e.
~~ressyeness and courage And strength
he WA . novice 1t me game Ions
exper.sncs was Flynn's. and he mace
the most Of II. He ussd svery trek
Of the r1ns. His blows were delivered
with q map like the cracking Of . whip.
He knew how 70 hit. Norris don't Thc
GIANTS hands drovs out like pistons'
With resdstless power but without the
''snap'' that StunS. He was hitting
Flynn with pillows. Flynn Wa ooun-
tsr1ng with bullets. Twice In the sec
ond round Norris fought Flynn to his
knses By ne mere rsststless weight OF
-. 40 - rr~~~ %vsrnAAH i'm I'M
hurt esoh time.
MORRIS COULDN'T sEE IN THIRD
ROUND.
n shs third round Morris couldn't 80.
He was feeling Tor his man with one
hand and hitting with 70 other. HIS
fecs was pufing from the effects OF
F1ynn's blows. for his III and his
flesh were soft. Absolutely blind. he
refused 70 give an inch OF ground. while
Flynn hurled himself in n fought like
a fury In . vain sffort to beat him
down. Here md there around the ring
men were calling out TO Referee White
to stop u. And all the time Morris
pushed In against the storm Of blows
and struck out when he could feel
his man In front Of him. Al the be-
ginning the sympathy Of the crowd was
all with Flynn. the smaller man. Now.
curtously Enough. II had shifted to the
dig fellow. Now and then. whom q well
struck blow staggered the furious nre-
man and drove him back. the crowd
chesred. when the third round ended
n Norris went slowly TO his corner
and sat down Charlie White followed
him.
Can you see At ALI" asked White.
"Oh. don't stop IT," begged Morris
please don't stop It. I'm not hurt
And white walked away again.
In the corner Con Riley jumped W
and whispered to Morris. The CLAM
nodded his head n leaned back In hi,
chair. Riley. using the crude surger,
OF the old-time fighters. made a small