Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-15
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. September 13.-Out in
oklahoma Carl Morris is 2-to-1 favor
lite for the ten-round glove battle with
FIREMAN Jim Flynn of Pueblo in Madison
Square Garden tonight. In this city there
Is practically no betting. for the reason
mat sporting men know practically moth
ing OF Morris fighting ability and prefer
To see for themselves just what the giant
| can 90 before drawing conclusion. So
great IS the confidence of Oklahoma citi-
Zens in Morris. however, that several
specially chartered Pullmans will arrive
here today from that state, bringing no
table persons who believe the former loco
motive engineer is the coming champion
of the world. In this party are James
o NELL of Oklahoma City, ii. S. Sinclair
of Independence. Kan; Thomas White
and Charles Colcord of Tulsa, Max Lewis
and a delegation from Muskogee. Mayor
Denton of Sapupa and his chief of pc ice.
and W. II. Fuller. with others. from Nc
! Aliister. These boxing enthusiasts have
! watched the ring career of Norris with
enthusiasm. and they have secured TWEEN
tydolar ringside boxes in order to be as
close to the ropes as possible. The scrap
will be bulletined in Oklahoma City,
Tulsa, (Sapulpa and Muskogee tonight,
where preparations have been made to
celebrate Morris expected victory on
big scale.
Prices Are Advanced.
The Madison Square a. C. has ar
ranged an increased scale Of prices for
this affair because of the big guarantees
which Morris and Flynn are to receive
for their services. Seats on the top gal
lery will be sold at s. each. In the first
balcony the prices are 81 and s.. The
arena seats are fixed at s. and $40. the
arena boxes at $40 and S1o. the floor
seats at $40 and the ringside boxes at
So. If the attendance equals that at
the Wells-Brown battle it is believed
that the gross receipts will amount to
Sio,t1D The advance sale up to late
hour yesterday indicated a packed house.
The management has arranged to sell
not more than 1850 tickets. and there
Will be no standing room. Every ticket
holder must be seated. The first pre-
limnary will he staged at 8 o'clock
sharp, so that the big bout should begin
not later than 1870 O'Clock. Charley
White will referee. and the men have
agreed to box under straight Queens
berry rules, protecting themselves at all
times and breaking out of clinches at
the referees word of command.
Biggest Fighter in World.
Norris is the biggest pusilist in the
world. He stands six feet four inches in
his stockings and weighs 2'6 pounds. He
is half Indian and half Irish and is Won
derfully strong. That he is green as to
the science of boxing there seems to be
no doubt, but those who have seen him
put up his hands say he is game and can
hit with tremendous power. He fights
low. with sort of crouching attitude.
and, with a reach of abnormal length, he
is said to be able to keep an opponent
from inficting serious punishment. He
has never beaten tirst-class man, how
ever, for Marvin Hart, Mike Schreck and
others who have dropped before his
heavy punches could not be taken seri-
ousiy Morris had no idea of becoming
a professional pugilist until he heard
that johnson had beaten Jeffries. Then
he resigned his position as locomotive
engineer with the intention of fighting his
way to a position where he could demand
match with the big negro champion.
His managers have not asked too much
Of him, as they believed from the outset
that he should gain experience gradually.
Morris has been coached by Con Riley
of Cincinnati, a veteran handler of fight
ers and by Joe Jeanette, the colored
heavy weight both of whom predict that
he will stop Flynn inside of the limit.
Ii this feat is accomplished Morris will
loom up as a real Avhite hope and his
hacker. Frank +. Ufer. who is wealthy
will promptly post big forfeit and is
sue a challenge to johnson.
Are Unknown in East.
Flynn like Morris. has never been seen
i'm action here but he is we'll known as
a rough and ready heavyweight of the
second class Jack Johnson knocked him
out in eleven rounds several years ago.
while Sam Langford stopped him twice.
the first time in less than one round and
T Il D.