The evening world., 1911-11-14
|arI Morris Proves by Geyer
Battle That He's Absolutely
Hopeless as a White Hope.
bspySleht. 1911. BY The Pros Publishing Co.
rTbs New York WORLD.

che New YORK World).
~vHE best that can be said of Carl
Morris. the Oklahoma giant, Is
that he has improved since he
fought Jim Finn at Madison Square
Garden. He beat Jack Geyer last night
at the Olympic A.. c. handily enough.
but II was his bulk rather than his
superiority as q fighter that brought
e4out the rex ult. Morris has yet TO show
dAAter1al from which great fighters are
developed.
Meyer exhibited little aside from n GER
tim gameness mat won him the crowds
sympathy. n when Charley white
Gbpped the bout at the end OF the ninth
d nnd ne was as well pleased as any
osdy IN the house.
White used better Judgment than ne
did whom he refereed the Morris-Flynn
%. He stopped the lighting last night.
~ said. because one man had shown
Wmistakable superiority.
0eyer was a sad looking object as
he retired to his corner in the final
round. His right eye was cut and
almost closed. his nose was as red and
soft a. an over boiled beet and he was
sick at the stomach. Morris was un-
uarked and apparently good for any
auanbsr Of rounds.
The dght was worse than ordinary.
y was apparent. however. that Morris
- pro1ted by his experience with
Slvnn. He has learned TO stick out
left hand at long range and
uss something resembling n
g&yht uppercut a, close quarters.
the snap that goes with the knock
81 Dunch is absolutely lacking: In short.
Norris doesn't NOV how to put a sting
his blows. He also lacks the all
tportant fighting instinct. without
vHich no fighter can hope 10 be a suc-
go. Against a real good man he would
. chopping block. II In good stand
~ IN the Engineers Union. he ought
~ climb back In the cab and confne his
eoture efforts to the bell rope. He's
hepsisss a. . White Hope.
"HE Olympic Club was damned to
the doors when Geyer and Morris
climbed into the ring. In the
eSowd were notables that probably
nover saw the inside Of the club house
bsfors. They we're paid for their visit
WITH plenty Of action. crude as II was,
~ they left the club house thoroughly
O&Iisned that the white race must look
b&kond Morris for . championship pos
o4lty.
losris looked big and soft when he
Oeopped. His face still bore some marks
ct the Flynn battle. He was cool az
could be and talked to friends around
~ rtngside like . veteran. Geyer
seemed slender in comparison when he
ed, his sweater. For . big man his
leGs and arms seemed altogether too
o1>(nder. There vas nothing suggestive
cue knocker-out In his build. and this
eeot was amply proven a. the bou,
They hadn't gone . minute Of the
0rst round before It was apparent that
Norris had learned something since his
0Sot appearance before q New York
es1wd. He started with straight lefts
n ing to-hnd 6a6~< directed righl
nGs Tor the Jaw. soiae> Of 0eyer',
aVsmpts hit the mark. but fr,they hac
~ effect on Morris his face didn'
eMw It. He was absolutely expression.
!sAP . Geyer's gloves fiew aroun his
"HERE was little variety TO an,
OF the rounds up TO the sixth
Morris had the better Of II nearl,
- way utytT snoWcu ~ WllIlng
ness to mil II with the bigger Morris
b4 he couldn't hurt him. He trie,
everything Of what little he knew. II
ut1d q short. Jerky upper-cut at clos
QUlrters on Morris. but when he did tn
H4nt paid little attention to the blows
capelessly looking Cor instructions fror
his corner on what to do next.
oeyer's showing was fairly good up /
the sixth round. but after that Morris
superior weight n strength began I
tell and he weakened. Here is wner
Morris's ignorance of how to deliver
blow was plainly apparent. One we
directed punch might have ended ma.
tiers abruptly In the seventh. but IN
mauiing. Shaping. pushing style OF Mo-
ris wasn't sufficient.
The eighth and ninth rounds saw Mo,
ris wearing Geyer down with bod
punches delivered In amateur fashion
Gcyer was staggered several times AZ
slammed against the ropes. but nothir
infthe Morris collection of wallops WI
hard enough to take him OF his feet.
Morris was pleased because IN WI
returned the winner, but II he thinks h
sho wing entities him to any consider.
ton as a destroyer OF Jack johnson
reputation he's a candidate for Il
sn3rdng observation ward.