The Sentinel=record., 1911-03-29
CARL MORRIS
GOOD Hope
KNOCKS ScHREcK OUT OF RING
TWICE AND PUTS HIM TO
SLEEP IN SIXTH.
Big Oklahoma Engineer Has Fight
All His Own Way and Proves
Himself Two Handed Boxer
and Puncher.

Sapulpa, okla, March 2S.-Cirl
Morris, the Oklahoma white mans
hope" climbed a step nearer the
championship throne here this after
noon by knocking out Mike Schreck
of Cincinnati, in the sixth round of a
scheduled fifteen round bout
"a hard right hook to Schreck's jaw
after the sixth round had gone one
minute and two seconds ended the
battle. The Cincinnati man fell heav-
lily to the canvas and was counted out
by Referee Edward w. Cochrane.
There was never a moment after
the first round was minute old that
the result was in doubt. Morris COM
pletely outclassed his opponent rhe
engineer rushed Schreck about the
ring at will and landed almost as ne
pleased.
He showed in this fight that ne
could battle with both hands. Schreck
made a poor showing. He landed less
than half dozen clean blows ON
Morris. None of them carried force
enough to cause the Oklahoma hope
any great worry.
A light rain was falling when the
gates of the arena were opened at /
o'cock and crowds began filing in.
More than 5000 reserved seats had
been engaged when the ticket offices
at the arena opened. The general
Admission tickets were not placed on
sale until today. The total attend
ance numbered $4,000.
There was practically no betting at
the ring side. Morris money was Of
fered in abundance. but no hackers
for Schreck could be found. The pre-
vailing orders We're to / on Morris
Ito win. A few small bets were placed
at 2 to / on Schreci's ability to la II
FIVE rounds. On account of the rain
IL was decided to dispense with the
lpreliminaries and stage the main bat
tie as soon as possible.
1T was a noisy aud ence that await
led the beginning of the fight Hun
Idreds of cowboys, dressed in the gara
Iof the plains occupied ringside seats.
There being no ban placed on noise
they frequently gave way to their en-
thusiasm, whistling and yelling as
loudly as they could. Several Indians
were in the audience. Morris is parl
Cherokee. and he has many faithful
friends among the Red men. Few
of the Indians had ever attended q
prize fight and this, added to the fact
that their local pride was one of the
participants, made them keen for the
battle to begin They, too, yelled unre
strained.
Hundreds of railroad workers who
knew Morris when he was an engi
neer and had no thought of becomins
an aspirant for the crown of Cham
pion Jack Johnson, mingled with the
ringside throng. They brought witt
them the bell from an engine tha
, Morris was running when he made hi
last trip over the road. This bell was
hung near the press box and runs
whenever Morris fohowers raised ;
cheer for their favorite.
The Fight by Rounds.
Round The fighters rushed a
each other. Morris led off with hare
right swing for the head, but missed
They clinched, Morris landing lefts t
the body The referee broke them ant
Morris drove right and left swing Il
the head Another clinch followed ant
In coming out of it the ex-enginee
swaing another right to the head ant
followed 1t with a right to the stom
ach and left to the head. Schrecl
swung wildly with his left and miss
ed. Morris put left and a right /,
the face.
Round 2. Morris led with left [,
, the head Schreck missed a right Il
the head Morris drove three right
to schreck's stomach, visibly affecting
: the Flying Dutchman." Morris pep
pered Schreck's face with rights an
> Ilefts, the Cincinnati man being Il
distress Morris drove two lefts to tn
a head and then pounded Schreck'
stomach with two more punches. The
mixed. exchanging rights and lefts
: They exchanged rights to the heat
Morris sent stiff right body pune