Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30
Californian Comes Out OF Sc
cIusion Caused by His
Defeat by Flynn.
GETS BOUT IN AUSTRALIA
At AN EARLY DATE
Corbett Says Case Of "Big
Head" Seems to Be Trou-
bling Carl Morris.
By James J. Corbett.
specisI Correspondence Of The Stas.

By James J. Corbett.
spscisI Correspondence Of The Stas.
NEW YORK, July %, 1911.
Lost, strayed or stoien.'' was the way
the advertisement was to be worded be-
fore Hugh Mcintosh. the indefatigable
promoter of big town pugillsm, discovered
the ex-blacksmith in his hiding place
way out west, and brought forth the an
nouncement that Cal.fornia's favortte son
will shortly leave for Australia to take up
the pursuit of his chosen calling with
either Bill Lang or Jack Lester On the
other end
am referring to the disappearing act
that Al Kaufman pulled SO successfully
on the public The young man did not let
out chirp after going INTO seclusion i'm
med ately following his defeat by Fireman
Andrew ChiarigLone, probably better
known TO fame by the more mellifiuous
moniker of Jim Flynn. Not a whisper
from the big fellow, who took the licking
to heart SO much he had apparently given
up hope of ever regaining that prestige
which was his as the recognized leader OF
the 1or!orn hope.
Kaufman of Right Timber.
Some critics have said it is falling Of
the race from which the sturdy kauf-
man descended-th!s giving up of all hope,
the reinquishing of claims to greatness,
upon etIns with defeat or failure in
physical or mental effort-but I am not
of that opinion 1t !s much easier to
CTiticise !Il-success than to accomplish
great achievement. Big Al proved he is
made of the right timber when ne came
back from that awful beating Jack
y Brien handed the lad upon the occasion
OF his debut in professional pugilism The
trouble with kaufman is that he Is
young and was too full of confidence
that he was the daddy of everything
white in the prize fghting line, and the
shock OF losing TO a man regarded as
second rater was so severe that he te!t
the public would never overlook the serl-
Gus offsnse of defeat.
Another winning fight should restore
confidence in him. IF Flynn and Al meet
again, me for the big boy. 1t is said
that once beaten 1t Is next to Impossible
to turn the tables on ones opponent out
| know differently. Old timers, and some
of the younger ones, too Will remember
the Kid" McCoy-Jack Mccormick battle
in Chicago. How Jack hung one on the
generally elusive Kids point and the
counting out of Mccoy. And also how
the latter easily turned the tables the
next time they met Similar case. this
one. Kaufman had previously disposed OF
Flynn and felt sure OF easy victory In
fdence more than anything else likely
caused the reversal of form that startled
the pugilistic world.
Morris a Bit Swelled.
There is a great difference between con-
fdence and a we'll defined case of big
head; the latter complaint seems to be
what's troubling another young man
lately become prominent in sporting cir
cles. and more particularly In the sporting
columns Carl Morris. from all accounts.
evidently is firm believer that he has
least feels that way about 1t.
It seems the Quaker city gentleman
tried to secure Morris signature to box
jim Flynn six rounds. He was given the
surprise of his life when Carts terms
came over the wire. Fifteen thousand
cash and paid in advance was ali the
hope" asked for display of his wares.
MIR. Promoter has not made public his
answer although 1t is rumored the tel
egraph company charged extra rates for
handling the message.
II Morris manager Is in earnest, and
We have no reason to doubt his sincerity.
a match with Flynn may be easily ar
ranged Tom O'Day. the westerner who
controls the club where Nelson and VOL
CAST fought will hang up nice fat purse
for their appearance on Labor day. In
fact. he has made both men offers, and
Jim has agreed 10 terms. It Is. there
fore. up TO Mr.. Ufer and his protege.
Ufer would prefer to pull the scrap on
n Oklahoma He says there would be
more money in q battle there. where Carl
q egarded as the coming champion. Also
tat Morris has earned all his fame In
aghts on his native SOIL and from the
standpoint Of lucky location it cannot
be beaten There Is an island in the
Arkansas river which the unitedStates SUI
preme Court recently decided is not under
the iurisd .ction OF the governor. and this
Is thought to be what has Kept Ufer
from accepting any Of the liberal propo-
sttions for the match. These pugilistic
Johnny Newcomers want to corner the
game and keep all the coin In sight.
Kennedy Newest "Hope."
e Another white hope" will be sprung OF
slocal sports early next month. This
time 1t would appear that the confidence
ssof his hackers is well founded. for Tom
Kennedy, formerly eastern amateur
4 heavyweight champion. is the man who
will make his initial professional advent
IN a ten-round bout with AL PalZer. Be-
fore Warren Barbour. the millionaire box
5 fer entered the ranks Tom was champion
q Inateur in this locality. / have had the
gloves on with the young fellow several
times. He also worked with Al Kaufman
when the latter was in training for sew
s.eral fights. Many who saw the pair in
/ action do not hesitate to say that Ken
fsber OF attempts have been made In the
tpast to persuade Kennedy to turn pro-
feSsional. but it is only recently that, at
tratted by the great possibilities In the
money making line, he has considered the
Fsnatter seriously.
g IN the opinion OF many shrewd judges,
T&ennedy will have little trouble in de-
sfeating Palzer. and predictions are freely
made he Will quickly dispose Of al; the
sFhopes" in the game, and that Kaufman
s~ill be as easy as any OF the others.
know fer a fact that Kennedy 10 a clever
boxer. and can fight rings around most OF
tthe present bunch OF professionals mas
.Gueradtng as championship aspirants. He
also has speed. that essential which, II
one of the assets of Al kaufman, would
without doubt make him champion OF the
world. Whether Kennedy win wear a.
we'll in the professional ranks as among
the amateurs Is, of course. problemadcal,
but he comes into the game at an auspi-
cious time. and with everything In his
favor. and he will have millions roofing
for his success once started
Reception Makes Negro Vain.
The reception given to tho heavyweight
champion IN England has been so crafty
Ing to the negro's vanity that he has