Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-16
Has Walk With Carl
Morris of Oklahoma.
Morris Nearly 80 Pounds
Heavier and s Inches Taller.
Bui Is Clearly 0utfought--Has 0nly
One Round, the Third.

man. fought winning bout of 10
rounds with Carl Morris, the big
heavyweight of Oklahoma at Madison
Square Garden tonight. At the end
the Oklahoma mans face was badly
battered, while Flynn was unmarked
save for lump over the left eye.
AS a possible White hope for
championship class recognition, Nor
ris is now considered a failure. He
rad the advantage of nearly 30 pounds
in weight ana i've inches in height
but he failed to daze Flynn at any
stage. Morris really had only one
round, the third, and in all the 9TH
ers Flynn was his master in ring
work. In all the mitigating Flynn's
eft hooks and jabs soon set the blood
lowing and at all times ne was will
ng to take punishment to end back
worse than he got Morris landed
many hard iefts and rights in every
round, but Flynn seemed to be i'm
}ervious To them. 1T was the bloodiest
light ever seen in this cit aaa me-
IF the spectators We're assaH Il. = 80
he stamina of both men and the won
lerfully last pace maintained 'iffalgii
ne half score Of rounds. There ,s;.
70 denying the verdict of the onlo9k
rs as 10 VINO had won, Tor Flynn was
'heere3 Vnciferously as he followed
his seconds 10 the dressing room aft
II the bout.
The preliminary bouts We're com
oleted at 1890 and five minutes later
he big man from Oklahoma entered
the ring. HIS chief seconds We're Con
Reilly and Joe jeanette.
Flynn followed two minutes later
md he was seconded by Abe Attelle
and Danny Goodwin. The weight an
nounced for Morris was 222 pounds
and Flynn turned the scale at 175.
Manager Billy Roche, who was at
the ringside. said that Al Kaufman
would challenge the winner.
When the men threw off their bath
robes Morris lowered over his oppo-
aent, who looked like Il middlewight
beside the big fellow
They squared of at 1916.
Round Morris led for head, but
missed. Morris was cautioned for
holding. Morris sent in right upper
cut and Flynn hooked q left to the
Body. The big man once again drove
back with lefts to the jaw. They
,linched frequently. but Flynn put
right and left to the body. with Morris
throwing his weight on him. F1ynn's
left hand hooks drew the blood from
Morris mouth. Morris in all landed
three right hand uppercuts before the
bell.
Round 2-They went to close quar-
.ers at once with Flynn uppereutting
with lefts on body and neck. Norris
sent right and left to the body. Flynn
ried a right swing and slipped to the
loor. He slipped again the same way
md then they fought at close quarters
With Flynn keeping his left working
D 20 the face. Morris right eye was
losed at the bell
Round 3-Morris landed four short
ights to head without a return. Then
lynn forced the big fellow to his
neos with left and right to the body
nd a right over to the jaw. Flynn
Kept working into the body with both
,ands and Morris sent back three
short right hand punches to the head.
Norris forced Flynn to the ropes at
ne bell.
Round 4-Flynn at close quarters
.ept digging both hands to the body.
Iorris laid on the smaller man, light
y hard for the body and neck. tlynn
with a left hook and right uppercut
,uened a cash over the right eye.
Iorrfs forced Flynn around with his
weight and Flynn was bleeding from
he mouth at the bell. Norris face
vas fearfully marked up and he bied
rofusely.
Round morris put four lefts ana
rights to the head, but Flynn upper
nj on the body and head with good
fleet. Flynn drove two straight lefts
. the nose. Morris held and Flynn
fell in close. lie drove Morris oach
with two lefts and Il right to the lace
Flvnn had Morris bleeding freely at
.he call OF time
Round 6-Flynn kept tearing at the
ACC with left unpereuts ana JUST
Missed a right swing for the Jaw. Mof-
ris ntlea heavy short arm blows Oh
,oay5 ana head Then Flynn opened vi
md took an awful right waiiop IN OF
4er to get in a hard left. Both OF MOT
,is, eyes were almost closed when ht
went 20 his corner.
Round They fought at close range
again and Flynn took a lot OF punish
n,ent in order to get in his upper
cuts. Flynn let Morris beat him OF
the head and face, but sent back some
T,cers with both hands. Both mel
were weak at the bell.
Round S--Both men continued tht
same tactics at close quarters, WITH
FLYNN having the better of the e%-
Ranges. Morris forced Flynn across
the ring but Flynn shook him up WIN
a left hook. Morris sent right ana iel'
TO the body. standing him up stra'gh'
at the gong.
Round 9--Both tried long range WORN
with little effect, but soon resumed
the infighting. Morris jabbed right ana
Flynn hooked his, left to head, peihs
willing to take a punch in order 10
send one back. They were lighting
hard at the Iell.
Round 10--After shaking hands they
exchanged heavy body blows. Flynn
sent right to the jaw ana Morris
cJinched FLYNN forced matters land
ing two left hand uppercuts. Morris
was banging ON, using his weight, but