The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-18
CARL MORRIS IS
A HOPELESS HOPE

San Francisco, May 1.-THE mo-
ton pictures of the Carl Morris Mike
schreck contest, which are being
flashed on the canvas at a local the
atre, would indicate that Carl is a
hopeless white hope" The films are
not the clearest one might wish for
but they are good enough to give a
general idea of the type of boxer
Morris represents. Carl is just as big
as the advance notices about him say
he is. The former engineer is as big
as all outdoors, but he is not put to-
gether in the fashion one would like
to see a heavyweight boxer built.
Carl has long reach and is very tall,
but he carries Ito much weight in his
legs. The pictures would indicate that
at the time of the Morris Schreck fight
Carl was fat and waxy and soft as a
silk pin cushion If there is any one
athlete in the world to whom Carl
Morris will be a favorable comparison
1t is Larry Mclean, the catcher of the
Cincinnati reds, who was formerly
member of the Portland team of the
Coast League.
When Morris and Schreck pose for
the ringside photographers there is a
most wonderful difference in the size
of the gladiators. Morris looks as tall
as Schreck looks fat. Carl towers
over Schreck like a fuIl-grown man
over ten-year-old boy.
Schreck appeared to be in even
worse condition for the Morris bout
than he was in the affair with AL
Kaufman here. Mike displays won
derful belt line displacement and the
pictures show him wearing rubber
bandage around his abdomen so that
his "tummy' will not roll around the
fioor while he is boxing.
One interesting thing about the
films is that anyone who sees them
gets broad idea of the population Of
Oklahoma, for the announcer intro
duces nearly the whole population of
the state to those present. The an
nouncer appears to be a bird. He
doesn't overlook anyone, and among
those he introduces is the press agent.
Billy Mccartney also comes in for an
introduction and prosperous days seem
10 have fallen on William, for he is
there with flock of glad rags that
seems to attract and hold the atten-
ton OF the spectators more closely
than either Schreck or Morris. kid
Bruno, whoever he may happen to be.
is also given a knockdown to the pop
ulation Of Oklahoma and Jim Barry
Is on hand to challenge the winner.
Morris ring action appears to be
about as graceful as a young ele-
plants and though Schreck shows hog
rat ne moves about in the shadow pic
lures with more accuracy and sureness
Of foot than the wv. h."
Morris ring tactics are a treat
While the fight is on Carl combs his
nair with his gloves, and Schreck
looks on admfringly. If Carl ever
boxes real fighter they'll have to
have mirror in his corner so that he
can make his toilet between rounds.
Schreck lands quite a few punches
on Morris during the combat, but Mike
always has the appearance Of holding
back the force Of his blows. Morris
Is not quite as slow as some of the
W. h. boys we have seen, but at that
he'll never be arrested for exceedina
the speed limit.
After looking at the pictures of the
Morris Schreck fight, one can easily
understand why the managers of the
Oklahoman refuse to let carl mix II
with men like Jim Barry. Jim F1ynn
Al Kaufman and that sort.