The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
CARL MORRIS
new white HOPE
LOOKS THE PART
If He's as Good as He Looks
Johnson May Meet His
Master
Oklshoma Giant is Marvel of
Physical DevelOpment-He'll
Have a Chance to Show
What's in Him When He
Faces Jim Flynn

If looks amount to anything Car
Morris, the Oklahoma Giant, may bt
a world beaten. He is the bigges
pugilist physically in the ring and i
he turns out to be the man to lower
Jack Johnson's colors he will carr
enough money to buy the town o.
Tulsa, Okla. Morris has dark brown
hair, blue eyes, a rather promineni
nose, square jaws and thick neck.
His head is we'll shaped and the facia
expression indicates intelligence ano
courage. The shoulders are wonder
fully developed, the chest and back
display great lung power and the arms
seem unusually long, the reach being
eighty-four inches.
Morris carries no surplus flesh aboul
the belt. The stomach shows plenty OF
muscular development and the waist
is not too slim. The legs are well de-
veloped. long and solidly constructed,
but there's considerable flesh about
the upper part of the thighs that will
have to come off. The big fellows
hands are enormous. When he dou-
bles up his fists the knuckles bulge
like punches of iron knobs. His wrists,
forearms and biceps indicate great
strength. In spite Of his size he
moves around without sign of awk-
ately with his apparent self-posses-
sion.
Norris isn't inclined to talk much.
He is modest and retiring when put
under a cross-examination. He doesn't
proclaim himself a world beaten, but
says he is doing his best to develop
sufficient fighting ability to warrant
q match . with LACK sJoh1son. Con
Riley of Cincinnati, who is Morris 8
trainer, said:
carl is learning rapidly. He has
improved lot since / first saw him.
He is the most willing man I ever
handled and is bound to succeed. New
Workers. must not expect too much OF
him at first. He isn't champion
yet by a long shot, but unless we are
all wrong he will be a sensation be-
fore the snow flies. Jim Flynn will
put him to a severe test and if Nor
riszwhiPs him lit will he a long step
toward a match with Johnson. Flynn
stopped Al Kaufman. you know, and
that is why we engaged him to meet
Morris"
Persons who are opposed to the new
club that expects to hold the Norris
Flynn bout in the Garden circulated
a story yesterday that Flynn and his
manager, Jack Grace, had their ex-
penses, paid from Kansas City here
by the Morris's manager, r. B. Ufer.
emphasis when asked about it. He
said that there was no understand
ing between the men and that the
coming bout would be strictly On the
square. Norris has made arrange
ments to train at James De Forests
place. Allenhurst, N. J., and Will be-
gin work there next week. He weighs
24l pounds stripped and says he will
carry not more than 235 when he steps
into the ring with Flynn. Norris will
top Flynn in height by at least six
inches and will be at least forty
pounds heavier. Billy Roche may
referee, as the principals agreed upon
him when they planned to fight fif-
but were prevented from meeting by
Gov. Cruce.
eff Morris can take punishment he
will prove the equal of Jeffries when
the boilermaker whipped Fitzsim-
mons" said DR.. Marvin Palmer, head
police surgeon, after looking the big
fellow over Wednesday night. He
is superbly built and looks like a ma
tural fighter. But his great bulk may
handicap his speed. He seems much
too big around the hips but that can
be remedied. If he can stand the gaff
he'll have big following sure enough.
is well to curb our enthusiasm. He
has youth, strength and ambition and
he looks as If he knew nothing Of
dissipation On the surface he seems
to be a very promising white hope.
and with careful handling he may be
the champion some day. But his
gameness must be tested for that Is
something needed in a fight with any
of the big men.''-New York Sun.