Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19
'PUG|L|ST MORRIS
OKLAHOMA HERO
"White Mans Hope" Stirs Cit
liens, Who Await Anxious.
Iy Coming Fight.
MEETS M. SCHRECK NEXT
FOR GOOD RY-0UT SCRAP
New Workers Still Talking of
WoIgast-BroWn Bout, Says
James J. Corbett.
By James J. Corbett.
Special Dispatch to The star.

By James J. Corbett.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. March 49, am told that
down Oklahoma way there Is one subject
Of all-absorbing interest these spring
days-the coming contest between Mike
Schreck, veteran heavyweight. and Carl
Morris, pride Of Oklahoma, and the only
white hope" to uncover anything worth
while since the epidemic of youngsters
with the championship fever.
Morris home town is Sapulpa, but to
tell the truth the entire state lays claim
to proud ownership CT the youngster,
whose admirers prophesy he will be the
man to take the title away from ]. Ar
thur johnson. When a stranger lights
in the hustling town he is Immediately
grabbed at the depot and forced to join
the club Of Morris boosters, whether he
will or no. The most popular form OF
entertainment in Sapulpa is visiting the
training quarters of its foremost citizen,
and the first duty of the loyal natives is
to drag their visitors out to the camp to
have a peek at the ''com ng champion of
the world" as they like to call him.
State "Daffy" Over Morris.
Inc entire State apparently has gone
dairy over the prospect of developing a
real live heavyweight boxer who may
some day have chance at the highest
honors of the ring. In Sapulpa they are
building an arena to seat more than H.
600 people. and 1t is the belief of the
promoters that II will scarcely be large
enough to hold the big fellows admirers
on the night OF March %, when the big
ooings are scheduled. If old Mike should
drop one over on Morris jaw and put the
young giant down for the count it 10
feared the OklahomanS would never get
over the shock. and surprise.
Con Ailey, now In charge of Morris
training, also has under his wing a young
Cincinnati light heavyweight who il
is the boys name. and he is the hero Of
several battles, all Of which he has won
by the &. o. route. Last week he trim
med Kansas City hope" In two rounds.
self like a champion. Oklahoma sports,
who are not given to doing things by
halves. are now offering to back the
Cincinnatian against any heavyweight in
and their own particular pride. Morris.
Riley "Wise" Bird in Game.
1t will be observed that Kaufman and
Langford are eligible under the terms Of
challenge. but ! guess there is little to be
feared from either of those gladiators, as
both have other contracts on hand which
promise to keep them busy for long,
time. However, 1 am inclined to thei
opinion that Con Riley would have blue.
penciled the challenge somewhat before
giving 1t to the press had he the oppor-
tunity. Con is too old bird and too
foxy to send a youngster out to TACKLE
the toughest nuts in the game without
proper schooling and experience.
New Workers are still talking about the
recent WolgastBrown battle and hardly
know whether to give Knockout credit
for being a crackerjack or to figure
Adolph according to- the Battling Nelson
to Wolgast as "cheese champion" and
not few are Of the same opinion. AL
are agreed that Ad was the lucky little
boy to catch Bat going instead of COM
ing. else there would have been no cham
pionship title in the Wolgast family.
Some few of the critics handle the boys
without gloves in their papers and one
or two go so far as to say that both be-
long in the preliminary class. Bat Mas
terson says Brown is the poorest excuse
for fighter he ever clapped eyes upon.
and that Wolgast is not much better.
...asterson argues that either Pal Moore
or Young Sammy" Smith would fight
that 1t would be cruel to put them
against such clever lads as Mcfarland
and Moran.
Cracks to Fight in Gotham.
Before many weeks have passed we sx.
pect to decide some few important Light
weight bouts here in Gotham. and when
the boys have finished mixing. the sports
hope to be able to name the future
champion of the class. For 1t is the
opinion Of the wise guys" hereabout-
that Ads crown will be wrested from nim-
shortly and that the boy to do the trick
will be drawn from the following bunch
Of huskies-Packey Mcfarland. Owen
Moran and Freddie Welsh. The last
named will soon be over here. Tom
D Rourke has done the work by cable
and the little Welshman will be seen in
action within the next month.
Mcfarland already has secured VOL
CASTS promise to box ten rounds in New
York, and the agreement reads for April
Is. at Billy Gibsons Paramount club.
The weight will be 135 pounds at
. clock. which is the lowest figure Packey
has made in some time, and would indi-
cate that ne does not entertain high
opinion Of the champions prowess: Ad
had arranged to box ''One Round Hogan
match will be sidetracked in favor OF the
Mcfarland bout.
Mcintosh Protects Lang.
Hugh Mcintosh writes his usually In
eresting letter from London and, COM
menting on the LanRford-Lang fight.
Jays that newspaper reports would lead
IS to believe that the Australian did not
rave a. 'look-in." Mac says Sam Is a
,earcat as a six-round fighter. but had
hot both barrels without putting Lang.
tut, and was rapidly growing less dam
ferrous On the other hand the austria
Ian was In better condition when he COM
nitted the foul than during the earlier
ounds. when Sans speed literally car.
led him off his feet Also that Bill had
really good winning chance when he
ost his head and broke the rules
Unfortunately for Lang. he lost what.
yer chance he had when he str2ck Lang
ord while the latter was on the floor.
>abled stories Of the encounter told us
Am had slipped. although Mcintosh
laims and says the pictures Will verify
he statement that Il was a clean knock
own. Mac adds that Mr.. CORR, the ON
ial referee Of the club. has q reputation
or fairness and interprets the rules with.
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