Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-23
UFER CONFIDENT OF MORRIS
Believes that he Will Be Able to Put
Johnson to Sleep.
HE FIGHTS LIKE THE CHAMP
At First Norris Fought with Wide
Swings, but Since He Has Been
Training He Has Been
Doing Much Better.

CHICAGO, July Pr am confident Carl
Morris can beat Jack Johnson" So spoke
Frank b. Ufer recently in this city. The
manager OF the blooming white hope was
here trying to arrange a bout between
Morris and Jim Flynn. Such a statement
was to be expected from man who is
spending money-his own or somebody
else's-to make a champion OF Carl Nor
ris. 1t may be taken at it's face value.
Ufer, however. did issue an interesting
statement regarding Morris. What he said
follows:
People in the middle west and east are
a little skeptical about Morris, although
the men In the east are more than anxious
to see him. He has never fought there
and would prove a big drawing card in
any OF the eastern clubs. Everybody out
west Is sure Of our man Morris. and they
would back him to the last man He can
whip Flynn in twenty rounds. or that
am certain. and so is everybody else who
has followed the man. After whipping
Flynn we think Johnson the next in line.
I'VE have had several boxing partners
for Morris in Tulsa and a few matches,
but none has given our man a fair trial.
Shrek. furnished only an exhibition match
for Norris Shrek was taken to a hotel
n
before he was able to walk. Morris. with
one OF his short-arm jabs. knocked the
man across the twenty four-foot ring. Be-
fore that he had spilled him out of the
ropes twice.
None Good Enough for Him.
Several other men encountered Nor
ris, but none seemed anywhere good enough
for him. Hart was easy for him. The
only man who was a good partner for
him was Joe Jeanette All these men
were good in tbeir line a few years back
and should be able to go at least three
rounds or four. Hart was completely ex-
hausted at the finish Of three rounds
I'VE had Joe Jeanette there for six
weeks and he was the only man who gave
Carl fair tryout. Jeanette is a risky
fighter and had been conceded a great
chance to whip Norris.
AT first Morris fought with wide
swings and did not cover up well but since
he has been training he is handling him
fast jumps, His style is much like that
OF Johnson. and It is figured he win more
than overcome the champions experience.
Il have known Morris since long be-
fore he entered the fighting game. and I
Enow he is a clean sort of fellow and
N-A@~pAS tAh oh nc 1tNctApto. Inc only Inlng
We figure Morris needs is more heavy men
to fight After he has met Flynn and
shown what he can do we are going after
big game, and challenges will fly then
We are confident out In Oklahoma that
Morris can whip any fighter near his
weight in the world as We are that he can
put Flynn out in a low number OF rounds -
self wonderfully well. He has a short lab
with each arm that Is as dangerous a
Johnson's short punches. He stands 6
feet inches and weighs 285 pounds His
reach OF forty-eisht inches is hard TO
overcome by any fighter and he is fast
becoming a shifty man on his feet
"A light fighter can often worry a
heavier opponent out Of his wits by work
ing around him and darting ia and out
with an occasional punch. keeping the
heavier man running after him. Morris
IL not worried by this kind Of nghting.
as was shown in his workouts with Jean
nette.
THE negro tried to make Morris follow