Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18
JEANETTE TUTORING MORRIS
Big Negro Shaping White Hope for
Battle with Flynn.
Will BE FOUGHT ON JULY FOUR
TuIsa the scene Of the Encounter
OkIshoman's Friends Are Boost
ina Hin 20 Put Pueblo Man
out 81 Business.

NEW YORK. June i7.-Car Morris the
most likely raw material in the white
hope" ranks. IL slowly being tutored in
the science OF boxing 80 that In time he
may eventually unseat the present cham
pion, Jack johnson. Under the tutelase
OF Joe Jeanette. Morris has been grooming
for his fifteen.round bout with Jim Flynn,
the Pueblo fireman. which Il to be fought
at Tulsa. okl.. on Independence day. Flynn
is the fighter who recently knocked out
Al Kaufman.
The fight promises to be one OF the big
gest fought In the southwest, and while
no championship depends on. the result,
on the other hand the entire pugilistc
world is interested IN the approaching
battle. Morris is spoken OF as coming
champion" The fans are real anxious TO
learn In what direction Morris next pugi-
listic step will be.
According to information received mere
from Tulsa, there Is a possibility OF Morris
lighting in the east following his bout with
FiynL IL Is also said that Morris may
so TO Europe over the summer months or
in the fall. Frank d. Ufer, who is Morris
manager. may match Morris. IL Is reported
abroad with some OF the big men, and at
tempt to give Morris mrther knowledge
and experience In the art OF sef-protectlon.
Jeanette showing Him How.
Morris first step to further his ring
knowledge was TO secure Jeanette as d..
structor. The Hoboken negro has been
sparring with the Tulsa boxer for some
time now, and according to the reports
which come here from Morris training
camp the big engineer IL now more learned
in the matter OF ring cleverness than he
was before the advent OF Joe Jeanette.
The latter IL quoted as saying that Morris
will surprise the boxing world soon J.
Is authority for the statement that Morris
is now fast and clever. In the last few
weeks, Jeanette says. Morris has made
wonderful progress
In the southwest the fans are enthused
over the fight, IL IL reported that they are
as excited over Il as over the Johnson
Jeffries championship bout at Reno last
July. The promoters figure that the con
test will draw at least $1,000 persons. At
any rate they are to build a large open
air arena that will accommodate that num-
Der. AS an evidence Of the amount Of in
terest taken in the bout the early demand
FOR seats Is the best proof Already re-
quests for reservations have been made
Some OF the requests have been made nv
fans outside Of the state OF oklahona.
The prices range from % to $40 Rinsside
seats will bring 81 and SO. The general
admission will be g. Reserved seats will
cost S.
Both boxers are at work training for the
bout. Flynn is at Kansas City and the
Sapuipa giant At Tulsa. Admirers of
Morris, IT lie reported. cay Il Is an im-ss
sibility for Flynn to get a decision over the
big engineer in fifteen-round bout II
Is said that they cannot lead thenselvea
to believe that FLYNN. with sixty-five
pounds less weight ak inches less heish,
less reach and xix years more in age. can
ever defeat Morris, inasmuch as the lattar
now has the ADVANTAGE of as good traininc,
as money can provide. Also. he haa shown
himsef to be an apt pupil at the game
Maybe He Can.
Regarding Morris fighting ability i. an
Oklahoma friend says: "No matter how,
hard punch Flynn can deliver or how
often he can land, Morris admirers are
confident he can Withstand the most VIC
lent onslanghts with immunity. swapping
punch for punch while backing I'm his
blows with far greater weight and placing
them with his much longer reach
Few aspiring heAvyweishts ever entered
ring better prepared 20 do battle than
WIN MOTIFS when he mounts the platform
y" 'uiE = Shis youth, size. remarkable
reaon ana past life Of exemplary habits
enhOouyins every feature Of the simple life
are all assets OF which any would- he cher
pion could be proud OF course there are
skepties who say that Morris has not had
such hard fight before and NAV not win
Flynn must have everything ~ he honns
TO defeat the Sapulpa engineer. who con
tioently believes he win win Morris the
victor In not over ten rounds, is the GEN
erai opinion In Tulsa, while there are sore
Naorrls enthusiasts who believe he will law
the Pueblo fireman away in ak rounds Al
the most" a.
~ present there IL little souabbie on
between the fighters az 10 who shal he
the third man In the ring. F1ynb ins,s,s
that the referee be OF age and an e,-
perienced ring Judge. One person aug
gested by Manager Ufer is not 10 F4vnn's
liking. The fireman claims Ufer'u se,ectior
man who lacks experience. Flynn saws
ne wants man in the ring who knows
rough work from foul work.
Flynn expects TO enter the ring at about
=" pounos. he weighs In the neighbor-
.oou ~ iSo now. Fiynn's dissatlsfAction
so,,.. 800 NSesuOn Is expressed as
.oHoWs' am concedins Morris about
v.en'y, tlVe pounds and l don't care to
spot him referee, too. Promoter 11,sr
has suggested one name. He is man
"ithout experience. I don't doubt HE hon-
ss.y tor one minute, but don't think 1, ls
iair 70 me 10 have man In the ring who
Uoesh Understand the game from every
A"ste' ms is going to be a big fight ana
the promoters can afford to hire the hest
~ inc market. 1t would pay the promoters
to get Eddie Smith or some man =, -,