The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-08
GIANT CARL MORRIS
STILL WHITE HOPE
Jeff Thompson Says Brobdig,
nagian Pugilist May Yet Be
of Some Account.
BY JEFF THOMPSON.
BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.

| BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
| NEW YORK. Oct. IL am reluc-
tsntly compelled TO admit that Carl Nor
ris Is not nt this time real white
hope" and yet as badly as the big Okla
] homan WAS beaten mn by Jim Flynn the
other night and pitiable as the exhibition
was. Morris showed attributes which, de-
| veloped under proper handling. may vel
make him factor in the heavyweight
class.
He showed the possession OF qualities
without which no man may hope 10 be-
come champion. He showed that he
could give and take punishment. that he
bad the real never give-up brand OF cour-
being punished, he was willing 10 wade
in and take more, and that he a
hard man TO put out,
| maintain that any man Of Morris s
size who he's these qualities. iE q man
OF possibilities. He lacks speed and does
not know how TO handle himself, but un-
der proper training these defects may be
overcome and Morris may yet figure In
the big game.
nole that Flynn now hopes TO get
on a match with Johnson. and If the
try as is possible, fail to sec why he
should not give the Pueblo fireman a
fight. Flynn. from all ! can hear Is at
least as good match. for Johnson as
fight with Morris that he can fight.
I hardly think he would have any
chance with the big black, but then who
has?
Away under the surface II was rumored
that ten-round fight between Johnson
and Langford In Madison Square Garden
some time next month may be arranged
IL Johnson's demands proved reasonable.
II was said that Johnson and Lsngford
both had received offers from the Gar
den 10 box on a percentage, hut that no
guarantee would be hung up. There. is
no such rivalry between these men that
the promoters believe they should be sat
isiied 10 let their share OF the money de-
pend wholly on their drawing power.
Langford and Jeanette boxed To Sl6.3o0
ande put up sensa tional bout, For that
reason II is thought that n Johnso
Lansford affair would draw at least
Abe AtteIl. featherweight champion, is
ready To meet Johnny Kilbane, his fore
most rival. according 10 his manager
John j. Reisler. but the fight must be
In New York City
II never heard much of Rilbsne un-
I'll ne knocked Rivers out said Reis-
Reislers demand that Kilbane meet
Attell in New York indicates he knows
the cleveland fighter pretty well There
would be no chance OF Attell losing his
title in a fight here. Fights In New
York arc limited to ten rounds, and no
decisions are given,
"Attel.s arm, injured last winter In
Cleveland, is we'll again" said Reisler,
"and he will take on all the feather
weights who will draw big purses
Ad Wolgast. champion lightweight
pugllist OF the world, is the champion OF
champions In working. In earning ca
pacity, In a given space OF time. he
makes the brilliant efforts OF John J..
Sullivan, Bob Fitzsimmons, James j.
Jeffries, Tommy Burns Kid Mccoy, Jack
Johnson and Bat Nelson look like paste
In the first six months after he had
wrested the title from Nelson lie has won
slo3.0o0. and he has the speed to clutch
on for more.