The evening world., 1912-02-13
Morris and Stewart Box Slash.
ing Ten Round Bout With
Draw Only Fair Decision.

@ARL MORRIS and Jim Stewart
fought the hardest and fastest
ten rounds last night that I've
seen fought between hcavyweights
since the great old days OF the Hor-
Soa law. And ON turning the battle
ovsr In my mind. oven hours after the
Gang OF tho last gong. I'm unable to
pSck . winner. The lighting on both
oadss was no fierce. and the Okla.
bona giants confident ana constant
aegreasion was 30 much offset by
Jim Stewards heavy hitting and re-
variable cleverness that II would be
a Unfair thing to claim q victory for
olther n Let me call II a draw
end add that I'd cheerfully walk
eom here TO Philadelphia In q bliz.
0rd 70 see another like II.
The battlefield was tho Carlyle
4. @. which u about two sleeps from
New York. somewhere down IN the
ensxplored wilderness Of outer
Brooklyn. ! went to the end Of q
oar line and landed on an ICE pack.
After . hazardous climb over tho
Aummocks I found the club. q huge,
hesnliks structure once used a. a
summer dancing pavilion. In its cold
storage interior half a crowd of spec-
otors was ~shivering through tho pro-
Nminariss. When they were over at
hst there was . long delay. and
finally Stewart climbed into tho ring.
nuRled In . dressing gown.
Norris came In with coat ana ,rous,rs
ever his nghtins toys. Charlie White
climbed up and. after hopping around
~ ring to warm UP. removed h,a coat
40 vest and hat. The spectators shiv.
eesd. Charles. with HE hat OF ana the
0srcury trying to crawl out through
the bottom Of tho Thermometer, II a
9 to inspire pity. The nxhNsrv
stripped quickly AMI looked about ~
comfortable ~ Concy Island bAthers.
weights were announced-Morris, 70;
Stewart. 3e. Dig as he was. the Okla.
Aems giant looked a. slim and snowy
u Q boy.
Stewart wandered out Of his corner
. stood within easy rAnxe Of Morris,
waiting for tho bell. White sent him
back. and then the gong changed ami
they we're OF.
~ ERHAPe II was because Of Q de-
sire TO get warm In . hurry that
they began slamming away with.
cut Q preliminary spar. Stewart landed
Q left. and Morris cano back with q
Uxht. and In a second they were slug
sing f%uriously. Morris had q little tho
better Of II In n nrst round that WAS one
continuous mix,p. But Stewart. to tho
eurprise OF the spectators. stood RIGHT
up 10 him.. met rush with rush and was
not Q Will, less confident than the giant
himAeif.
In the middle OF the second round Jim
sased up a moment and backed away n
Otep or two. Norris came tearing at
him In a victorious rush. reaching for
the knockout. And Stewart. who was
only being a bit diplomatic. measured
him with a terrific right swing on the
shin that staggered him for = second
But Morris didn't stop coming. IA,
VU6 az Ma III NF's' eF's 'f''f
over, swung rights against Jim's ribs
until they doomed Ike n drum. They
vera well warmed M now. Mort.
rushed and rushed ana stewart met har
fui TIT. The crash OF their huge bodlri
drowned the sound OF chattefing teeth
around the ring SIDE.
In the next round Morris ran from hi
corner and TANNED stewart against tn
ropes almost as soon as he was out o
his chair. Morris was nghilns In a styl'
quite different from anything he hai
shown before. stewards heavy smsshei
had aroused his fighting spirit Tn
iethargy and calm good nature Of m
a . bout with kcnnedy was gone H.
va fun OF fury. but a fury directed b,
q cool. confident, hghtlng head
IN the fourth round Stewart crosse,
two liFhtnirg-tolt rishis 10 carr.
= ohin. The blows might have knocke'
down an elephant Morris only leine'
in AMI gave blow for blow, The.
fought In the clinches, hooking and up
psy-cutting. until White ordered then
20 break. ana break clean. Ana n
sooner were they apart than they cam
In again. ~slugging %furiously, MORT
drove n pOay IONS again and again
Stewart shifted his attack a ME !
the NTH and plunged In with crushin
straight rights that struck over Mon
rise heart and left n red spot Tn
Brooklyn crowd was yelling for Stew
art. Morris ate the punishment up an
rushed continually. He was well Ia
anoed. sure Of his movements, accurat
In his hitting, III the seventh SieNai
staggered him with n lett hook on IA
chin. Even as Il landed Morris stsrte
q counter stroke. Stewart Tented thrc
times. jumped IN ana swung n crushlu
riOht. Morris d.dn't even let MS hea
bob back. lie tabbcd ana upper-c.
away until stewart cllnchod and bel
On. They broke. Morris started NJ
gush again. ana stewart swiftly SD,
~Otopplng, lot him ilAinder past. an
10hea. Again Moft!s rushed, sr