The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-11
Jim COrbett Comments on Fighter Who Put Carl
 Morris Away

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 Morris Away
 By James J. Corbett, Former Heavy
 weight Champion of the World ) <. Especial to the Eveining Farmer)
 Exit Carl Morris. Enter Luther Mo-
 The swhite hope'' market is looking mp, and a bull campaign predicted bE leading experts in pugilistic fu- tnres
 Two weeks ago very few of the mill lions who keep tabs on sports had knowledge of the existence of such a Formidable party as this young Mo Carthy. latest, and evidently one of the classiest, of the younger element In the heavyweight division. for one plead ignorance; he's new one on me. s.s.
 By virtue of decisive victory over Carl Morris, the Oklahoma giant. the young gladiator from the middle West became famous in a night. To-day s.household word.' to quote Manager Billy McCarney, the Christopher Co., lumbus of the most recent candidate for defender of the honor of the white race.
 Although Morris failed to make good - been discarded as q championship pos- sfbility some time ago. that fact does not take any of the glitter away from WcCarthy's feat of putting the big fellow dowrs Tor the full count: it was the first time Carl had ever measured his length on the floor during his brief career as professional. Even Jim Flynn who handed Morris fear ftll beating could not turn the trick, althoneh 1t must be admitted that the punishment administered at the time tooh . great deal of the fighting spirit out of the Oklahoman and left him minus much of the confidence that had been his greatest asset.
 believe Al Palzer would have put Nprris away. had they met have considerable respect for. Palxer's. fight made to bring the big boys together and the purse offers reached to $15.000. if remember correctly. But those who had charge of CarPs affairs re- had been tendered by the Royale A: c. of Brooklyn. claiming that Palzer used the building as training quarters and would therefore have consider able advantage Whatever the req son they would not let Morris box the Iowan- It was shortly after the lat, ter's rswin" over Al Kaufman and the form shown by the victor in that encounter probably threw a scare into the other camp.
 Palzer is only younsster: 22 years Of age sa believe a's He Is tss Tith0g5 b,te heavies with the possible exception of Jim Flynn. It may be Mccarthy is made of the right sort of stuff, as his knockout of Morris suggests. At any rate the logical white heavy wefghtss match would be between this xr>~f as- 1.
 Eddtsere:ra a11ey, stfles= San Francisco promoter mad planned an internatfon- al contest for the Fourth of July with sPalzer and Bombadier Wells as prin- cipais. but the British declined the conqueror? Billy Mccarney amour ces that his charge is open to meet any white man in the world. O'Rourke would no doubt be agree able to the. match. With Johnson Palzer and Mccarthy at it in Cali fornia. the Nations birthday would be fittlngly observed
 A few weeks ago I ran across Jim Flynn and Jack Curley and had a long and interesting chat over the formers prospects in the coming bat tie with Jack Johnson. had been under the impression that Flynn realized he was undertaking hope less task. and frankly said so, but during our conversation he convinced he can turn the tables on the cham picn. One has to admire the grit oi the man and credit him with being one of the gamest in the business.
 Jim is taking gamblers chance and stalking everything on the one that he must win to make anything out of the affair, and that his future as fighter and money-earner depends on the result He could reap large f- game. but his ambition is to be cham ion heavyweight of the world and means to win that coveted title or 3ust in the attempt.
 Curley has invited me to attend the contest and act in an advisory capac- range my business affairs to permit it Flynn believes in himself; .o1 that I'll swear, and because of that is entitled to the support of every white man interested in the sport know what 1t means to be a ranh outsider and not conceded a chance 10 win. was up against the same thing once in my career-when match ed to box John L.. Sullivan for the championship. Therefore I'm for Flynn and hope to be in position to render him whatever assistance lies in my power in his efforts to win the title from the negro.
 Neither Frank Klaus nor Jack Dill Ion added to his reputation in their re- cent ten round bout in this city. New Workers had been led to believe that Dillon Is a whirlwind fighter who had been given the worst of the decision in the twenty round bout with Klaus on the coast: they were greatly dtsap- pointed at the ordinary performance he put up at the Garden. Champion ship quality was lacking in the work of both men, and while Klaus deserved the verdict for his aggressive policy. over his opponent It is the consen- sus of expert opinion that Eddie Mo Goorty could take the measure of both men, and that Mike Gibbons would make. either look foolish in a limited contest