The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-12-04
F Ans. HOOI'
HELPLESS
HOPES
Willard Does a Little Fighting
Against Morris and There
fore Gets Decision
By RIGHT CROSS

kNN@ANo Va ACdQ WEIGHT S4nlDlleQ IL
self in the ring at Madison Square
Garden last night for the edi1cation
of few good callous and persever-
ing students of the box fight. who
still hope that they will see a real
heavy weight engagement in New
Yor-sorne time
The 500 pounds were divided into
two equal sections. which are called
for Identification. Carl Morris and
Jess Willard. The latter had half
pound the best. of the weight and
striumphed in the great struggle by
about that much margin: The.weights
we're about 2S4h against 1885, SEhich
s. should teach Morris never. to. go out
OF his class again.
Itswas wonderful layout in lard.
great study III stin Iife a gathering of
'shams, such as New York fight crowd
has seldom been permitted to look
upon Yet.that crowd was not pleased.
e They Missed. and .booed and. cussed
thoughtfulIy Through the 10 rounds.
Even when the peaceful mountains
detached themselves from their moor
'a tpgs and lurched in the general direc-
ton of each other there was nothing
hike real enthusiasm, though the ring
shook under the numbering. runs and
there was a.slight swaying of iron
posts. and splinterings OF. planks.
&C. A{fs1' they puffed and wheezed and
. painted and pushed blows at each
'atliere. after the fashion of the late
Ralph Rose breaking the worlds rec
ord at putting. the shot.
NORRIS Uses HIS SKULL
6 Even when they missed; as they did
nine stimes OFT of ten, there was no
earnest APPLAUSE. the students at the
ringshde appfeciating but little the
,askill. required. to miss 24O pound
man Nor did they. burst into wild
1'elTs. Of JOY ysen Morris asslduo 9,,,:
hsltted Mr. Willard jn- the face They
sort OF: seemed to. expect tt. Norris
has been the Goat so long that he was
bound to. pick up some Of the habits
OF thae interesting animal.
. This was MORRIS best blow-a
hard, solid skull' TO the. mouth 1t
swas his forward pass, his last des-
was gong, against him. But he: did
not get any credit. for it.. The crowd
Kissed hfm more than ever.
% Nlr. Willard: had a. good punch. too.
lit was a right. hand slam for the jaw,
sbur it was too good for the league.
He liked it $50 much sthat ne was
% loath 10 pass it out Whenever he
9 did. it. mostly. landed, bpt he. always
seemed sorry. he had parted with it.
and z. he Was. careful never 10 let it
go twice. in the same round:
. But for this reluctance to part with
2 his treasure and the fact that be
slooks like the tenor of a zone night
- stand" opera. company there Is no
;; doubt that Mi Willard would have:
s'future asa white hope If sueh can
3 be said to have any. futute beyond
breaking" on the Chesapeake and
ORi6 Ks for Mr.. Norris, his future
..is': written in his somewhat CORFU
.. gated. map. He. Is "a born receiver.
:: 1T. was. somewhat along after 10
:. o.tlsGk when they We're posted into
:::.yfeST.' under the electric lights with
. raaIy Yla1fdits. Mr.. Willard appeared
'iiTst'' He. stood six feet six inches
s.a-riSi. vas :0ply reasonably fat around
!: fhs waist line Mr.. Morris. was sew
:. ff;faI' ;ihchess shorter, but Being an ex
=. pefieziced fight man he made up for
tins: aeficiencv. by. packing in more
-. wei CHR amidships-.:
; :. Mr.. willard. who is of chummy
2" DISPOSITION. apparently, walked over
3 and slapped Mr.. Morris on the Shout
GER Offering his. hand at the same
TIME Mr.. Norris turned around and
gazed at hiTs with the afr of a man
who finds fat stranger coping"
his seat in the Pullman. and, instead
or gripping the hand of fellowship, he
roIdly examined hiss handages and
turned aways A quivering shudder
swept through the assemblage. 1t
loked like murder now.
FEW BLOWS ARE STRUCK
10 A minute later they were facing
as each other in battle array. with Billy
sJoh, the referee, bouncing around like
butter that has snapped one of
their.shaes. We would like to be able
Ito record that a battle began at this
point. but to stern chronicler OF
facts II is impossible.
There was nothing that resembled
Possibilities in the first round; nor in
the second, nor the third, nor the
Fourth, nor the=Yes, there was. In
the fifth Mr.. Willard hit Mr.. Morris
the belt with that right we have
mentioned, aid Mr.. Morris began TO
wobble Observing these signs. Of
distress Mr.. Willard generously re-
trained from battling any more for
the nonce.
III the sixth round this performance
was repeated. with few trimmings
in the shape of uppercuts, and Mr..
Morris gave even greater indications
of discomfort. His seconds must have
warned Mr.. willard at the close of
this round, fore in the seventh he
landed only one or two rights, and
flAese were high en- the cheek bone,
where a fascinating promontory of
auausual promontoriness began to de-
velop.
After that Willard devoted himself
10 enlargjng his work of art on Mr..
Morris cheek bone. and by the end OF
thee tenth round half OF his foeman 8
3 toes was as much out of shape as
rsoulds bee desired, all things consid-
cred.