New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-10
MORRIS FOULS SMITH
IN FIFTH ROUND
Rallies After Bad Start to
Shower in Blows, and One
Lands Low.
THEN REFEREE CALLS HALT
Turmoil in Ring After job
Action, but Spectators at
the Garden Cheer the
Oklahoma Man.

The much talked Of boxing contest be-
tuesn Gunboat Smith. of California, and
Carl Morris. he Oklahoma Giant, in
Madison Square Garden last night was
stopped in the fifth round by the referee
William job. because of foul "he"
Morris hit his man low.
As result the question OF supremacy
between these two white hopes stu re-
mains in doubt. After poor star l.
wherein Morris appeared TO be AFRAID OF
his man. the Oklahoma heavyweight
gradually regained his confidence. becom-
ing more and more aggressive with each
round In the fourth session, shortly pc
fore the bell. Smith. with series OF
wild swings, appeared 10 daze vi '''S
who was glad to hang on IN chhc"'
All of a sudden Morris began 10 Pu'Oi
away with short blows 10 the podE' anu
one of these punches was clearly low
Smith bent over nearly double, but man
aged 70 continue The referee cautioned
Morris and the bell which souhueu
Then. gave Smith a chance 10 fecoNe''
The Gunner seemed all right Wheh ne
left his corner for the next round anu
they fought furiously all over me rihg'
The longer the bout progressed the pet
Ter Morris's chances appeared.
During another exchange oil ood! o'o"S
al close quarters Morris landed aho'he'
punch that looked too low. In the opih-
ion of many the punch was not low
enough 10 do damage, but smith douo'eu
nm like knife. whereupon the referee
waved Morris away. jim Buckley VINO
managed smith, became excited but ne
fore he had a chance 10 do anything
foolish cooler heads interfered.
So firm were many in the crowd IN
the belief that Morris was not to blame
that he received loud encouragement
whereas Smith was hooted as he left the
ring Some say Morris knew he was in
for a beating and took that unfair means
10 save himself from knockout whiIe
others argued that Smith made too much
fuss over a doubtful foul.
At the outset Morris appeared awkward
and was unable to hit his lighter oppo-
nent. Smith landed heavily on the big
fellow. but Morris never once left MS
feet. He had great respect for the
Gunboats famous right and ducked under
many. In the first round Smith pulled
the others lips to tAce their normal size
with short punches in the DreaAa"ay'
Morris protested. and for a moment II
looked as if ne wanted TO jump over the
ropes. Later on ne developed a trick OF
hitting his man on the back OF the mead
when at close quarters.
Bv the time the stars of the sho"
entered the ring a big crowd had packed
the Garden. it being estimated that tuiiN
eight thousand persons were on hand'
Smith weighed 1892 pounds and Morris
2S7s4.
4 pair of little fellows, Willie Warren
and Joe Mooney. put up rafting con-
test in the second preliminary. through
ONT the entire six rounds both boys tore
Al each other like tigers. Mooney was
game but Warren knew trifle too much
and in the last two rounds had Mooney
bleeding and in distress.
This was followed by a clash between
zoe Kusera, the hard hitting eX-sallor'
and Walter Hennessey. The last named
weighed l3l pounds four more than his
opponent, but for all that Kusera always
carried the tight to Hennessey, who
amused the crowd by the way he broke
out of clnches He would back away,
bowling in a manner suggestive OF the
dance hall In the sixth round the mirth
of the crowd was changed to applause
when. with series Of sharp right hooks
and uppercuts, he had Kusera almost out.
Kusera was hoo~ed twice, and the Dell
saved him Throughout the next TWO
rounds Kusera stuck it out through sheer
gameness. but in the ninth Hennessey had
his man helpless on the ropes and Jon
STONED the UNEQUAL contest. Kusera was
anplauded for mis- gameness as he left the