Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-20
Experience Is Only Teacher and Sooner
They Get Up Against Good Men
the Better for Them.
CARL MORRIS A NEXAMPLE OF
GOING SLOW IN FIGHTING GAME
Kaufman's Experience an Altogether
Different One and He Jumped
Right After Slugger.
BY W. w. NAUGHToN.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE. I

San Francisco, Feb. 2O.-Some fight
ers are coddled along and some are sent
into good company the instant they
show evidence of class.
When the suspicion developed that
Carl Morris of Oklahoma, might one
day develop into a world 6eater all
kinds of precautions were taken to
safeguard him while he was learning
the trade of the ring. A millionaire
took hold of him and furnished him
with experienced tutors in addition to
building a gymnasium for him.
When big Carl was finally launched
on the sea of professional pugilism he
bumped into all kinds of rocks-both
charted and uncharted. He has been
laid up for repairs frequently and now
they are talking of sending him against
Sam Langford.
This time, in all probability, the
Oklahoma battleship will be sunk com,
pletely and all the pontoons and Golfer
dams in the world will he powerless to
raise or float him.
Bob McAllister, too, was sent along
slowly and what happened to him when
he got into the full swirl Of thinks in
the east suggests that the time spent
in pampering and protecting a promis
ing pugilist is merely time lost.
Kaufmans Case Different.
AL Kaufman had totally different
experience. Al, in his four-round days,
was known as "0ne,Round" Kaufman
and it was phrophesied that he would
cut full width swath when slipped
from the leash as a professional.
First they sent him against Harry
Foley, but it looked as if mild manner
ed Harry had simply lent himself to
the occasion to prove that AL had a
right to be called "One-Round" Kauf-
man.
withoue delay Kaufman was matched
with Philadelphia Jack o O'Brien, who
in those years was both a slasher and
a stinger.
O'Brien laughed when they told him
what terror Kaufman had proved as
an amateur.
~ can defeat any man who has not
had at least two years experience in
the professional ring said O'Brien.
Jack gave the stalwart young San
Franciscan a hiding which in all prob
ability had its influence on the balance
of AL s career.
Billy Murray is Promising.
San Francisco has another promising
young boxer in the person Of Middle
weight Billy Murray and he is being
hurried along in the same manner as
Kaufman. On next Monday afternoon
at Coffroth $ DAILY City arena Murray
will face Leo Houck Of Philadelphia,
a fighter who has won hs spurs in con.
tests with the very best men in the mid
dleweight ranks today 1t certainly
is hard test for Murray but, despite
what happened to Kaufman, it is sur
prising to note the number Of wise
Judges who consider that Murray isl
able to take care Of himself in any
kind Of company
Murray, like Kaufman, is a product
of the four.round shows. For months
past he has been the bright particular
star Of the Friday night game. Incl
dentally the four.round phase Of pugil'
ism is one in which n fighter is
thoroughly tried out. Very often a cub
boxer becomes popular for while and
then drifts away to join those who
have been tried and found wanting.
Murray has stood every test and the
best proof that he is still in favor
with the patrons Of tho weekly boxing
exhibitions is found in the fact that
Coffroth has decided to match him
against one Of the best middleweights
to no fnund