New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-29
Referee Brown Calls Halt
to Save Features OF
Blonde Heavy.
FRED'S DEBUT FAILS
TO IMPRESS EXPERTS
has a Good Left Hand, but No
Such Driving Power as
Willard or Moran.
BY W. o. MCCLELLAN.

Working a left jab that pumped into
the face of Al Reich with the precision
of a piston rod, Fred Fulton, the pre-
cocious plasterer of Rochester, Mimi.
won his first local fight at the Stadium
A. c. last n ght. Referee Bill Brown
stopped the bout in the ninth round,
when Reich was all but blinded and evil
IDENTIFY of no disposition to fight any
more that evening.
Fulton is an absolutely left-handed
mechanic. He used the right uppercut
but seldom. That there is some power
in his port battery was evident from
Rech's face.
The Ferocious and Formidable Fred
erick came close to being dropped IN
the very first round. Reich caught him
a right hook to the jaw, and the plas-
terer's knees sagged. Again Reich tore
in and landed the right, in precisely the
same spot. The plasterer reeled, but
he did not drop.
Following his usual form, Reich
backed up, discouraged. II he had fol
lowed the advantage of that first punch
i
particularly porous plasterer. But
Reich. with all his magnificent ply
sidue and his terrific punching power,
lacks a fighting head and fighting
heart.
From that time on until the sixth
round Reich kept himself constantly
covered. Suddenly. in the sixth. he
tore loose again. and sent in two rights
I. 81 10 70
looked for a minute as though he had
hurt Fulton. But the p-s sterer merely
smiled pleasantly and worked his left
with the same methodcal sweep he was
wont to use at his former trade.
Though Reich started this round
with big lead. Fulton had him. 80
puzzled by the left that Reich was dis
couraged and was holding az the finlsn.
The Fulton left jab cut Reich's left
eye in the second round and the orb
soon went into total eclipse. In the
seventh round the right eye was also
beginning to close.
The plasterer was methodical. When
he had closed the left eye he devoted
his entire attention TO the right BY
the time Bill Brown pushed Reich
aside and ended the fight. Al was look.
ing at Fred with about one-fourth OF
one candle-power.
While Fulton won decisively enough
he does not impress one as second
Willard. He has the reach and the
same long left. but not the driving
power of the Kansas champion. Frank
Moran, who was somewhat cut up by
Wizards long left, stood on the side
lines last night, grinnlng cynically.
He would like to have Mr.. Fulton for
a few rounds-at a reasonable figure.
Reich fought exactly according to
schedule. When the Adonis can win
fight in the first two rounds he does
so very thoroughly. But when his op-
ponent is inconsiderate enough TO sig
Nifty his intentions of going more than
two rounds, Reich proceeds to look for
soft spot.
Bill Brown saved Al the trouble OF
going into a recumbent position last
night. To stop the thing was reason
able enough. Reich was through for
the evening. lie always is through
after two rounds.
The crowd was not as large az multi
millionaire Mack expected, but the
magnate declares that the thing will
about clear expenses. Fulton IS sup
posed TO have received $4,000 for his
end. A photograph Of this event might
be accepted by the Metropolitan Mu-
scum a. a rare print.
Fulton is a pleasant plasterer. even
when fighting. He has quiet smile.
which appears when he seems TO be
hurt. Though he looks frail, he took
some tough jolts OH the jaw and on the
body while Reich was really fighting.
lie had no particular defence. relying
entirely on the armor plate which
seemed 10 cover his jaw and his porch.
The plasterer was in the ring AT the
tap of 10 o'clock. Reich fingered. 1t
was said that he was waiting for his
money to be loaded into couple of
trucks.
While waiting for the blond Behc-
moth, Boxing Commissioner Wenck.
in full evening regalia. paraded across
the stage and gave the lady visitors a
treat. Joe HUMPHREYS made little
speech announcing that Gunboat Smith
and Charlie Weinert were TO fight at
the same club next Thursday.
Fulton was seconded by Bill Mckin-
non, Mysterious Nike Collins, Frank
Kendall and Tex O'Rourke. Harry
Wills and posse were in the Reich
corner. Wills gave lots of advice, but
he could not lend Reich lighting
heart nor fighting head.
Fulton weighed in at 2i1 Rcich's
tonnage WAS u u