The Washington herald., 1916-03-26
Fulton Gives Promise
of Being a Champion

II there is any lingering doubt in
your mind about the fighting ability
of Fred Fulton, the Minnesota giant,
dismiss it at once, for the lean, hound
framed fighter from the Gopher State
has submitted to the acid test and
made good.
Just a few nights ago Fulton was
stacked up against that veteran trial
horse for aspiring heavies-Fireman
Jim Flynn, OF Colorado-and within a
minute of the start OF the second
round Flynn was stretched on the can
vass unconscious from the effects of
three battering ram blows from the
powerful fists OF the Rochester husky.
Perhaps you will say this is not
such a wonderful feat, because Flynn
has run his course, and advancing
age has Slapped his fighting strength,
but when IL is recalled that just a
week previously Flynn had stood UP
for ten rounds under the crushing at
tack Of Jack Dillon and was still bat
thing gamely at the end il becomes
evident that Fulton accomplished
something unusual and unexpected.
Many other hesvy-weights have tried
TO stop Flynn but the records show
that no one ever turned the trick so
quickly.
In the hands Of Fulton. Flynn was
as helpless as a child. In the first
round Flynn followed his usual tactics
OF crowding in close for an attack
on the body, but Fulton met him with
fusillade of rights and lefts that
rocked the head of the veteran, or
raised cruel welts on his paunchy mid
section. In the second round Fulton
caught him with left to the stomach,
and Flynn's guard dropped just for
an instant. That was long enough for
Fulton, however, as his right glove
shot out and caught the fireman flush
on the chin. He reeled in his tracks
and as his knees began to sag Fulton
brought down a terrific right chop
across the neck of Fireman Jim and
the latter fell in a heap. 1t took his
seconds five minutes to bring him back
to consciousness.
There are several technical knock
outs charged against Flynn in the rec
ord book, but il is a matter Of history
that the veteran has never been count
ed out in such short order. The de-
Cisive victory OF Fulton has empha-
sized his claim to the right to a bat
tie for the worlds championship The
title holder cannot deny him much
longer
Fortune and fame are at the beck
of the Gopher giant. Promoters every
where are bidding for his services.
Kansas City wants him to meet Carl
Morris; the men behind the club at
Madison Square Garden. New York
city. are angling for match between
Fulton and Jim Corey. so is the
Cream City A. C. of Milwaukee: while
Dominica Tortorich, New Orleans.
wants the newcomer to meet any one
of half dozen white giants over the
twenty-round route. Coffey is the me-
that Fulton is particularly anxious to
meet at this time, because he figures
that II he can dispose of the Ros-
common giant as easily as he did of
Flynn then the public will freely &C
cept his championship pretensions.
In perfect shape now, Fulton scales at
2l3 pounds. He is an undeveloped youth
as yet and is certain to broaden out
within year or so. He will take on
from ten TO twenty pounds this year and
this additional weight will be an sd
vantage to him in every way. Right
now he Is the really greatest green pros
pect in the heavyweight division.
Some three weeks ago attention was
called in this column to the fact that
the fool killer has a wholesale job in
prospect at st. Paul. Mimi. where mem
bers of the Twin City Athletic Club had
guaranteed Mike Gibbons the sum of
$4,000 for three matches under their
auspices. At the time Of the comment,
sporting scribes of St Paul and Min
neapolis rushed manfully TO the defense
Of the promoters in question. and the
assertion was made that not only would
the club reap splendid profit by the
transaction, but the boxing game in Min
nesota would be more firmly established
than ever. as result Of the fine fstic
attractions that would be staged
Events in connection with the FIRST
show held by the Twin City Club under
this arrangement seem to bear out the
forecast made of financial disaster, On
| st. Patrick's Day the peerless Gibbons
and the widely advertised JEFF Smith,
Jersey, mingled in a ten-round battle
| So far as fighting goes II was not a
match to rave over. The interesting
feature in connection with the AFFAIR.
| however was the financial outcome. The
show drew gate Of approximately ST.
600. Instead of drawing down his $40.
900 share Gibbons accepted IS per cent
of the gross and took an 1. o. u. from
the club for the remainder. OF the total
receipts Smith took a. his share Is per