New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-26
After Three Years of Siren
uous EnJeavor Heavy
weight from Blue Rapids,
Kan, Joins White
Hope Class.

call for Mr.. Fulton Mr. Fulton,
pleased"
The brsss-buttoucd bellhopper Of the
White Hope Hotcl. Boxerburg's lead
ing caravansary. cast his eagle eye
iapidiy over Che hundred or more
,upemen who iounged IN various at
titudcs Of expectancy uDOn the FOUR
legged stools provided iOr guests.
t.ll. gangliug Hercules. Of some go
pounds. beckOncd ndolently with his
icXter index finger. The bellnop crossed
10 where he sat.
"Mr. Fulton" he inquired.
That's me- replied the finger
5Ar Frcdcrick Fulton, of Blue
Rapids. Kansas -
"Yep."
you're wanted on d. phone an
nouuced the brass buttoned attendant.
Then. in stage whisper; 81 tlnh IT'S
dat old dame. Miss Worlds Champeen-
ship she wuz askin' me about you yes
terday afternoon,
Just the girl / want 20 meet sad
Mr.. Fulton. rising and stretching we
been waiting three years Tor thls phohe
CALI"
Slowly he crossed The 'obby and en-
.ered telephone booth.
Relieve il or not. this same Frederick
Fulton, Of Blue Rapids. Kan, begins 10
bear a startling resemblance TO log
zeal contender" for the heavyWelSh.
Lugilistic crown. Any man who can
knock Fireman Jim Flynn kicking IN
less than four minutes of actual argu-
Inent which Fulton did no later than
a week ago Saturday night deserves
TO be taken seriously, Billy McCarney
and his dope-b book TO the contrary not
outstanding.
Furthermore. Frederick has Demon
Strated that he can go route by
dancing through twenty regulation
rounds with that other scrappy and sa-
PaciOus representative OF the Flghtihg
Flynns. Porky Dan. OF Boston %es, ana
beating him handily all The way, &C
oording to report.
His Path Not Rosy.
FULTON has not had particularly easy
lime breaking into the pugilistlc lhne-
light. In fact. after three years OF hght-
ing during which time he has knocked
out twenty ambitious hopes won de-
cisiOus over am equal NUMBER anu
foored the mighty jess Willard Tor me
count of nine Fulton is only Just be-
...pning to sound familiar to the aver
sc Eastern boxing fan. lie is. now
over. more or less well known through
out the Middle West. and IT Is from
eat section that We hear just how good
ederick really Is.
According TO the astOnlshinSly as
ite Mr.. Jackson Curleigh, this second
..ansas giant is fully as remarkable as
lis forerunner ia the heavyweight
ass. IN him Willard would meet
lil according 10 Curlcy loemah
orthy Of his steel. Not only has MI
uiton the necessary height tslN feet
our and half inches and bulk from
20 10 $50 hounds. but he has the kick
"a disgruntled mule, the speed Of a
frightened antelope. the wisdom OF
solomon. the strength OF Samson and
be heart OF sequOia semper vlrens-
vhatever that is.
Excepting Willard" asseverates Mr.
urlev. "there isn't another man IN the
ountry like Fulton. He is built along
.iargantuan lines" (where the deuce
oes Jack dig up all these biz words p.
not only IS regards physique. but
leart aud head also He hits fast and
,ecurdteiy. and his footwork reminds
.Qc OF Vernon Castle and Hannes
tolehmaineu combined ski!fui and
needy His punches seem 10 explode
Ike lyddite shells whenever ard wher-
.tcr they land. and he mixes them up
-th such bewilGcring versatility that
bis opponent usually thinks he has been
,ttacked By the whole German army.
'rd he's only twenty-five years old. at
hat"
some description. you'll allow.
Negative Is Heard From.
After a careful audit and iuvcstiga-
ton Of Mr. Curley's remarks anent the
logical contender" We are constrained
20 admit an of his assertions save one.
This is the allusiOn to Frcdeucks
"Gsrcantuan" heart. Even this ma" be
-Ub stantiated by thc introduction OF
~. hcr cvidence-but so far, when a
'scussiOn OF FultOn's grit is under
IS. the "noes" have it.
Inc leader OF the mo- party is one
. william Mccartney. who formerly man
aged Luther Mccarthy and Carlo Nor
roe. indeed. William may still be man
ling Carlo. for aught VIC know. or
carc' At any rate he has very definite
and dclamatory ideas concerning Full
toms pluck: besides which he seems
20 believe that the Blue Rapids heavy
eight is a lincsl descendant Of Ana
as and Sapphire. Hcarken to few
o.cerpts from "A letter written by Mr..
Ntf' dlit. W Nlf NpoiAtllS rhikO4 VI
Philadelphia newspaper shortly before
the last holiday season:
"Hc did not 20 six rounds with Nc
tarty as he published in his record
he was knocked out by Carl
'orr,s in six rounds ne was
90 Dos Al Norton at Eau Claire but got
cold fcet he is a 'hunka' and
can't get out Of his own way"
There YOU have IL. What's the an
aver.
Personally, We are rather o., The
cuiDion that Mccartney had some SOFT
t. 900 axe 90 grind when he gave out
tna. statement either that or Fulton
.s improved marycllously since the
rs' OF January.
80 any rate. the Flynn fights brand
"a. as possibility. and Mr.. Curlcy
.. 10 our certain knowledge. picked
cots more plums than lemons IN the
l.roa ~ds Of l'istiauia.
ANN