The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-17
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The Modern mastodorIe EmbrooIlo.

me MODERN Mastodonlc EWbro0'io.
Something over million years ago.
when mammoth and dinosaur became en-
tangled In a SERIES OF physical grapples,
thee sstounded blighters liytng In that
age wero confident that all records In the
way Of size had been smashed.
This. OF course. was some time before
any mention had been made OF vii
lard-Futon effair
When these two stray into the samc
tent. tho dinossur and the mammoth will
fade gently out OF the frame.
Record sizes.
The Willard Fulton affair. when II II
duly inauguratcd, will smash all ring
records In anything approaching a cham
pfonship affair.
Back In 1891 or 1892, when Sullivan
IN the arena WAS SIb pounds. counting
the combined weight OF both men.
The lghtest heavyweight engagement
~ me modern ring was the Corbett-
f1tIslmmons affair. where the two main
pounds. less than IFS pounds to the man
weighed only about IS pounds more than
Willard alone weighs today. The record
heavyweight affair In the way OF total
uirphNVNiSHt was tHo JeiITiob- JOHNSON
engagement at Reno This pair lifted this
scales well above 400 pounds. around t3C
to be fairly exact They were together
the two bikeest men that had ever me,
In a championship affair.
Added Weight.
While thcro was no championship claim
attached. all weight records for . single
Jess willard met Carl Morris q few years
| ago In New York. Both men we're then
charter members Of the White Hope as
sociation, and both were duhs Of the first
degree: The boards creaked and groansd
around. for Willard weighed 2ii and
Morris sss. a total weight OF l7s pounds
This pair weighed it0 pounds-7I
pounds TO the man-more than Corbet
and FitI. and yet either corbett or FitI
could have beaten the pick Of the two
. record tina, would last for decade OF
| more-but when Willard and Fulton NEE,
10 likely TO be badly smashed. for
there 10 a bare chance that the two
husky cniaens from Kansas and Mime
sofa VIII encroech upon 500 pounds. nn-
less they can take off more flesh than
many now believe thoy are capable OF
lifting.
Fulton. willard Weights.
Fulton fought his last fight At "a,
pounds, When he neets willard he will
need all the weight he can muster, so he
away any more hesh than no is forced to
| cut down.
When Willard met Moran a year ago
he weighed in at 3so pounds, after sil
weeks hard training. Since then ne has
rams and no matter @ pR how 70 S.rd % h. sns trains
he viii be lucky TO sst down ground ITO
Under these conditions willard and
Fulton together will weigh over ~
pounds. an average Of '>s pounds to the
mani
Ten years ago no one would have bs-
lieyed that two men even approaching
this weight could have been found with
sufficient skill TO he around the top Jeff-
rlcs. at 22s pounds. was considersd Z
marvel That weight looked 10 be the
with efiseiiysnsss. nut human hs.h,
despite the high cost Of living, ID appar.
emily developing added proportions. ful.
ton and willard win not only weigh 80
pounds, but together. their combined
height will be about thirteen feet
Fultoo's Chance.
A few weeks ago ttlton's chance
The mere fact that Fulton has bsatsn
Tom Cowier and Charlie Weinert since.
10 no great boost
Hut the manner OF the Hdminietofcd
beatings Ia another matter The bie
plAsterer stopped both men In less than
four rounds s--using on an average less
than two rounds 10 each
weinert and Cowlcr are not wonders
by any vivid stretch Of an elastic i'm
&t no pl..f.d dub I. going 70 bss,
nan ht ~ ,nIs snSs or 'G.rdA A1S "nsn to.b, :,
but one tensround affair Within two
years, filton's chance becomes apparent
Ne may not win, but he will be aome.
thing more than 4 lop. .si6ed joke, He ID
the hrst man to face willard with q suf-
ficient reach TO adjust his batteries for
| n broadside. Tho others have never had
sufficient range TO carry.
n wonder" writes Hari Kari. ~ I,
ever occurred TO bailplsyers and clut
owners that the fan might decide TO q
Into the striking business sone day soon
Then whA, would hsppsn'
Just a. ~ Louis and Cincinnati are
upon tho verge of holding public Jubilee
meetings, the baseball strike will prob.
ably he called off, Those two eminent
cisies never seem To have any luck
The one great thing absut football I,
that even where there 10 . salary list ths
outside public 10 never put adjacent 4
the details There should be- a censor u
ksep the. fpent!on. of hale away from th'
annals Of baseball
| Cobb and speaker will not strike
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