Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01
Fred Fulton Bobs to Surface Again;
Jim Flynn Retires From Prize Ring
Sunk by Carl Morris, Minnesota
Giant Refuses to Stay Down
and Rises Again by Mur-
dering Langford.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York, June 3O.-Look who's
here! The periscope registers the
map OF one Frederick Fulton bobing
a-ound on the horizon nor by nor
west
Bubbles on the water indicate that
Frederick has come to the surface
bristling with chatter and ready to
start something rough. He has an
armload of moths and is ready to toss
them on Willard, Morris, Moran or
anybody else who thinks he has class
as a heavyweight,
Every one thought that Carl Morris,
the big Oklahoma submersible, had
Fulton sunk for good when he took
a decision from the plasterer in New
York. The pathway Of Morris looked
as clean as bald head, and he was
toting a pair of mauls labeled FOR
Jess Willard" when up bebs Fulton
with knockout victory over Sam
Langford and gums up the works.
The night that Fulton hung his
trowel propeller on Langford Jess
Willard must have been convulsed
with merriment. Jess was probably
glad to hear the news, for as a result
of Fulton's unexpected comeback he
can stall off the would-be heavy
weight champions for while longer.
The fact that Fulton knocked the
Boston Tar Baby out has not covered
him with championship class by any
manner of means, for Thammy was
fat around the equator and as grace
full as sack of sugar when they
met. But the victory does pave the
way for Fulton to put in new
chirp, and he is already warbling for
a return bout with Morris.
Achieves Unprecedented.
Fulton accomplished something
none of the other heavies has been
able to do in the fifteen years that
Langford has been boxing, for in all
his days Than has never before taken
a deep sea dive for the count, Gun
boat Smith tried his luck with Lang
ford and succeeded in getting the bet
ter on points in their first meeting,
only to come back confidently and
lose via the knockout route.
Langford has challenged everybody
but Jim Jeffries during his career in
the ring. He was too light for Jeff
when the big fellow was in his prime,
but when Jack Johnson took the title
in tow Sam was right on his trail, and
he offered to fight anybody, black or
white, at any time or any place. The
fact that the white heavies-with the
exception of Smith--sidestepped the
Boston chocolate drop is proof OF
what they all thought Of his ability.
Prefers Long Route.
So now comes Fulton with clean
victory over Langford and chance
to horn into the front ranks of would
be champions again. A return match
between Fulton and Morris will be
the next heavyweight attraction if
Fulton has his way about it. He
wants the big Oklahoma engineer and
he wants him quick. He claims he
can offset his poor showing in New
York inside of ten rounds, but he
would rather get Carlos over dis
tanee route if possible.
Fulton surprised every one in the
Morris bout by his poor work. He
didn't fight and he was just about as
awkward as barrel of molasses on
stills, He kept protesting to the ref
cree while Morris bored into him, and
when the end came in the fifth round
the crowd was satisfied, tor the bout
was joke,
But with all the panning that Full
ton got there is chance that the
public will welcome him back as an
opponent for Morris, and as Fulton Is
perfectly willing it's all up to Carlos
now,
Pollok Vindicates Leonard.
Harry Pollok, manager OF Freddie
Welsh, has come to the front in de-
fense OF Benny Leonard against
charges made recently regarding
Leonard's weight the night he won
the title from the Welshman.
A short time ago one OF the New
York promoters who has been trying
to get Leonard as an attraction for
his club came out with the statement
that Leonard weighed around l3/
pounds the night he met Welsh, The
charge, could it be proven true, would
rob Leonard of much OF his glory, be.
cause of his boast that he is legiti'
mate lightweight who can scale al
1888 pounds ringside. Pollok's state
ment gives Leonard a clean slate. II
follows:
"On the night Of May %, 1917,
about 10 o'clock, Freddy Welsh and
Benney Leonard were weighed by
one OF the official inspectors of the
State Athletic commission in a dress
ing room at the Manhattan Athletic
club. Leonard weighed 1873 pounds
and Welsh some fraction over l36-
cannot remember the exact fraction
I know these weights are correct, be
cause ] was present and saw botf
boys being weighed. | understand thu
inspector in question has made ?
affidavit to practically the above. HI
is absolutely correct.
While ! still maintain, as did i'm
mediately after the contest wal
stopped. that the referee erred in no
giving Welsh the benefit Of count
| am certainly not in sympathy with
the unsportmanslike attempt recently
made to besmirch Leonards claim te
the title