Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-29
jess LOSES WHEN
FULTON Is LICKED
Champions Chance for $50,
900 Fight With Fred Goes
by the Boards.
HAS NO USE FOR MORRIS
BY RINGSIDE.

heavyweight CHAMPION vi tHe "o'lu'
lost some $4,000 or more the night
Ed Frlto, WAS tonnIed off his ned
~ ~ ,:,,I =.
esldl aS C''dI'e'lsei iol 'ne ''''' ~
Carl Morris, the bulky Oklahoman.
Not that Willard had wagered any
su,h ,rnou,, y, tho hattie hrt he
cauec Lc ~;r,n,iIv had nromised to
scrent hat snm for his Services in A
,enSrornd bont in which Fulton was
~ b,rc bccn HE onnoncut 4 hc heat
Worris ~ "'' y
Worr;s ;s W;Ilard's idea of no draw
inc card in hattie for the title, He
.7ever did regard the Oklahonan very
biphlv and besides he has held a
grndgc against him for years 1t
seems that Morris once gave out a
story TO the effect that he had
trimmed Willard at some place or
other Willard does not believe
enough people would want to see him
and Morris fight 10 make il worth
while He does not think Morris can
boast of much except weight, and the
champion has the edge on him there.
OF course, il any promoter is foolish
enough to put up the. money tor
bout, Willard isn't gong to rftuse,
but he will have to see the cash hrst'
and he won't take any responsibility
il the promoter is left holding the
financial sack: . :,
Until the Morris affair Willard had
begun to believe Fulton was rea'
contender, that his mettle might make
him a worthy opponent ior the cham"
pion. Now willard mas a Suspicion
that Fulton "dogged It with Morris,
that at heart lie IS lar from game, ana
that one stiff punch IRON the mighty
Willard paw would make nm quit, III
indeed, 1t did not knock HIM out. g,
1T looks as 1t were all alone,
said Willard the other day, win
no one III sight tor me to hight, am
going ahead with my circus. contract
unless some niche IS found Tor me
where | can do my bit Tor uncle Sam..
OF course, IN those circumstances all
fights are OFT unless It is one Tor the
Red Cross or some other charity.
Wants Merry Referee.
That is Wizards idea of the situa-
ton. Here is what Carl Morris
thinks of himself, as expressed re-
Gently while here on his way east
for the Fulton battle:
"Give me a referee who isn't
shocked at the sight of little blood
and can whip the world" said
Morris.
Morris explained that his SKIN IS
tender, that 1t IS easily cut and
bruised and that It IS no uncommon
thing Tor him to look like stuck
hog in the early stages OF his bat
ties. In other words, Morris admits
he is slow beginner, that other men
can best him IN the early stages OF the
game, but that he also believes ne Is
whale TOR punishment, and that
given time by a referee he Will
weather the storm and come back
strong at the, finish.
Il will never tight good man I'M
less the referee is one l know who
can look on complacently while | am
bleeding" said Morris, III | am not
hurt, even il do look sight, don't
see why fight should be stopped. OF
course, il as the bout goes along it is
evident that am hopelessly out
classed and have no chance to win, |
would not holler at the go being
stopped, although no one will ever
have me demand that this be done"
Hard Luck Lewis.
Morris breaks into this story too,
but only because he is under the wing
of Nate Lewis chamnion hard luck
victim of the pueilistic world
Nate has had his men within an ace
of The CHAMPIONSHIPS in several divi.
xions bpt never has il fallen IN his
lot 10 have one nj them annex the
title
Mates first asnirant was Kid Her.
man who wears AGO sought n wrcst
the Ightweioht bonors from that
negro master If oeneralsb;n Ice
Gans The KID heat ther al, md a.,
ta;ncd coveted match with G,ns a,
Tononah New In The e;shth he Sur.
cumbed to a crack on the Jaw.
Lewis then seized on to Charlie
White and developed him to the point
of a match with Willie Richie wher
the latter was champion several year.
later. In the first tround Richie wa:
SPRAYING on the canvas, but ovei
eagerncss on Whites part proved hi.
undoing and Richie won out in thu
end.
Then White got chance at Freddi,
Welsh, after the latter had whipped
Richie. 1t was a a poor fight anc
Welsh was returned winner.
Nate has had visions of other cham
pionship matches since then, but the,
have fallen through. He banked OF
Morris defeating Fulton and that out
his man Up as challenger for til,
heavyweight title, II will reouire al
OF Lewis well known astuteness t,
get Morris hooked I'm with Willard