Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-05
MAN
WEAK AT CLOSE
Sapulpan Forces Milling in
Every Round; Fifth
Moran's Best.

NEW YORK, June Carl Morris
Of Oklahoma outfought Frank Moran
of Pittsburgh In eight Of the ten
rounds here tonight. Moran was very /
weak at the final bell. but was fighting
desperately up to the last. Morris
weighed 224 pounds and Moran 1873.
From the outset Morris crowded
Moran, driving short rights and leftH
to the body and short ri.ht uppcrcuts
at close quarters
Moran cut loose in the fifth round Z
landed two right swings on Morris |
head and face and forced the big fel
low TO the ropes. Moran then tried
another swing but his strength failed
him.
Morris had things his own way afte,
that. forcing Moran all over the ring
and battering him badly. Moran's left
eye was cut and bleeding at the end
of the tenth round
Fight bv Rnunds.
Ike Iorgan, MANAGER OF Moran sald
shortly before the fight began that
Frank was fit and would surely scoto
over the big fellow. Nate Lewis who
| looks after Morris affairs thot carl
would win hv n knockout.
Moran WAS he fist to enter the
ring Morris f-llowod shortly after
Weights were Morris 22l, Moran 1919.
Jim Coffey ard Fred Fulton chal-
lenrcd the winner.
Round Onc-Thc men met in the
center. Frank put "A right to the
body. Morris went in close ana
siapTed Moran on the back. Moran
! put two solid lefts to the chin. Morris
rushed and put nice left to the body
l and an uppercut q right to the face.
/ After n clinch Moran drew the claret
| from Carls nose with a left Morris
/ clipped a right to the jaw and tol-
/ lowed it with a left TO the body.
! Morans right went around CarFs
neck. Tine men then fought to the
Iopes, Morris poking in lefts to the
body. Round even.
| Round Two-Moran swung a right
TO the jaw ard Carl bored In, forcing
! Frank to the ropes, hooking "A few
rights 60 the head Moran was un
able to get over his right because
Carl KEEP! fighting close. Moran got
in a few rights TO tie body and fol-
| lowed with a left to the jaw, but Nor
Iis never stopped ana kept boring in.
Near the bell, Moran missed a right
and left swing Cor the head. Morris
round.
Round Frank met the giants
rush with n nasty left to the jaw, but
| Carl crowded him around the ring.
landing short punches to the head.
Trying as he might, Moran was un-
a minute owing 20 Carts style. Morris
kept up his mauling work sending In
short blows. Morris round.
Hound Four-Moran missed a right
and left swing and then jumped away
from Carl when he tried to fight close
and shot a right to the jaw. Moran
never faltered and swung n left to the
face twice. Moran is unable to solve
Carfs style of scrapping Near the
bell Moran missed right swing and
\ slipped TO his knees. Carls round.
Round Five-Morris came up fast
and crowded Moran. shooting light
ming short blows to the body. Moran
brought the crowd to its feet when he
scored heavily with right to the Jaw
Carl came back, however, working
close, landing short punches to the
body. Moran got over a few good
blows to the head at the bell. Round
even.
Round SiX-Morris again started to
crowd Frank to the ropes, shooting
|, short uppcrcuts TO the face. Suddenly
Frank swung a hard right TO Carts
jaw half turning Morris around, but
the giant came back strong, forcing
, Moran to the ropes, jolting the jaw
with snappy punches. Bell. Morris
| roun.
Round seven-Morrls Just roughed
Frank from rope to rope. shooting
punches to the body and face. Frank
, tried to step away but Carl kept close
to him for a minute Frank stepped
! away and tried right swing, aDut Carl
blocked and iabbed two lefts To the
: face. Franks arm was weary at the
bell. Morris round.
Round eight-Carl opened with a
l rush, swinging two rights to the jaw
: and hooking a few lcfts to the face.
4 Moran came out of n miXup with a
, bad left eye. Frank put a few lefts
: to the body. but they lacked steam.
, Bell. Morris round.
, Round nine-Morris got inside
4 Franks right swing and smothered
= him with lightning punches to the
, face. Moran suddenly stepped away
\ and swung his MARY Ann" to the
4 jaw, but Morris just grunted and
Is crowded Frank around the ring until
\ the hcll. Morris round.
Round ten-Moran came up appar-
emily weary and Carl uppercut sew
eral lefts to the face. Moran tried 10
get n right swing over but Morris kept
J forcing matters and Frank was un-
able TO connect. The crowd called on
Frank to put over the sleeper. He
:; tried hard to do so. but Carl was
J. strong and bored in. sending a few
l lefts to the face. Carts round.
Norris won on points.