Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
MORRIS GREATEST
PUN|SHER OF ALL
Tactics Of Oklahoma Giant
Unmerciful in Many
Instances.
STYLE OF BOXING UNMOOERN
Carl Would Have Made an
Ideal Fighter Under
London Rules.

II Carl Morris the big. brave,
brawny. baitering battler Of Okla
homa. had lived in the days Of the old
London rules. when fsiic glai!ators
beat each other 10 pieces with bare
knuckles, 20 brutal desperate I'm
ish, he might be very popular among
certain class OF ring patrons. who
have vanished like the old bloody
mills Of the past, probably forever.
says Jack Skelly in the YOnkers Her
aid. Carl would have made an IDEAL
old-fashioned fighter. when wrestling.
cllnching and other tough puC.istic
tactics were allowed under the old
fighting code.
As clever. scientific Queensberry
boxer, however. Morris does not cut
much OF figure. But ne has q rough,
fierce style Of combating OF his own.
that is apt to wear down most any op-
ponent in twenty rounds or more.
Probably even Jess Willard, unless he
were in excellent physical form. would
find it rather difficult indeed 10 out
fight Morris in an extended contest,
with his rough-house tactics.
Can't Master Scientific Boxing.
Carl claims he cannot master artis-
tic boxing He SAYS that every time
he tried to be q little ferlcy within the
punch and he had gotten much the
worst of it. In a gymnasium while
training for a bout Carl would fire.
quently display considerable. rather
clever sparring knowledge. but just as
soon as he has cut loose in the arena
for a real fight he rushes in like
demon. hammer and tongs. ami keeps
wildly battering away. without much
apparent judgment or skill
10 hoe f,,N
and endurance and keeps bulling ni-
man around the ring in the most ter
rifle manner. hardly giving him an
opportunity 10 break away from his
hurricane blows and clinches Ref
erees generally earn their money
twice over when they have the Okla
homa giant to contend with. for he
loves to keep on top OF his antagon-
ist all the time. often holding with
one hand and banging away with the
other. The other night Kid MOZART
land had very hard task trying to
prevent Morris from fighting this
way with Frank Moran. However.
the rather light. frail referee did
lalrly we'll during an eNhausting nan
hours tussle and hustle.
Every man who has faced Carl
Morris in the ring Of late can tell YOU
what rude. desperate punisher the
oklahoma OK is. | saw him batter
Fred Fulton up numerically in a few
rounds. Maybe Carl didn't fight alto
gethcr fair and strictly according 10
Queensborry rules on that occasion.
but he soon had Fred bleeding pro-
fuscly and weakened from his rough
tactics
Jim Coffcv displayed the most skill
ful boxing when he met Morris within
the ropes few months ago, but the
latter ont-bulled and out-fought Jim.
for at the finish OF the ten rounds.
poor Coftoy's face was badly dis
figured and decorated" Morris also
battered up Moran's features greatly
the other evening. When Frank
boxed Willard he came out OF the
meloc without any marks to speak Of
But after his battle with Carl the
game Pittsburgher's face was a sight.
Most great gladiators like Sullivan.
Corbou Fitysimmous. Jeffries and
others did not distigure their oppon-
cnta To any great extent But>t this
terrific giant from the Woody Vest
~ the grcatcst punisher OF them all.
hig or little, In the ring today. IL he
was allowed to battle In the so-as-
you-plcasc, roush-house style OF his
own, ho might I've able to annihilate
mos, any man In tho world in n
finish fight
willard vs.. Morris:
" q matsh is arranged between
!oss Willard and Carl Morris II ought
,o DO some sensational miu, Carl
hectares hc Will force the champion TO
COMBAT or retirement. II would GER
hinly take Jess some time and hard
work to gct into proper shape FOR
such n conflict
AZ ! have often said before. Il has
h'wnNH been my wish TO see every
worthy champion retire undefeated.
Ana ! hope that II Willard agrees 20
meet Morris within the ropes that he
wl'I leave no stone unturncd 20 be In
ilnc tnhtlnv form lie certainly can
no' AFFORD to take any chances with
suoh formidable antagonist. In good
phys'ca' condition I'm quite confident
ma, Jess can defeat Carl with all his
fletce attacks
willard In form IL even moro
powerful than Morris. besides he is
mu'h more clever and would have the