Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-06
Former Famous Jockey and
Pugilist to Live in Tulsa
Charles Morris, Former Rider
for August Belmont, to
Seek New Deal.
VAS LOST TWO FORTUNES
Hard Luck Continues When
He Was Run Down by
TaXicab Driver.
lnY LAnRY nAlLENl


when charles Morris was hurled
On the pavement by a taNicab driven
- negro last saturday, II was not
Ns rrSt time that he had been In All
.,ridert. In fact. Morris has figured
In several niShaps, not caused by
,,otor ariyen power however.
Old dime turf fans will recall Nor
q as one OF the leading jockeys OF
.merica a decade ago Baltimore,
s,ntoca. latoni9, Kansas City,
sheen head Hay. New Orleans and
cher famous race centers have been
scenes Of many ;rlumphs won by
Morris
Morris debut was made in 1909 a,
N.w orleans. at the old fairgrounds.
lus ecord was phenomenal for "A
rounsqer. but he was unfortunate
IN that no could not pun winner
zcross Tie wire. though he finish ed
n the money countless times. The
rcYt year. however. Morris, riding
retro Grand at Kansas CITY. won his
inst rase. and thereafter. was a
I,z winner The date of his first
Victory was May 30. Ten days later,
racing at Kansas CITY was declared
.rainst the law. ON that day June
b. riding Federal. Morris won the
tst race ever won in the Kaw city.
Morris then went TO I.atonia, win
ming the biggest share OF the purses.
winning five races on one day The
famous I.atonia Derby was won by
me sensational Morris, over Il field
OF the choicest ponies and best riders.
Al New Orleans. Morris won the
Christmas Handicap.
In lgO5o Morris won 304 races,
which was moro than any ioaI, ey
had ever won In one .Nsar Mt that
time. Every big trackS& the coun-
tn was raced on by Morris and vic
tories fell TO him at them all In
1895 Morris Joined Jim Arthurs
stable His success continued In
1905. and Baron RothschIld was after
him to ride In Berlin. August Bel
mont however refused to allow the
star to leave this country and 80
Norris finished the season for the
New York sportsman. Morris won
The Carter Handicap at New York.
which carried a $40, 900 stake.
Morris went hacs TO Arthur In
1907 and won his last race at Buff
talo Becoming too heavy 10 ride,
Morris. thrifty and a. master with
horses bought HIS own stable and
raced them with success until PEE
riod OF hard luck swept away his en-
tire fortune.
clean liver and pofsessor of a
splendid physique. Morris then
turned TO the boxing fame lie
fought his first fight In 1911 at
coney Island, winning from Toney
Burns welterweight, In four
rounds Morris participated IN "a
touts that summer. winning them
sll most of them via the X. O. route
Ms biggest triumph was a Victory
Nsr George Fox. middleweight
Champion OF the navy
Norris firing of boYlng. went into.
business IN Chicago and was on the
way to success again. when fire
wiped out his entire fortune. He
then started for the southwest and
being an iron worker and member
Of the Iron Workers union. he de-
cided to locate in Tulsa, His inju-
res from being run down by the
negro are serious, hut Morris will
probably recover. He Is accompan-
led by his pal" James Howard, who
has been constant compAnioTbf the
former Jockey pug list since his de-
tut on the Crescent city turf over a
decade ago.