The Washington herald., 1918-07-31


chance for Dempsey TO be other than
crowned heavyweight champion. IL
is not likely that Willard will leave
his farm to defend the title. Jess
is believed Definitely through as a
fighter. Six months ago ring sharps
expressed doubt as TO his ever los
ing the superfuous flesh that he car
ried.
Fulton's defeat by Dempsey-per.
haps a better man than he has been
given credit for-confirms the asserS
ton by the New Orleans States as far,
back as November. 1914. when Doni-
nick Tortorich and Tommy Burns at
tempted TO stage a willsdl-Fultoar
match for the heavyweight title AT
the time IL was pointed out that
Fulton was not only unknown. but
most OF the Eo-called sensational
"knock-outs' credited him we're
''frame-ups." one Of the men altered
TO having laid down to the Mime.
sofa plasterer being Harry Wills.
New Orleans negro boxer.
After negotiating with almost every
heavyweight Of little or no class,
Tommy Burns finally showed Fulton
to New Orleans in January. 1916.
against "Porky'' Flynn. Of Boston.
The bout went 20 rounds. Burns Civ,
ing the decision to Fulton. The YER
dict was hissed and jeered. and il
was subsequently admitted bv thoSa
who operated the Fulton press bu-I
reau in Chicago that IL was the most
expensive victory the Minnesotan had
ever won,
The Fulton-F1ynn fight was one oe
the most elaborate pre-arrsnged af-
fairs ever attempted in New orleans.
Prior to the contest, Tom Jones, who
managed Jess Willard at the time.
came here on flying trip from Chi
cago for the purpose Of cleaning I'd
several thousand dollars. Two Or
three days before the contest. Il was
rumored that Flynn had agreed TO
take one OF the dives that made An
nette kellermann famous. As a result,
Jones backed Fulton to win via the
knockout route in Is rounds Flynn.
1t was said. agreed TO take the count
IN the tenth.
Instead Of boxing strictly 20 the
pre-arransed reports. Flynn laced the
daylights out OF Fulton. As early as
the fourth round. Fulton claimed foul
after being hit in the pit OF the sto-'-
sch and tried to Quit II was neces-
sary for his seconds to force him 10
the scratch for the fifth round >
Bill Brennan. former Southern
Lsague umpire. was one OF Fulton =
seconds for the bout Rinsside spec
tators asserted that they had heard
Brennan tell Fulton that II he didn't
go on and fght, he CBrennanD would
club him with the chair which ne
occupied.
As result OF the alleged crossing
Fulton. Jones, Collins and the Chi
cago crowd received, julie Carson. a
race track follower. cleaned up a
small fortune. Carson. handled me
commissions OF woodman. Ssmbo
Langford. and several sporting men
advised by Woodman TO back Flynn
regardless Of the rumor that his man
would lay down.
Justifying its attack On the pro-
posed Willard-Fulton uout which
Tortorich and Burns tried to palm
on on the New Orleans public, eN-
cerpts from the account Of the rEht
printed January 80. the States said:
Fred Fulton, Minnesota heavy
weight. is not championship ma
terfal: in fact. he is not 70 be taken
seriously as a fighter.
In another story on the same day
the States printed of the proposed
fram-up which was intended 10
bring Willard and Fulton together:
"JustSction for the fight mad,
by the States against foistinC s
Willard-Fulton championship con-
test on the New Orleans nubl.c
came quicker than one-tnird Of the
small assemblage at Burns arene
ever dreamed Of last night. when
Fulton stopped a heavy blow with
his stomach and claimed foul.
1T doesn't matter from the angie
one with the least smatterinE ~
the oueensberry code looks at the
Fulton-Flynn AFFAIR to see what a
narrow escape the Winter Capital
OF America had from being her
aided as the best town in the Book
Circuit"