The sun., 1918-07-28
FULTON FAILED TO
IMPRESS RINGSIDERS
Did Not Look the Fighter as
He Awaited Call to
Action.
BOUT SET A RECORD
Knockout in % Seconds the
Shortest Among Heavy
weights Of Top Rank.
BOUT SET A RECORD
By DANIEL.

CO9eY
who emitted that pungent observation
Lew Fields. Sam Harris or one OF the
other occupants of the stall. but Who
ever said II got a whole hay loft fuli
out of his system. albeit II might have
been an unwarranted slam at the well
known and historic bale OF hay. Not
for one moment OF his short stay In the
ring did Fulton make an impressive
move, nor did his plastic couhterance
take on a look even verging on asgres-
sivepess, confidence or anything else
that belongs in the getup OF fighter IN
the midst OF his most important test
There was no question about Fulton
having been knocked cold. but we arc
inclined to believe that his psychological
attitude was altogether too receptive
for such a result. When Fulton came
into the ring his yellowish countenance.
his carefully comoed hair la matinee
idol, and his unwilingness TO look
straight at Dempsey somehow cr other
made US confident that the Plasterer
was to be plastered ere the sun sank
very much lower. Every now and then
Fulton scowled at Dempsey, but only
when Jack was looking away from the
Rochester Riot. AS for Dempsey. he
sat with determined men, knit brow
and impatjence at the delay that kept
him from starting the real work at
hand.
FuIton's Paving short.
They came TO the centre and Fulton
paved with his left. He paved with his
right and his paving for the day was
over. Dempsey led with his risht for
the body and followed with his left to
the same place. That left really was
the Knockout blow, for no sooner had
II found its mark than Fulton WINGED,
fiinched and drew away. 1t was purely
renexsive. but that drawing away showed
that Fulton was not long for the ring.
Once a fighter pulls away like that 1t
suually may be decided that he Is
through. The plasterer evidently was
not thinking thoughts of aggressiveness
and combat. Just at that moment he
might have been specializing as to what
he was going to do with his $4,000. -
Just as he was spending his first hum
dred several things followed in quick
succession to Fulton's Jaw, and just as
a right landed the Minnesotan dropped
with his eyes shut. Dempsey stood near
his own corner, confident that his work
was over. Fulton rolled to the ropes
hung over as II to fall to the ground,
opened his eyes for the nonce and shut
them quite soon against the strong rays
Of the lowering sun.
Twenty-three seconds or 40 called &C
ton and ten OF repose, and $4,000 10
return. We imagine that Fulton's sal
AIRY of better than $3.50 a second-count-
ing his ten seconds of Quietude-no
doubt was the highest yet paid any ring
performer.
We can say without fear OF contradic-
tion that II was the quickest knockout
on record among heavywelghts of any
standing-and especially contenders for
the title. The nearest thing to 1t was
the quick knockout OF Gus Rubin by
Tom Sharkey at Coney Island in 1908.
They spared for Just q minute and
Sharkey landed blow that sent the
Swiss to the Land of Nod Another
quick result was that In the bout be-
tween Tommy Burns and Boshter Bill
Squires. the Australian champion, at
colma, Cal, in 1907. One punch suf-
feed for Squires
Nelson Holds Record.
F1tzslmmons figured in a one round
knockout over Peter Maher at Langtry
Tex. In 1895. Fitz always said that
Maher hit him the hardest blow he ever
had been struck. Tho Irishman made
the first move after shaking hands, and
It shook Bob from head to foot. F'itz
backed away for a moment or two to
get his bearings and then launched A
counter wallop. That was the second
and last blow OF the fight. for Maher
rolled over. dead to the world.
As we made our labored way out of
the Harrison park. the general CONVEX
sation hinged on speculation as TO
whether the Knockout was the quickest
in the annals OF puglism. While II NAV
be accorded that position in heavyweight
history there have been a great many
shorter results in the lighter divisions
Tho quickest knockout was that regis
tered in two seconds. by Battling Nell
son against Billy Rosser a Harvey. H..
sixteen years ago. The record usually
Sc accorded to Dial Hawkins. who stop
ped Martin Flaherty in four seconds in
the preliminary to the Fitzsimmons-
Corgett fight at Carson City in 1897
The shortest championship battle was
that between Terry McGovern and Ped
lar Palmer, then Englsnd's bantam
weight title holder. at Tuckahoe, in 1899
That fight was good deal like that of
yesterday. Palmer had been expected to
give the Terrible Terry quite a contest
because OF the Briton's Wanted clever
ness. They went to the centre and Nc
Govern Immediately set out 10 ami
hilate the little fellow from overseas
and he succeeded in Jig time. One ter
rife wallop and Palmer was through
Poor Pedlar had come here primarily
20 fight George Dixon and was In
weighed into taking on McGovern as a
preliminary" bout. Another short
championship night saw Joe Cans take
the lightweight title from Frank Erne
at Fort Erie in 1902. One lunch suf-
feed there too.
Receipts Comparatively Small.
II the fight yesterday was short the
receipts were comparatively just as
short. Jack Curley said that he had
guaranteed each OF the boxers $l2 900.
Every time he took a look at the crowd
he got hotter under the collar and
added another scowl to his repertoire.
just before the serni-nnal the crowds in
the bleachers Jumped into the higher
priced seats, and Curley's dander rose
20 prodigious heights. He ordered Joe
Humphries to announce that unless all
those who had made the change returned
10 their original seats the main bout
would not be put on. Curley said II as
II he meant 1t, but cooler heads coun-
seled calmness and Curlev finally con-
scented To let the jumpers stay where
they were. "If those birds think | am
going to lose $4,000 just for their edi-
fcation, they are mistaken" Curley de-
clared' but he accepted whatever loss he
had with great equanimity later on.
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