The sun., 1919-11-02
FULTON LIKELY TO
MEET JACK DEMPSEY
/ -
Newark Promoter Believes
/ Plasterer Would Give Hard
; Battle to Champion.
MEEHAN MOST DESERVING
Wrestling Match at Garden
and Attractive Boxing Bouts
{ in Jersey Carded for Week.
MEEHAN MOST DESERVING
Nv CHARLES +. MATHIsoN.


In view of the probability of Jack
Dempsey, the heavyweight autocrat Of
the squared circle. demonstrating IN a
ring in Jersey his methods of dealing
with those who question his supremacy.
the selection of sacrificial offering be-
comes a matter Of much Importance.
While numerous boxers have enthu-
s,astically announced their eagerness to
ENTER the ring with the man who mall
treated Willard at Toledo. there Is a
disposition on the part OF devotees of
ring events to inquire of the candidates
whether, after the combat. they would
prefer to be sent home or to hospital.
In fact, the belief Is quite general
that no matter who draws the assign
nent he will be led as a lamb to the
slaughter
Fulton, Meehan, Levinsky. Brennan
ard several others have volunteered to
90 into the ring with the Knockout
King. and each has expressed publicly
the opinion that he would be returned
the victor.
Compliment to Fulton.
Fulton reasonably could accept as an
implied compliment Dave Mackay's Of
fer of a $4,000 purse to Dempsey for
an eight round contest with the Plas-
terer. without doubt this proposal. as
oontrasted with the $4,000 offer for a
hattie with Meehan and $4,000 for
meeting with Levinsky. represents the
estimate of the promoter OF the respec-
tive attractiveness at the box office OF
The three proposed opponents of the
title holder. Based on performances in
the ring against Dempsey. Meehan should
have the preference, for he has stayed
the limit of three four round bouts with
The champion, and in the last encounter
received the decision of the referee on
points. ,,as
IN asking to be selected as the next OPP
ponent of the title holder. because the
Inference is strong that he would be apt
20 last longer against the champion than
. Fulton, who was knocked out In eighteen
seconds, and Levinsky. who was pat
tered down in three rounds.
Nevertheless, MacKay, who Is
shrewd student of pug!listic drawing
mower, makes Fulton the favorite over
The others. He may have been infiu-
enced by the belief held in some quar-
tiers that Fulton might do better IN
second bout with Dempsey, especially
IN view Of the fact That the Minnesotan
has had the benefit Of Tom ORourkes
handling.
Fulton n Good Boxer.
It is conceded on all sides that Fulton
Is wonderful good boxer, that he Is
destructive hitter with either mitt and
that physically he is an imposing speci-
men. The only drawback that can be
brought up is a lack of fighting spirit
Fulton did not first show this disap-
pointing trait at Harrison. He ex-
hibited a lack of grit in his encoun-
tiers with Carl Morris ard with other
boxers and 1t Is to be feared that
boxer with that defect is hopeless.
Fighting spirit cannot be injected into
O boxer, and no amount of wise counsel
and advice can change Fulton from
timid boxer to a man capable OF giving
the champion a hard battle. Combative-
ness Is an inherent quality. and boxer
who begins his career without the DULL
dog spirit so necessary to success IN
the ring is not apt to last any length
Of time.
Steve O'Donnell, who was one OF the
cleverest boxers that ever drew on
glove and who on his form should nave
won the title, was quickly eliminated
by Peter Maher simply because Steve
was entirely lacking in the fighting
spirit. Fulton when opposed by man
who Is not apt to hurt the Plasterer
fights with confidence and wins quickly
but as soon as his opponent gets over
hard punch Ferocious Fred willis
For that reason there Is reason FOL
the belief that Fulton, despite the coach
ing Of O'Rourke, would not last mucn
longer in another bout with Dempsey
than he did at Harrison.