The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-10
FULTON LIKELY TO
MEET JACK DEMPSEY
x~rsrs Promoter Believes Pia$terer
wonld Give Hard Battle to
Champion

~ x-sw- ~ the proha hility Of Jack
N.~,-sfv the heavyweight au'hcra1
y ~. squared circle. dem onStra tahE
g 4 ring IN Jersey Ms methoas OF
A<,ine with those who quesnon nus
E,n~sn.Ary. the selection or sacfl.
GesA, nfYA-ine becomes matter OF
NucE importance.
r~r% numerous boxers nave en-
Numerically announced her eaE~
-. ,, sr.sr the ring with the man
kAe -ais-estsh willard AT loleoo.
kArs "a disposition on the part o.
ss.,-o.AAx .. ring events 70 inquire OF
81 candidates whether. after the
s.s.. $50. -r~-,t7 -~~fsr 10 he sent
-,cyne o. TO = hospital
- sA~- tSf Hr,tirf * quite genera
Nat No matter who draws the as
Nrnaent re will Re led as a iar1o %
ht slaurhter,
fo,lton, Meehan, Levinsky Brenna7
Ana several others have volhnt"e'F
~ iuto the ring with the KNOCK :
Aut RSns. and each has express, =
ee,h,ielv the orinion that he wonio
& returned the victor
Commitment TO Fulton
fulton reasonably could accent as
IN implied corn plirneTt Dave Mac
kayss offer Of 100000 purse TO
Sea, nsev for an eight round eontes,
'S-ith ire piasterer without donot
ME proposal a. cortrasted WIN the
>, tan a~~r FOR A hattie with Nee
~ era sea.boo for meeting WIN
~. represents the estfrnafe OF
-,rtsr Of the respective at
reg AZ the box office of the
fSei =
rased on performances IN
9-t ling against Den1psey. MHena y
.hould have the preference for ne
las stayed tire limit Of three -FOUR
sound bouts with the champion. ana
e. the last encounter received me
aetas!on Of the referee on points,
On this showing Meehan is 'ustiNe~'
IA aAkinK to be selected as the new
opponent. Of the title holder. because
90 Inference is strong that he would
le apt to last longer against the
Shann1Afnn than Fulton, who was
knoekNA out In eighteen seconds, and
f>vfnslev. who was battered down
n three rounds
NEVERTHELESS MacTav who is a
enrswd stndens Of puStiisttc draw1ns
fAwnr make. Fulton the favortte
kAuAneAA bv the belief held in some
Kuarters that Fulton might 40 better
a second bout with Dempsey, es-
kAt,Any Ia view Of the fac, that the
MfnneAiotAn has had the benefit Of
Toun 6-kourke's handling
Fulton . Good Poxer.
rA conceded on all sides that F>ui-
In u 4 wonderful good boxer. thai
Il ~ q destructive hitter with either
Nrttt ana that physically he is an i'm
hns4nf epecinA en- The only draw
hAAk that can be brought up Is =
hex Of fghting spirit Fulton did no.
lrtt show this disappointing trait q
Harrison, He exhibited lack OF grt
h hte encounters with Car Morri!
IND with other boxers, and ~sts to b
fearNd that a boxer with that defec'
hopeless
"a 4, gkhsa,st srirts se;xmraot fse srgsesstss
<nto a boxer. ana no amount OF w1s'
FuneeI and advice can change Full
pn from tirid boxer to a maj
sapabl> of giving the champion
kArd battle Com na tiveneSs is al
Inherent quality ana a boxer WIN
begins his career without the bull
sVok Tf,ftitrsce necessary 90 ssssncsssa ~
NE r1ne is not apt te last any Length
II time
steve o'ponnell. who was one o
HE elArerett boxers that ever drew
IN glove and who on his forr,
'jhould have won the title, was quick
h eliminated nv Peter Mahsr sirnpl,
eA<Anee Steve was entirely lackini
n the hThting spirit Fulton whe'
bppoaed by man rho is not apt q
hurt the plasterer fights with conn
AAne~ ana wins nulcsiv hut as sool
~ his opponent gets over har'
punch rerocious Fred willis, Fo
Nat reason there is reason for tn
beUef that Fulton, desrite the coach
NE Of o'Rnurke. would not last r1ucl
longer IN another bout with De mp
sey than he aid al Harrison.