The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-23

Fred Fulton certainly is redeeming himself
 The Minnesota plasterer inaugurated comeback" some months after Jack Dempsey checked his upward march in July, 1918, and since that time he has plastered the word defeat upon every opponent he has confronted.
 Fulton has mingled in fifteen battle since he was knocked cold in less than half a minute by Jack Dempsey-and eleven duels have resulted in knockout either on referee or popular decision.
 Winning fifteen staight fights, agamst all corners, is truly remarkable showing. And it is about sufficient to merit Fulton another crack at Dempsey From what I know of Dempsey's feelings toward Full ton, I am confident that in due time Dempsey will give Fulton another fight
 And it'll be another beating," declares the champion.
 Dempsey never held Fulton in very hish esteem as a fighter. He had been told long before he met Fulton that the latter was "chic!len hearted" He was also told that Fulton couldn't stand up long under body wallopng. The Dempsey Fulton fight proved it. for Fulton was through when the first punch landed and wont down and out in jig time
 CRIES "FRAME-UP" Fulton afterward issued an alibi. He declared that the fight was to have been a frame but that Dempsey had double crossed him by soaking him when he (Fulton) didn't expect it. The outcry by Fulton, instead of helping him, caused him more damage and trouble than would have dozen beating in success sion. The public lost confidence in him. Dempsey, in heated interview, denied the Fulton charge of frame-up. And, short time later, Fulton admitted that Dempsey was right-that there had been no pre-arrangement and that Dempsey had won the fight on his merits. Fulton, | in an effort to right the wrong he had done Dempsey-and to try to pull himself I out of the hole-declared that he had yelled "frame-up'' because he was badly advised
 l Someone, friendly to Fulton, realizing I that the defeat of the plasterer was bad thing for Fulton. influenced Fred to issue the false statement hoping, perhaps.
 for Fultons sake, it would actsas com plete alibi for Fulton's defeat. But it
 didn't It had boomerang effect. Fulton | becoming painfully aware of this, then came out and told the truth l But the fact that he had attempted to defame Dempsey created considerable en- mity toward Fulton. He could get no 1 fights because promoters. at the time, were not at all keen to stage him in any 1 bout They decided that he wouldn't l draw.
 Fulton, in desperation, went to Europe. He tried to get fights with George Car | pentier and Joe Beckett. They would ihave none of him. Fulton chased Beckett all around in an effort to get him into the ring Fred, undoubtedly. had Beckett sized up as the false alarm" which he proved to be. But Beckett, then angling for a Carpentier match with it's greater stake, would not take on Fulton. And 90, after beating few inconsequential heav- ies over there, Fulton came back.
 BEGINS COMEBACK
 By that time the public nad somewhat forgotten the ''confessions' of Fulton and so had the promoters, They gave Fulton chance to redeem himself lie has accomplished it. He has fought every man worth while-every man who would meet him. And he has romped home an easy winner in all but his last important ifght--the enc with Frank Moran.