The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-31
(By ED. HUGHES.)

Fred Fulton, supposedly the strong est rival Dempsey has, proved a. strik ing disappointment in the recent Nor an bout. In one way Ferocious Fred's stock boomed but from divers other angles the tall plasterer disclosed his unfittedness to again face the heavy weight king. g
 In the early rounds when Moran was battering the Rochester Giant without stint, Fulton proved that he wasn't yellow-at least not that night. He was badly dazed and weakened but his thoughts were intact And if they wandered canvasward Fulton didn't give any evidence of it. For all that Fulton proved that he could not absorb a beating and still retain the terrific punching ability with which he has been accredited.
 In the closing rounds when the tow-headed Pittsburger was at his mercy he could only prod him gently with his whip-1ike left. Moran. although helpless, grinned through crimson features for Fulton's taps wouldn't have annoyed a bantam.
 As for Fulton he showed conclus- lively that he is no longer of cham pionship material. He is a physical wreck after a few fast rounds, dur ing which it is true he can inf1ict con- siderable damage. But his Mary Ann" has seen better nights. Once when he had Fulton on the verge of a knockout Frank actually tilted Fred's lean, angular jaw with his left glove | and then let his Mary Ann fly flush on the point Fulton didn't even
 stagger from the effect of the blow. Harry Wills, the negro, is fast and clever and might give Dempsey a good fight. However, his color is against him for Jack seems to have
 drawn ''the line.'' Added to thi: | is the recent fake fight which Wills l recently engaged in with another ne, | gro on the coast, causing him to Dc | barred from further glove contests or | the coast. Al Reich with every 1 physical asset combined with skill l and the punch still has a charlotte
 russe where his spine should func l ton.
 ] Al Roberts, the Staten Island
 knockout expert was coming along nicely until he fell a victim to poo: matchmaking. The beatings ne tooH ! from experienced men like Weiner i and Reich have hampered his pro- i gress inmeasurably. Weinert, one o, l the most promising heavies a few years ago, but who threw away hl
 bright prospects is attempting : 1 "come-back.'' He has a long hare
 row to hoe, however. Willie Nee
 han has dropped by the wayside as :
 serious contender for the crown. H, was beaten by a man that Carl Nor i ris, the hopeless, afterwards knocked 1 out.
 l Gene Tunney and Bob Martin, thu i army products, are still in the process of development but they appear tt 1 have "claSS." Both have shown wei l in recent bouts with men of their ow1
 caIiber. One of Martins best per i formances was a knockout over Cog hill, the Australian champion, in les
 than a round. It took Fred F'ultol l three rounds to turn the same trick 1 However, both are still far removet 1 from a meeting with Dempsey.
 The pickings will be mighty leal ] for Jack after the Carpenter bou assuming the Gaul meets the sam doom that befelI Dempsey's previou foes. Jack will have to resume hi
 old role of the pugilistic Micawber
 'Hwaiting for something to turn up." Copyright, 1920, By The Wheele