Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1911 — HAS MADE TOWN OF SAPULPA FAMOUS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAS MADE TOWN OF SAPULPA FAMOUS

There is an old saying to the effect that “Every cock lights best In his own back yard,” which appears to carry considerable weight with one Carl Morris, the Oklahoma "hope,” who has been giving spectacular exhibitions of pugilistic pyrotechnics around his native state. In other words, Morris has deftly avoided the lure of every promoter of fistic events who has tried to sign him up for fights outside of his own bailiwick, says the Kansas City Star. Carl's manager announces that the state in question where Morris has won all his battles up to date will continue to be the sphere of the big chap’s scrapping activities for some time to come. Sapulpa people are proud of Morris, and well they may be, for since the new “hope” appeared on the scene persons who were never aware of the existence of such a burg on the map now speak of it in familiar accents. Morris probably knows his own business best and his assertion that he can get as high as $12,000 for a purse in the native diggings whenever he wants to fight is a reasonably good argument why he should remain at home and force challengers to come to him.

instead of prowling around in search of opponents. Nevertheless, the majority of fight followers would have preferred to see him come out in the open and give them a taste of his quality. There is no denying that Morris has done all that has been asked of him by his home admirers. But it must be remembered that, with the exception of Marvin Hart, who is a physical wreck in a sense, none of the men who went down before the giant’s {lunches were known to fame in the slugging business. It reminds one rather of the many youths who take;, part in “bush battles.” fights pulled off in private, and the like; score up a long list of knockouts to their credit —and then fall down miserably when pitted for the first time against some ringster of proven quality before a bona fide athletic club. This does not necessarily mean that Morris belongs in the fourflush category. He may be all that is claimed for him. and more, but the public likes “to be shown.” Booming a coming champion is all very well, but there comes a day when the long advertised pudding is put to the eating proof.

Carl Morris, Heavyweight Fighter.