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Show DOESHT THINK MUCH OF FULTON'S CHAH1CES Menke Says He's Novice Gunboat Smith Appears to Be Through. By FBAXK a 1XEHHE. By Tribune Special Sport Sarvtos. KBrT TOKK, Dee 18. Fred Pulton, who is slated to battle with Jess WU lard in New Orleans in March, siase np as a first -class lemon la comparison with the champion Fulton a com para tire nag novice has little other than size he gh and teach to recommend him These might be real aseets if WUlard were a amaBar person but in every department else reach, weight experience and ring skill Wil lard is Fulton s superior WUlard never has been knocked down or out in his five-year career whereas Fultea has been on the receiving end of three knockout punches. JU Palter always a joke fighter knocked out Ful ton in five rounds Carl Morris, an other giggle, disposed of Fulton in six rounds and Harry Wills, the negro bat tier is said to have flattened Fulton in twenty seconds. The Fulton record of accomplishments shows that he bas scored knockouts over Arthur Pelky a mediocre battler at his beet. Tim Logan and Terry Keller is the ' sever wasters el tat, and Andre Anderson a comparative unknown Jim Coffey or Frank Moran probably could give WUlard a real workout, but as for raiton t "Gunner" Seems Through Qunboat Smith seems to be abott through as a tepnoteher That knock out punch dealt to him by Jim Coffev a few weeks ago apparently has written the word finis on Smith s limelight career Smith has been on the down grade t er since he ran Into that sleep pro ducing wallop passe 1 out bv Sam Lang ford id Boston about a ear ago And the strangest lart of it all la that Smith s swift descent started just when he had risen almost to the pugiliatio crest A short time before he suffered that knockout Smith scored a victory oo points over Langford His acbieement was heralded (ar and wide He was okmed then as the leading white hope aa the man sure to become the chan plon Some there were howe c who pooh poohel 'n 1th ton o I angford Tha ealle I k I II ah n en ta d Hn th end be ada tho ( n Ml a ot hli rare r hv agree ng net Langford aga u Ita fat ha waa la jford a natar It was thn ehnn o la gford want 1 The Ta Bal lad tra up I lor that first Smith battle B t ho dl 1 t a for tha aaan d Ho n med lo w pa o t that f rst victory bv Smith Tie wh ta an want Into t o aocond battla with n gr onf Ion agar a m at o or nf dan Anl I nngf n n la a i I ng h f g S th n t n 1 t ngf il In h n 1 ng Smith to the mat fo the t I count n the third Sm th neer has been the aame ain e He agreed to meet Coffey n the hope he could renw e son e of the sm dge on his record b besting Coffey B t Cof fey finished him and Gunboat seems about through As to Moran Kvd n the n e t me the folks aro nl ( othan tow are vearnlng f r Fran a Mo at o e hack don the n t a and ah a b ther flat tor o c I ffe aa won on ma t o I tlltl The aker le -r-Hni offe a fneti Is fee I a Nl naic r Mora jn a real serai i e 1 that In enoth r n ateb Cof fe 11 take s eas re T 1 g aranfee Voran $7000 to meet offer I n tei ronnd bo t in Ne r ork or a twenty roind bout anvwhere else aid Bill Gibson guar 1 an angel anl age o le tor for r ffe B P anc a Is roatl g aa a he at w,itl Ictora in t a la s c n II f ght n.a t h r a ga tie I n f fal nel gge t g 1 I o c af |