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Show MORRIS LOSES I ON FOOL BLOW Oklahoman Favorite and Cheered By Crowd Smith Hissed on Leaving Ring. New York, Oct. 10. Gunboa; Smith of California defeated Carl Morris of Oklahoma In the fifth round o.' a ten round fight here Inst night The referee disqualified Morris for fouling The California heavyweight lisd the better of the match In every round except the second. Morris was 54 pounds heavier than 1 is opponent and was very clumsy and awkward, often trying to wear Smith down by sheer force of superior super-ior weight Smith did the cleaner work by far in the first round. Smith did a lot i o( holding but managed to get In several good blows, The second tound went to Morris. He rushed Smith to the ropes and at close quarters quar-ters got In left and right to tne .load Morris did some roughing in the third and was cautioned by hold-1 hold-1 ll g, Smith landed a rlglit swiug to the head and put his right four , tlT.es tn the body. There were cries of foul in the ; fourth round when Morris hit Gunboat Gun-boat low but the referee disregarded I them, Morris sent left and right to i the head while Smith landed on the 1 Oklahoman's body Smith staggered bis man with a right to the head and i Morris resorted to holding tactics I Gunboat sent three hard rights to ' I the he.id and Morris went Into a I clinch. Morris sent a right lo Smith's ' Jaw at the bell Morris Is Disqualified. In the fifth Gunboat rushed and put a hard right to the body Then Morris landed both hands to the Cal-Ifornian'l Cal-Ifornian'l body Smith coming back v itb a right to the wind Morris sent a right to the head and then was Cautioned foi holding Morris played play-ed for the body Smith got inside and sent a short right hook to the bead at close quarters, in a rnlxup which followed Morris. nit Smith vtry low on the body Smith staggered stag-gered to the ropes and tred to pull j himself toward his corner and the rcleree disqualified Morris Morris was the favorite and the crowd cheered him loudly as be left the ring Smith was hissed as his second assisted him to his dressing room. |