Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-12
clarence FERNS
IN Conversation
THE WILD CAT TELLS now HE
WAS DOUBLE-CROSSED At
INDIANAPOLIS.
WELL beat EN- ALL"
Says He's Going To Start with Art
Maglrl Tonight and Then Go
Down the Line.

Ray Bronson will never fight a
good battle again." was the declara-
ton of Clarence wildcat" Ferns
yesterday afternoon. Ferns was at the
Central Fire station gymnasium
where he engaged In a rapid fire thir-
ty minute workout with Louie Cutler
his head trainer
II knocked Bronson down three
times in our Labor Day battle at In
dianapolis," continued the Cat, "and
really believe that the beating |
gave him win keep him from advanc-
ing any further up the pugllistic lad
der Of fame. My contention was
somewhat proven Monday night at
Winnipeg, Canada, when Hlllard
Lang, the Canadian wcltcrweisht
outpointed Bronson In ten round
engagement"
Ferns offers as proof of his asser-
tion about putting fighters out of the
game the fact that INK Russell, Dave
Dcshlcr and couple of other well
well known boxers, have never had a
successful battle, since losing TO Ferns.
81 am going to beat Art Magrl
Thursday night. declared the Perry
Okla, boy. land with my manager and
trainer | will leave at II o'clock for
the east | am matched with Frank
Howell at Philadelphia, and will have
to leave tomorrow night in order to
fulfill the engagement | also visit
New York before | return to Kansas
city. They want me to box Mike Gih-
hons, the fast coming St Paul weller
weight. at Indianapolis The fact
that the promoters there want me to
go on with Gibbons, in itself shows
that | must have beaten Bronson, oF
they would not consider me a card In
the latter's home town. We have Of
fcred to meet Gibbons for $1,000
guarantee. at l45 pounds, at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon. for 10 rounds. At
this weight | can beat him"
Louie Cutler one OF the cleyerest
trainers in the United States while
giving the Cat his afternoons rub
down. discussed the Indianapolis en-
gagemcnt with the sporting editor
"Thcy gave Ferns the worst OF II
up there" commented Louie between
rubs "and know better than any
body. was In his corner. and |
knew that we were In Bronson's homo
town, with all the sentiment against
us. In the fourth round yelled some
Instructions to Ferns A policeman
Immediately ran up with n club and
told me to get out. They bodily
elected me from the hall and for the
next few rounds Ferns was his own
second. After each round he would
walk to his corner. fix his own chair
and give himself his own nourish-
ment They even tried to eject il''-
my Hurst from the place. Rut not
withstandlng these facts the cat
knocked Bronson down three differ
ent times. and once when the referee
tolled Off the count OF nine the time
keeper ended the round, Just a min
ute and twenty seconds too soon
we've got en- going now, con-
tinred Louie with a smile. 'Wc'rc
going to beat this fellow Mosirl, and
then 80 east, where We're going to
win from them all We're goiNr to
take them as they come and let them
fnll where they will, After we get
through we're coming back to Kan
sas CITY and quit the game. Eh k'd''
The last query directed at Ferns
only brought satisfied smile ana
rod Of the head from oklahoma
greatest piece Of nChting machinery