Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-19
TULSA BOUT WILL
Be BEST, He SAYS
Otto Floto to Pass Up
Championship Event for
Mol1is-Moran.
lBY OTTO FIOTOl

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Aug. IS
Harry Pollok, the manager of Fred
die Welsh accompanied by the latter,
visited our office in Denver the
other day en- route to Colorado
Springs, whore Freddie hooks up with
Charlie White on Labor day.
81 suppose you'll be at the ring
side.' asked Welsh of the writer. "I
don't think so, Freddie" | replied
II am anxious to go to Tulsa and see
Moran and Morris clash" Welsh
could not figure why ] should pass up
the lightweight title battle to go to
Tulsa, so | explained it rs follows:
Il have seen you and White in action
on two occasions There was no de
cisive result in either case, and there
Will be none this time It's one
chance out of hundred that the
Knockout will creep into the affair
ana it's too long a chance for me to
take when | know the battle at Tulsa
will be a hammer and tongs affair in
which plenty of action will creep into
every round. | am for action which
brings results in its train. So it's a
matter of taste. Some folks seel.
science, others SLANT bang. Candidly
we are fond of a mixture of both, but
when it's left to our choice to which
mode we give the preference we vote
for the slam-bang every time"
Two Weeks Off.
It's two weeks between now and
Labor day. two weeks from next Mon
day to be exact. Just now we be-
lieve Tulsa, Okla, will be the place
Wen celebrate Labor day this year
Ten years ago we were in Godfield
New. looking at Battling Nelson and
LOT -
nearly collapsed because of the forty
odd rounds at which he was called
upon to officiate in the boiling desert
sun. Ten years roll around quickly
Look how the folks then most promi-
nent in promoting the bout have scat
tered Siler and Cans are dead. So
is Larry sullivan, who outside of Tex
kickard was the most active in the
promotion. Ricllard is in South
America in the cattle business. Mel
son has retired, and Billy Nolan is
likewise in the discard. Ten years is
a short span, but what a lot of
changes take place in the decade
Since that time Wolgast, Ritchie and
Welsh have worn the crown
For a long time folks said. Light
cights furnish the best battles"
This was true when Cans, Nelson,
WolRast and that type were contend
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box and who could hit. Since then
not knockout has crept into the
changing hands of the title. Wolgast
lost it on a foul and Ritchie lost it
by decision. without even so much as
a Enockdown injected into the battle.
There may be n knockout creep into
the coming clash for the emblem. If
IT aces Charlie White will score it..
Unless he does Welsh will win hands
down on points.
Sleeper at Tulsa.
We feel that the old sleep poultice
will be supplied in the Tulsa bout, be
cause both principals have a chance
to score it. That's why We lean to-
wards Tulsa in our choice of attend
ance. It's quite a temptation to miss
championship battle. and few OF
them have slipped past us. Yet with
! il all we want to see the hoaYyweights,
because we are certain of good
slam-h bang bout. We are taking
chances in the other instance, and but
for the fact that 4 championship Is at
sta ke would not give a second
! thought.