Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-27
KIRK AND WAUGH
TOMORROW NIGHT
Greatest Lightweight Con-
test Ever Seen Here Is
Now Imminent.
AN EXCELLENT CARD
Considerable Even Money
Was Wagered on Out
come of Main Event.

The greatest lightweight pugilistic
contest ever staged in the southwest
is scheduled for the Tulsa Athletic
club tomorrow night, when Bopulo
Waugh and Sailor Frank Kirk Will
participate in a 15-round bout on
wipner-take- basis.
The seat sale for this card has ex-
ceoded all others for similar enter
tainments in this city. and there is
every indication that long before the
gong for the battle royal, which Will
he the first number on the eNtraor-
dinary program. is sounded every
seat in the spacious club will be oc-
cupied.
The club management has gone to
extremes to make this attraction one
which always will be remembered by
the sporting fraternity OF TINS city.
Nothing has been omitted. while ilucn
has been added which never Is seen at
such shows, and the result is bound
to be highly satisfactory to everyone
who attends.
The card, exclusive of the battle
royal. will consist of a four-round
bout between Kid Meyers and
kid" Miller; six rounds between
Red" Watson and Battling" Pewee;
eight rounds by Clyde DeWhite and
Dick Reynolds. light heavies. and the
main event. Have you ever seen
anything better? No. you have not.
In Best of Condition.
Waugh and Kirk, who have been
working hard at the club for some
time to put themselves in the best of
condition for this contest, now are
said to be in better shape than ever
before in their careers. Kirk has
been working for the better part OF
three weeks, while Waugh has been
going hard for longer than week,
and he was in excellent shape when
he arrived here from Texas, where he
engaged in several tough contests
with the elite of that section of the
country
That both boys are confident OF
Winning this bout is a certainty. Kirk
is determined because he realizes that
| "A win from Waugh will put him in
| the market for the best of the light
I weight division, and Kirk aspires to
| the lightweight C ha mp o n n p.
| Waugh does not intend to let a mere
champion Of the navy put crimp
into his earning power as pusiist,
as from the tap of the gong he will
do everything possible to end the
bout at the earliest moment. thereby
avoiding the punishment which is
bound to be inflicted upon him if the
| entire route is traNersed.
Waugh probably has a shade on
Kirk from the standpoint of expert
ence with the high-mark boxers, al
though in this direction the sailor
has done considerable Of his own ac-
cord Waugh is accredited with wins
over such notables as Battling" Mel
son, Charts White. Ad Wolgast and
Battling Yoakum. all of whom at
one time in their careers were at the
top Of the heap. 1t stands to reason,
therefore, that what Bobbie doesn't
know about -. boxing game prob
| ably isn't worth knowing, and he in
tends to use it all on this Kirk per-
son.
TN BE ONE Battle.
| Both Kirk and Waugh are accred-
tied with possessing punches which
are designed to put the best of them
down, provided they connect prop
| erly. 1t stands to reason they will
attempt to put these over rs soon as
possible. but which, IL either, will
succeed remains to be determined.
Both boys are famous for their abil
| ity to absorb punishment and well as
administer il, and that both are past
masters at the art of defense long has
been known by the fraternity.
1t is altogether probable this bout
will be of the mitigating variety,
That is, as Kirk Is not boxer. but a
| good, hard fighter all the time, most
Of the work is expected to be with
the heads Of the boxers touching all
the time. This was the Battling"
Nelson style and was responsible for
elevating the Dane to the topmost
rung of the championship ladder. a
position which he maintained for
long time.
While Waugh 10 known as boxer