Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-05
Gunner Works Out Before
Capacity Crowd; in Per
feet Condition.
RECORD SEAT SALE
Bout Attracts Nationwide
Attentions; Indians
Backing Morris.

That Gunboat Smith expects to win
his bout with Carl Morris Friday
night. and that before the tenth
round. was the statement yesterday
OF his manager, Jim Buckley. Smith
viii workout at the business Mems
Athletic club. North Main street
this afternoon at 3 o'clock. and asthc
seating capacity Is limited to five
hundred persons, fans who contem-
pate being there are urged to be on
hand early.
"Do YOU think | would turn down
big cash guarantees In the east to
come down here for lcoeOncy and
get beat" was the retaliatory manner
in which Manager Buckley came back
at The Worlds sporting editor when
asked his opinion as to Fridays
match.
\o Love for Scribcs.
Let Ine tell you something, young
man." continued the citerVcsccnt
lrishman who says he hasn't muCh
love tor ncwspapcrmcn anyway, III
you think that your man Morris is
going up against n rum dunn this
time you had better turn over Smith
is the best white heavyweight IN the
world today. Ills record proves 1t.
lie has defeated them all. even Nor
lis, but he only won from Morris on
IA fou.. and that is the secret of my
making this lousy trip clear out here
II want him To beat Morris SO there
can be no question about IT, ana the
reason | want him to do it is because
| know the wise ones all over the
country are touUng Morris to beat
Willard If Smith beats Morris Fri
day night ne viii have no opposition
tor a match with willard"
"Wil he win the decision" the
ucwspaperman asked,
I'm not making any rash prediC-
tions' hlurtei Buckley, but If he
don't win before the ten rounds are up
I'm sucker. that's all"
buckley said he hcsitatod about
coming down here at all ON account Of
this being Morris home, but he is
satisfied that with otto rloto in the
ring US referee he will get a square
deal.
Smith took "A short run yesterday
afternoon and will he on the road car
ly this morning. He viii box at the
l. NJ \. G this afternoon with Dave
Mills, his chief sparuug partner and
others
I,3OO seats Sold.
The advance sale of seat at the
Erady hotel Is hrcaking all RECORDS for
similar attractions in TINS state More
than t. 90 seats have already hccn
sold to date. and "A majority of them
have gone to out-of-town patrons,
thus indicating that the record wilt
sun be an enormous sale locally
\ picturesque crowd will I'LL Asso-
citation park for this notable ring
event From all the larger cities of
the southwcst Will come The usual
crowd OF men OF affairs and means
Texas and oklahoma railroad towns
viii be represented by a NOISY crowd
d. q ~ ufts..N
for Morris, who, before taking up box
Ing as a profession, was an engineer
ON the Frisco The railroad dclesa-
t,uu probably Will assemble in Sapulpa
and come over in a special train Fri
ANY. bringing Morris with them. They
win also bring the bell from Carts
old engine and 1t will be used 10y
Tmckcoper 1y Cobb. the noted base
bah player as the official gong Paw
nee BIN will be down from his huff
falo ranch near Pawnce with a crowd
of fifty or seventy-tive fans, includina
a number Of full blood Osages, the
richest Indians in the world, many
Of whom will be attired In thoii
blankets and beads. such as they
wear on the reservation. ScNera
cowboys At iominy and other points
nearby have purchased seats and vii
come to Tulsa on horseback.
Two prominent local oil men yes
tcrday reserved "a pair OF boxes They
have party of guests coming frou
St Louis and Los Angeles particular!
to witness this bout.
Tad Reese. formerly local oil man
has reserved 4 box Tor himself and ;
number of Joplin mining magnate'
and business men. He Will give
banquet on the Brady hotel roof gar
den after the contest
Scores OF local fans have been tC
Sapupa to see Carl work out. The!
are unanimous il declaring that he L
in the best condition they have eve
hlen him.