Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-20
KILBANE THERE NOW
Featherweight Champ Says
He VIII Not Meet
CLANCY on March II.


put the idea of a "comc back" buzz
zing. and he wired Eddie BarLsback,
manager of the Napor City Athletic
club. If he could get training quar-
tcrs here and "A possible match. Hot
Springs is noted for its training facilt-
ties. as every bathhouse in the city
has gym, and Morris will have no
trouble in that respect Morris
stated he would be here for about a
months visit and would like bout
before leaving the spa. Barnsback
will ondeaVor to accommodate him in
this respect, too.
just who the local club will get to
meet Jack Dillon is problem as
yet unsolved. Perhaps Morris would
like some of the Dillon menu. and
then again. considering the Indianap-
oils "man killer" has been topping
the big ones right and left Of late,
maybe he wouldn't. Howard Morrow
of Syracuse, \. Y, the proteee OF
municated with relative to meeting
Dillon here. Morris is willing, but
wants several weeks in which to get
in condition. He wrote Barnsback
that he knew when he faced Dillon
he was meeting one Of the very best
men in the country and wanted to be
in good shape. Barnsblck is also
dickerng with Jack Herrick and
Dick Gilbert for the Dillon bout.
That Dillon and Willard will meet
on April 20 was the statement made
by Di'lon's manager in "A letter TO
Rarnsback which was received this
week.
If George CLANCY wants bout
with Johnny Kilbanc. featherweight
champion CLANCY will have to wait
until the last week in April or early
in May, for there will he nothing
stirring in the fistic line between
CLANCY and Kilbane on the date the
world takes a dav off to celebrate
the natal day of lreland's patron
saint March II. Contract or no con
tract. Jimmy Dunn has called off the
fight slated for the monumental city,
and Sam Harris and Al Herford, pro-
moters of Baltimore, might Just as
well understand that fact at this
time. Furthermore, If CLANCY and
Eilbanc do meet in Baltimore. ilar-
ris and Ilerford will have to get to-
gether'' and the bout will have to be
under the combined auspices of both
promoters.
The foregoing conditions were out
lined by Jimmy Dunn, manager for
Kilbane. here this week. The champ
ion is leaving everything TO Dunn,
and the latter. while not appearing
to relish the 'panning" he and Kill
banc have been receiving at the
hands Of certain sporting writer's,
especially those in Cleveland, intends
to stand pat" on his recent edict
Isn't Afraid.
"Kilbane isn't afraid to meet
Chaney or anyone else said Dunn.
81 called off the bout for March II,
and did so because | felt was be-
ing framed and that an advantage
was being taken of our interests.
ann now trying to get Al Herford and
Sam Harris together and have the
two of them promote the kilbane-
CLANCY bout. If they can do this |
am ready to consider a new agree
ment, but the former contract is a
dead issue so far as | am concerned,
and kilbane won't meet ChaneN in
Baltimore or anywhere else on March
Il. If the Baltimore men can get to-
gethor | will consider "A match for
Kilbane i'm that city. to be held un-
der the auspices of Ierford and Har-
ris, for the latter part of April or
early in May. but not before that
time. Henry Bletzer. manager for
Chanev, may yell all he wants to. but
what | have said goes so far as we
are concerned Just the same. Let
Harris and Herford reach some agree
ment and then I will be ready to
talk business with them, but not be-
fore"
Dunn will Keep Kilbane in the
baths here for at least two weeks.
Manier. manager of the Fordyce bath
house, which has one of the largest
and bost-enuipped gymnasiums in the
south, for Kilbano to train there, and
when the champion leaves Hot
=. l,n ln in
Kilbane is not anxious to break
away from the spa, either. The cli-
mate here. he stated. is just to his
liking, and he told his friends that he
had never struck more ideal place
in which to get into condition. Every
faculty that he needs is to be found
in the Fordyce gym. and the baths
are putting him on edge. The local
club is dickering now for match
between Kilbane and Monk Fowler
of Memphis.
Kilbane Is accompanied by his
wife. Mrs Dunn is also with her
husband. Luke Ginley, Cleveland
semi -windup lad is also in the party.
and they are quartered at the Como
hotel
Preparing for Races.
with horses on their way from San
Diego, Cal. San Antonio, Texas, and
points in Oklahoma, and with a ma
iority of the horses now in New Or
leans promised. the local and visiting
public is taking very keen interest
in the Il days race meet which is
scheduled to open in this city March
II. This program is assured. Joseph
r.. Martin of st. Louis has been en-
gagged to manage the event for the
Business Mems league which stands
sponsor for the meeting. 1t is antici-
pated that when the meet opens there
will be fully a thousand of the best
horses in the country quartered in the
Oaklawn plant
At present there is "A force Of a
hundred and fifty men working to
put the track and buildings in good
condition. But little work is needed
on the grandstand which has seat
ing capacity for five thousand per-
sons, is glass enclosed and equipped
with n steam heating plant.
Walter Rarringer. associated with
Joe Yeager. is one Of the first from
the New orleans meeting to reach
this city. He states that he and
Yeager had Il very successful season
in the crescent city. Yeager Is now
in French Lick Springs, but will be
here FOR the races.
"The announcement that racing
was assured for Hot Springs was joy-