Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-19
BOXERS FEEL FINE
AND READY To GO
Waugh and Kirk Trained to
Perfection for Battle
Tonight.
MANY ARE COMING
Out-Of-Town Crowd Will Be
Large; Semi-Windup
Unusually Good.

This is to certify that | have
examined Bobbie Waugh and
Sailor Kirk this (Tuesday) aft
ernoon and found both of them to
De in first-class condition. Neither
| boy Will have any excuse if he is
beaten. | placed them on the
scales and found that Wauph
weighed 1856 pounds and kirk
lS4 pounds. They are in as good
physical condition as any two
athletes / ever saw"
The above statement was issued
late yesterday afternoon by Dr.
Thomas Shepherd and shows conclu-
sively that the principals in tonight's
battle at Association baseball park
have trained faithfully for the match.
! Ihere was spirited advance sale
Yesterday. Kinks many victories at
pTumrlght are responsible for wide
interest in tonights bout among the
people of that vicinity.
reservations have been made for
100 fans from Drumright alone.
Other large delegations are coming
| from Oklahoma City and Pawhuska.
while all towns within n 25-mile
radius of Tulsa will be represented
at the ringsde
Interest in the bout locally is very
promising and it begins to look like
the efforts of Promoter Al Vern to
give the fans a genuine contest be-
tween lightweights of class would be
rewarded by an immense turnout this
evening.
Starts at $3.50.
The doors of the ball park VIII ne
opened tonight at 1880 O'Clock. The
first preliminary will positively start
at promptly $50 o'clock.
The semi -windup gives promise NJ
heing one of the most exciting pre-
llmlnary contests seen here in a long
time. The principal sparrng part
ners of Waugh and Kirk are t. be
the coinbatants and considerable
rivalry has sprung up between them,
made many wagers on the outcome OF
The bout Walter st. Clair of Fort
Worth and Vic Wright of Los An
geles will be the stars in this bout
ana they will each weigh in at 1873
pounds.
Sammy Mc-CHntic, manager of
Freddie Hamann, the phenomenal
Tulsa lightweight, announced last
night that he would challenge the
winner of the Waugh Kirk battle in
pehalf of flamann. He will not en-
Yer into an agreement with either of
them, however unless it is stipulated
that the weight is to be 1873 pounds
ringside. Kirk claims he can make
this weight
Straight Rules.
The main event will go Il rounds
TO decision. They will box under
rules and break at the ref
eree's command. Glenn Condor will
be the third man in the ring,
The judges of the contest; lin whose
hands will rest the power TO- de-
clare it no contest and return TO the
spectators the money they paid for
their tickets, are DR.. T e. Shepherd,
Charles A. Macdonald. r. T. Bassett,
Ben Chastaine and Scott Murdock.
Il am on the trail of Freddie
Welch,' said Robbie Waugh last night
and after / beat Kirk | shall go
after the champion until I force him
nto match with me. 7 am in good
condition now and am absolutely con-
1dent OF beating Kirk. I will show
nm a few things at the ball park
Wednesday night that he doesn't
inow are in existence. and he'll have
o pull down his colors when I get
through with him"
Kirk Confident.
kirk was modest when asked for
taternent.
81 never boast about myself prior
o battle with boy of Waue.h's
'bility' said the sailor, "but ! want
o Say to you that | never felt so
''re OF winning in my life as I do
ieht now / believe ] am getting
etter al aloaG, for ! have been win
ing all my battles lately. II ] heat
waugh | will be glad to take on Fred
lo Hamann. ! ~ 'nuse 1873 pounds
lnRside for him and boz rim winner
axe all If his manager is game 80
o that route"
Among the fans who have watched
oth boys in training there seems
be well-developed belief that to-
lghts bout will be one of the best
yer seen in Oklahoma
IF there Is any stalling of IL the
le bout is unsatisfactory in anv wav
will not wait for the judges TO act.
ut VIII Immediately stop the bout
iysef,' said Referee Glenn Ccndon
asterdav However" he added. "T
u c3nrdent that this is going to
legitimate affair and one that
III highly please the audience"