Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-09

Jim Corbett. former heavywcight
hampton OF the world tells. Ia "a
scrict OF articles he Is writing for the
New York American OF "A battle be
tween Jack Dempsey, one OF the most
beloved fighters In the history OF tho
pugllistic game, ana George Fun
l1mcs, a sturdy Hcrapper OF that time,
fulllames had put mp game fghL
lasting several founds when an ordt-
nary pug would have taken the count
His seconds. however, threw w the
sponge In the twenty second round,
seeing that their man was beaten.
Immediately after the fight was over,
big hearted Dempsey walked over aud
handed Fullinmes 500 and insisted
that the defeated man accept II az a
token Of his regard for such a game
fighter At the same time Dempsey
expressed regret for the beating he
was forced to administer FullJamcs.
The average person. unfamiliar
with boxers. IN OF the opinion that
the boys earn their liNlng by the skin
Of their dukes are low brovs with no
regard FOR the feelings of opponents
Jack pemptcyH action following his
fight with Fulliumcs has been dupli.
Gated by many modern boxers. pro
fcsHionHl pug does not hold "A brudge
against boy he ~ fighting They
are both In for the love of the game
and for the financial end OF H. Most
90 them are broad minded enough To
Icaligc that after they leave the ring
their animogity should end.
Last winter at Oklahoma city, Jack
Douglass OF Kansas city and Nato
jackson OF Oklahoma tiiy were
carded Tor l0-tound bout. Both
hoys were determined TO win, as a
fatCh with a topnotcher was the re
ward for the winner, a fight To tho
end was anticipated. In the mira
round NHtc caught the kaw city lad
Off his guard ana sent an uppcr-cut
crashing "a his jaw. From thnt time
on II was merely question OF how
long the Kansas city boy could stay,
Jackson was uvcrtralned, however
and his efforts to put Douglass away
failed. Douglass was beaten. but ne
hung on taking all that Jackson gave
him, Nate seeing that he could not
put DOUGLASS away. let mp TO some
extent In his hnmmering Of the
plucky. battered Douglass. When the
bout was over. Nate grnsped the hand
Of his opponent, and, arm IN arm, they
made their way TO the showers.
similar actions by other boxers has
convinced the writer that they're a
good set, despite hdNtlht tiltNihhi
from those that don't know them.
-Four high schools of Kansas CITY
have decided 10 e-ostabliah foothhn
next fall For more than decade,
kaw CITY scholastica have been with
out the grldiron game and the de-
cislon To return 10 II N significant ot
the popularity Of football.
Yale will make lts first attempt to
rcyive major athletic sports with the
orgu nization of a track team The de-
mnnd OF students OF old ELI that they
abandon informal athletics and re-
/ turn To a pre- war athletic basis is
evidently being needed.
I CHICAGO, Feb. 3. - Augustus
/ Kieckhefer gained l3 points In to-
nights play ngainst Alfredo de orc
/ for the worlds three-cushion billiard
| championship ana leads the cham
| piun 100 10 % liieckhefor scored bs
! points tonight TO De Oro'a 40, making
| thcm In II innings lie had hlgh
run OF six, while De OrO's best con-
tlnuuus score was seven. The final
block will be played tomorrow night