The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-06
MERs,
I'll TuscAMA,
I DEs FOR u. S,
Former Lightweight Fistic Star
Makes Supreme Sacrifice
for County,
TEXAS SENSATION HAD
VARIED CAREER IN RING
Twice Fought for Title Of His
Class but Lost Few Knew
He Was in Amy
rnrvATE JOSH uARRA LAredo.

rnrvATE JOSH BARRA Laredo.
v~r7 ns~.papef in American yesisf,
- cArrteo ths foregoing 81 the bottom
- latest casualty hft. issued iron
W1DAingfc1. yet ong a few Of the coun.
exrt sportinS public reaiiHec that Il wa
. measurement Of the death Of Joe
Dn1nsf sat sunk by q German submarine
nr4v.n Dos rharrA Laredo. TsIts
49, Je RIVER, the ams Joe River
~ naght the fea~therveiFht borinl
Gnnmp1punhlr m 1911. and, hs vtns out
uuur ths ensx fourht "A WolFatt fol
~ nghfvsirhi Title In the fonovinf
nsvsr fshsc 70 win III. supreme hono'
boxfno euf his name On I've forever
m buxiuS annkt Of this country Al
- nrt American borsf 70 mAts thi
uuwum acrffics
orssr. interrupted By frequent
nrkatx, vss . vnrted ne sprnfinf
~ pruninent a. ie.thsrvelrht By
- arss q DOE oostsr Of Brooklyn and
- Swapping the fasi-coping Oliver
E1rkvcc1- al N 1911 Rivsr . short
OanR aup sanf into Temporary oblivion
IN he fall hsfors johnny Kihane
Fought T~aes fer Tltl.
~ nsri yesf. 1914 sr regsined come
hh loe prestige BY knocking out
Pfankis ccnies nno jtct white. Charlie
erufher, hot again he vas Get hack when
= ATTEMPTED 70 dethrons "a wolrAsi IS
kfu1 o. hghfveghfh the champion btlnE
gS1it>t viii . knockout after one 81
u nof Sensational nFhts IN the history
4. psmor.b. ,trusr,. with
yd1na Inv~r never amounted 70 more
hand outef. Although he
~ 'Enockout" Brown, b. suffered
- nftchis IN 1914. his second hins
1Rhfveisht tiua A knockout VIC
uvG Hstty hccus n 1910 sent HIN
- 'front.' -oGain, but he was o top
- enb until M met Frankie Gala
~ N foik Callahan scored a knock
- TIE second round irving him the
gUntaticn he nov boasts
usuu hat time Rlver nAmt crebt into
- upsrtfne columns only when he
tnuvhi an1 the 1913 boring record book
0Tne6 virtually the only decision on the
~ huht In which he participated-thai
WITH nSbhy Wsugf N Silver City, n. N
= Nsvvmber II OF last year. Rivers los
~ , fpul m Tho thirteerth round
Lssk y cssssenes Hs Ruin,
Uvsn vss born n Loo Anreles Cal.
4noagf-ABerscan psrentate ~
= acae1sth 2 p~rcfe.scn.l .hsh onl,
1sa.ss .~.ssssSss for the makeup Of =
Ia Suse a. one can't tel what's II
oun6h BY thu nirs Of the package
4vus wasn't al that he appeared 70 be
- m esncssnc prevented him from
NpMs1u - he,ykts he strcve 10 rain
lnc4 II Uonfdence IN his own ability
- IN at hept Eivert from being a
0mmDosaI BE vn q terrific puneher
m pnnnnmnef the c~leverness TO balance
- e srSs for or River. 10 s.lisv.
w. game and Possessed the neces-
80 csurses. YET both vent for naught
= e1HDRv becans he could not or would
geU hansevs, fiks MIKE Murphy, that one
- Wuet ss beaten can't ~ beaten
Nsvsu' Bout win wolesst
n bout with AZ wolrhtt on July
wUyk probably wHt the most spectacular
tawfns contest IN the history Of ths
~ and produced . decision which stu
Gues1ipned
Bsth bozsrs we're lying PROSTATE on
- moor N the thirteenth round Vol
! Rnst there a. q result Of a right q
~ 3sw. and Rivers apparently iouled.
Cory frum their head TO belt, the httle
uunr hat fought like wildcats from the
GBunt az tht first bell without either Ap.
Dearing to hold n decided advantage
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