The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-22
SULLIVAN PICKED
BRENNAN TO WIN
Famous Gladiator Declared
Bill Would Be Worlds
Champion.
MISKE A VALID CONTENDER
st. Paul Battlcr. One Of the
Greatest in Game TO Ar
rive Here Soon.

=, LARRY DALEY
UI4,icd upon a foundation OF l9j
pounds OF hone, muscle and Irish
fighting spirit. is a probable world Il
champion This was the prediction
of John L. Sullivan, regarding Hill
Brennan. made shortly before the
S'S1' ynn,aa ',"s 'h"t" H"a W. tho Chicago
Gcll work out ana had expressed tho
belief that Brennan would some day
be- crowned worlds heavyweight
King sullivan had Just witnessed
tho Jcsa willard Frank Moran bout
at New York and declared Bronan
would be the man to take tho heavy
crown from the champion.
Ancnt the n. %. NalIop.
Brcnnan's record at that time was
tand stll isl. u long list Of kayoa
rhe Irish champion had won IS
scraps out OF 40 VIA tho sleep route.
- lad with knockout wallop like
jhnt will gain place at tho top Of
the ladder and stay there" aiid John
l..
At tho time Sullivan picked Brcn-
nan aS probable champion, tho latter
had just established himself as u
dangerous title contender. That was
three years ago-but tho great Irish
boxer still retains his place as one
ef tho few really great heavy
weight scrBppers.
Since sullivan first declared Brcn-
nan to he "A leading heavyweigh ht
Championship challenger. mn has
lost but two fights one was de
cislon TO Battling Levtnsky y--an-
othor was Knockout credited to
Jnsk Dempsey. Levinskys decision
h.s
has defeated tho bsttler with reg
ulsrity since that time. Dempsey Is
tho only boxer who has knocked
BIZ Off his feet And to a sprained
ankle, hurt during the third round
is attributed tho cause OF this only
Dlot on Brepnan's cscutcheon,
Brennan at His Prime.
brennan Is 2b years OF agc-iust
nj his prime. Between MIN and the
worlds heavyweight boxing crown
stand three mem Je~ willard, Jack
Dempsey and Billy Miske ono OF the
two will bo disposed OF In the July
Y fight, II II is held To n fight for
the utle. Brennan must beat yMiAke
when they clash hero April 2s.
WIN John l. sullivans words
materiallze as he predicted? We will
know by April 2S.
MIskes coming TO Tulsa was de-
layed by the arrival OF n prospective
champion at tho Mlsko home. Billy
wanted TO he at home Easter and
was scheduled to leave st. Louis last
night, arriving hero tomorrow or
Thursday Misko has been working
with the num erous boxers In 81. PAU
and needs only to wind up training
to be ready for tho attic.
Spccdcd Up Workouts.
Brennan spceded up In his work
outs yesterday lie boxed four
rounds with Britt Sims and Kid
George. taking on each OF these mid
dlewetghts for a minute and "a half
In each round thus permitting him
10 20 at top speed. lie wound up his
work with two roNnda Of spirited
milling with Roughousc Ware. The
first two boys provided brennan sui %
ficlent opportunity TO Indulge In
clever boxing. while Ware enabled
Bill TO exercise his hitting powers
In addition TO aparrlng. brennan nut
In several flames In rope skipping,
shadow boxing and bag punching.
This Kid George appears TO he a
tough bird. though he Is not yet In
fighting condition. George Is a fairly
clever boxer. but 1t IL hard hitting
that has made him feared man TO
tackle. 1t In probable that he will be
wen in Tulsa ring In the near fu-
turc