The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-18
Duffy, Afraid or Unable to
Fight, Knocked Down
Six Times.
LEONARD IS NOT TO BLAME
Champion Declared Duffy
Was Stalling After First
Knock-Down.
By LARRY DALEY

Honodi Never again These aud
similar other expressions indicate
tho deep disgust that Tulsa and
southwestern boxing fans who had
paid fancy priccsIo ac" Benny Leon
ard defend his crown against Jimmy
Duffy at convention hull last nlghl
before the Tulsa Sporting 90, John
J. Reisior, promoter, feet Dairy,
either under the Influence ~ f"hr or
some other power, went down four
times In the first round, stay >ing
down for the count Of eight three
times In the second round h" went
down for eight counts after 80 soc
onds had boon consumed when he
wont down for the sixth Tim" within
four minutes Referee william "kld
Mcfarland stopped IN" fhfr"
Too Burprisoi and diaguStcd win
Duffy's inability or refusal tn even
attempt TO fight, the hundreds or
spectators gave vent io their out
ragged feelings with silence standing
without a word unlil LEONARD ANA
Duffy had gone to their dressing
rooms
Duffy Was Dn,ed.
Duffy appeared daaed," even before
the milling started. After the an
pouncer had called his name. he hes
itated before acknowledging the IN
PRODUCTION. After the bout he sat In
his corner with eyes fixed uhseeins'
ly ahead
Champion l.eonard came from his
corner fast aud tapped Duffy several
times before the latt. covered up.
benny shot over a rlght cross 10
DUFFY, sending Jimmy To the Ilont
tor the count OF eight After DuHy
had gone down the third Time IN the
first round, Leonard looked toward
Billy Gibson, his manager, ana o,herr
IN his corner and said, hes stalling
whether Duffy was stnlling or un-
able to fight, Will, of course, prophply
never he known but Benny Leon
ard must be absoivcd from all blame.
II wasn't the champions fhult tha'
last nights fiasco was one or the
rswcst deals ever pulled In boxing
annals In Tulsa and that tho game
which has thriyed No well here, ro-
ceived a severe Jolt from that fiasco.
Leonard is a great and popular
champion. TOO great To be con
nectod with last nights dlssracefu'
affair.
Ny Apologies to Fans.
lookport Jimmy DUFFY has an i'm.
pressive record. Last nights bout
here was widely toutcd by sport
ing writer's throughout thu country
New York scribes giving II much
space. The Central Press news serV-
Ice sent out h long story on the
fight with a two column picture OF
Duffy and Leonard, by y, H. Brown.
From the word of these writer's and
Duffy's previous record. coupled
with tho desire to do ali possible 10
boost" sport and Tulsa. which
real championship fight undeniably
does, 1 wrote several columns on the
bout, really believing II should ~
least be n good fight and that | was
doing Tulsa a service. To the boxing
fans OF Tulsa, / most sincerely apolo-
gtHe for those articles. Ana ] Am IN
accord with you In your declaration
of hoax and never again l"'
us have no more high priced boxing
matches II they are of the sort OF
last night Better the coming boys
who al least are willing than ham
either too old or unable To fight
Carl Fleming OF Tulsa and Frank
ey Nurdin OF Drumright were given
q draw by Referee Corrigan In tho
cight-round semi -windup, Nprdin
took the lead In the early rounds,
sending Carl 10 the floor for the
count of three In the first frama
Flcming's gamenesS and stamina
enabled him to make u splendid fin
sh. Nurdin is'a clever clean boxing
boy and had tho edge on flemin.
In the opinion OF the writer.
Kid Spack, Tulsa newshoy, showed
splcndidly in his first appearance In
ping Kid stark. "A husky youth. In
two rounds