Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-16
THRILLS TO COME
FAST TOMORROW
Downcy and Laughlin Wind
Up Hard Training for
Mondays Battle.
PREl lMlNARlES ARE CLASSY
Promoter Believes Show to
BE Best Ever Carded
for Tulsa Ring.
PRELIMlNARlES ARE CLASSY
ny LARRY DALEY.

.Ha
ny LARRY DALEY.
Edward Cochrane. sporting editor
of the Kansas city Journal and one
of the best known boxing critics ana
referees In the game, will referee -
morrow nights bout at conventions
hall between bryan Downey and X
q. i.auGhhn.
Tom Jones. manager Of Downsy
and Al Lippe, plotting IAuKhlin,
agreed upon Cochrare late yesterday
and John J. Reisler. promoting the
match. secured Cochraneis consent y
referee tho bout.
Downsy and fAuHhl!n vent
through final workouts yssterdsy ~
whlriwind fashion. while they aso
10 take iish, exsrcisss this afternoon.
their strenuous training 10 complsted.
Both boys appear 10 be In splsn-
did condition for the bout The
gymnasium at the brady hotel vAs
crowded with fans ysstsrday vine
we're treated TO ~ CLASSY workout
az ever put on here. That both
i.aushlin end Downsy have bsen
putting In Nexirs effort "a Gss Y
shape 10 apparent Not only Y eao4
boy q topnotchsr but the msmery q
that thrilling bout January h1s
.ddsd 1rs.t inosnsivs go g Sss,s , e
worlds wsitsrwsiGht title hol4er. ~
agreed 10 meet tn: winner 'ef ue
a whole. tks f,rst bout, the psoe-
psots Tor Q bout for the crown ar1
their evident aplendid condition for
what each boy believes TO be ~
hardest scrap. should make . oTooe
battle toinorrow night
Downsy worked three vounls YEP
tssday with Tommy DAILY. tough w.
tsrwslGht who hes made . great mn
with local fans. Daly 70 taes
clever boHep and can also rouQo "
with any Of them. Ne furnlslssl tRe
Columbus flash with nIne mlnusoe
splsndid workout bryaa UDeQs
most OF the time In infightla0 -
which he 10 master. IN theof 49,
bout, Bryan's lnfightinG Was e1pols
Tor 10 that ss LAsehnn an1 u y 80
dent that ne 10 pianniqg. 70 ueo ~
style In tomerrew n1ohts sesae
IAughlln WI 1la - Af
That D0wnsy VIII - .mee q ~
own styis--rushing end inn0nure-
was evident IN lAuShlin'e veskere
yesterday. The X. o, baetler ~
three rounds with Britt oipso -
three ! With KID opeek. LAuonnH
worked on aimm's bedy VIII oro4s
effect and also used Nh lett, eeeeol9ls
" his vteious uppeeeut with eeu1p
results. eimms, clever aaa ruGye4
wus no match for the saseoguee -
was cleariy In distreas - The Ien4 %
the third rovAA. WteA opash, IAnQ.
Nm worked 10 develop speso 80 -
footwsvk was . rsvs'sues V ~
Al r.lpps, manager Of IAnshlin. y
m with the ''flu" In peNneylvan1A
and Will be unable 10 b here temss-
row night. Jim kanter Of NeW yorh.
associated with LApps and Patsy
Corrlgan. will be In LAushlins oes-
ner.
Rslsisr is arranging . nifsy pre-
iimihsry card which should be -
CLASSY ~ the ons preceding the fisee
,Downey -fAuGhlin -. "Ftghung'
BOB McAiiistsr. q feathsrwsisht WIG
elaine 10 have whipped Soverul Good
boys and ono Of the many YOUNG
GhArksys, win mix IN the e-round
s~mi- windup. Kh spack, clever 10
cal boy and Roy Rhodca. anothss
promising younsster. will 20 siH
rounda In ambition 10 those events.
q battle royal and another e-round
bout will be offered.
JUS who will be fAvorite IN to-
morrow iEht's battle In hard 70 say.
About as good q way of picking NE
winner as any would be 10 flip . coin
and lot n 20 al that. Both boyv are
$3.50 In the support Of the fansi
both appear 90 be ready for q hreat
scrap. 10 whats the answer The
answet should bear out Reis.er's
claim that ths bout Will he one OF
the best ever staged In tho south
wes,. no matter which boy wilma -
The seat sals In an Indication ~
ths interest taken by fans over the
show. II In the hcavies, recorded
hers In a long time ana II IL prebablr
that practically every seat IN ths
house will bc occupied when Coch-
rane lets 'em go" ono out-of-tOwn
delegation alone has applied for 1900
worth OF tickets
II II evident that Tulsa boxing
lovers. who we're repaid for their
loyalty 10 the game In Us dark ana
gloomy days by the previous meeting
~ Downey and Iaughlin. have great
fuith IN the coming engagement aud
that boxing. II properly handed
here, will prove an artistic and a.