The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-02
UNIQUE INCIDENTS IN
FOREIGN FIGHT RINGS
German Doxcrs Rcfusr tO Twkc Pun
isl,mcnt--Englisl,man Knocked
Out In Fifteenth.

NEW YORK, Nov. The spread
OF bosinr TO countries which preVl-
o,,s to the war were not familiar
with the ring game has resulted IN
a number OF novel incidents vieweu
IN the liEht OF American pugilletic
traditions. berlin has been mo scene
~ a belated attempt to develop the
fistic art and at recent series ot
contests the announcer gave iittle
harangue In advance, pointing OUT
that AZ aermany wanted to be on
even terms IN all sports, boxing M
fosiered by French English ana
Americana had been introduced
The first pair OF boxers came re-
spectiyely from Berlin and Vienna
and weighed In al lis and 100 Ger"
man pounds, respectively. The Ger
man pound In one tenth heavier thhn
the American II waa characleristiG
that no two boxers weighed the
same. one was invariably heavier
and had the advantage.
The first victim, after putting up 4
fair show for two rounds, ran afoui
OF Il Wild swing OF his opponent. ana,
NO crude was tho opponent, me
'swipe" was with an open glove ana
was really nothing more than slap
In the face. They we're eight-ounce
cloves, too.
Lost Uis Courage. =.
Down went to boxer who ilan
done 10 well for two rounds tie
took the count OF nine, rose, ana IN
a few seconds went down again from
blow that could not have heen
more than "A tap. He seemed 10 have
lost courage, anf though he was new
er out or anywhere near It, he lost
all interest In lighting and ohedient.
~ perched himself on elbows ana
knees as the referee counted him
out
The last bout was very short ana
sweet, principall.' because the tar
heavier man was a German who hal
! lived IN san Francisco for lons
| time Hans Ureitensiraeter he caleu
| himself on ths program. Hans
showed Just n blt Of class. and the
knowledge that he had been ~
America and presumably kne"
something about boxing evidently
awed his eiKht-pound lighter oppo'
nent,
1t wns soon after the opening OF
the second round that Hans M
| Friedrich tap on the chin, ana ne
pt6mpily gave up the ghost lie was
! no more "out' than the other de
fcated puEilists lie had had enour u
ani he lay quite quietly unlIi ~
had sounded, then bounded to Ms
feet and ran from the ring
In sharp contrast were the unus
, ual circumstances attending the VIC
tory In London of Eugene CrlQui. the
freuchman, over Walter Ross, tn
! Englishmnu, for premier bantam
wight houors OF Europe. The ftna
blow was delivered when Ross did
MT rNnow the fisht was "on' an
whom the ring was crowded with sec
onds and other en'husia-tic specta
tors -
Gong Ended Hound.
\ear the close pt the fourteenth
round right hook to the inv rcn
Ross 10 the mat. apparently lin
lshcd, After few moments. soc
q. unds carried hlm to his corner help
l,sr. and rno French contingent be
San to cr.rDrt'o Nmi the usha
CONFUSION attending a. knockout Eu
GEM Corri the referee. announce
that Tie gong had sounded at th'
lcuurt ~ sever.
Ross. revived hut daEcd. Joined N
srs'icu,huns trcn.hmcn AID othe
m the o,n'r' 81 i!r tiu9 as Corr
, vas irving 20 Gear the iV. al IN
while calling 'h'pt on h Tam a
, London expression after kInte rnp
'iVn. ~ flrSt no or" patti any aiien
. lion fu hju CIiHuI FINALLY rea'ifs'
that with N, r'frr"" calling "hou
I on" he had right so fight. g. u
, made his VIN through the crow