The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-09
MIDDLES APPEAR
IN ALL-STAR GO
Les Darcy Refused to Box
Magirl Shortly Before His
Death.
BANTAMS TAKE HARD WORK
Puryear and Loadman Go
Through PAGES Before Big
Crowds.
BANTAMS TAKE HARD WORK
ny LARRY DALEY.


with seven Victories In az many
starts since the signing ~ tho ar
hlatio" Ar' Nasi.i. sensational Bart
lesvlllo middleweiRht. who meets
Kid George In tho second hair ~ the
sll-Star card OF the Tuln sporting
club next Monday night. arrived In
Tulsa yesterday and looks 10 ho IN
fine condition. MaFirl boxed ~
round exhibition with Tommy Dhly
At Arkansas CITY Tuesday night,
Maglrl looks 10 hc I'm Ms good con g..
dhion az In 1919, tho year ho cStah-
lished a great record I'm tho ring
winding IN In Australia where he
boxed 1853 pounderr Following that
nIcocsHful campaign, Magirl grew
careless In his training and am
culties with his manager impeded
HIS career for n time
Magirl IN conceded IN he one NJ
the greatest natural Fighters In the
Fame, \ terrific hittor with either
duke. clever boxer and skillml
ring general. he has come 10 be
feared by all leading pugs In his dl-
vision.
Triumphs In Australia.
In 1915 and the early part of 1919.
MaKirl established n remarkable
record In tho ring, winning from
many men rated ns Nhe best welters
and middles In the game 40 pro-
noupced was his success that In the
spring of 1918 he was Offered a CON
tract to appear five timas IN Aus.
trsiia, splendid handsome sums
being offered for his services Ma
eirl sailed for the Antipodcs June
~, 1915. and returned to tho states
December az. 1915 His campaign
In Australia was complete triumph
Not only did he defeat two of tho
best boxers In the game there hut
his spectacular, tenrtng-ln style re-
suited In his receiving moro press
notice than any American boxer. He
was called the American Cyclone
and his work IN those nv. scraps
Justified that moniker
MaEirl fought DnvN Smith. who
later became heavyweight champion
NJ Australia. two bouts, wining both
In 10 and "a rounds lie then heat
Fred kav in Tashlng 2o-round
scrap, Two days after meeting Kay
MaElri lost n questionable decision
TO George Chip. His inst bout. tia-
riri lost on a foul IN 10 rounds 20
Fred Kay.
NUrFbsUep Dut'v AFuTtfN
Ono of MaEirfs nost cherished
q match with Les Darcy. II was
while In Australia, when boxing fol-
lowers were reused TO great enthu-
riasm over tho United States scrap
per. that he and Darcy were
matched. The bout was act for No
vembcr rs. but Darcy refused to
stay and meet Magirl, sailing for the
states october 1s,
NaGirls success In the ring dur.
Ing the past half year refutes the
statement that they never come back
for the oklahoma Terror IL fight
Ing and winning his way To the top
the same M few years ago,
Kid George, middleweiHht who
meets MaEiri. acknowledges that
Art 10 n tough bird but he believes
he can beat the oklahoman, They
call him the Terrible oklshoman, or
something like that. hut fye met
Les Darcy. the Awful Australian,
and others about AZ good. I've man
aged to hold my Town and expect
to Monday night" said George.
Bantams Preparing.
Earl Puryear and Dick Loadman,
bantRmweiRhts, who headline the
caTU w n to-rounu uout NO uiNlHibHt
worked hard yesterday. Puryear
was on tho road early In the morn
ing and In the afternoon worked
before a capacity house at the Brady
hotel Puryear put In several
rounds shadow boxing, rope skip
ping and bag punohing, winding IN
18th six rounds OF boxing. Purycar
prsotfsally down to weight now
Nays he can do better than the
lated l20 pounds, give or take
oadmRn followed the Tulsa hoy
q Lockport hoy alsp got down To
ard work That ho appreciates tho
fact that Puryear is hard hoy to
beat Ia indicated by his work outs In
addition to road and gymnasium
work. Loadmah put In eight rounds
working with spArring partners
These latter fellows, ny the way are
hard to find as they care little for
tho Loadman runches, even with
the big gloves.
George and puryear are to work
at tho Brady this Afternoon at 3
o'clock to he followed at I ny Load