The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-01


a Hmc vncn it seemed hc was dies.
.iDed to hold the tltlc -,r several
years After ho lost hr tried to re.
sain his former fighting form and
returned to the ring twice. but each
time his showing was SO uusaustUc.
tory that his friends advised him go
quiz the boxing game entirely ana
be needed their advice Coulou went
20 the mountains for an extended
rest and uttlc was heard uf him uu.
U rncl" sam entered the recon.
world war. lie then accepted p1.
~itiou as boxing Instructor ln tho
army and army life appeared to
agree with him
\ Test for I,cdouN.
when Cou4on left the army he Hu.
uuunCcd that hc had completely rp.
gained his health aud intended Go
tight again Hut American pro.
motets, remembering well his twl
pitiful efforts after he lost thc tItl.
ala not take him seriously Then
came the offer from Paris. Johuu,
+ sartcd training AT once and is said
to bC I'm good condition or luup
tght However. it iS doubtful ir hr
stl, possesses the old cunning. the
old speed. punch and clcycrucss thit
made him one of the creates, ban
taWS of the pas. thrc,-s ore year.
This fight viii az least be- a tc ~
for lgdouN II hc iS as good fish.
or as tho French claim, hc should
win lIc is planning an invasion of
the American ring bui should "a
IAN tu beat Cuuluu dcyis.vcIy ne WI
not Dee considered good boN Off ..
attraction here. tie Is iu quest of
thc utIu held 10y Pete Herman. huD
no one would consider him e worthy
contender for the crown shout.
toulou do VOL enough to hold hlm
eNrn lu 20 rounds IcdouN TX %
NounEsjcr. right u his prime tie
is one of the best known OF ih,
French boxers, I'm fact hr is one uf
th" three Who are recognized iu ihl.
country as worthy of consideration
iu championship Tits. the other two
being Georges Carpenter the
heavyweight champion, and Benny
Nalsrr who fought I>lbanc 0u
Newark Thursday night
ono other fight that. viii take place
Wednesday night, according tn
schedule. that Is attracting moro
tnau ordinary attention. is the siN.
round engagement between Jimmy
Wilde English champion flywcight.
anu lHlSN Ndllhtf, IN IniltdD ~ ma.
Wallace is a legitimate fywotght. one
OF tho few IN this country, that can
train down to such low puuuiagt
The Quake city scrappcr dispute
tho claim of frankie Mason to The
American championship ana the fIct
that Wilde is to fight both men
makes tho result ~ this scrap doubly
interesting Wallace recently buNcd
Jack Shurkcy and was uutpointcd
This same Sharkcy outpuintcd wilde
so II would appear from the dope
that wallace at least stands a. chanC,
of holding tn" Hritou to a draw
Wallace Is a shifty littlc scra .pcr
clever. only "a fair hitter but tough
enough to take all the punishment "a
tough fellow like Sharkcy could give
Wildc's work in tho American rinp
sine" h" met shark - has been Of tho
order to convince critics that he was
not exactly himself when he met tho
New york Italian IN Milwaukee. lio
has beaten other fighters with com
plrativo ease and In the east they
fnim Wilde the best boxer England
over has sent to this country, with
the possible exceptions OF Jcm Dris.
coll and Freddy Welsh, but the lat
tor was developed here and not in
England.
Johnny Dundee. the very busy
little Scotch wop' from New York
is going to try conclusions again Fri