The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-04
BY LARRY DALEY

10 be thriving and enjoying the pub
lie confidence in Tulsa. something
arises to destroy the fans faith In
the game. The latest blow to the
ring sport occurred last night when
George Plummer promoter OF the
Tulsa Athletic cdlub received wire
Yfrom Howard kid" Carr, manager
Of Sam Langford. to the effect that
Langford is booked to meet Sam
McVea at East Chicago, igust 7.
and that ne Langford will not
be here tonight to meet McVea In
the scheduled l5-round main event.
Promoter Plummcr Immediately
got into communication with Carr
via long distance telephone. Cart
according to Plummer said that
Langford refuses TO appear here to-
night. Whether Langford does not
want to fight McVea In Tulsa or
whether some other cause is the
reason for his non-appearance, Is
not clear.
"Pinky" Lewis. a Tulsa negro, who
last Monday night was knocked out
in seven rounds by Langford at
Memphis and who is to meet Jack
Thompson at Okmulgee August IL,
will be substituted for McVea, Lewis,
although beaten by Langford, fought
a great battle according to Memphis
sport writer's.
Praise From Caldwell.
Herbert Caldwell, of the CONNER
cial Appeal. Memphis, says the fol-
lowing:
sam Iangford, the grizzied Tar
Baby OF Boston. won. Pinkq Lewis,
n gigantic black man OF Tulsa, lost.
1t was knockout in the seventh
round last night in the arena of the
Southern Athletic club. A knockout
victory was nothing in the long and
eventful ring life of the Tar Baby.
Likewise a defeat by knockout was
probably nothing new in the life of
Lewis. But there must have been
n pleasing sensation to Langford In
his old days to have won in the
manner in which he won last night
And in defeat there was glory for
Lewis for never has fighter waged
losing battle more stubbornly,
more gamely, and apparently clinging
to the last hope for a turning OF the
tide as tenaciously as did the Tulsa
dark man last night Billy Hack
tolled off the count of ten over
Lewis and II was like ringing the
death knell. Silence reigned. For
the fallen there was pity. But it's
all in the life OF a game where there
has to be a winner and a loser, and
Langford won and Lewis lost.
"Langford did not win without
the loss of considerable sweat from
the dark brow and not without feel
ing the lash of the gloves himself.
Langford was forced TO bring into
play all his ring cunning and
\ strength TO turn out a victory.
4 up to the fifth round Lewis had
out-boxed Langford in the open,
, stabbing the shuffling Sam with
wicked lefts TO the face and hooking
rights and lefts to the head, hut the
punishment Lewis was taking IN the
olinches was breaking HIM down,
slowly, but surely.
about the middle OF the fifth
round Lewis knees sagged and he
staggered from a hard short right
TO the jaw at close range. Langford
whipped right and left to the face
and Lewis cllnched. Sam pushed
Lewis off him and a ripping right
uppercut to the chin sent Lewis to
the floor. lie was up hut wobbly.
AS weak as he was Lewis fought back
gamely, sticking left into Sans
face. He managed to stay out OF
Sans grasp and stuck the round
out.
Lewis gamely fought his way
through the sixth round, taking pun
tshment in the clinches. Just as the
ibell rang Langford sent In righi
Z to the jaw and Lewis staggered into
the corner. where he Topped on his
stool.
Tho Finish.
Lewis came back gamely, but Wis
IDLY hopelessly. IN the seventh. They
went into a clinch and Lewis cringed
under n smashing attack OF rights
and lefts TO the stomach. Lewis
came out OF n clinch, staggering
from o right to the jaw. Langford
partly tilted Lewis head with his
left and sent n crushing right tc
the Jaw that finished as game a
fighter as ever pulled on a glove
In a local arena. Lewis was revived
as escorted out Of the ring amid q
deafening applause from whites and
blacks.
I'm the early rounds Lewis out.
boxed Langford. He shook the fa'
frame of Sam numerous times witt
hard rights flush in the face bu'
OF was evident that Sam was willing
tlo take the punches for an opportu'
nifty 10 send home one punch thai
might finish the fight. He staggered
Lewis several times in the ,earlN
rounds. but was never able TO pui
him off his foet until the fifth.
The foundation to Langford
victory was laid in he clinches In the
third, fourth and fifth rounds, wher
Lewis assimilated punishment thaI
seemed almost beyond human en-
duranoe. At the Same time. Lewii
was fighting back and stinsing SAN