The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-18
By LARRY DALEY.

We are opposed to draws bcing
rendered in a boxing contest. for in
nine out OF every ten bouts there will
no boxer with sufficient margin
IN be given decision. even If 1t IL
a halriine verdict. But when Referee
I,ed Gahan last night raised the
rleh, hands of Jack 1,awler, of
omaha and Gene belmont of
Memphis. after their sensational.
sashing 12-round go. he gave the
only decision fair to both boys. If
there ever was an even scrap Gene
and Jack had 1t last night. For every
second Of the IL rounds they stood
,oe.to-toe and slugged, with neither
boy giving ground.
II was a great bout, one of the
hardest and most evenly fought ever
staged in Tulsa ring. Both boys
wee In perfect condition and they
wn, at whirlwind speed throughout
the l2 rounds with no letup and each
was apparently as fresh at the last
gong as at the first. There were no
knockdowns nor was either boxer in
distress at any time.
"Ifs" Prevent Victories.
Ifs in the work of both boys pre-
vented them from winning the de-
clsion. II Lawler had not shown
such tendency to hold and. had he
stayed away from infiGhting as much
40 possible he might have outpointed
his opponent. Jack led on numerous
occasions. socked left to Genes
face or body In impressive fashion
ard then fell into a clinch or infight-
ing at which game belmont was
obviously superior. LAWYERS fre-
fusnt hoIdn after leading and his
desire for infighting is puzzling as
Gene was his superior at close quar-
iers while he tIawler( usually out
boxed Gene and in open fighting was
a, his best.
The "it' In Delmont's failure to
T: the decision lies In his ina bility
% hold Lawler even in open fight
ns Jack landing much more fire.
quently when not infighting.
Lawlcr was a trifle careless in
ne early rounds and q. trifle over
ANXIOUS In the late rounds. His
Judging OF distance was splendid
and his punches carried steam and
we're landed with accuracy. Dell
mont boxed cleverly and cautiously
ne showed willingness to meet
nwler In the open hut clearly pre-
Nrred infighting In which he is a
master.
Lswler worked effectively on Del
monts face, cutting his right eye In
me early rounds and nearly closing
mat optic in the late rounds. Gene
slso landed with effect on LAWYERS
nce, cutting his lip bu. It was In his
Hli body punches that belmont
worked the greatest damage.
Each Wins Four Rounds.
both boys are given four rounds
ZACH Lawler the fifth by wide
margin and athe first. tenth and
eleventh. by shades. belmont won
he fourth by a safe margin and
me second. third and tenth by
shades Four, the sixth, eighth and
'welfth were even.
was a clean bout despite its
lerceness. both boys exhibiting
splefdid sportsmanship. Lawler
@ WEE slipped on the canvas, once
nliing and Gene stepped back until
Ssek had regained his feet. Del
mont once fell. through the ropes
uur'hg particularly hard bit OF
Sc'spplng and Lawler helped catch
"ene before falling off the platform
anu assisted him back into the ring.
90, spack Great Prospect.
MA spack. Tulsa bantam fought
ns greatest fight in a Tulsa ring
Snd n outpointed Joe German. OF
pehver in the .eight-round semi
wlhdup, spack won six rounds, Cor
man one and one was even. Spack
way more clever and cooler than ever
.vfe' ssa.,,' showed a lightning and ef-
ra.u MS right. Spack. however, has
NV 49,, 70 learn how to hit, as the many
ccsnehes ne landed on the rugged
,norman had little effect. Joe, box
S ans q boy with much more reach
."a w0a height did the best possible and
"as uying his best throughout.
uM predicted, the go between Biuy
nr,ssette OF Sand Springs and Pat
Dayn, OF Dallas was full Of action
Vo,,tle It lasted. Dalton fouied
ana a'i'sette twice In the second round
oasiter after being warned for the firs,
on,,1s ense by Referee Gahan was dis
r,a. r,.,led for the second. II was
n,s.p accidental but Gahan had no
Va Ver alternative but to stop the 20.
bs bsseue was leading when fouled
As second time.
L. Mace Is Introduced.
hs,v, hVv Mace, crack Chicago light
,hs weight was introduced with
hs usual challenges the world at
hama deish'' Joe was given a big
,lstio arge and appreciative. crowd of
cara ehtnusiasts saw the splendid
Acma' ana promoter Callahan OF the
in b,s siub Is to be congratulated
In NO nn.rts etiorts to place the game back
lastr trvp,uIarity n,rity In Tulsa. Judging by
gooa si show Callahan has made
prssSit WIN n vengeance In his ex-
boSIrSa determination to give local
lug Ians real enterfaInment