The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-11
Both Bouts Elimination
Affairs for Cham
pionships.
BURNS BOXES BECKETT
Veteran Returns to Ring in
Match With Britisher-- .
Test for Turner.
BY EDWARD w. CocHRANE.

BY EDWARD w. COClihANE.
While the reignins kings OF the
sauared circle are taking little rest
after the strenuous bouts of Inde-
pondcnce day number OF near
CHAMPIONS will engage In ring en-
counters this week that Will be or
unusual interest to followers of the
popular game Of biff Included In
tbis list are the contests between
Fred Fulton and Harry wills, Lew
Tender and Willie Jackson, Bob
Martin and Dick O'Brlen, Johnny
~Oundee and Eddie Fitzsimmons,
Tommy Gibbons and Clay Turner.
and Tommy Burns and Joe Beckett
No lightweight match tAat can he
staged in this country outside Of one
I'm which Benny Leonard should tax"
mart. IS Of more nation wide Interest
,han the Tendler-Jackson fight
scheduled for Philadelphia Monday
night This is an elimination bout.
The victor IL almost certain TO get
a chance at Leonard because public
sentlment eventually will force the
champion 10 accept a match with one
OF these two fighters.
Tender has ranked next to Leon
ard for a long time. He received a
little setback not long ago when Ed
die Fitzsimmons shaded him in eight
rounds But he is a great light
weight White Jackson is one OF the
toughest, earnest fighters Of the
division. These two have whipped
most OF the contenders for tho
crown. II one wins dccisively in this
engagement there win he no disput'
in his right 20 "A championship mill.
Ech a bout IN New York under the
new law allowing fifteen rounds with
decisions. will draw n record gat2
for a lightweight attraction.
FnIton's biggest Hurdle,
Fred Fulton must be given much
credit for having the nervt to tackle
Harry wills in the ring. The Ne"
orlea ns black is the cleverest fighter
I, the heavyweight division and ne
is hard puncher Many are OF the
opinIon that Wills could beat Demp-
sew should they ever meet. He -
renor,ed TO be game and he mas
years Of experience. II he Is game
he will give Fulton the hardest pat
lie OF the plasterer's career oulstae
the one he had with Dempsey. wis
Is as great a fighter MS Jack John-
son was Fulton will have little al
vantage in size. wills is n giant ana
has almost as long reach as Fuilon'
Frederick has been clamoring Tor
return engagement with Dempsey
Should he be fortunate enough 10
ra,.en Wills with his right wallop'
he will be entitled to n championr
shin tilt. They meet in New YORK
On the same card Johnny Dundee
will fight Eddie Fiusimmons. .Ine
latter recently beat Lew Tender
and has since been demanding
fight with Leonard for the cham
pionship. Fitzsimmons Is under the
management of Dan Morgan, an eN-
perienced handler Of good fighters
Martin should Win.
Bob Martin who was outponteu
by Bob Roper last Monday, IL going
TO meet another big young heavy
weight this week. He tackles DlcH
O'Brien OF Cincinnati In COLUMBUS
Wednesday night. Martins snow
ing against Roper was not as GOOD
as was expected But Roper Is a
clever light hitting fellow who VIII
outpolnt many good fighters. Roper
gytpoin,cd Bill Brennan, and Marun
Anot yet ready for such foes as inc
Knockout king from New york.
O'Brien Is a fairly good heavy
weight Of the younger set but ne
has met with n couple OF reverses
and Martin will have to defeat MN
10 retain the confidence OF the tickle
public regarding his ability TO
eventually reach the top OF his divi'
sion
Clay Turner, an Indian light
weight has been begging for n
match with some good fighter for a
long time. He Is going to be ac-
commodated in Canton Thursday
night when he meets Tommy Glib
bors Of 81. Paul for twelve rounds
Turner has fought well in Eastern
rings, defeating most Of the men al
his weight. Gibbons has more ex-
perience than the average opponent
OF Turner so this should be test
for the Indian.
Burns Must Need Coin.
After thirteen years OF idloncss
Tommy Burns, once heavyweight
champion. will return TO the ring "a
hoE Joe Beckett, champion Of Eng
i land. in London. The bout Is booked
for twenty rounds. while Beckett
isn't a great fighter. 1t will be a
great surprise TO Americans II Burns
makes any sort Of a showing against
him, Burns never was grea'
tighter, although no beat Marvin
hart and a few more of that type
when he was at his best. But thir'
teen years OF ldleness will put him
out Of the running. They seldom
come back, and especially after be
ing out Of the game for such a length
OF time, Likely Tommy wants "a
collect 2 little easy money and Il
meeting Beckett for that purpose. il
heeKoit is anywhere near as good as
ne Is supposed to be he will defeli