The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-15

iRY EDWARD W..COCHR RANE.
No worlds champion pugilists Will
,s.ne into action this week, tut
hero are several battles by near
.oamps thst will attract the atten-
.or OF followers OF the hempcd
.rrlo Johnny KilhauN. king Of the
,sathrrweight-. WAS booked with
amy ysIgir or New York for an
.rht.round contest In Newark
Monday night but Valgar was
,rickcn with Influenza and will u"
g7ablc TO compete The bout has
pen postponed until February 25.
4 nus removing from the weeks pro-
.ram the only cha mpionship affair
hat had been scheduled.
The outstanding feature OF he
weeks card. therefore, will bo q 10
round contest al Pittsburgh. Pa
Monday night between Harry Greb,
orc Of the best Of the middlewciEhts
and candidate for crack at Jack
Dempsey, and Capt Bob Roper, an
army boxer from Dcs Moincs. who
has met with fair success iurmecting
ieayywciGhts this year. Greb in
urcd one of his maulers I'm his Last
feht and viii not enter the ring un-
ss. the mitt is in good shape, hut
tho bout takes placb as scheduled
ho will give Roper n boxing lesson.
Roper is not expected to class with
Eu Brennan and Grcb gave Brennan
lesson I'm the are of mitt singing
The last time they met. Grch Is 40
bN and such good boxer that
Roper should not lay his gloves on
him many times in 10 rounds. pro-
Hdng Grcb is in shape to do his
best
The pCstponcmcut Of The Kilbane-
valgar affair was a sad blow 10
fhc sport followers OF Newark and
New York ~ they looked forward
70 this meeting OF the two leading
'eaihcrwctghts Of America with the
ded that it was TO be n real tisuc
uodt Il is one of two cham piOnship
i'iaius scheduled for Newark this
month, the other being an eignt-
round contest between Mike O'Dowo,
sorld's champion middleweight, ana
lC'f Smith, the leading challenger.
L Is slated for February %.
Post Big Forfcits.
Each fighter had posted a forfeit
% 81 000 for appearance. Valgar
O. forced TO post an additional
tfeit Of $500 as "A guarantee that
NJ Will make the weight of l2t
pounds al D. In. Monday. The
act that l[ilbanc forced his foe
70 post such substantial weight
4 Forfeit Is conclusive proof that the
champion has considerable respect
| ior the ability of Nalgar. kilbanc is
20 receive guarantee Of $500
| with a privilege OF 81 - per cent
", the gross receipts.
There are others Of interest on this
week list, chief among which Il
ne temperance Of Lew Tender
'hiadelphla lightweight, in the ring
aIer an absence OF several weeks
IendIer was operated on sometime
ago and is said to he fully recov-
.ea, although he Is not given rsa'
91gh opponent for his first bout
Ne Is to meet Mickey Donley, a
\ ,,t,N good boxer, in Philadelphia
monday night, while Donlcy is no.
'Apected TO beat Tender. IL will gigr
me alter a good chance TO test hi,
Teng'h before he hurls another
rIy at Champion Benny Leonard
tehuler is considered the leading
Nutfloan contender for the crown
req by the New York Hebrew.
] zoe Lynch will swing into action
sam this week, meeting kid
"",oie In a l0-round engagement In
Neiand on Wedn esday night
Fnch has been boxing regularly
wv meeting with success In six
eight and lO-round bouts in IN,
''SN wolfe, according 10 critics OF