The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-20
Jack Britton Scraps
Marty Cross at
Jersey City. Z.
BANTAM CHAMP FIGHTS
Herman Takes on Mansell-
Johnny Kilbane Boxes
Johnny Murray.
BY EDWARD w. CocHRANE


after an absence of many months,
/. T. the outstanding feature 'ot al
'splendid boxing program offered to-
foltswers OF pugilism In the United
States this week. Four champions
will defend their title. Unless there
IL "a decided upset in the grandol
dope, only one stands any sort of "A
chance OF losing his championship,
but the fact that so many title hold
ers will appear makes the card an
attractive one.
Leonard Is to meet Johnny Shep-
pard, rated as the lightweight cham
pion OF England in l0-round CON
test at Portland, ore. This should
be n mere trial for Leonard on his
return TO tho game after posing for
n series OF motion pictures In Los
Angeles. Sheppard came to this
country heraldcd as n real champion
and the probable successor OF Leon
, ard. But he proved to he Just one
\ more OF the false alarms England
" ias sent here in the past few years.
In his initial start he was given a
lacing by Ritchie Mitchell. He has
had several other bouts but has met
with only fair success. For this en-
gaEement he Is to receive $4,000, a
big price to pay for one OF his class.
Leonard has been training for
some time in Los Angeles because
he is 20 fight Charley White In Ben
ton fIarbor. Mich. July 8 and wants
to be In the best OF condition when
he faces the left-hook artist. The
champion Is said to have trained down
to about 1873 pounds and will enter
the ring against Sheppard at about
that figure. lie doesn': expect more
than a good workout, but the bout
will serve to enable him to get back
his Judgment of distance and be
ready for White. Leonard should
defeat Sheppard easily.
O'Dowd Wants Title.
Three days after the Leonard
Sheppard bout, which will be on the
night OF big convention in Port
land Mike O'Dowd, former middle
weight champion, and believed by
most critics to still be the best in the
division. despite n hairlnc verdict
gained by Johnny Wilson OF Boston
in their recent contest, will meet
Battling Ortega OF San Francisco in
Portland. Ortega was n fairly good
fighter a few years ago. but he is
slipping fast and ODowd may stop
him. Certainly the ex-champion will
he able TO outpoint the rough. slug
ging Ortega without extending him
self. O'Dowd is trying to work back
70 the top OF the division and he is
going to win all of his bouts decis-
lively. II possible. in order to bring
about a demand for return en-
gagenent with Wilson.
lack Britton, king OF tho wclter-
weights, vas 10 have boxed Marty
- toss last week in Jersey city. but
= to champion injured one OF his
.ands in training and tho contest
was postponed one week. cross
shouldn't he more than workout
for Britton. Cross isn't In tho same
class with the champion AMI 1t Is a
distinct surprise TO manv followers
OF the game that Jersey City pro-
moters would make such a maich
Pete Herman. bantarNweight
champion, has gone IL tho Paciilc
coast .or four sighta Ills next bout
viii hC with Harry Manscll at van
couvcv Thursday mighty. They are
scheduled 10 go ten rounds. ManseIl
is n rrtive Of III. Pacific coast an
has bean doing well against the hest
Of the division in that - ~ ~ tut II
II MS first start aglins- Q champion.
IL =. reported 20 he a pun cher ana
fairly clever hoN'r, hut unless he
n even Eette- th'n hts followers
81 l'nI h. will he rnn"." to 10 niu"h
Win the New O. cans ii1''n, Her
Ntn fnlr bouts n tGo lA"i'c
i past are with boys ne Snould u'ltai
~Kandily I'll" pantam King is careful
On making his nint hes 10 see tha'
Ahis title isn't In danger. Big purses In
q the east after the Sew York box
Ing law becomes operative are toe
attractive to warrant his risking thu
title elsewhere
Murray Is Worthy Fnc.
Johnny Kilhnne may be npse'
when he faces johnny Murray H. tn,
ball park mt rlpvclanl SaturdA!
night unless there Is an eleventh
hour postponCmCnt. NIrray hai
been winning tights by the knockou
fouig for some time. lie has me
Hilbane before and dil fairly well
Ito is yOungsior aTd lust the typ'
that viii some day fake the t'cwl
from the brow f ,he rlnn whr HI
held Il Lifl - ifl2 and * slipping
rapidly Murray is a puncher. ]
may he that Kilhancs skin and hi
experience will enable him to cut
point the New Jersey scrappe
again.
Charles Lcdoux, banta mweigh
chalEpion of France. VIII make hi
initial appearance yince his return
TO this country when he meets Jc
thurman In an cight-rouuI contth
as the feature ~ splendid hOXinl
cara In Philadelphia Wedncsda
night. IP9OuN Is "A good fighter "