The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-13
BY EDWARD w. coCHRANE

Four OF the six regional worlds
champions in pugilism will defend
their titles as the features of
splendid calendar of bouts to be Of
fered to patrons of this popular
sport in the United States this week
The champions are playing rather
safe, not picking a very worthy foe,
but there always Is that chance that
some unknown will come along and
separate king of boxing from his
crown. as Johnny Wilson did when
he upset Mike O'Dowd.
The only idle champions this week
are Benny Leonard and Jack Demp-
sey, who are in California where
Leonard has Just completed a mo-
tion picture ccctrac. and .s pre-
pairing 10 fight again, and Dempsey
is standing trial in San Francisco on
n charge OF trying to evade the selec-
tive draft, thus heig unavoidably
detained for quite Period.
Jack Britton, the busiest of the
title holders, will take on two rival
welters, IL second and third raters
can be classed as rivals to real
champion. His first bout will be
with Marty Cross in Jersey City,
"onudy UlbHt. ,TOSS IldSll a
chance in the world TO do anything
with Brtton except take licking
\ He might slip over a lucky punch,
! but the chances of such thing TAX
Ing place are so remote that IL is al
most beyond the realm of possibility
Later in the week Britton will box
Tommy Corcoran at Boston. The
latter is believed by some Boston
critics to be coming champion. but
he never has done anything to In
dicate he is in a class with Britton.
Rather to Test Wilson.
Considerable interest is attached
70 tie initial appearance OF Johnny
wilson since he won his middle
weight championship by gaining a
Nleree'S decision over Mike
oDowd in ~ rounds in Boston a
short time ago. Wilson will box
Angie Rather Wednesday night in
Ihiladelphia as one OF the features
OF an attractive card being pro-
inotcd by Battling Levinsky, the
llght heavyweight champion. who IL
matched to fight Georges Carpen-
uer, French heavyweight, next
month. Rather is just a fair mid
4 1leweight from New York. But he
IS good enough to stand n chance OF
osating Wilson IL the latter is not
better fighter than most critics
,ate him. They claim he had no
!,cense to defeat O'Dowd, and II
they are correct he will have a ratp-
strenuous time trying to win over
inc % rough and rugged Rather.
liere are three other good bouts
on the same bill. Eddie Fitzsim-
mons Dan Morgan's New York
lsh'weight. who recently defeated
lpnnIng do /.
phE Hebrew early in the bout, is "a
N.Y. frankie Callahan of Brooklyn
s"Iahan Is veteran. He has fought
most OF the HFhtweights of the pres
ul gay and has a long string of vic
tories TO his credit. He will give
pIlhslmmons a hard fight. Georges
ldnln, French champion light
,Meight' who was stopped by Tend
vt IN six rounds In his initial APP
Telrance in this country, will box
Joe Te lli,lit2, a tough Philadelphian
h" "p,n nn,d should win IL he is as good as
1,,, Nv appeared to be in the contest
MM.,h Tendler. Johnny Murray and
,tIry brown, featherweights, COM
P'e'e The program.
Titles Not In Danger.
o,J9nny Kilbaue, who has a habit
Ul losing newspaper decisions &c
WIS iiNS, diNlpubh Niis
upes not cost him his featherweight
,atnplonship, will box Willie Her
un, a Paterson, N j., feather
Holght, In the latter's home city
trInan has won several bouts By
SnoCNouts and his hackers believe
~ a coming champion, although
la can hardly expect him to be IL
sahes class at the present time
% te Herman. unless he is unable
appear because of a recent in,
haS 20 his right mauler, will max,
aa appearance in Seattle rims
,salhSt Rnd Riley. n youngster wei
fin3nuEht OF by the Pacific coss
rp Hnt fans, They are to go foui
inunus' Herman being sure OF saw
test. '''isii'p ia suoh 'o''
,,oaahe mere are several other good bat
a. on the calendar. Johnny Dun
Nee and Willie Jackson are booked
Io slago their little skit again a
vfoncItn Monday night. They have
ssnt so many times now that 4
cppesrs to he boxing act whicf