The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-19
BY BpwA%D w. CoCHRANE.

BY BDWASpO w COCHRANE.
No schedule OF boxing bouts with
out tho appearance of several cham
pions, could be more attractive than
| the one offered to followers OF the
hemped circle in tho United States
this week, in which one worlds title
holder and several near-champions
will compete, Jack Britton is tho
long king of division to enter the
ring, his opponent being Jack Perry.
a Pittsburgh wclterweight, who was
credited a short time ago with a
newspaper decision over Britton.
They will clash at Toledo.
The outstanding feature OF the
card is a l2-round contest at Jersey
City Thursday night between Mike
O'Dowd, eN-middloweightc champion,
and Ted kid" Lewis, ex-welter-
weight champion. Lewis recently
returned from England, where he
fought all the welterwcights and
won every bout, including one with
Johnny Bashan, weltsr champion
OF Great Britain. Ted Is beating
back to the welterweight title and
believes when he meets Jack Britton
bin 15-round contest TO a decision
in New York later in tho season he
will regain his lose laurels
Lewis is taking on very serious
argument in meeting O'Dowd At
least 75 per cent of the boxing fol-
lowers of this country still believe
O'Dowd Is the best middlewe ight
champion in the world despite the
fact that he lost a flair line decision
to Johnny Wilson not long ago. They
base their claim on the fact that
o Dowd held Wilson cheaply and did
not prepare himself properly for the
contest. There probably Is "A good
deal OF truah I'm this argument.
Lewis Comedies rs Pounds.
O'Dowd is a hard hitting, rough
fellow, who can box about as good
as any of the st. Paul boxers who
were turned out about the same time
Mike Gibbons and his brother Tom
my became famous in the ring.
O'Dowd can punch, also. lie has
whipped all the middleweights eX-
cept jeff Smith. This list includes
Mike Gibbons, who was believed, up
to the time O'Dowd trimmed him,
to be the best in his class.
Lewis will have TO concede about
/ 3 pounds in weight to his opponent.
Few fighters are able to do this and
win or hold Reir own. Lewis is
clever, no Hard puncher. but a
game. tough boxer. lie will make a
defensive bout OF 1t no doubt and
may pun through rhe contest to a
draw, thus being able TO uvaid he
O'Dowd punch Much will depend
on his showing In tnis contest. II
he holds ODowd even he will be
able to force Britton into return
bout for the title. This Is his reason
for his present Campaign. Lewis
held the weltcr crown for a long
time and was relieved Of II about
two years ago when Britton knocked
him oQt, They had fought many
times.
On the same card with Lewis and
O'Dowd, Willie Jackson OF New York
will meet Ned Fitzgerald, Australian
lightweight champion, who is meet
ing with success in his invasion of
American rings. Fitzgerald Is re-
puted to pack knockout punch
IN his right maulcr. lie viii be given
n severe test in this contest, and II
he comes through with Colors fly
ing he will be wei on his way to n
bout with Benny Leonard for the
lightweight title, n bout that lured
him to this country.
Jack Perry may give Jack Brit
tor. another hard fight when they
clash at Toledo They have fought
twice m the first contest the cham
pion won, but i'm the second the
Callcnger was credited with a shade.
Perry is a splendid boxer and has
been coming 10 the front rapidly
lnor the past year lie has designs
on the championship, which he Is
likely TO win I'm the next year or
two If he continues to improve,
Big Parse in Sight.
Britton will prepare himself In
this bout for clash with Benny
Leonard, the lightweight champion,
which will take place at Cleveland
next week. The two champions are
guaranteed 100000 ror that battle.
Gene Tunney and Martin Burke,
who have been trying 10 get together
for several weeks and have had a
number OF eleventh hour postpone
mcnts. are billed again for ~ rounds
at Jersey City Monday night Tunney
is product OF the army and Burke
Is from New Orleans, where he
made a fair reputation Neither is
X championship prospect, blA each
has been given enough publtity to
make this a box office attraction.
Chanutc, Kan. Elks are 10 have
splendid fistic attraction Monday
night Billy Britton, a hard punch
ing middleweight OF Columbus,
kan, viii h1X Mel stevenson OF
La Sale, H., 10 rounds. Brltton
has been knocking opponents out
with regularity and he figures on
flooring Stevenson for. the count. He
knocked out Jack Dunn not long
ago and Dunn drew with the La
Sale boxer, II looks Ike one of