The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-30
Formidable Contenders
for Title Assure a
Busy Year
RING OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Boxing Should Enjoy Great
est Year in Over Decade
Next Year
ny LARRY DALEY.

Boxing faces a bright future next
year nationally ana locally and "
Indications now may bo taken as a
criterion tho glove spor, should en-
Joy IT, greatest success In 1891 FOR
"a decade ana half.
The ring game flourishcq nov IN
more states lhan for over u Score OF
years. Many Of these statos have
iogalizcd boxing governed hy come
missions while In others. of WhiDh
oklahoma In one. boxing ~ well con-
durt"d and auccoHsful
Prospects for change of cham
Mons IN more than one class arc
hrght--nnd would bo popular. Jack
Dempsey and Benny Leonard nro
seemingly supreme In the heavy
weight and lightweight classos ro-
spcctlvcly. But there are cnntcndcrp
IN the other divisions who may at
any time cop the title.
Wilson Faces iiard Ncar.
Johnny Wilson facos - hard year
ana N the mi ldleweight kInV VIII
meet u really formidable contender
he In likely To lose hiE crown. Jctt
smith. Mike O'Down and Mike tlh-
bons nrr tho leading challrngtrs FOR
the middlcwcight title.
Jack Brltton IL agcing and though
he is stili the Same matehl"s "ss boxer
as when he first sprang into pugi-
listic prominence over 10 years ago,
some tough scrapper mny any time
cop him on the chin--and n new
weltcr champion viii b. crowned.
Jack Perry of pittsburgh, Ted XXI ~
LOWS, former champion. ana Benny
Leonard. who might step into tn
wcltcr class. are dangerous aud any
ar ihnSn thf,p Il conceded an even
chance to beat Pritton.
Johnny kilbanc Unpopular.
Johnny kilbans. like lrittln, Vi
inpidly nearing the age when he Will
slip and n change OF tho feather
weight crown Will bc welcome, XII
bano In a very unpopular titlcholdtr
boxinu but seldom and then with
tome setup or IN n no-dccision go.
Billy Defoo If II raul and Al "
CLANCY Of Baltimore loom as tho
most classy seekers for kilbanes
title.
Joe Lynch. having dcposcd Pete
Herman as bantamwcight champion
thereby earn ng the thanks OF all
boxing enthusiasts who were dis
gustcd with Nerman's domineering
reign has announced ne VIII be "a
real fighting champion. II he IL.
there are plenty of classy 10 pound
hoys who can give the new bpsS Oi
tha. division u great scrap. Espe-
ciaily prominent In that respect are!
Carl Tremainc, OF Cleveland, Joe
thurman. OF Chicago; Pal Moore. OF
Memphis. Jack Sharkey, ~ Now
York and Pete Herman. OF New Or
leans.
M Contcndcrs Here.
Georges Carpenter claims the
light heavyweight chdmni onShip hy
virtue OF Knocking ont battling lie.
Whisky. There are few good llgh,
hcnv,Cs 20 dispute Cntpcnt'cr'a claim
and no flywcights now who can sc-
rioua'y hr considered in the class o'
that great little EuRliFh flywcight
thpmrl - 'mn," Wilde.
Iess willard. PIN fireman, Grorgcl
Carpcnti,' Tommy gibbons iiorrt
Grch Bob Roper, Harry Wills and
all the Other lop'irg N'av ~ are
about Of the sam" calihcr---uon" q
them IN c'prs st h dempsey unless
II " Harry Wills, worlds moro cham
pion,
leonard 'og n Just ~ s"cur"lv q,
lightweight king ana though Win,
Jack9on Low Tender ana lichi,
MiChr1 r'. .ir..'. FHsnppcrs 'he,
are not OF the W. Of the lI'bro,
chnmpl n who itt uf the HrcuteH
fighters uf , class that has had snmt
of the riuw'" mos notable cham
pions, including 10" oians, Sat Nel
son, Aa Wolgast, kid layigne an,
others