The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-05
lorr

i-"ticr thtu IiU lound" ar inc ''"'.
Tho dispute over The ohrmpiuushlp
In Ia, lightweight division is one
which Will continually urlsc su long
Oli there M no authority tp tofco %
champion to mako weight ~ long
as Benny LEONARD continues to meet
an occasional oppourA and win. hc
~ going to bc regarded a8 the light
Wcitsht champion, providing. OF
course. that hc does not voluntarily
enter the woltcrWcisht class
There Ia some Justification TO
Dundco'H claim that Leonard should
be forced To- nhdicatc his throne
| And It ~ ALSO true that Benny can
no longer make the lightweight
pounduEo. liut Dundee could not
| lcgltimatcly claim the titlc eyou II
Leonard were To quit nat division.
Isw Tender, the philadelphia,
southpnw, presents as valid IA claitu
as Dundee. Toudlor was inactive
| several weeks due to an operation,
but since hE recent return To the
ring has shown his old time class
Tender last week roglAtercd two
knockouts at Philadelphia.
=
Richie Mitchell. who last week.
toutcd Australian lightweight is an
other who must he roclVoned with.
=
Dundee meets IA tough hoy In
Willie jackson at Jersey city tonight
| II was Jackson who stopped Dundee
several years ago. when he CJsa aksou
was an unknown. Dundee has
fought his way back 10 tho top. and
IN determined 10 show his hackcrA
| that he can beat the Gothnmitc.
rhey step eight rounda
| =
Captain Bob Roper. who has been
| winning bouta lately meets a real
test tonight In Bill Brenna In fact
the army officer has taken on moro
| than ho can handle In the Chicago
Is. q. artist ns l}ill ranks az "A leading
| tcontondcs for the heavyweight title,
| while Roper In stlll in the "problc-
muiCal' class
| II is with pride and as an illus
tration OF the sporting spirit OF
OK lahoma scholnStlcs that we point
to the reception accorded the Tulsa
high school basketball squad and
Coach Rau ut oklahoma city last
| Friday. The Tulsa men were met
at the train by large delegation OF
capital city students and escorted to
the high school. with band leading
the procession. Despite the intense
rivalry between the two schools, the
game was exceptionally clcanly
played and was marked by the
sportsmnuship or spectators ns well
nv players. Following the game the
tulsa boys were guests at recep-
ton
That sort OF spirit is that which
makes sport what iS ", For. after
all. the games the thing" and al
though We all like to win, II isn't
the victory that counts 50 much. n
s the manner In which one wins OI
loses
In contrast To the oklahoma City
spirit lot us cite "A high school IN
eastern oklahoma which showed an
ugly spirit and lack of sportsn an
ship, which, wo are proud to state
is foreign 90 the principles OF higl
sohol athletics is this stale IN,
school in question was badly de
fcatod in u basketball game. referee,
by - man whose efforts have beet
for years directed toward tho hes
interests Of the game IN Oklahoma
and who was not n resident OF citho
city Despite his competent and fall
officiating. tho losing players show
cred abuse upon him charging crook
cdncss and the inability to Compe
tCnuy referee,
-
II That sort of spirit hurt no one hu
=, tho offending playors Defeat di,
not lower their standards. But thei
- Inability to take that defeat Tx
, men IS a blot on their name