The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-19

And IL will be recollected that Sailor
Freeman was originally scheduled to
meet Lawler; that Freeman ran out
of the match. Another boxer was
substituted and when he hurt his
hand Thomas was substituted, this
naturally greatly decreasing the at.
tendance and giving Lawler and his
manager, Joe Levy, only a small
share of the receipts. much smaller
than battler Of LAWYERS merits are
entitled to. Hut Jack and Joe took
another chance with Tulsa and came
back here to meet belmont.
belmont IL a great favorite In the
east. In New York city in particular
where he can readily secure matches
and be assured of worthy rcmunera-
tion. Gene knew that tle boxing
game has not thrived in Tulsa in re-
cent months---but he too had been
here before and he was willing to
take a chance.
Gene and Jack gave us one Of
the greatest boxing exhibition
ever staged In Tulsa a cmlmination
of u splendid card thereby placing
the sport In the good grnccs ~
the fans. And wa arc glad that
they were well paid for their cf-
forts. Their Willingness TO take
"a chance deserved the concrete
appreciation they received.
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Not for nothing has belmont come
to he called Gentleman" Gene. lie
liz n credit to the boxing game az
he would be to any profession or
business and he showed on numer-
Gus occasions while training here
a, III .t.l
that he is truly Gentleman" Gene.
eled and with great personality
belmont makes friends in all walks
of life. He is never ill-natured
while in training, az some boxers are
inclined to be. especially az the date
OF bout draws near. Gene was
asked to box n few exhibition rounds
fOr the Elks club at their smoker to
be held last "Wednesday night. He
readily consented figuring to wind
: up- his strenuous training son that
night as no boxing Is done the day
before match. But IL was neces-
sary for the smoker to be postponed
to Thursday night. the night before
meeting Lawler. Did belmont OBJ
ject, as was clearly his right? He did
not. lie boxed four fast rounds,
made friends for the boxing game
and gave the Elks splendid show.
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Gene Is noted for his sportsman
ship while boxing. New York papers
have especially commented on It..
And he showed the same sterling
qualities OF sportsmanship here FRI
| day night. Twice Friday night he
stepped back and gave Lawler an
opportunity to get set with the lat
ter. But in our opinion Genes great
est display of the real spirit of sport,
| the spirit of giving the other fell
! low credit and taking the result in
| the right way was shown when Refe-
rec Gahan properly called the bout a
draw.
| belmont never rushed 10 the
writer, as Is common with many
boxers following hard scrap. who
seek To enlist the sympathies Of
the scribe. "Grcat scrap, Gene"
we said. "EIne-tOugh fellow this
Boy Lawlcr," he replied.
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Thus Is It easy to see why follow
Ing his third bout in five weeks
with Willie Jackson the spectators
gave belmont great demonstra-
ton and ignored Jackson, though
the great easterner had won by a
shade. Sporting enthusiasts love a
| winner. But above all they love "A
good winner and a good loser--in
other words. a good sport Such az
! Gene belmont.
May his tribe increase
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T.. NJ. Duncan has resigned ns
Vicc-prcsidcnt of the Western as.
sociatIon and baseball In general
and that circuit in particular loses
u valuable and loyal official. The
reason for Mr.. Duncan's rsigna-
ton Is u matter concerning only
him and other league heads. But
we believe some one II very much
~ fault In giving him cause 10
tender his resignation, As owner
of the Oklahoma City club In the
old Western association for several
4 years ard later just n u fan. Mr..
Duncan became one of the sOuth-
VESTS biggest baseball men. Last
season he worked tirclcssly and
efficiently aiding In the rcorgani-
zation Of the Western association
and 10 was due In no small ineas-
urc 10 his valuable services that
the league personnel was perfect.
cd. 4 former railroad man. thor
oughly COnversant with transport
tation facilities and baseball needs
In this section he drafted all
Western association schedules for
several seasons. Last year hc
drafted n schedule, made especial
Is difficult by the peculiar nhic-
agc Of the league that met with
instant and popular approval OF
all. He attended league meetings
M his own expense. The position
of yicc-prcsidcnt, while fitting
recognition for his services. car
riCs no remuneration ana the
Western association was confer
ring no especial favor on Mr.. Dun
can by elccting him to that Of
flee.
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II we had a baseball league an'
we wanted IA man wise In the game
/ a man of unquestioned integrity an'
lit in every respect for the place a
I president We would select E, NJ
! Duncan.
Tor the good OF baseball and th