The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-19
BOYS Mny WORK out iicrr.

Tulsa hs,ic followers who have
become so wrourlA up over the Pre-.
posed battle In tho brief two days
they have anticipated g. may not
miss out entirely. Gibbons and
ODowd may appear In Il public
workout this afternoon.
They'll give an exhibition n Louis
Newman. matchmaker for tho oil
city 4. c.. can arrange g. Newman
said last night that bee would aug
gcst 10 10 the boxers and their man
ayers this morning. Gibbons, Ol'nWd
and their cohorts have the rcputa-
iion OF being good sports ana they
certainly will realize and appreciate
The fact that TulHu would have boon
only too glad TO hc host to them
Newman bowed gracefully tu Gov
crnor Robcrts1n'H cdint Why not
There was nothing else 10 do. I'm
mediatcly upon being advised by The
World that tho governor had put
his foot down good and hard on INC
proposition. Newman abandoned All
plans Tor thc bout.
'Ill meet them a. the train In the
morning ana zee II ! can arrange Tor
n workout Wednesday afternoon he
said.
All Aboard for Jersey city.
Frankly It looks Ike the two
battling Mikes might Ns well board
the next train for Jersey City 81
they want TO settle any prgumcnta
they may have with the Nvc-uuncc
gloves. IL they could agree on
pistols. swords, war clubs or hard
boiled English they'dab be perfectly
welcome to put on their show In
Oklahoma, or Kansas either, for that
matter. But not tho deadly boxing
gloves. We can't stand for anything
30 rough
Tex Rlcknrd-he's the guy for
them 10 see. Seems as II they're too
good for the southwest.
A Scientific Dout--Misscd.
while Governor Robertson In his
order forbidding the contest called
IL "a prize fight" ~ "a "A fact that "A
meeting between Gibbons and
ODowd undoubtedly would have
witnessed as scientific an exhibition
of boxing as Il would be possible 10
imagine Gibbons who has earned
the nickname OF phantom through
his uncanuy skin In tho ring, IL con
Ccded to be tho most clever middle
weight by long odds In the game to- /
day. Somewhat less clever. per-
hnps, but stll far above the average.
Iut these two together and what
would rusult2 A wonderful exhibit
ton ~ boying. II couldn't be any
thing else.
Governor Robertson says I'm hls
statement that lac acted as speedily
as possible and that the promoters,
boxers and others connected with
the bout would be aforementioned
but little. In a measure this iH true,
Governor Robertson is 10 be COM
mcuded for not delaying his action
unit the last minute, Hs did the Kan
Ras authorities OF course the box
ers are put out but at that, the
governor can't ho accused of delay
ing his action longer than necessary
In Kansas they permitted the bout
10 De advertised FOR months, permit
ted the boxers 20 reach wichita and
work out for DAYS, and then stepped
In at the last minute.
The writer's opinion on the whole
matter is that II Gibbons and O'Dowd
had been matched for Tulsa--or ok
lahoma city or anywhere else I'm the
state, for that mattor-ln the first
place, Governor Robertson would not
have molested. We understand the
governor IS himself boxing fan
and We know Attorney General Free
ling is But the governor probably
figured that ne couldn't afford 20
allow something In Oklahoma that
had just been turned down In KAN
sas. That may not be the true sit
uation, but we believe Il H.
\ Real Blow TO Fans.
Calling Off the bout will be a real
blow 10 boxing fans here and all
over this section. There's no doubt
OF that. Never had thcre been sn
much interest in a sporting event /
here. It was eyuu more widely dis /
vusscd than the world series ON /
TIE streets and in the chops and |
gathering places YOU heard IL men |
toned as frequently vNun as was tho .
Dempsey Carpenter battle some few /
months ago. Hundreds of rcQucets /
for reservations had come In from
outside points, and as many inquir- .
les from local people
Tho blowup means the on CITY \. I
G. will stage no show az an ON O,- /
tobcr . o. 4 lightweight 20 hetvrcn
lack Iawler ana Stanley Yoakum .
had been planned, hut was called OF.