The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-04
Fitz. Oklahoma Champion,
Faces Severe Test in
Minnesota Lad
JOCK A TITLE SEEKER
Real Candidate for the Crown
Wilson Wears; Semi-Wind-
up to Be 10 Rounds
By Il. A. BRIDGEwATER.

Ly r. a, Bttl pNtEN Al En-.
Jock Malone, sensational ST. PAU
7la.emon. and Young Fitzsimmons
Of oklahoma CITY mlddlcwcight
boxing champion OF oklahoma,
.f14H tonight mt Convention hall in
1o.ruuud decision contest that
gives promise of being the choicest
bt uf ring entertainment served
Tulsa boxing enthusiasts In many
moon.
The TWO boxers are on edge and
rttHy for the fray, ItA always Gus
tum.Hy for fighters TO say on the
cta u' o. bout that they are fit, IN the
ol link etc, etc. But there's no
l.Num about 10 so far as Malone
and Fitzsimmons are concerned
The writer saw them Sunday and
again Monday in training ana IL
over couple OF sturdy youngsters
looked "ou edge" Jock and Fitz
certainly did
FitI Bites orr Mouthful.
Young Fitz. whose name In private
life les Charlie Saaher. has made
POI. .sturuIar record since going In
for boxing. lie has earned undis-
ruaI Nue TO the mlddlowcight
championship Of his home state, and
nl, more than held his own with
many good boy from elsewhere.
Bu. tonight he faces the most se-
NaTo tnst OF his career in Malone.
and he stands Il mighty good
chance of getting l!cked. In fact
many followers Of the ring game
believe Fitz has stepped Just a little
out u his class In tdkins On the ST.
Paul vhiz.
Malone. WHO is lightning fast,
woudrous'y clever and punCher
OF u0 mean ability, !s rated by box
irr experts aa second among mid
only tho phantom Mike Gibbons
being considered more clever than
Jock.
joel, Needs n Few Pounds.
Tho Minnesota Irish youth Is a
real aspirant for the middlcwolght
championship. The only thing
against him IA his weight He now
wCIgha about 1853. while the cham
piOn is around so. However, Jock
Is growing and lt won't be very long
until hc takes tho few needed
pounds. Not 20 very long ago he
was a welter. He's just "a years old
and just getting at his best. He's
due 20 take on quite little weight
In the next two or three years.
Thus Will be Malone's third scrap
IN Tulsa. on his FIRST appearance
here he met with misfortune. break
ing his arm in the fifth round Of
a scheduled 1O-round bout with
X, o. Loughlin. Malone next vis-
tied the oil capital to take on Franz
Mantell last spring. The boat was
scheduled 10 go 10 rounds. but Jock
put the Canadian to sleep In the
third
"Mantell just couldn't take 'em,"
laughed Jock. He had a couple OF
bad ribs I guess, and couldn't stand
the body punishment"
Winner Ia Take on Kid Palmer.
Tho winner Of toniEhIs engage
ment In all probability will be
matched with Kid Palmer, the re-
doubtable Arizona wildcat" for an
early exhibition in Tulsa. Il was
originally intended 10 match Ma.
lone and Palmer when the Palmer
Gibbons bout iell through because
Gibbons broke his hand at Colorado
Springs on Battling Orttga's Jaw.
Dat Palmer was busy down about
FL PasO with Johnny Celmars a. the
ume and as Young FiiZ was itching
70 get q crack at "A really high class
opponent Matchmaker Newman Of
ihe OH City a. c. signed the OXla-
homa champ as Malonc's adversary.
So regardless OF whether Malone
or Fiz wins good card is bound
TO grow out ot the show tonight for
q Palmer Malone or Palmer Eit2
bout would go good here.
\ tO-Round cml-Nin1up.
The semi-wlndup tonight is to be
a t'n-rulDder with two OF the best
Agntweights In the state opposing
each other--Cliff Clarke OF Musk o.
gee and Jack Hurley OF Shawnee.
hurley has been showing much i'm
provemcnt in his training, and the
wise onea' are picking him to whip
Clarke providing he keeps plugging
an the time. Hurleys chief fault
always has been a tendency to take
iaings too easy, but his handlers
believe they have him cured OF this.
a total OF 80 rounds OF boxing is
cardod for tonight, pair Of four
FOUNDERS in addition to the main
event and scmi-windup rounding out
the pTOuF4r m