The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-04

DolUney-WH Fray Monday
Is Second Battle of the Year
Interest in Bout Not Because Either Powerful Fighter
But Because of Row Over Their Cleveland Mill;
Three Other Champions n the Gard

not accepted generally because tho
| decision Of a referee must be taken
as final.
There was 40 much discussion
about the contest that Tex RiCkard
decided IL would be n splendid draw
ing card for Labor day and the
match tomorrow is the result Both
fighters have posted forfcits Of 81, 600
each and have traiircd faithfully for
month in preparing for the bout.
( There Is little question but what
Wilson held Downey too cheaply
and did not condition himself prop
erly for the former contest. Downey
was comparatively unknown at the
time and never had been considered,
even by his ardent admirers. as be-
ing n worthy foe for a champion.
But he Is a tough fellow and. catch
ing Wilson out Of condition, he
made a remarkable showing.
Must Win Dccisiycly.
This time If Downey wins 1t will
! be because he is a better boxer than
| anyone believed. because Wilson has
not made the mistake of being
caught out OF shape again. Wilson
must prove to the sporting public
| that he is master of Downey by "A
/ decisive win, or everyone who knows
| boxers will be thoroughly convinced
| that he never was good enough TO
| be a successor to such great ring
men as Billy papke, Stanley Ket-
/ chell and others OF that stamp.
| Physically these men are well
matched
To strengthen the card Rickard
/ placed three other champions on it.
Johnny Buff, tho American fly
| weight title holder, will mcct Indian
/ Russell. Mike McTigue. Canadian
/ champion middlcweight. will meet
/ panam ma Joe Cans, negro middle
/ weight title holder. There Is a ru-
| NOR that the fight will not draw as
| we'll as WAS expected. because New
/ York and PHILADELPHIA fight fans
are not cnthused about It.
Pete Herman should have little
trouble In dispgsing OF Charles Lee
douE. The Frenchman In not in the
| championship class. Unless Her
man holds him too cheaply and is
/ not IN condition. ne should have no
trouble defending his title. There
are about six bantamweights in this
country who should beat Lcdoux.
Other Good Battles,
There are some other bouts on
this week g schedule that are OF in
tcrast TO boxing followers. ia *
Johnson former heavyweight cham
I pion. who has been unable to get a
. fight since he got out OF the federal
pcnitcntiary at Loavonwnrth, Is
hooked to go eight rounds with Sam
McVcv In Philadelphia ~ the an
thDrities do not step IN and stop IT,
1t is likely that they will, but II they
don't, II will give good line on the
big black Sam NcNcy Is not rs
good a fighter as he was, but hc
may be able to make johnson show
at his best.
Tommy Gibbons, who Is camping
on the trail ~ Jack Dempsey. is tr
meet Dan O'D0wd nj South Bend
Ind. ODowd is comparative I'M
known and should be sct-up for
Gibbons.
Harry Grcb and Chuck Virgins
old rivals in the light ht-hcavyw Weigh
division. Will meet az Huntington
W. Va. Likely this will ho Ike thcii
former walt2cs, with Greb winnlnl
the newspaper decision.
Midget Smith and Joc Burma n
. coutenders for the hantamweigh
championship, were booked to NEE
al East Chicago last week, but th'
bout was postponed because Smitl
: injured hand It will he STAGE
| Friday night II nothing more hap
= pens This is ono Of the hcst ban
, tamwcight fights 1t is possible [,
; stage.
Joe Beckett of England cannot h'
, kept out OF the ling. despite hi'
many defeats. He Is 10 meet 30.
! Mccormick 10 Londnn.