The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-10


MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. April 2.
Heavyweight Farmer Lodge who
boxes Carl Morris at Tulsa April
20. put IN u hard weeks work with
Tommy and Mike Gibbons a. spar
ring partners Tommy Gibbons Is
preparing for several bouts in
New YORK. and using Lodge as Il
sparring partner the last seven
days. Lodge boxed six rounds with
Tommy Gibbons today and finished
up by going four with Mike. Both
Gibbons know Carl Morris and his
way of fighting very well and after
the workout today they both
placed himself under the able man
agemcnt OF Mike Collins of Mime
apolls, who also Is plotting Jack Ma
lone. Nike told Collins To get VII
son at all costs. as he believes he
can whip the lctt-nandcd Italian and
capture a title that he hfs been
striving to get for the past 10 years.
II Will be Gibbons last hope, and he
intends TO get into the best OF condi-
ZION Tor the encounter. lie may
take ou q couple Of lesser lights TO
test his skill. hut viii meet Wilson
In 60 days time ~ the champion
agrees TO terms with New york pro-
moters Rickard b. one ot the men
negotiating for this match.
Kansas 10 Meet Leonard
While Gibbons is chasing Wilson,
Malone is camping ON the trail Of
Jack Britton. Jack will have a hard
time making the wcltCrweiEht limit
hut II he can get down to lij and
be at his best, he will be about the
proper party TO give Britton real
battle.
Since his victories over Mitchell
and Jackson. Rocky Kansas has
topped to the front as "a Zoe for
Benny Leonard, and KiCkard Is try
ing To match them for May . at
Madison square Garden, New York,
the last fight to bc held IN that his
toric structure this season. In fact.
the match virtually b. made. While
Leonard may win, he viii find him
self opposed to one Of the Toughest
lightweights the game has known
and will be extended.
There IL possible chance--al-
though hit remotc--that Johnny
Isslbanc will come out OF retirement
and fight Andy Chayne. Public sem
timent has been so strong against
Johnny for refusing TO defend the
featherweight title. that 1t may
eventually force him to come to
terms with one OF the many promo
j y
months to induce him to fight the
/ Baltimore scrapper. It generally IL
conceded that Chayne is the leader
OF the many challengers for XII
bane's crown.
Joe Lynch is one champion who Is
willing to meet them all. Since he
| lifted the crown from the brow OF
Pete Herman, he has fought most Of
the other Challengers and has FIN
l.. Ht.N0a
/ Herman, In the meantime. has been
/ fighting .once a week and has been
[ adding victories to his long record
with such regularity that boxing
fans are beginning TO realize that
he is truly great scrapper. There
! fore he stands directly In line for
/ the next 15-round fight with Lynch
"a battle that may be staged in the
next month in New york
Good Bouts This Week.
while no champions are In action
this week, a lot of near-champs will
entertain fistic followers OF this
country. Rocky Kansas is one chal-
lenger who isn't afraid OF losing a
crack at the title by meeting others
OF his class The Buffalo Italian
will take on two foes this week.
TUESDAY night al Detroit he boxes
Johnny Mcndeisohn and Saturday
I night he lights Johnny Dundee In
. Boston. while neither one of these
opponents should beat Kansas, there
always Is chance for a defeat when
such experienced scrappers are fur
nishlng the opposition.
Pete Herman will engage in his
weekly scrap, his opponent in Boston
Thursday night heing Young Mon
treal. The latter has been outpoint-
ed by Joe Lynch and Joe Burmau
recently and should take the same
dose from Herman, but he Is fast
lad and will give the cN-cnampion a
real argument,