The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-27

pcarancc in a
topnotcher in question is Jock
Malone. Tulsa fistic enthusiasts
have seen several good boys in ac-
tion in recent months, two OF the
best being Gene belmont and Jack
Lawlor. But neither belmont nor
Lawlor ever achieved ring fame as
has tho fighting lad OF ST. Paul
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Malone In 1919 ranked as
leading wcltCrwcight, as an equal
To Ted Kid Lewis and Jack Brit
ton. He was hailed ny critics as
the man destined To become the
worlds wcitcr champion. Hts
mctcoriC ascent 10 u top place In
the pugilistiC ladder was suddenly
stopped late in 1919. when ne sus-
taincd fractured arm white bo,-
ing Il. q. Ioughlin here. Recover
cd from chat injury Malone frac-
turcd his other arm. and he did
not participate in ring bouts in
1920 until in the fall.
In the last six months Malone has
shown practically all his ald-time
cleverncss and rugged hitting power.
He has won six fights in the last
five weeks according TO Tho Boxing
Blade. which is published by Mike
Collins manager OF Malone. Two OF
Malono's latest victims were the
we'll known Soldier Bartfcld and
Johnny Tillman.
Newman, u veteran promoter
and manager, for several years
fi-iic imprcssario of Denver, col,
and manager of such formidable
scrappcrs as Stanley Noakum and
Benny Chavez, has some ambitions
plans for the coming summer.
Newman knows the ins and outs
of the boxing game. has been II
Tulsa resident for over a year,
during which time hc has had op-
portunity to learn the likes and
dislilcs of local Jandom. Tulsa,
potentially u splendid boxing ccn-
ter hasn't attracted much attcn-
tion for quite time. The main
reason, to our way of think ing.
has been the failure of promoters
10 show well known boxers here.
Tulsa fistic enthusiasts have been
educated to the best and they
won't patronilc inferior shows. in
Guiding the so-callcd "all-star'
cards Newman can profit by mis-
takes of his predecessors and by
showing he II on the square with
the public and press and by giving
us high class and clean shows. can
place boxing where IL shopld be
and make money at Il.
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The Joplin and Omaha clubs OF
the Western league have adopted
very unwise course in the play
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themselves, something that should
Immediately be banned by Presi-
dent Al Tearney OF the Western
league. Playing of exhibition
games by clubs of the same league
tends TO detract from interest in
the championship race and is a
. practice that savors of bush league
stuff WHAT would major league
fans think If two clubs of either
big league, say the Cleveland In
dians and New York Yankees,
| would engage In "A series of spring
Z exhibition games? Such "A series
would draw ridicule from the pa
irons of the game and would max e
the regular pennant race more or
less of a joke.
1t Is no more proper FOR minor
| league clubs TO engage in a game or
a series with clubs in their own
/ league than it Is for the big leaguers.
/ Here's a matter for Tearney's imrhe-
| date attention.
Edward W. Cochrane, famous box
! ing writer and referee of the Kan
I sas City Journal. pays glowing trib-
/ ute 10 Tulsa I'm hts boxing letter pub
/ lished today in leading papers OF the
] Ap
/ Cochrane, In writing o' the Malone
! Mantell bout here next Thursday
/ night In which he incidentally says
/ that scrap should be a classy affair,
| recognizes Tulsa as the leading box
ing center of the southwest and pre-
diets an even better future in a
pugilistc way for this city.
A letter 10 Happy Littleton, New
/ Orleans middleweight: Dear Hap
/ py--We thank you greatly for the
| pencil You must have made a mis-
take. You sent me two pencils, But
boxer, Happy. Possibly we will see
/ can use them both. You're good
you in action here some time. Again
much Obliged for the pencils, Happy
and Manager william SChrt, jr.,
LARRY DALEY.
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We receive on an average N
letter "A day from boxers desiring
| to appear here. Wien worthy,
we make suitable notice Of II,
Happy Littleton Is receiving two
paragraphs here. lie sent me two
pencils.
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The pencils are a clever idea,
with tho name and address or
Littleton and Manager Sehrt.
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