The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-11

/, and Billy Morrisette for 10
frankie Osner for 10.
Boxers All Here and Ready.
Everything is in readiness Tor this
red-iettor nstic show. The xix box
ers are all on the scene, and they
are in condition. Moreover. the
various contestant nre confident Of
success. not n single uneven match
appearing on tho list.
This afternoon at the Tuisa a, G.
gym under the Terminal hotel tho
six Differs will engage In their last
practice boxing preliminary 90 Tues
day. while all viii go through light
gym work Monday afternoon Just TO
keep on edge tho hard part OF thu
training program will be concluded
today.
Palmer and Smith To BOX.
As special attraction at tho work
out this afternoon, Wnrnie Smith. the
sensational young BartloSville scrap.
per who IL the talk OF the town In
ring circles. viii box a thrce-round
exhibition with Kid Palmer. Many
enthusiastic supporters OF Wnrnio
are contending that Smith. despite
few pounds difference In weight.
could hold his own with Palmer.
Fitzsimmons or any other middle.
weight appearing here recently, Tho
workout today might give some in
dicatipn of Just how much chance
Wnrnie would have with tho KID.
Both Palmer and Smith will box
with others, according TO the pro-
gram, but chief interest In this aft e
ernoon's workouts undoubtedly will
center In the Smith-Palmer exhibl-
ton.
Battling ortega has trained off
tho superfluous weight that he car
ried when he arrived In Tulsa n week
ago. He iooka very fit. lie will work
out with his sparring partner, Tom
my DAILY, and with others II they
can bo secured. Ortega is hard on
sparring partners always tearing IN
like it was regular fight and the
consequence is few want to step with
him.
Palmer Is the Favorite.
Chief interest in Tuesday nights
ail-star show OF course In IN the 12-
round decision bout bringing Pal
mer and Ortcga together FOR the
4 third time. Their two former bouts
+ have been slashlng affairs and a
third meeting is certain 10 develop
into another stiff battle.
Palmer, who has become very pop
uiar with Tulsa ring fans and who
has shown great form In his train
T ing, Is favored BY Tulsa 20 beat Or
tega. There has boon considerable
betting on the outcome, with Palmer
a slight choice. This, however, wor-
riea the sworthy Ortega NOT In the
least Tho fists ana not tho odds
wall settle IL. he says,
All Watching Wnrnic Smith.
Because OF Warnio Smiths spec
tacular leap into prominence through
sensational work in recent bouts his
10-round encounter with Billy Nor
r risette OF Sand Springs Is running
the main event hard race for pop
ularlty, Warnie is a hot fRvorite
and his supporters who are legion he
lieve that he not only will win but
that he will put the husky Sane
Springs entrent to sleep. Morris
ette is saying little and saving wood
Since the day the bout was arranged
Billy has been doing the hardes
training OF hts life. He looks bot
ter than he ever did In Tulsa en-
Fagement. Like Carl Morris, Bill
Morrisette carries certain amoun
of waistlinc that won't work off
and also like Morris. It doesn't bottle
him in the least.
Morrisette was matched with War
nie at the last o. G. A. G.. show. an
was forced to withdraw becaus
OF injuries sustained in n previou
bouh This time, however, he say
no is ready TO go and will have n
alibi 10 offer II he loses.
A Bantamwcight Grudge GO.
The first bout on the list, whic
will DO tho first on the program
brings "Stubhy" Durham against M
q tie Frankie Osner OF Springfield
tho second 1o-round bout they hay
fought. Some curtain raiser!i
The Durham -osner scrap migi
be called n gfudge affray With yer
little stretching of Imagination, Whe
they boxed before -the II. A. G.
month or SO ago. Durham was award
ed the referees decision. winnin
tho margin in the late rounds afte
being outpointed by Osner earle
in tho going. Dozens OF spectator
disputed the referee. claiming tha
Osner won or should at least hav
had draw. In Tuesday night
fray Durham will have a chance 4
show that he Is the best and should
no win again II will tend To show
the referee was right on the formel
occasion. Osner, on the other hand
is anxious 90 demonstrate he is Dur
hams master.
Popular Prices Rule.
Only when Mike Gibbons and Mike
o'Dowd were on the verge OF clash
ing here some time ago has Interest
In ring attraction approached IL,
present heat. This was very plainly
shown yesterday morning when tn,
ticket sale was opened at Pete Mar
tins. Dozens OF requests had beer
coming in all week for reservations
and when the tickets were Offered
the sale was heavy
Tho cost OF boxing entertainment
has been reduced all over the ooun
try. so II Is in Tulsa. Tho regula
prices OF So. $3.50 and So VIII be tn
charge, the 50 seats being the rims
side herths. Yuesday nights sho
certainly promises TO be good OF
for the price. or for any old pr'