The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-17
Walsh Impresses Fans by
Clean Tactics Through
out the Battle
"WHITEY' THRU ROPES
Young James Gets Him in
1st; Cliff Clark Wins De-
cision Over Jimmy Riley
Ry r.. A. BRIDGEwATER.

man of the ing Il thcrc ever wa4
one, gave Tommy Alba ~ Tulsa a
'rrrific lncing i'm sensational u
round bout under tho auspices of
the oil city \ G. at Convention hall
last night.
Displaying speed and skill tha,
made Alba look slow and helpless
aud also q punch I'm either hand THAT
any middlowcight might be- proud
of Walsh won Referee Gcd Gahan's
decision after one of the most thrill
Ius battles Of the year here.
I'm ~ least three rounds Walsh
had his opponent groCEy and rock
Ug on his feet, and IL the twelfth
and final chapter had lasted min
utc longer he might have won by a
knockout
Alba Shows GamcncsS.
putpointcd, uutpunchod and out
soncr$cd. Alba nevertheless put up
Cd great fight. Three times when IL
seemed inevitable that he must he
sent down and out for the count. he
bore up gamoly and kept going hack
for more. His recovery in and after
'n' fifth round was actually remark
able. Literally knocked off his feet
nv terrific right that caught him
fush on the nose and between the
eyes, he was pdlpably in distress
SEut he covered up for moment and
thon took a world Of punishment to
stick the round out
For an exhibition Of camcness
Alha's showing during and after tho
nth round was unbeatable. II
earned him the respect and admira
lion Of all who saw the battle.
Throughout, II was "a real SCRAP
U was as clean a sotto as over has
been presented i'm Tulsa. and every
IAN who saw it went away from Con.
ycntion hall elatod with the eve
niug's entertainment This was one
boxing show whore tho main event
stood out over the prclimiuarics IN
every way-for speed. fighting, ex.
uitcment and everything that goes tC
make up fis'ic contest
walsh II Clean SCrappcr.
In addition 70 his ring ability
Walsh impressed tho spectators witt
his unusually clean tactics Not
once did he take an unfair advant
age. not one questionable blow did
he land. Always he broke clcanll
al the referees command.
Walsh's Cloanncss was strikingl'
Illustrated in the twelfth round. III
caught Alba with smashing righ
that landed solidlv on Tommy
mouth. II was an awful wallop ant
n must have lOOscned some teeth
Alhas head rocked back. He wa
hurt badly Alba left his face oper
as hr stoppcd to spit a mouthfui o
blood, and walsh. instead of fin
ishing him, stood back and gave hin
moment.
II was Walsh's first appearance Il
Tulsa ring, and he cloanly whipped
and won the referees decision over
Tulsa boy who had hundreds o
friends and supporters in the au
dionCe. But the Kansas CIT
Scotch -Wop" loft the ring with tn
friendship and best wishes of ever
person in the house.
More boxers of the caliher q
Walsh would do the ring game lo
Of good, here or anywhere else,
The bout started Off rather SLOWLY
They felt each other ont in the frs
round which was even. with llttl
hitting by either boy In the sec
ond Walsh's speed earned him
slight margin, but still there was III
tie damage done. In the third R"i
cree Gahan succeeded in hrlnEln
= ihom together and they began l
mix. Alba, VINO hnd bcen 'oN'tIn
up opened a hit ana suGC'"dcd
drawing blood from Patrlclh nos
Round -FOUR tound th"m MIXING eve
more freely, WIN hon9is even.
IL was in the MN ihat the t'ue
na'ilG turned to Walsn uScLIiein !,
N'ISh got through ana buai an
got IN several Eood bI"NS tary
Ih" rouhd' re suuu.lly S'l"si,,' a., -
fht strmsht from tne Hllou'"rr ". In ','.
'h' mlddie OF I3ihi'y ~ 49, 49,
"N tho u'Sh poS w "'I i,''i,.
SG" IenNlhE nun EI.sSS 49, ,o,,,
Nh' ana WouIu NOV lISt wv .i,aI, iu'
'li, but ne WeatncT'u u N'll,'I'