The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-28

when Jcff Smith OF Bayonuo,
New Jersey. veteran OF moro than
400 bouts, clashes with KID Palmer
for ] IS rounds at Convention Hall ou
January 4. local fsiie fans will see
for the first time In the history oi
Tulsa sport circles % fighter of In
ternatioual reputation In an actual
decision bout,
Local fstianna followers observed
Carpenter. European champion on
exhibition, several months before his
disastrous bout with Dempsey, but
in smith may be Rrcn n hoy who
not only fought Carpenter 90 Il
Etandstill In 20-round no-dccision
bout. but also "a lad who has fought
all tho big mon OF his time.
II is not often that a fighter can
go outside Of HE own weight and
win great isurcls. bat Smith has
Done this very thing He did II
when ho got the decision over Harry
Foley. light heavyweight, who IL
well known here in "a lO-rOund bout.
lilo repeated II when he X. O.'d
Bandsman Rice. for sometime light
heavyweight champion of England,
1n tho ninth round OF q scheduled
2O-found bout, and yet again when
he Is. O.'d PAU DcpAus. light
Tulsa sport circles were aflamc
with enthusiasm over the coming
bout and Lou Newman, promoter
rec0lved CONCENTRATIONS on every
side for signing up tho bout. IL is
easily big attraction of the first
class and the largest crowd OF the
year Is expected.
The signing Of the bout has moro
than made up for the disappolnt-
mont incurred by lhcol fans when
Il was learned that Jock Malone
who was TO have met Palmer would
have 10 cancel the bpVt.
Smith Is expected TO arrive In
Tulsa sometime saturday and will
workout for the first time before
Tulsa fans, below the Terminal
hotel in the Il. \, G. gym Sunday
afternoon.
Palmer In Good Condition.
Palmer worked out before n large
crowd at the r. G. gym Tuesday
afternoon and looks to be In the
very host of condition for tho bout.
Shadow boxing, Jumping the rope
and sparripg several rounds, fol-
bowed by good rundown IL rapidly
Conditioning the Tulsa boy In good
shape.
Newman announced Tuesday that
the all-star card he had arranged
following tho announcement that
Malone had not been notified of the
coming bout by his managers and
was off on hunting trip for the
holidays. would stand and that the
f15-round Palmer-Smith bout win
headline tho program.
Thirty-fiyc Rounds of Boxing.
This will make more than thirty
five rounds OF boxing and will as
sure the fans OF their moneys
worth. Besides tho 1b-round head
liner. Warnie Smith will probably
be matched with Ray Long OF
Springfield. Mo. although Corbett
viii be given the preference, New
man said, II the featherweight
wished TO mix It with Warnle. The
Smith-Long fight was meant TO be
the headliner on the all-star card
had not the Smith-Palmer bout ma
terializod.
rf Corbett should agree to the
bout, the fcatherweight champion
ship OF Oklahoma would be at
stake. as Corbctt claims the title
following his dofeat OF Johnny Cell
mars at oklahoma city Monday
night
Besides the featherweight match,
a l0-round mixer between Jack
Hurley and Mickey FRrris of SPRING.
lltlui MO, mas alho h'eh aIrbIlseu'
followed by another l0-round bout
between Stubby Durham and Wal
ter (Kid) Cole OF Drumright. A
fOur-round curtain raiser is also
t being arranged, according to New
man. This h expected TO make one
OF the largest bouts held under the
auspices OF the oil City A. C., not
only In number OF rounds, but should
easily outclass anything else shown
by that club.
Madison Square Affair.
IL figure I'm offering a Madison
Square attraction here at popular
prices. something that is not seen
every day In the week." Newman
said. "If the fight fans here will
stand behind me IN continue tC
see that they get the highest classed
ATTRACTIONS possible"