The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-12
Timely Comment
PALMER, 0RTEGA
BOTH ARE UNDER
l58-P0UND LIMIT
No Danger of Either Los
ing $500 Forfeit for
Weight Tuesday

with the haru part of their train
Ing finished, kld Palmer ana Ibt-
Ting OrtoEu rival middlrWcIEhtH
who clash hurs Tuesday night ni
Convention hail loo H Ground bout
heRAlining an u.I.Htar th'r" ply card,
are well within Tho los pound
weight limit agreed upon 500 iholr
contracts 10 was announced last
night
Pnlmcr weighed 16l pounds With
his clothes on, last evening. 1uHt
after eating dinner hiH manager
Adoe ShCka said. Dltora, also clad
in clylcs. barely l.Nol thr weight
sct at 100. So thor' d. mo- danger Of
either losing $500 weight forfeit
posted by th, m.ulBura when tho
bout was arranged
Palmer nId DrtoEa are TO wUiEu
In at 10 O'Clock this morning. and,
stripped must not weigh moro than
i6S, according To- the agreement. In
dications are now that Palmer viii
weigh in Al about lo5 and Ortrga
at l5i.
No Drying OUT Necessary.
"Fm glad Tho Kid is several
pounds within the limit said
Sacks ~ means he can drink all
needs until the fight lie won't
have 10 work too hard and dry him
Aolf out"
sacks did not wait untn tho cvo
or tho scrap to Issue "a statement" u"
Thus Sacks:
"Wln the Kid win? TN say no.
IL ho doesn't connect a kayu with
Ortcga's jaw In not more than eight
rounds I'll bu the most surprised
man In Convention hail.
with Palmer feeling as he does
and In such splendid condition I
only wish Jock Malone was TO he
his opponent Tuesday night instead
OF Ortega.'
Palmer In Wonderful shape
Boxing eight rounds and rooling
off three moro In gym work, Palmer
yesterday afternoon certainly pre-
scented a picture OF physical perfec-
tion.
A crowd that comfortably uuod
the 4. a. &. gym under tho Tormi-
nal hotel saw Sundays training
program In which all six boxers to
appear on Tuesday nights card APP
psared.
Palmer first worked with War
ME Smith, the Bartlesville bear
cat" Applause greeted them a. the
END OF each OF the two rounds.
Warnie camo up to expectations In
the boxing. lie held his own with
Palmer. The Kid got II few minutes
OF hard practice with Sailor Glen
Clickncr. lightweight. and for n fin
tsher took on "Stubby" Durham, tho
bantamweight. The antics OF Palmer
and Durham kept the crowd I'm good
humor.
the Zig ana iatiic Workout.
Some people may wonder what
good II would do "a middleweight TO
work with little bantio Such u
workout Is beneficial TO both. Ii In
creascs the speed and sharpens the
eye OF the bigger boy, while tho
rough handling and rocking jabs
help the endurance and wind OF
the smaller.
After Palmer. Smith and Durham
had worked their respective oppOn-
ents for Tuesday night, Ortcga,
Mcrrisette and Frankie osner dis
played their wares. Ortega Htill
seems to bo carrying a fow pounds
OF unnecessary flesh. but has
dropped most of the excess, lie Is
under 1853 pounds however, ana oN.
poets to DC very fit when he steps
IN against Palmer. Morrisette sur
nrised the large crowd. The effect
of bis hard training ~ the last two
weeks could easily be seen, Hc
says he has lost 10 pounds, and he
looks II. Osner worked nicely and
" ready. II Durham hcsts him
the Springfield lad viii offer no eK-
cuses.
This afternoon all tho boxers are
expected To go through light work
None will box, the more rigorous
part OF their training having beer
concluded Sunday.