The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-14
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season on jaws.
All three bouts on the OIL
City Athletic clubs all star
boxing program at Convention
hall last night terminated abb
ruptly in less than the sched-
uled number of rounds, Kid
Palmer, Tulsa middleweight,
Knocked out Battling Ortega
of San Francisco in the first
round Of the scheduled 12-
round main event; Warnie
Smith. sensational Bartles-
Vile middleweight, battered
Billy Morrisette of San d
Springs into helplessness In
two rounds and put him down
for the count In the third of
the scheduled 10-round semi
windup, and "Stubby" Dur
ham, Tulsa bantamweight,
hung a haymaker on the Jaw
of frankie Osner of Spring
field In the sixth round of a
scheduled 10-round opener
after being outpolnted by the
Missouri boy In the first five.
IL lasted hut ~ Seconds.
Tho Palmer Ortoea affair came
20 such a sudden and unexpected end
after ~ seconds OF the first round
that the spectators were almost un-
able 10 realize what had happened.
A. the men came out OF their
corners Palmer rushed in and
swung left TO Ortega's face. They
went apart aud Palmer again
stepped into the Mexican. landing
solid right Just above Ortega's q
bolt on the loft side. ana nrtega top
plod into q sitting posture. Referee
Gahan didn't start counting, but as
Ortega arose, no stepped between
the men and told urtega to fight" :"
After pecking at hia opponent for
a few moments. Palmer hooked in
"a left TO the Jaw and OrteKa fell,
He took only the count of fnnr and
came up unSteadily,
Whom ortega reRalned his feet
after the second knock down Palmer
snAshrd N terrific right uppercut 90
tho chin that put him out. not only
for tho count but for two full min
;::ss more. 1t was a smashing blow
--...ss.. .....tas :.gs.; On ths Jaw OF a
dropped like boaf fellad with an
AK. fnco down In the ring.
ortcga Appeared Dnsed.
There's no question but that Or
tsga was knocked completely out
by the sledge hammer blow that
ended the bout. But II 10 Just as
certain that he wNs not at himself
when he entered the ring, Ito acted
like "a man IN dnxe when tho gong
sounded starting hostilities. Orte-
gas manager, Joe Benjamin, con-
tinually shouted from the corner At
Ortega, urging him to get In and
fight" but II ortega heard he didn't
heed.
Benjamin protested that Palmer
used the kidney punch when he first
knocked Ortogo down, but the ref
cree paid no attention to him, Tho
blow was a straight right that land
I'd few inches below The heart.
other Bouts Splendid.
The banner crowd OF flsliC fans OF
the year that turned out for the ALI
star" program did not leave Conven
tion hHn disappointed, however, fol
the action In the Smith -Morrlaett'
and Durham -Osner affrays mur'
than made up for the ahortcoming
uf the main event.
Warnie smith Increased his popu
larity by administering "A spectacula
lacing To Morrisctte, though tn
Sand Springs cntrant gained the re
spect OF the fans by his gamenes
and ability TO absorb punishment,
Al the very outset Smith sale
into Morrisotto and reached cios
uuArters lie then started batterin
his opponents mld-section snit
landed an even half dozen smashin
rights Ia less time than IL takes
tell about II right at the same sp'
Ia Morrisettos stomach, the bloy
falling almost with the speed M
regularity OF trip hammer poun'
in9 home a rivct. lie danced al
Tented about MOrrisette like der
ish, and his left would flash OF
with such quiokness that Morriset
had no chance 20 dodge y,
NEorsisetta Reaten la Second.
Morrisotte went through u
punishment In the first round viii
Unt quIver ana with a game sini
90 his Hips. IL Is highly probabi
however that the smile was camol
flage, for smiths blows had a grei
force behind them and they hurt.
In the second Smith laid the -four
dation for his victory that came
the third. Again coming TO clos
Morrisette's face and as the men ser
arated Il was seen that he had lande
more than one IN the mouth, 10
Morrisetto was bleeding profuseL
Then the Bartlosville mauler turne
10 tho stomach again. lie thudde
powerful though short rights int
Morrlsettes body. and each one wa
30 hard that Il hfted Morrisette en-
tireiy off the floor for an inch
Morrisette was badly battered at tn
end OF the round and Il appeare'
only a matter of time until h.
would he finished
Smith continued Furnishing Nor
wisette for two minutes and 2 sec
ends OF tho third round. the
crossed swift-moVing right flusl
TO the Jaw. Morrisete'a logs turne
20 Jelly and he dropped for tn
count Smith helped carry him 1
his corner, then left the ring ami
the plaudits OF the throng Nor
rlsette was cheered loudly as he left
for Eamenoss never fails 10 score
hit and the black haired San
Springs youth certainly e9hihitad
liberal quantity OF it
The Bantanls Score "A Hit
hut little less spectacular was tn
first 6cheduled IO-rOuud bout N