The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-03
Crowd Electrified by Sen
sational Finish Of
Great Card
AMBROSE LOSES TITLE
Muskogee Feathcrweight l.
Victor-Convcntion Hall
Only Half Filled

fercd 20 Tulsa boxing fans In som"
time. Palmer was holding on ana
using cyrry Rrtifico Mt hla command
60 escape the s'ashing lrftS ana
rights that Alba was sending TO his
face and body ilr was fighting
back. but Alba was clearly IN" mas
ter Of tho situation whom IN" h"'
sounded.
Bccause of rnlmcr'H superior
science and his ability 20 overcome
Alba's aggrosslvencss. Referee Louis
/ Newman declared the go draw
II aid not please everyone, especial
ly the friends Of Alba, who diar"-
psrdcd points and overlooked RAJ
mcr's work before the final round.
At this point to wrltcr wants 10
explain that In saying that Palmer
had the shade uf tho "nlir" tlEhl,
until the llth, he does not wish 80
cast any aspcrion on Alba, for the
Tulsaflad did his Lowell best, best
that m almost every round cvened
things up, when palmcr's edge ap-
pcarcd extending.
Alba HIS Kick IN roth FISTS
Last nights bout was wondortul
Lesson to both hutogonlsts. 1t taught
Palmer the fact that his wondorthl
ascension up tho middlewcight ranks
has in a slight degree been halt
"a, ana IL df'lutlul'h Nlhi HN'' 49,
fact that the wonderful training
that he has been securing from
Chick Higdon ls the goods. and he
must keep II up. but 30 more ana
more In for science. He possesses "A
muie-like Kick with either left or
right. hle favorltc trick with Palmer
being the game that laid out Castle
berry and Redbird-a left To the
Jaw and right to the body
Palmer's tricks with tho gloves
wero also first class. the Texas lad
landing repeatedly on Alba's Jaw
and body.
Alba and Palmer milled round In
the first, sort OF studying each other
out First one and then the other
would strike blow. but II was AN
easy draw Tho second was some
what vigorous with both men ex-
changing blows at every opportuni
ty. Alba appeared 20 be using ms
TX, o." left and right considerably
Both men did lots OF missing. and
but little damage occurred to each
other.
Texan Tried 20 Avoid Jabs.
Palmer succeeded In penetrating
Alba's head defense In the third
and thereafter bombardng him with
his left and also playing for tho
Tulsa lads stomach. Alba did not
seem 10 tnlnu tD'Hls II "bH W VIZ
fourth that Alba began to lace
Palmer, and force the Texnn to duck
inccssantly to escape the sharp
Naccato drives that first raised n
cut under his left eye. then on his
forehead and n little more each
succeeding round.
In the NTH Palmer began TO ex-
tend himself. forcing the fighting.
and In that. the sixth. seventh,
eighth and ninth he had the best Of
things. His margin was large In the
eighth The tenth and eleventh
were also Palmer's. but In all OF
these stanzas Alba was trying and
giving good account OF himself.
Roth men did considerable slip
ping about and half-falling through
the ropes, 1t was IN the tenth that
Palmer slipped and accidentally
struck Alba below the belt but
while the blow hurt It was not
vicious and Alba did not claim any
exception on Il. Although Manager
Higdou asked for n ruling, nothinE
came of II and after the fight
Palmer went 10 Alba and explained
that no regretted the accidental
blow.
Tho twelfth did not start out 80
fine as II ended Roth millod
around and then Alba began using
his arms like whip hammers, heatinE
his opponent repeatedly about the
face. each blow seeming to mako a
cut and being unable To retaliatc,
Palmer naturally began hanging ON.
for In the cllnChes he Is particularly
good at fighting, but he was check
mated and the bell found him gasp-
ing and his face bleeding. with one
eye almost closed. Alba received
a beating himself but did not show
any carmlup
As boxing promoter, Louis New,
man deserves much credit. not iusl
because he has brought rinc card,
here. but because even i'm tho f,cr ot
slim attendance. Me- .uarrics on % n,
added another r,athrr to his can h,
his creditable work as referee OF nh,
main bout
Curley Smith of Muskogcc chal
lengcd the winucr
Second in interest TO the mar