The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-08
Timely Comment
BOXERS COMING HERE
TO GET PERCENTAGE
ONLY Y, SAYS NEWMAN
Happy LittIeton, Who Would Meet Winner of Tuesday
Nights Bout Between Battling Ortega and Palmer
to Be So Informed-Al Scrsppers Training Hard for
Triplc-Header Here Next Week.

Boxers exhibiting their wares lu
rulsa must be content with per
oontage OF tho gate receipts ~ a
pureA Louis Newman. on city
a. q. matchmRker and manager.
announced yesterday
The policy recently adopted by
Tex Rickard doing away with fat
guarantees and holding Hcrappora
down to n percentage will bc strict
ly observed hero, Newman said.
This announcement waS made up-
on receipt of request from Happy
Littleton, tho rising New Orleans
middlewelght for an offer 90 meet
tho winner OF the Battling OrtcgH-
Kid Palmer contest here next Tues
day night In Il Tulsa ring.
70 Invite Littlcton--on Percentage.
I'D like nothing better than TO
bring LittlctOn here said Newman,
"for no undoubtedly is one OF tho
greatest middleweight punchcra Ia
America today as his recent feat
of flooring Mike Gibbons twice Ia
q i2-round affrny shows III be
willing to give him n nice percent
ege--say 80 per cent Of tho gross
cato rocelpts-to take on the win
ner Of the Palmer ortcsa mi! here
later. But / won't make him
guarantee.
"a percentage Is all any fighter
IA worth. why should they ask
more than "a fair share ut what they
can pull In at the gate? Why
should BOXING club take "A Cnance
on losing several hundred or thous-
and dollarH Just To fatten up "A
fighters bank account?
'Im going to wire Littleton an
offer modiately after the Palmer
Ortega scrap--and It viii be an
offer OF a certain percontago--no
more"
Both Fighters willing.
Both Palmer and Ortoga eN-
pressed Willingness to take on the
New Orleans star, and the pros-
pect OF a match with the hard
hitting southorner here, which
certainly would draw n rich gate.
will spur them to greater efforts in
the ring. Both men are training
hard. determined to be In the best
possible physical condition next
Tuesday night when they clash In
their third combat with honors to
date fairly even,
ortega, who Is few pounds over
weight, did not box yesterday after
noon In his training, contenting
himself with weight cutting gym
work. The Mexican worked at top
speed for several rounds, and
worked up q healthy sweat.
THE Battior puts on weight fast
and takes II off just as speedily"
said II. benjamin, his manager, Az
he watched Ortcga go through his
conditioning antics. In "A week and
haif vi taking il easy. with plenty
TO eat and no gymnasium work.
he'll pick no 10 or ~ pounds, But
II comes Off without hurting his
strength. You can see several
pounds extra about his middle and
sides right now, but by Sunday it
will be missing
Palmer already looks In the well
known pink. The Kid has been In
training for some time, and II there's
an extra pound on him IL doesn't
show.
Hard Workout for Palmer.
Palmer put In "A strenuous after
noon yesterday. After the regular
gym work he took on three spaTring
partners. The first OF thrco sure
gave him a hot session, This was
Clyde Reed, young heavyweight,
who left the ring with bloody
nose after swapping punches with
the middlewciEht for two rounds.
"Stubby' Durham then entertained
faimer for three rounds, and Billy
Morrisette took up the task where
"Stubby' left OFF.
BY the way TIERS no doubt but
that Morrisetto is In deadly earn
est In his training for his encounter
with Warnio Smith. which will be
one OF the three all star bouts To
Ss put Oh by the oil City A. G., next
Tuesday. The Sand Springs lad
has boon training hard for more
than "A week, and he announced
yesterday that he had Topped Off 10
pounds OF excess.
Morriscttc is another Morris.
Morrlsetto is another one OF those
fellows like Carl Morris. There's a
certain amount OF cushion about the
waist that he cant get off, But Il
doesn't bother him I'm the least
when he gets in the ring.
OF the six battlcrs who are tC
appear In the triple o-header Tues
day night. four were seen yestcT
day at the r. a. C,---Palmer- Ortoga
Morrisette and Durham. Warui'
Smith. who meets Morrlsette. wen
to Bartlesville where no boxes Fri
day night. and Frankie Osncr, VIII,
meets Durham, has not yet roturne,
from Burk kburnett. Texas
The boys will work again thl
afternoon. Ortega viii don IN,
gloves today with mis- spRrrinl
partner. Tommy DAILY, and also vii
box with others incluiing MIX,