The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-18
Mngpit1s of MddleWeight
! DiUiSiOn to Display Wares
In Convention Hall Work
Bout Definitely OFF at Wichita and Boxers Will Leave
for Tulsa Tonight After Concluding Business There
Special Train to Be Run From Kansas Town Here
Many Requests for Reservations Received.


O'Dowd, principals in the
greatest ring battle ever.
staged in the southwest, will
arrive in Tulsa Wednesday
morning TO begin preparatory
work for their lj-round de-
cision engagement here on the
night OF Tuesday October 25.
When the contract was
signed providing for the
transfer Of the star middle
weight contest from Wichita
to Tulsa it was announced
that the boxers would be here
Tuesday. However, the writ
er Monday night talked over
long distance phone with A.
Il. Russell, secretary of the
Western Athletic association
Of Wichita, and was informed
Chat they would be unable to
leave Wichita until Tuesday
night which will put them in
Tulsa early the next morn
ing.
BoXcrs tu Work Dnlly.
From Wednesday until the day Of
the battle Gibbons aud ODoWd viii
work out In public daily. Mr. Rus
sell said. They already are IN per
feet condition. hc added, but hghtl
training viii be necessary To keep
Them ON edge and they want the
public to have ample opportunity
tu look them over before the meet /
ing In the ring Louis Newman, !
matchmaker Of the OH city A. C,|
under whose auspices the show is
TO be- given said the public work
outs Of Gibbons and D'buWd would !
be at Convention han. as other
training quarters would not begin to |
accommodate The crowds certain tul
turn out to see the master glove
men In action.
The last possible question OF the
bout being transferred from
Wichita here. was officially removed
yesterday afternoon when the dis
trict Judge of Sedgwick county
(Wichita) held that The proposed
contest would be n violation of the
Kansas boxing laws. This cinchcd
the transfer as arranged sunday by
the Western Athletic association
and tho Oh city a. &. As far an
undoubtedly know when they were
here Sunday that they were beaten
b. Kansas. They certainly must
have had tip from the authorities
That the attorncy-generals orders
would go. so II was all settled when
the contract was sgned.
News Causes Furorc Here.
Announcement that the bout had
been transferred here caused the
n A a.
circles. - see they're going 10 have
the big fight here was remark
heard frequently Not "A single ad-
worse remark was heard. Everybody
seemed clated to think that Tulsana
were to have chance to see such
stellar glove attraction without
having to leave home for IT,
Scores OF telephone calls. many OF
them from points outside the city
and few even from outside the
atatc, we're received at Pete Mar
tins and other places.
Site Not Definitely Picked.
The scene OF the battle has not yet
been definitely settled. 1t was an
nounccd originally that II would
be held in Convention hall which
ordinarily is used here for boxing
exhibitions, but ON account of the
certain immense demand for tickets
a larger place Will be secured II
possible, An attempt was being
made yesterday Co arrange TO hold
the bout at McNulty park, but Jim
Crawford, prcadcut of the Tulsa
Baseball club was out nr the city
and had not been located up 10 Mon
day night. MIR, Crawford has made
~ a rule not 70 permit boxing con
tests at McNulty park, but, in view
of the unusually high character OF
this particular bout, and I'm order
,a.N
na viii seek reservations, IL was
thought possible he might unboni
and rent the q, e.. A. &. the park
'Just this once"
Some other sites also were sug-
gested yesterday, but it Is not be
licvcd any would be satisfactory eN-
cept McNulty park. In the event
Mr Crawford cannot see his waJ
clear to permit holding the contest
there. Convention nall Is avail utle.
While the municipal au .itm Will
accommodate only about 1000 COM
fortably sim a gupd MANI more
than that can he saJ horned In in
pinch. and this win certainly be
n pinch.
Even IL owner crawford OF the
baseball club should give his per-
mission FOR the use Of the park there
Eilll remains one possibility that
might prevent It's use, That Is the
chance that the managers or GID
bous and O'powd and the Western
Athletic association officials would
object to an opeu-air bout this late
IN the year. while the weather
right now is perfect Il is possible
there would be change In "a week.
Interest n Wichita Not Killed.
The fact that the bout has hron
transferred from Wichita TO Tulsa
has not killed the immense enthus-
iasm OF wichita people over the
match. according TO Secretary Rus
sell OF the Western Athletic asso-
ciation. Mr., Russell told the sport
ing editor OF The World that every
man he had talked to today who
had bought tickets in Wichita in
formed him he would retain his
reservation and come TO Tulsa foi
ny Believe that fully 75 per cen
OF the reservati9ns made IN Wichiu
viii be kept" Mr., RusSS,i Said.
The magnitude of the wichita in
s ,b,,s can he appreciated whe