The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-27
BY EDWARD w. cocHRANT.

Although the winter boxing season
Is on the wanc, there seems to be no
lack of activity in the homped arena
In the United States. with the legal
ization of the glove game in many
more states due to recent legislation
in favor of the sport we are swing
ing into summer campaign that
bids fair TO be the best in the his
tory of the game of fisticuffs in this
country. During the current week
there are % battles OF more or less
Importance, most OF which are by
men who are camping close on the
| trails OF the eight reigning cham
plons.
Joe Lynch, the busy little New
Yorker who holds the bantamweight
title, is the only crown wearer TO
enter the arena for the next seven
days and Joe will take on rather
mediocre opponent in Eddie Pinchot
at Pittsburg, Pa. Pinchot is not
known to most followers of boxing,
especially In the west, but he Is
rated as topnotcher around Pitts
! burgh, where he has done much Of
his fighting. only wide stretch of
tho Imagination could cause anyone
to cong1le Pinchot n chance with a
man of Lynch's ability.
There are other battles that are
more attractive. although titles are
not at stake. one of these will bring
together Pete Herman, former
| holder Of the bantam title, and Will
lie spencer, in "a 15-round slash in
New York. Spencer is one OF a
small army OF good boxers who have
come into prominence since Z Is
round decision bouts have been legal
in New york. Spencer has beaten
a lot of good boxers in his home city
and promoters believe he has arrived
at point in his career where he is
entitled to a test against the best.
An Elimination Bout.
This bout is booked as an elimi-
nation affair, the winner 10 meet
I Lynch. Joe promised Herman a
short time ago that he soon would
| be given an opportunity 70 regain
/ the title. No promoter has cared
( to offer the proper purse forl the
/ fight. so it has not been scheduled,
/ In the meantime each Is meeting
other foes. Should Herman lose TO
/ Spencer, the New York Had win step
/ into his place as challenger Spencer
| Ls young a good puncher and Is
clever He at least has a chance to
take the decision from the New Or
! leans Italian, who will be out or the
running should this occur.
Jock Malone, a challenger for the
wclterweight crown and one of the
cleyerest OF his division, will meet
/ Frank Mantell. rated as champion
welter OF Canada, in a bout at Tulsa
| Malone comes from the Mike Glib
bons school at st. Paul. lie Is of
/ the Gibbons type - fast, clever,
shifty, a splendid ring general and Il
good puncher, Malone Is rated by
many as the boy who eventually will
take tho championship from the
veteran Jack Brltton Mantell Is a
rough slugEer, thoroughly game and
! "A hard man to beat. This should
! be a splendid ring attraction for the
! boxing bugs OF the hustling oil city,
which has been pugilistic headquar-
ters OF the southwest for several sea %
sons.
Sume years ago F'rankey Mason
was considered the flyweight cham
pion OF this country, but after he
| lost TO Jimmy Wilde and two or
three othorr, he was relieved of that
! title and Abe Goldstein OF New
| York took his place. Abe will de-
fend the crown this week by meet
ing Johnny Bluff another new
conner in New York. Goldstein has
beaten all the 110-pounders of the
east. He Is said TO be classy enough
to beat most OF the bantams but has
stuck TO his own division because
he finds plenty OF ready foes i'm New
York. The bout is l5 rounds and
is billed as an American champion
ship affair.
Test for Billy Britton.
Billy Britton of Columbus, Kan
who leaped into the glare Of the
sporting calcium about six months
ago when he had apassed a record
that was well crowded with knock
out victories and ala not register
defeat, will be put to the acid test