The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-19
n. IL II ERIpGEWALTER


Punching vigorously at his op-
pon.uys body almost throughout,
Kd Palmer Of Tulsa won Referee
Gcd Gahaus decision over Curley
Smith. Eartlesville middleweight. In
A lg-ruuud bout before the oil CITY
A g. at Convention hall last night
Palmer forced the going at nearly
all stages Of tho mill and was clear
~ entitled to the verdict. Smith did
NOT seem 10 get at himself until late,
keeping ON the defensive entirely up
TO the seventh round.
The Kid used left hook most ell
fectiycly, occasionally cutting loose
with left and right Swings. He
landed on Smiths stomach countless
times. but the Bartlesville puncher
seemed little distressed by the pun
ishmrut Palmer landed but few
blows ON Smiths face.
smith Too Careful.
Smith appeared to be holding
himself during the early rounds, evil
IDENTIFY uneasy Apparently he was
very anxious to commit no breach
u tho rules, for at every suggestion
Of a low blow either by himself or
Palmer he wanted to shake hands
with the Kid. This finally got to
the puiut where Il was funny, and
Referee Gahau put a stop to It, but
IL was very evident that Smith was
IN earnest
A lot Of holding. chiefly by Smith,
made tho fight draggy at times.
Palmer was not guilty OF this in
fraction until late in the going.
In tho first round It looked Ike
the main event might be n vicious
affair Palmer opened with n fast
offensive, rushing in upon Smith as
the gong sounded. They went to-
gether and Palmer profited by
vicious infightihg.
Curlcys Nose Peeled.
Palmer peeled Smiths nose in the
second, but II didn't seem to rile
Curley much,
In tho third round Palmer drove
Smith around the ring and to the
ropes. landing his right repeatedly
10 the body Smith turned on him
and took the offensive, rushing the
Kid against the ropes, and they
swappcd harmless head punches.
This was an even round after Palmer
had won the first two.
A great deal Of clinching, hugging
and some hard infighting marked
the fourth round. The fifth was
without incident except that Palmer
swung hard in an effort to damage
his opponent,
A peculiar incident enlivened the
sixth. Palmer rushed Smith and
swung a number Of hard rights and
letts 1t appeared that he missed
with every one, but Smith crumpled
70 his knees apparently cOntending
ne had been foulcd Referee Gahan
didn't think he had been hit low
ana ordered him ito his feet.
Curly Lands In seventh.
Curley landed his first really good
blow In the seventh round. II was
stuff right cross that caught Palm
tr on the jaw and rocked him, This
appeared to anger Palmer. who
fought fast and furious the rest OF
the round. He landed his left hard
on Curley's Jaw.
They bHted heads in the eighth.
me Impact being heard plainly.
neither man was hurt by the crash.
Palmer had a wide margin up to
ms point. but Smith seemed finding
hlmself In the ninth. He smashed
hs right TO Palmer's mouth and
brought the blood. the first the Kid
had shed during the bout. Palmer
zane right back and rocked Smith
with a left to the head. and followed
II up with body attack.
Ihero was much wrestling early in
,he tenth, but 1t was also marked
y hard infighting. Smith was eau
'ehed toT the third time by the ref
gree Tor questionable blows.
smith got I'm his best work in the
eeVenth. He landed the right cross
nleanly FOR the second time. rocking
.le Nd The most spirited rally OF
INC scrap resulted, both men swing
s hard and exchanging blows. This
vas smiths round by clean mar
sh; me only one OF the ~ In which
w. nau much Of an edge. The twelfth
Ss tather tame. Referee Gahan's
uee'a!on pleased the crowd.
-Windup Plcascs.
me crowd was disappointed when
wy, vp ilhfgroye OF Muskogee, n light
SHnt was substituted for Billy
,o'tl'etie of Sand Springs as an
iIpp0nent for Warnie Smith OF Bart
,'H,' They forgot their displeas-
however early In the first
-Ssna when Warnie met his big foe
Fu,o.., Robert A. McRirney
Director. g2l S. Main
-Fhone Usage 1865 Advt.