The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-06
By u. A. BRIDGEwATER.

By ~. a. BRIDGEwATER.
There was a time when vii.
lie OK. o. Loughlin could
fight but
Them days is gone for
ever"
Presenting a pitiful front
to the smashing attack of his
rugged and determined op-
ponent, Loughlin was knocked
out in the third round of a
scheduled 15-round bout at
convention hall last night by
Cowboy Padgett, Dolores,
Colo, welterweight, who as
pires to a crack at Mickey
Walker and the title.
iothwcli Tosscs In Sponge.
Jimmy RothwelL who was hero
Al Lippe, threw in tho sponge with
Boughlin on his knees taking the
count for the third time OF the
round. lie had been floored by
Padgett for the count OF nine. then
five, and when he went down for
the third time in quick succession
Rothwell tossed In the sponge as
teteree Ged Gahan reached six"
in his toll
Loughlin was not out, and as two
minutes and 80 seconds OF the round
had passed 1t Is doubtful IL Padgelt
would have finished him before the
close OF the round, as the bell would
n ntcrvcncd in case there had
been fourth knockdown in the
toW seconds remaining. But Padgett
was laRding at will throughout the
Eight, and had scored n knockdown
In the second round, and II was a
cinch for him to quickly finish off
the veteran.
Loughlln was 'angerod by his
sccond'a tossing In of the sponge
lie got up as Referee Gahnn was
lifting Padgett's hand, and took a
punch at Rothwell as he went to his
corner
Loughlin Not Himself.
1t was by no stretch OF the imagi-
nation the *. O. Loughlin OF n year
ago that entered the ring against
Padgett last night Instead OF keen,
alert dangerous veteran. able to take
punishment and also give literally OF
the same. he was "A wobbiy target
helpless against Pndgetts Furnishing
attack and unable To protect himself
by an offensive of his own.
He looked In daze when he
entered the ring Many ringside
spC ctators thought he had been
drinking. but there was nothing TO
suhstantiato this.
Loughlin's appearance reminded
many of the finish of poor. old Bat
Ting Ortega who was knocked out
in the first round last winter by Kid
Palmer In the same ring. He had tho
same lost look the same utter help
lessness against a young and strong
opponent.
''Sbouid BE Barred"
Louis Newman, matchmaker for
the Magic City Athletic club, under
whose auspices the tight was staged.
declared Immediately after the bout
that LouEhiin should he barred from
ever getting into a ring again.
Hes undoubtedly through" said
Newman. II never saw n fighter
go back 40 much in year as
slumped SO or | never would have
matched him IN Tulsa. 1t Is only
three weeks since he fought Young
Denny. the southern welterweight
champion, In a main event In New
Orleans. and while Denny knocked
him out the knockout didn't come
until the thirteenth round. l thought
he would put up real fight against
Fadgett, who never was considered
Knockout puncher."
Newman recalled the fact that
Loughlin looked fast and In shape
in training Monday,
But II was different for him In
there with Padgett who was right
on top OF him from the first tap OF
the bell" he said
Padgett Never Hesltated.
And tbs was true, When the
gong opened hostilities, Padgett tore
into Loughlin like a tiger. He had
been instructed by his manager, Ray
Avis 10 work on Loughlins body
for the first five rounds and wear
him down. Padgett followed instruc-
tions 10 tho letter. only his onslaught
was so effective that the five rounds
We're not necessary,
PadEctt had Loughlin's face
bloody in the first round. In the
and drove him into a corner where
he ralned blows 10 the body. The
last OF a series sent Loughlin to tho
floor, but he bounded up before tho
referee started TO count.
In the third Padgett continued
his rushing tactics and II was soon
apparent that Loughlin wouldn't
last long Padgett knocked him
th~o"r rhe ropes with a right TO
the chin. and Loushlin would have
d. ,4. I,uor with his head but for
spectators catching him as he slid
of the platform. He climbed back
In and was put down for the count
OF nine with a left 10 the jaw, A
right to tho body floored him soon
after he got up and he heard the
referee count five before again get
ting to his feet. Then came the
end. the third knockdown and the
sponge from Rothwelrs hands,
The crowd. by far the largest OF
the season. which had been in high
humor throughout the night with a