The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15


ZION han ucxl Wednesday night
Reeves. whose Inst appearance In
Tulsa vu1 something mpir than u
y'pr ago when lac defeated the
forWrr middlcwolght champion
George Chp iu 10 rounds. looks
much Tho puS and weighs within
q pound or Two OF what hc diI then.
Reeves has had "a long rest from
ring Worlt having had but two bouts
iu the last yoar due to breaking IL
bon. boz his right arm in fight
with Young Bob Fitzzimmous at
Dallas iu January OF iH2t
Reeves last nEht was Just fow
weeks ago with Young Peterson. u
Montana lia knocked out Peterson
ln the fitth round. putting him down
twice. lie said the healed arm stood
up well In this battle, and, having
given II practically n year to mend.
hc doesn't believe II viii give him
any trouble iu the engagement with
Cickncr.
lie Let the Arm Rest.
While the arm was Couvalcscing
Reeves stayed at Red Lodge where
his father owns n coal mine. lie
got much exercise I'm the open and
Kept on light training all tho time
TO stay In condition. Jack admitted
however, that he didn't dig any coal
for his father. Ills training avs not
enthusiastic enough TO cause him To
turn coal miner.
Reeves weighs about lGi or 1855
and expects to enter the ring at 1862
or lG3, his regular fighting weight.
lie Will ConCcde siN or seven pounds
to ClClluer
Reeves worked out yesterday
afternoon at the Tulsa a, g. gym
under the Terminal hotel, and will
appear again this afternoon. Sailor
Clickner also h working daily.
Reeves viii appear first today and
Clckner win follow, Jack starting
nt o'clock according to plans.
Other boxers to take part In
Wednesday nights show also viii be
seen though neither OF the semi
windup contenders. frankie Dean
and Freddie Lincoln. has arrived yet
Real Entertainment To-day.
| Art Applegate OF tho r. A. G. gym
said last night that there would bo
a regular four-round boxing contest
| this afternoon following the work
/ outs OF the fighters. lie wants fans
attending the workouts to be enter
/ tanned. lie also plans to have the
bncgro shlmmying champion who
I made such a hit AT Britt Sims show
/ Friday night 'do his stuff at the
gym this afternoon.
Manager Newman of the oil city
{ A. G. has not yet definitely learned
whether his third all-star bout o
| the Wednesday night show is on
/ This contest was to he betweer
I Patsy Flanagan OF oklahoma CIT!
and Jack Mcdowell Of Fort Smith
/ Flanagan wants Mcdowell To max,
| 60 pounds. but the Arkansas mid
dlewcight doesn't wanr TO try to get
/ below 1852. This Fmay prevent
/ the offering OF this bout. but New
/ man is stlll hopeful that Flannigai
/ viii consent to forget the tw,
. pounds.
Tho siN-round heavyweight COP
/ test between John Wilcox, tn
| fighting B!Xby high school boy an
/ clyde Reedcr of Tulsa. has beef
called off because Wilcox Is suffer
Ing from an injured hand. The in
| jury was sustained In the sensa
tionnl bout between John Wilcox
! the fighting high school boy. an,
clyde Rcedor at the last Convention
hall show, Harvey stone, manager
Of WilcoN, doesn't want TO take ,
chance on seriously injurlng hi
proteges. and refuses to let him g
n ON until he knows the hand has ON
tirCly healed