The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-29
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JACKIE CLARK TO
ARRIVE IN TULSA
TODAY FOR FIGHT
Interest in Labor Day
Bout Increasing With
Boxers on Way Here

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with the arrival OF Jackie Clark,
who NETS JEFF Smith at convention
hall Labor Day. set FOR today, In
tcrost IN the Elks' all-siar boxing
card Is increasing by leaps and
bounds. Clark wired Lou Newman.
who IL promoting tho show for the
Elks. that he probably would arrive
In Tulsa this morning, but II he foils
10 make train Connections lie will
land here late tonight
Training quarters will be opened
In Layne's billiard hall at Third and
Boston. and Tuisaus will be Biven
the opportunity OF seeing the noted
A. T.. H. champion In action right
away
Smith will be along Thursday. and
both fighters will put the finishing
touches on their training for the big
Labor Day bout here.
Brilliant Record.
Clark ~ coming 20 Tulsa with
brilliant fistic record. lie first en-
tered the fight game In 1914, four
years later than jeff Smith. but dur
ing the Intervening time, despite the
fact that he was In the army. serv-
Ing many months as Just Soldier
In the ranks" he has fought almost
iNl't lilt uuInDfT OF pOAtN LUuI
Smith has engaged in.
However. In making this assertion,
it In not In any way intended to re-
fleet on smith, az he has fought all
Contenders and often has gone out OF
his class in weight to get a match.
But Clark is a boy who Graves ac-
ton" nll the time. He, too, has
often clashed with heavyweights and
light heavywcights In order to get
match. Besides, he brought back
with him from France, where he
served Uncle sam, a record that won
favor for him everywhere. He was
declared mddlcweigh champion OF
tho American ExpedItionary forces.
following n series OF elimination
matche Ht Toul And after the home
coming festivities at Allentown. Pa,
were over, there was quite a number
OF boxing promoters on the scene to
match Clark with a number OF good
boys on this side of the pond. know
Ing full well that his prestige as
champion OF the A. Il. +. would be
big help In drawing a crowd.
Didn't Dodge Matches.
Did Clark dodge any OF these
matches? lie did not. His record
will show conclusively that he went
in for all the matches the promo
ters would make for him. In addi-
tion. everywhere he once showed bid
high for his service for another
match. Thus he engaged in many
bouts. He still Is the most sought
for and the most lodged middle
weight, with the exception of Smith,
who hoils from the flstic centers or
the east.
In stacking the Labor Day chances
against Smith, Clark, however, Is Bit
ing off no easy chunk. Fight man
ayers throughout the east. especially
those handling the boys who are
either champions or claim to be
| champions IN some states due to the
| grace OF the boxing commissions
look on Smith MS poison. He usually
Is nothing more or lesS than when
he gets into the ring with the mid
either stall through the length or
the match or hold and run so much
thht they make poor showing.
VIII Have Hands Full.
But when smith hooks UP with
| Clark here he will have n tussle on
| his hands. Clark does a lot OF things
in the ring that the "clan cham
| pions" do not approve Of. For an
stance. he fights with two big hands.
and when either lands solidiy 1t
! means the canvass. IL Smith Is able
/ TO dodge all these swings and work
his inside hoxingabillty he stands
a good chance OF beating the Allen
/ town boy In their encounter here. 1t
he fails he stands an equally good
chance OF losing some OF his pres
tige as a superior boxer and fight
er.
Tulsa fans are all eager to look
Clark over and observe his style of
| boxing before they draw their final
/ gnnHlnglnnQ InfngAafinn
are the records OF the two Differs,
showing that each has earned his
spurs in the boxing game.
Scml-tfnni to he Fight.
Another card OF the program
which Is attracting much attention
Is the ten-round hnut between
Frankie Osner and Stubby Durham
These two hantams are going into a
'Erudse' contest. In previous
matches they have broke about even
although Durham claims Il knockout
over Osner, landing one or his hay
makers on Frankie's Jaw AZ n time
when frankie was least eNpectinG
II. Now Osnor wants q get even and
will be IN mine fett,c when the gonr
sounds for him and Stubby to start
Stubby also Is Just rs anxious &c
get back in the harness" and think,
that a win over Osner win be bis
| HpSSt iST MINI IL wuulu ne, ana VIII
the prospect OF the winner OF this
bout having a chance to clash with
Champion Lynch AT q later date ir
Tulsa. both boys are going into the
match with a determination.
Seats for the Elks all-star card
will be placed on sole Wednesday n
the Buttermilk bar, Pete's bar ant
, Jack Gelfand's Jewelry store a
l0l 1-2 East Third street. II look
! Ike the capacity Of convention hal
will be taxed by the crowd tina
wants 10 SEQ the Labor Day card,
Enid Z; McAleSter 4.
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