The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-12
WALKER X. O.IS CLARK
IN nth: LOSER DOWN
SIX TINES IN THIRD
Pacific Coast Bater Gives Remarkable Demonstration
of Getting Up in a Huuy-Puts Up Good Front
Against Hughie While He Lasts--Frankie Osner
Finally Wins One Outpointing Johnny Ryan in Semi
Windup-Preliminary a Comedy Slat

Jack clark. san Francisco heavy
weight boxer. appeared Boo tho role
Of human india rubber bail 80 The
Tulsa A. e. gym under th" Terminal
hotel last might, with ilughio Walk
~. the celebrated Kansas City Iron
Man" playing opposite him nA
bounccr
Six times ,n the Third round %
The scheduled I0.rouud fRht bo.
ccu walker and clark and iu
but little more than "a hair "a dozen
seconds tho Pacific coast mhulur
wac knocked clcanN tu thc canvas
md each time bc bounded up and
came back fot moro with almost
unbelievable qulckncss. Tho boil
rang Just after he arose fur the
sixth time, and consequently It was
not until early I'm the fourth Hos.
aion that Walker was able to slip
over the haymaker aud put an end
60 hostilitics After the last knock
down Referee Bobby Burns didn't
trouble 10 count Clark out. but
simply lifted Walkers hand
\ Slnp-Bnhg Round.
As an exhibition Of up-aud down
stuff that third round last night
mover has been surpassed In q Tugn
ring, and probably never Will. Cl0rk
apparently never Thought Of taking
advantage of count Of eight or
nine to rest ard recover from
walkers punches 10 the jaw He
was up oach time almost as Referee
Burns said "ono" and no sooner
would he arise than tho "lron Man
would paste him another IN the
nelghborhood II the well known
button. and down he would go
again.
Ciarka anxiety 10 keep up and
fighting resulted In somewhat OF q
mlNup ana a whole lot Of confusion.
Aftcr Clark had been knocked down
an even hulf dozen times Refcror
Burns. seeing that tho coast battler
was In a bad way. decided to make
Walker stay in "A neutral corner--ns
he should under the rulcs--uutil his
opponent was ~ h!g feet, Clark,
however, tried To walk right over
the referee Ia got at walker. u
was a few seconds before Burns got
the boys squared off properly and
gave the signal to 10. And Just then
the bell rang.
Walkers victory In the fourth was
clean cut, lie landed n right upper
cut flush on Clark's chin and CLARK
dropped like a log,
Clark Hits Hard.
II was not "A bad scrap to watcl
from the first Clark appeared fat
looking more like a wrestler than
fighter, and everybody oxpoctel
Walker to finish him IN a hurry
However, his looks belied him
Clark was not easy by any means
lie displayed a surprising abilit
to hit. and held his own In the firs
two rounds. Frequently he slippe'
over one that Walker undoubtedl
felt. His blows would have becl
troublesome TO most opponcnta. hu
the Iron Mans" ability to "tak
em" stood him IN good stead
Walker finally located hln jaw m TIA
third with the result as already eN
planned
Osncr Ouipolnts Ryan.
Frankie Osner OF Springfield, Mo
won his first Tulsa victory when h
outpointed Johnny Ryan OF joplin 4
the cight-round semiwindup. orne
hit Ryan w,tn everything but IA
referees wrist watch In the last fc'
rounds but his punches lacked IN
steam necessary 10 score knyo.
This was rather interostln
scrap. Ryan showed all the game
ness any hiffer needs and frequent
ly assumed the aggressive, landin
ON Osner more than once, Osncr
him out of danger at an time
however.
4 shodulcd 6-round prehm' ma
between Fred petain of West THl'
and Jim williams of wichita was
good hurlesQuc On boxing. WI
Hams was TAT ana evidently new
the ring game. using his omen har
on Petain Ia the first round.
the second Petain hooked one
williams Jaw, and the Eapsnn d
nifty Annette kclcrman.
lhose about the ringsIdc II look,
az II he was looking Tor 80
place To dive. ana. not finding ON
lust chanced II and took p,unI
anyway.
The opening ON the program W
n battle royal between five Choc
late drops, kid inkN' cmergll
victorious.