The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-23

Such n Contest impossible.
Now let us have the real truth
about n boxcr-wrestlcr contest.
In the first place, such a contest Is
impossible.
There's no more sense IN II than
in n champicnship battle between
a chess player and II poker player,
each using his own implements and
technique, one with chess board
and chessmen and chess moves, and
the other with IA deck of cards and
a stack OF chips
A boxer does his work while on
his feet. A wrestler isn't fairly in
action until on his hands and knees.
In contest" between n boxer
and a wrestler, the wrestler would
need only to lie down on the floor
II he was In trouble, when he'd be
In n position peculiar to his own
game and fairly safe from boxer s
attack. To get at him the boxer
would have TO give up boxing and
play the wrestler's game.
But IL the wrestler went to the
floor, according to boxing rules.
he would be down and subject to a
10 second count.
OF course a wrestler-bo contest
might be just n rough-house fight
with no rules, the survivor to be the
winner. Such n contest couldn't be
held In this country except Illegally
and in private. like :he old time
prize fights. No boxer or wrestler
with any regard for his reputation
would take part In such a contest.
McVcy and the Jiu Jitsu Expert.
Now consider what might happen
in a grappler-boxer battle.
Ga. NJ
Vey and Sam Langford were fight
ing each other return mate hes down
in Australia, Sam McVey was chal-
lengod to mixed match by white
man who had studied jiu titsu sew
cral years In Japan and had been
awarded first class honors In that
country.
Under the terms OF tho econtest
there were to be three bouts, two
out OF three to decide the winner
Each man was to use any fighting
method at his command, nit, kick,
gouge, twist toints--the only condi-
ton being that either could resign"
II helpless.
Jiu jitsu is n scientifically studied
and highly developed system COM
bining wrestling and other fighting
methods. The grips and holds are
Celebrations OF present wrestling
methods sat which Lewis, for ex.
ample, Is adept. As u fighting art
jlu jitsu is far more effective than
wrestling.
In the first bout the ju jitsu ex-
pert got McVey's arm in a twist
from which he couldn't escape. and
he resigned. Up to this point big
Sam thought tho match was Joke.
He was laughing and making no at
tempt to fight. But now he was
mad
Coming out for the second bout
McVey danced around and waited
for an opening. As the JJu Jitsu
man reached for grip Sam whipped
right hand over to his chin and
knocked him down. Before he could
move Sam jumped on him, grabbed
both his ears and banged his head
on tho floor. That ended the match.
The iiu jitsu expert was so Complote-
ly Knocked out that he was unable
10 come back for the third bout,
and he was so thoroughly convinced
that he didn't ask for "A return
match. although he did alibi a little.
lie said he didn't expect Sam to use
anything as crude as an ear hold for
n finisher, and anyway he had Just
recovered from an attack ~ malaria.
Good, Strong Boxer Would Have
Little Trouble Knocking Out
Wrestler.
Taking Dempsey as a boxer type
any boxer like Dempsey would
have little trouble knocking out n
wrestler. Quick footwork, n keen
eye for n opening, and a terrible
punch such az Dempsey carries in
either hand would settle a match In
a fifty.
Wrestlers may look fast when op-
posed TO wre5tlers. but compared TO
boxers they are slow as a truck be-
side a racing car. Wrestling makes
men slow. Wrestling is an exercise
In which the muscles are submitted
to long strains that take away all OF
the snappy, sudden action that Is
used In boxing. Wrestling ruins a
boxer, by making him too slow 70
box. There isn't 4 case on record
OF any man who was a first class
boxer and first-class wrestler al
the same time. Tom ShdI key lost
his fighting speed when he tried 20
become 4 wrestler. Gunper Moir,