The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-02
5O-ROUND CARD
OF BLACK MIXING
THURSDAY NIGHT
Simmons and Gahee in 10
Round Headline Oil
City Program
ToNIGHTs DUsKY CARD.

Gahcc, I2 rounds, ca,yweighis.
Zen Miller IS. Harry Lindsay,
10 rounds. llghtwclghts.
Kid Gardner W. Lightning Bug,
10 rounds, hca,ywclghts.
Bon ION W. Young Sam Lang
ford, eight rounds, llghtwclghts.
Starlight v. Young Harry Wills,
six rounds. wcltcrwcights.
Kld Inky W. speedy Bacon, siN
rounds, lghtwCights.
FifDy Ccourt 'om) rounds! Almost
ns many stauZns as the greatest
show on earth has elephants! stu
poudUua. awe inspiring, etc.
such Is tho fstic frolic in store
for Tulsa faudow Thursday night.
when dusky bnttlcrs ranging In hue
from "A pale. puny yellow 90 com
Portable. coal black, will hold forth
at Convention hall under tho aus
picos uf the OIL city Athletic club.
40 less than an even half II dozen
encounters are on the program, but
each and every ono Of the ~ maui
cre billed TO appear was under
surveillance Wednesday and Britt
Simms has guaranteed that the lot
OF them viii be on hand Thurs
day evening at the hour OF opening
the festivities.
Don't Worry Over Ler@th.
Prospective patrons are warned.
however. not To spend any unneces-
sary time worrying about having to
sit through half century of biting.
| No such calamity threatens. It's a
well known mortal c.nch that some
| OF these babies will lapse into
drcamland long before their ac-
Customed hour. II We were a bet
| ting man we'd willingly wager they
didn't have more than thirty rounds
at the outside. Matchmakers New
| man of tho O. c. a. G. was Just
/ foxy enough to schedule a-plenty
and more to make certain the pro
gram would be Chesterfield AN
enough 10 satisfy.
The brigade OF battle-scared box
ers finished preparations wednesday
for the evenings hempcd goulash
They all profess 10 DO rarin' TO 90
Thursday nights main event
should be rafting good encounter
as heavyweight mills go, providing
Bradford simmons of Drumrlght
lives up to the reputation he ha,
earned In Bmall-town fights In th'
last year or so. Simmons, who Il
"A powerfully-built young negro will
a good -natured grin Is being called
upon to take quite "A hurdle In meet
ing the tough Battling Gahee o.
Memphis in the scheduled 12-rounC
main 90. II simmons is as good al
his DrumrIght friends say he Is
Gahee may be flattened before tn,
b It Is very old-but II he is a falls
alarm he's In for Il sound drub
bing. Gahee who has had expert
ence stopping Jack Dempsey
punches in the champions traninl
camp is quite capable trial hors
and no third-rater stands mucl
chance with him.
Rest OF the Program,
Two other star" bouts ar
scheduled, both slated for
rounds. Many fans are eXpectin
tho Bcn Mlller-iarry Lindsay tilt
which is the semlwindup, to be tn
best entertainment of tho nigh
These light -hcavies are toug
cookies and are sure to put up
hard scrap. The other 10-rounde
viii! be between Lightning Bug an
Kid Gardner, big boys. As the car
above shows, an S-rounder and
pair of skies will mako up the res
Of the nights fun,
Convention hall will be divided 1
two sections for tho show. The en-
tire lower floor will be reserved 10
white fans, while the balcony wi
be turned over to the negroes.
this way all confusion will |
avoided, as each will have separat
entrances and exits ana mlnglin
will be entirely unnecessary.
The o. c. A. Z. has announce
popular prices for the show. wit
81 general admission and 50 (,
ringside seats.
Big Jess Willard, former hoav
weight champion. may be a que
at the ringside. Jess is in town al
has indicated that he would not
averso TO witnessing such n goo
nights fun as tho dark show prom
ises to be.