The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
Smith and Clark Feared as
Hard-Hitti11g Champ Tamer>
Principals in Labor Day
Card Here Never Pass
Up Dangerous Men

JCff smith, n mlddleNCiEht boxer
who bars none Of them, regardless
of weight. is "a member OF tho Elks.
and q man who has lived lie al
most the equal OF Brltton, the well
tcrwcight champion. who knocked
out Morris Lux here in his last ex-
hibition. Besides he has been seek
ing n bout w.;h Harry Greh the
Pittsburgh windmill. for many
months, and the Smoky city wonder
has as consistently lodged match
with smith a5 has johnny Wilson,
the middlcwcight champion. Both
apparently are as afraid OF Smith as
n "tin-cauncd terrier" is OF small
boys.
Takes Them An
But Smith has turned down moth
ing In the way " a bout In recent
years lie has not oven drawn the
color line. In fact he takes great
delight IN showing that his ring
gencralship ana knowledge Is super
ior to any colored fighter near his
weight who win enter the ring with
him. Just this week he did every
thing but maui the daylights out Of
Jamaica Kid. ono of the best black
fighters IN the game, one who has
stayed the 12-round limit with sam
Langford and many other big colorcd
fighters.
However, when Smith hooks up
with Jackie Clark, the A. r.. f. mid
dlewelght champion here Labor day
at the Elks All star boxing card at
convention hall. he IS going to be In
the ring with another eastern mid
die who has barred none OF the
boys from the 20O-pound class down
to his own weight.
In "Outcr Circle"
Both Smith and Clark seem 20 be
unpopular boys when IL comes TO
getting n chance at the man who
holds the title. Tulsa fans can easily
realize why Il is hard for Smith to
get bout, Easily he is one OF the
most finished products the boxing
game has ever turned out. lie is
not only clever but a ring general
an educated man, and a man who
thinks before he acts in most every
instance.
Clark, on the other hand, is one
Of the best boys Pennsylvania has
ever produced. Had IL not been for
the world war today he might not
he in the boxing game. He went
across with the boys. fought with
them until the armlstice was signed,
and then when amusement was need
cd volunteered his sirvices as a
boxer. Contest after contest resulted
In him the victor. Finally he was
declared the mlddleweight champion
OF the A. r.. F.. a title he need never
be ashamed OF, for all the boys tried
for II.
when he returned home, arms
sunbrowned, carrying rifle and
singing patriotic songs. he thought It
would be easy to get "a chance TO
fight the best boys In tho land for
the championship. But his lot has
been like Smiths. Both have con-
slstently been denied a chance at the
crown, aud records chow they have
been lodged hy the boys who CON
stitute the ring"
For instance. Harry Greb, the
Pittsburgh whirlwnd, has been Of
fered matches with Smith In New
York, New Orleans, Boston. Youngs-
town, ohio, Pittsburgh. Brooklyn,
Jersey City. Philadelphia, Buffalo,
Milwaukee and Greb has either re-
fused ur found n gOud plausible ox-
cuso on his part 10 dodge the match.
Outstanding Match.
Smith and Clark have "A lot In
commemorative can get n match
with tho champion and the near
champions for all are afraid OF them,
All Of which shows that Lou New
man, In making the match between
Clark and Smith for the Elks on
Labor day showed a keen insight