The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-28
.LEGION'S FISTIC
CLUB IS DEALT
End HARD BLOW
Backers Had Hoped to Get
Even on June 6 With
Champ on Program
n. A. BRIDGEwATER.

camping on the trail of Joe
Carson Athletic club.
After announcement had
been made Saturday by L. H.
Lantz, director Of the Legion's
fistic organization that We'll
terweight Champion Jack
Britton and the rough-and-
ready Cowboy Padgett of
Colorado had been matched
for a 12-round decision con.
test to be fought here on the
night Of June 6, word came
late Saturday night from
Oklahoma City that Britton
and his manager, Danny Nor.
gan left there on a night
train for Chicago and had
abandoned all western plans
for the time being.
Britton's Hand Injured.
The reason given for the change
In plans for the 147-pound crown
wearer vas that Britton injured his
right hand seriously in the eighth
round OF his battle with Ray Long
at oklahoma Friday night. AS Jack
is due to fight Benny Leonard in de-
Tense of his title in New York later
this month he felt, as did Manager
Morgan. that the only thing TO do
was to give IN lesser bouts and re-
turn east TO rest and condition for
the Leonard affray.
Britton received the injury to his
main mauler when he planted a
sharp right on Longs tough Jaw In
the eighth. His right was practi-
cally out of service from then on.
Nothing was said OF the injury in
the Britton camp at the time. for
Britton Is not q fellow to alibi.
Lantz TO Arrange New Card.
News of Britton's departure for
Chicago vas received by the sport
ing editor of The World too late
Saturday night for the information
to be communicated to Director
Lantz or Joe Carson Athletic club.
However. Lantz has plenty of time
between now and June s to arrange
a substitute card to take the place
OF the Britton-Padget brush.A He
already has secured convention hall
IN secure a satissactorv card. the
manapenent NJ the auditorium no
aduht all, he n,i,Iirs - e,,a hin,
a later night.
1t Is possible that Lantz may
bring the popular Jeff Smith back
here for June 6 with some worthy
opponent. He had been endeavor-
ing to line Jeff up with somebody
who would stand a chance of
Wnlppo,s MN TOT a SNOW a1ons
aoout June ~. Jelt is TO Lisnt
ChucK Wlgglns 10 ROUNDS IN rev
orleans Monday night. May ~, ano
would AVE a week ana a DAY resi-
before June 6 which Is tuesday OF
the next week.
Smith VS.. Tunney Proposed.
Lantz tried to line up Gene Tun-
ney. the recently dcposed American
Interchangeable champion. for the
June 20 show here with smith as
an opponent. but Tunney's MANAGER
wired back at some length explain
ing that HIS man sustained a broken
nose in the bout with Harry Greb
last week and would not be IN con-
dition 10 take on such a tough OPP
ponent as Smith at such an early
The Smith-Tunney fight would De
a real event and 1t would be a big
thing for the game m Tulsa II IL
could be brought here at some later
date IL not now. Smith a boxed
Harry Greb on pretty even terms
several times In the last couple OF
years, winning a few decisions over
the Pittsburgh Jumping-)acX, LOSING
a few others n drawing In the re-
mainder. Tunney put up a great
light against Greb. beating the Plus
burgher In the early rounds n pc
ing himself beaten later on. rms
should mean that Smith and Tunney
we're rather evenly matched. Ana
Its a cinch hat n time smith
got In the ring with a fellow near
his equal II would be a great exhi-
oltion, one well worth the price OF
admission.
Legion Club in the Hole.
But getting back to the cancella-
ton OF the Britton-Padgett scrap
Again we say JoeICarson club Is
playing in tough luck. on h Smith
Clickner card last week the mer
backing the club lost a cool two
thousand plunks, despite the fact II
was one OF the best scraps seer mere
In many a day. 1t didn't draw q
corporal's guard. And now. Just
as the Legion club is figuring upor
getting even and then some with
card Ike BrittOn and PadgettA