The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-15
Dy A. u. Stone

With the final tap Of the
gloves in yesterdays workout
at the T. A. c. gym, both
Jack Britton, welterweight
champion of the world, who
will defend his crown against
Morrie Lux, Kansas City lat
FOUNDER, in 12-round decision
bout at McNulty ball park to-
night, and the challenger de-
clare that they were ready
and waiting for the gong that
will send them on their way
in the third and probably the
hardest fought championship
battle ever staged in a Tulsa
arena.
Lux will put youth. strength and
determination against the cham.
pion's ring goneralship and craft
which carried him TO tho pinnacle
OF the weller division. In his attempt
to dlslodge tho crown which has
been riding on the veterans brow
II will be a fight that will delight
even the most exacting OF Tulsa's
fistic fans and promises to stand
by itself as a masterpiece OF the
roped arena, Lux has fought the
champion 10 rounds to draw and
has trained down to pins for his ef-
fort to hurdle into the champion.
ship. The champion. Britton. Ia a
real king fighting them all.
Britton and Lux will weigh In at
2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the
Hotel Tulsa. They are slated to
make 147 pounds. At the same
time Frankie Osner and Fisher will
weight In. They are to make 128
will enter the ring at the 122-pound
mark.
Gym Is Packed.
The T. a. G. gym was packed from
top to bottom for the workouts yes
terday. Louis Newman. promoter,
stated that II was the largest crowd
that ever packed the gym and over
a hundred fans were unable to get
inside to see the workout.
Jack Britton, announced that he
was ready for the fight and would
not work out.
Morrie Lux was given a great ova-
with the rope. Lux put In n fast
half hour skipping the rope and
shadow boxing. His felnting and
speed drew rounds OF applause.
Both Camps Confident.
II Britton is the favorite with his
manager. Danny Morgan.-and you
can shout II TO the four corners or
the earth that no is--the Lux camp
is Just as confident that the young
Missourian will give the veteran
ring master run for his money to-
night.
"Britton Is sure TO win. Lux Is n
wary scrapper and he carries great
deal OF punishment in his gloves, but
am sure the champion will retain
his crown" declared Morgan on the
eve of the battle.
Lux has gone over the route with
Britton before and the challenger II
better today than he ever was before
In his ring career" is the verde
of Chick Higdon. who Ia handlinl
the Kansas City welter for TIM
match.
Stout 10 Referee.
Harry Stout OF Milwaukee. veteran
referee Of innumerable bouts, will b'
the third man in tho ring tonigh
when the tile is at stake. Stout hai
refereed dozen championship
bouts and hundreds of others.
The balance Of the card Is righ
up 10 snuff. frankie Osner vii
meet Roy Fisher OF Muskogee In I
l0-round decision bout In the semi
finals. This is Osner's biggest scral
In Tulsa and is one OF the most i'm
portant that the young Tulsa nit
artist has run up against lately,
Joe (Kid) Spack, the fighting
newshoy, will be in Que corner II
the preliminary 10-round 10 decision
bout but Johnny Syrian. has no
put in his appearance and bantam
weight OF ability will probably b.
brought from oklahoma City OF
Kansas City, Newman said las
night
Show Opens at 3 O'Clock.
Mickey King will travel six fas
rounds with Mike Dudley, for tn
curtain raiser. The men are mid
dlewcights and the fight is a decis
ion affair, Pete Martin will tap th
gong at o'clock and start these twl
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