The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-13
DELM0NT
REND FISTIC GAME
ION A REAL BOOM
IiObtweights Work Before
Bir Crowd; Warnie Not I
70 Box With Them

c.,o belmont, genial Memphis
.utweirhi and Jack Bawler of
nsaNo Who will meet for tho third
vuu,oin vu,o Tulsa ring next Thursday
uiut, M Convention hall, reached
hlsn' yesterdly on \schedule time
y w ycnt through their PAGES at the
1,.a snu A g. lvm In the afternoon
,ho benefit of a goodly sized
of mitt enthusiasts assembled
sg,be workout. Both boys looked
~ and neither needs much work
~ ~ No In condition for the coming
poib belmont and Lawler ex-
.assed Measure at the opportunity
ogaip exhibit their flstic prowess
~ Tulsa audience. They have
.rIy nanny memories OF this city,
~, both OF their former bouts here
uers 40 pleasing to the spectators
,bo, congratulations were in order
tor tho pair no matter who they met.
Wnrnle Not to Help 'Em.
Nether belmont nor Lawler was
accompanied 10y his manager. Al
ilnnr. who is looking after Del
monts interests, is In New York and
Joe Levy, Lawler's skipper. is de-
aimed in ST. Louis by en- engage
ment OF Pawnee Kaiser, another of
bis scrappers, on Tuesday night. He
viii be here in time for the clash
thursday, however.
4 fThe plan TO have Warnie Smith
work out with Lawler and belmont
has been abandoned by-Louls New
man. oil city A. c. matchmaker and
manager OF the BartlesWlle slugger.
belmont declined volubly when
4, Newman suggested Warnie as
sparring partner. Gene said he
rather thought Warnle might be too
rough. and he doesn't want to wear
himself out against a big tough well
ter. He preferred TO work with
smaller and faster boys more on the
order OF his opponent. Warnie had
promised not TO bo rought with the
smaller lads, but he might forget for
a moment and hurt one of them.
There are plenty of sparring part
ners available for both anyway, so
Warnie will be permitted to contin-
ue his work in Bartlesville and let
belmont and Lawler have the T.
A. c. sym to themselves.
Both Boys Work.
belmont worked first Sunday and
sitef going through the usual rou-
tine Of rope skipping, bag punching
and shadow boxing. he took on
George Courtney for four fast
rounds Courtney is one OF the
most improved boxers hereabouts
and he gave Gene a good workout.
Lawle, followed with u similar pro-
gram and finished by boxing three
rounds each with Walter Kid Cole,
the Drumright featherweight, and
frankie Osner. who fights IN the
smlwindup.
Judging from the enthusiasm OF
the faps, belmont and Lawler ap-
pear 10 be even favorites. The fans
are about equally divided as TO who
will be returned the winner Thurs
day night
Both LAWYER and belmont will
! work again today. tomorrow and
Wednesday. Gene will work out
from to and Lawler is slated to
N2rt the fireworks at 3.
The Game Popular Now.
What one good fight will do for
ne boxing game has been strlkingly
Illustrated in Tulsa since the Warnie
smith-Morris Lux set-to at Conven-
ton hall. Not only has everybody
been talking about this memorable
Altle, but every time anything of
iistic nature has been offered the
ans have turned out In numbers.
INST they packed Britt Sims hall
lor the darktown show last Tues
gay night Then, on Friday eve
hlng the best crowd the 7. A. C.
every drew turned out for Ssner
ahd spack. Yesterday afternoon,
shn Lawler and belmont slated TO
WORK, the T. A. C. quarters were
somisrtably filled. Not since the
asys when Carl Morris was the one
nope OF the white race" has boxing
peen 10 popular here.