The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-08
u, EpwNnD W. cocnRANE.

By EDWARD w CoCHRANE.
one worlds champion aud several
who entertain championship aspird-
lions yin appear In bouts that Tea
tIre this weeks fistic card on three
continents Promoters arc contin-
ually casting about for men who may
snmo day develop sufficiently 10 iitt
crowns from tho heads or present
wearera and thus they will nave
their interest centored on battlea be-
tween Billy Miske and Tommy CID.
hons IN New York Friday night ana
Louis Firpo and Jim Tracey IN
Ruenos Aires today. Jack Brtton ~
the old title holder In action, He wiz
meet Jimmy Kelley In Havana. cuba.
Tuesday.
This Flrpo person came to this
Coiintry last year heraldod as the
naNt heavyweight king lie had
couple OF battles In the east but his
work was not sufficiently impressive
10 cause American followers OF bos-
ing, who know championship timber
when they see II, to become enthusi-
astlc about his prospects TO ever rise
above the third rate class, But down
IN South America they think flrpo
is n great fighter and it Is well thht
he remains there for most OF his
ring activity.
should Re Good Match.
Firpo Is big fellow, very awk-
ward and In said 20 he able 20 stand
about half ms much punishment as
the ordinary good America fighter.
but this may be IA mistake because
he never fought man In this coun.
try good enough 20 discover just
what ability he had.
Jimmy Tracey comes from AnA-
trAlla He II another OF the same
type MS Firpo. He may some day
amount to something as heavy
weight fighter but the prospects are
that he will not. Uo Ia n good man
10 pui asains; f'irPo. Il makes
very even match and viii give the
fanatics of the home village OF Firpo
plenty OF entertainment.
Real Humble for MIskc.
About year ago Billy MiHko, who
had been III for long time OF
nervous ailment, recovered fully ana
stnrted TO beat back up the heavy
weight ladder. From the start he
wns successful. He defeated lot
OF good men ana finally knocked out
Fred Fulton as quickly almost as
Jack Dempsey toppled the giant
pinsterer 10 the canvas. This con-
vinccd fistlc followers that the man
who was knocked out hut once IN
his long career and that time by the
heavyweight king. really Is a better
firhtcr than he showed when Demp-
sey whipped him and may yet sur
prise the salt Lake city assassin
Miske's main object when he started
back was To get another fight with
Dempscy--thus making his fourth
THE first two were no-decision af-
fairs that went the limit. In doing
80 he realizes that he must beat the
best second -rators. lie has whipped
about all OF them and Tommy Glib
bons Is his next hurdle.
Gibbons Trying Come Back"
The celebrated brother OF the 10
nous middleweight Mike Gibbons,
was rated as the most logical op-
ponent for Jack Dempsey until be
bumped Into Harry Greb In New
York and Grch gained a decision
oyer him. This was sort Of set
hack for the St paul lighthcnVy-
weight and little has been heard OF
him since. He launches another
campaign this week howevr, That
ne hopes will get him another hat
tie with Greb and VIII eventually
put him In line again for crack et
ia king pin OF puEihsm Gibbons ~
a good boxer. n hard punchcr and
can take lot of puni shmcnt. He Is
lust as crafty as Miske and as good
n ring general N Miske beats him
he will be entitled TO every consider
alton as a possible foe tor the cham
plun. Any man who can heN Glib
hons Is right next to the top
Jack Brittou, wcltcrweight cham
plon OF the world, has been very
quet for some lime but he viii re-
turn TO the hemped arena this week
10 meet a man who cannot be taken
seriously--as achampiunship CON
tender Jimmy Kelley H. very good
boxer but lacks quite bit OF being
in Brlttun's class. u was chance
to show Britton in Havana and the
promoter saw an opportunity 20
gather a handsome profit.
Annette Dining Act.
Joe Beckett, the Annette Keller
man Of boxing is going TO take an
other dive in London this week un-
less he surprises everyone. includ
ing himself. He is 10 meet Frank
Moran, pittsburgh veteran, again
they fought before. and Frank
pianted his Justly celebrated Mart
Ann" wallop against the glass jaw OF
the London false alarm, with the re-
suit that Beckett dived 10 the can
vas. No doubt Moran will repeat,
although he is old enough TO retire
Beckett can Outlook Moran, but ne
cannot outpunch him. Just what
condition Frank is In is question
out OF condition he could not whip
anybody--not even Beckett.
Battling SIKH called off his match
with the German heavyweight be-
cause he was advise that il would
cause he was advised that It would