The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07
LIKE DEMPSEY,
LEONARD, JACK
MEETS EN- ALL
Lux to Arrive Here Mon
day, Britton Due Lat
er in the Week
BY h. A. BRrDGEwATER

q III JllC w NCth
BY Il. A. BRIDGEWATER
II all the ring champions Nere
like Jack Dempsey, Benny Leonard
and Jack Britton the boxing game
would be Just about perfect.
There have been others. may be
. f.w who could be named at this
time along with them--but Demp-
aey Leonard and Britton were
nIgked because they were the first
i5 como to mind as typifying the
eyer-rcady. take-on -all-comers va
fiety Of title-holder.
They never dodge an opponent.
Whenever a rival appears on the
horizon who seems to have any claim
on tho title he is Immediately met
and disposed Of.
They Dodge Nobody.
This, Of course, is particularly
true Of Dempsey. The heavyweight
champion is 40 good that he's liter
ally in a class by himself. But he's
always ready He'd meet the negro
wills in Il minute II the match were
desired by the public or could be
satisfactorily arranged.
It's the same with Leonard. Ben
ny always has been busy cham
plon. There only one contender
he's never met--Tendler. And it's
Tenders fault, for arousing BEN
nv's enmity by claiming a $4,000
forfeit once when he was matched
with Leonard and the champion
had to call It off because OF an in
Jury to his hand In training.
And Britton, the "old master" OF
the welterweights, Is Just az high
class champion In his division as is
Dempsey among the heavies and
Leonard in the l35-pounders.
Almost 20 years actively in the
ring, We find Britton at 81 In the
midst OF tour of the west, meeting
the best that can be trotted out
against him--and in decision con-
tests where he at least has a chance
10 drop the title. Only Friday night
at Omaha he fought the tough Cow
boy Padgett. And next Monday
night May Is. in Tulsa, he'll meet
Morris Lux of Kansas City, 12I
rounds TO a decision.
Lux Has Outside Chance.
OF course. 1t can be argued that
Lux has no chance with Britton.
But on the other hand. Lux no
more than year ago in Kansas
city earned a good draw with Brit
ton in a 10-round no-decislon af- |
fair. This time II is to be IL rounds
20 referees verdict. and any time
such is the case you can never be |
certain OF the outcome.
Lux will be in Tulsa Monday to do |
his training for the crack at Brit |
ton a week hence. He has placed |
himself under the care of Chick |
Higdon, local boxing manager. for |
the fray, and will train as Chick in |
structs
Britton Is expected to get in |
about Thursday. The champion Is .
one OF those fellows who is always |
In the top of form. His age now re- |
quires that he keep fit all the time, |
Tor IL he permitted himself to get |
out OF shape once or twice he never
would be able to reach fighting trim
again. His training simply will con-
sist OF his regular day-in-and day
out routine.
Newman Arranging for Bout.
Interest in the bout here is mount
ing rapidly. Louis Newman, who
is staging the affair. is getting plans
all under way for the first pugilistie
encounter to be staged at McNulty
park Yesterday he was out at the
installation of the ring. etc. He al
ready has arranged the division OF
baseball field, figuring upon the
seats which will range In price
from W to IS. Holders of boxes
nave been notified that they will
nave first say on their own seats for
the bout.
No champion of the ring TODAY
mas more interesting career than
Jack Britton. Robert Edgren. the
New YORK sport authority, recently
summed up Britton's boxing life
about as follows:
Britton Worth $500, 900.
Jack Britton, welter champion.
~ credited with being worth more
man @ sSOo,O00, although he didn't
nave nave a dime when he hooked up
hanager) in 1919.
Britton is real champion. He
mas oeen boxing professionally for
H. years All the men who were
ms rivals In the early days of hi,
.aIeer nave gone by. and nearly ali
ate forgotten, but Jack hasn't even
11tumoled He is soon 10 give Benny
Ieohard another chance to fight for
tnu weIterweight title. Leonard has
ip2usnt Britton before. but even
sr,,,"S. with all his strength and
Sdaely hold his own.
one thing about Britton is hls
Susolute confidence--which comes
en- en- knowing just what to do IN
frS emergency in the ring. ana
rom feeling that he can match ]
ms ns rivals in speed and strength as ,
mom as skill. There is no more !
lever boxer than Britton.
:. brltton lost the welter tlt,e 'to J
~ h'u Lewis OF England away back !
-, I'i5' Lewis taking two decisions
,nF MN. But the next year Brit
,oH peat Lewis in a 2O-round ught. I
" the referees decision. In 1917
a. WIS won the title from Britton
~ 2O-round bout. taking Referee
i-ou o Bauman's decision. lie fourht I
s""ls four times in 1918. and {
Sf'eVHled f''Ied unable 10 overcome the q
siiasSihy White Chapel boys lead in
On ~, ~ ana hitting power.
g., Lewis was great fighter nj \
btal nay time. He even gave Mike Glib. !
Johs tough lO-rounds, carrying
thhee nsht to Nike at top speed ali ]
cioi Cne way. and came near having a s
'a'n' on middleweight honors. !
"p Then He Beat Lewis !
hut another Of Jack BrItton's
tarI t.,o, aacteristics is bulldog grade os !
ttrntacity lie won't give up' He
ana ",nfd and studied fighting form