The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-10
BY EDWARD w. CocHRANE.

BY EDWARD w. COCHRANE.
The champion mites Of fistiana--
4 Joe Lynch, holder of the world S
4 bantam title and Pancho Villa, fly
weight king OF America-are going
TO do a bit different than crown
wearers care to do unless forced to
this week, when they will risk their
titles against worthy foes in the
feature battles of the pugilistic
schedule
Lynch will meet Eddie Anderson,
Wyoming bantam in a l0-round con
\ test in Davenport, Iowa, while the
FilipinO conqueror of Johnny Buff
will clash with frankie Genaro in
Newark. The thing that may enable
4 both to remain at the top of their
\ divisions Is that both contests are
sno-decision affairs. thus making it
necessary for the challengers to reg
lister knockouts to win the titles, and
knocking out champions in 10 or
12-round decisionless affairs is by
no means an easy task.
Anderson is one of the most dan
gerous punchers in the bantam divi-
sion and 1t is rather doubtful If
Lynch would take him on for Is
lrounds in New York. Eut in Daven-
port, where the referee cannot take
away his title II he stays the 10
rounds, Lynch will be able TO stall If
he finds himself In danger and get
through the bout safely. If he is
Ioutpolnted It really doesn't matter,
because that will only create an ar
gument that will result In another
bout with the same challenger later
on the same terms. This is 10 be
desired by any champion like Lynch,
who is in the game to amass a for
turn, and the clever New York lad
Is dmassing one as fast as any boxer
we know Of.
Challenger Is Dangerous.
Anderson has beaten some OF the
best bantams in the game. He is
very game and can take a lot of
punishment. Couple this with the
fact that he is clever and n puncher
and 1t is easy TO see why the pro-
motors picked him 10 go against the
King OF the class. But in Lynch he
Is meeting a real champion. Lynch's
Victories over Herman. Buff, Bur-
man and all the rest of the 49,
Founders shows clearly why he will
be the favorite to beat Anderson de-
sPite the fact that that the Wyom-
4hg scrapper Is a dangerous contend
P9 for his title.
Possibly the battle between Villa
and Genaro will attract the bulk OF
interest OF fistic followers. Genaro
has met the Filipino scrapper be-
t0re and made such a good showing
,hat Villas manager, after max
ing This match, tried to get out OF it.
-,
nave boxing commission, II isn't
50 easy to crawl out OF match once
made When Villa tried to cancel
he was informed by the commission
mat he must keep the engagement
or an effort would be made TO place
Ine ban on him, just as it did on
Johnny Wilson, who ran out OF a
match with Harry Greb in New
iork and was suspended by every
SohlnG commission in America and
barred by promoters where there
W no commissions. Villa did not
ere TO run the risk OF being out of
enjoyment, so decided TO keep the
Heharo engagement
, villa Fears Genaro.
NIIla is n good puncher and proved
LhSeh TO be real champion when
Z He knocked out Buff and DEBATED
several others almost as good. He
Nu punch, Is clever, and has been
sple 10 take punishment in his late
isn't although when he first ap-
peared az a top liner, he wasn't so
oggh' He can protect himself by
souhg on the defensive. II he is in
oshser In the Genaro bout. II being
no-decision affair, but he is due
~ one OF the most interesting eve
Ing entertainments he has had
% a'uee no won the title. Only a knock
@ ses can relieve him of II and Gem
~ Is capable OF registering the X.
80 a"op Il he plants it in the proper
mere are several other highly In
MA lSHhg bouts on the weeks sched-
h,a, charley White, justly cele-
nraIe,u ieft hook artist, who seems
,inos 70 think and act at the same
nios ov OF he might have been cham
Me-, Years ago, will meet Ritchie
Me- Tor is rounds in New York.
FAM mas dropped from the front
.rsi ol hghtweights because OF sew
on a., ,hhockouts received at the hands
RocL,.N men as Benny Leonard and
qulte an argument.
w,u White Must Win.
Laona Is IN line for a match with
IA ra as soon as Benny decides
nor Inter the ring. Thus he can
MncsuiTUrd TO lost TO a fighter with
Mltcheiis present rating. Should
LAnna-5 win Whites chance to fight
ssb "a VIII be chrcked into the
chsy.nuIny Dundee, Junior lightweight
tonap p,oh' who has been idle for
Broot1,he' VIII box Gene belmont in
'h' Dundee, should travel