The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-27


strated his superiority over
the ancient and crafty
Zbyszko in a spectacular
match at Kansas City Tuesday
night. Ed (Strangler) Lewis,
worlds champion heavy
weight grappler, is in Tulsa
to defend his title tonight
against the prowess of a rising
and formidable foeman in the
person of Cliff Binckley, the
Ohio State university product.
Lewis Cocksurc of Victory.
The Stranger comes TO Tulsa su-
premely confident Of bowling over
this aspiring young person with the
same ease that he has howled over
many others in his remarkable cam
paign since relieving old libby of
The crown at wichita a few months
back. It's not that the mammoth
Kentuckian underestimatcs the
youthful strength and ability Of
Buckley. but that he has an abid-
ing faith in his own great power
and mat cunning.
Lewis triumph over his most promi-
ncnt rival, which was achieved be-
fore crowd Of at least 5000 spec
tators in the great convention hail
a. Kansas City, the Lewis -Binckley
match finds Tulsa fans highly en-.
thuslastic over wrestling, and indi-
cations on the eve of the contest
were that Tulsa's convention hall
also would be pretty well filled for
the event,
BInckley's Different View.
While there's no question In
Lewis mind about the outcome Of
Thursday nights ENHANCEMENT,
Buckley has quite a different view
Of It. The massive young Ohioan
thinks he has an excellent chance
10 upset tho dope and wrest the
crown from the Strangers brow.
Well does Buckley remember his
one former meeting with Lewis I'm
New York last February, when he
gave the Stranger a great and even
battle and was beaten only by two
so.Caled flying falls when he de-
clares his shoulders actually were
not even near the mat. Blnckley
successfully broke Lewis greatly
feared deadlock in the match evtry
time Lewis clasped one on, which
uttuitSS To say, was every NIIlc ~
had the opportunity.
Tonight Binckley will not have to
worry about losing his opportunity
through such break. In order
, for Lewis to win he must pin Blnck-
leys shoulders squarely TO the mat,
and this, the Buckeve collegian de-
olaros, he won't he able to do.
Buckley relies upon his youth,
speed and endurance overbalancine
Lewis admittedly greater strength
and his ordinarily deadly deadlock.
Planned Ballroom Workout.
Plans for unique workout in the
Hotel Tulsa ballroom. in which both
Lewis and Binckley, as well as
We'll II; others, were to participate,
fell through Wednesday afternoon
10 the disappointment of a large
crowd Of fans who had assembled
for the occasion. The grapplers
were on the scene not only ready
but anxious 10 timber up their giant
muscles for the entertainment OF
the fans and their own well-being,
but the OIL City Athletic club failed
10 secure a mat and the workout
necessarily was abandoned.
\ -, Lewis, however. was not to be
, mus cheated out of working when
ne thought he really needed the
exercise. After his strenuous CLASH
with the gray-haired Pole at Kan
gas city the preceding night, fol-
lowed by a long railroad journey TO
Tulsa, the champion said his mus
e'es needed work. Felt little stiff
ne explained. SO he stripped in his
quarters and proceeded to shake the
pudding with some setting-up stuff
ne picked up while in Uncle Sans
army
After finding that no workout
would be included IN his afternoon
hlh.kley contented himself with
stfoIlng about town for a while,
permitting the natives to gaze with
more or less awe upon his tre-
mondous proportions. So far as
needing the training goes. BInckley
Sah get along just as well without
lor he has been doing nothing
else Cor the last two weeks anyway.
ne Is in wonderful trim.
- Evcnly Matched I'm Weight.
,,h'sardless of the outcome of the
ay-and there really are some
s' Sno sincerely believe Buckley will
sne stranger one OF the biggest
surprises of his career-fans who
H 70 convention hall are assured
seeing real contest OF giants
Is"'s wlll weigh around 2Sj ring
ue while Binckley will tickle the
r T,n only five pounds or so lighter.
Inc appetite of the spectators will
"hetted before tonlght's main
y, ny oy a semiwlndup in which one
h"e foremost of wrestling lesser
bnIs VIII be seen In action. He Is
TsvA DaVlscourt, the dangerous
ssAan' who will be in the ring
,alnst Sailor Jack Ryan. These
to Dig fellows will wrestle one fall
bnSa unlsh, with a time limit OF one