The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-03
by d. A. nIIpGEwArEn


whatever claim he had to the
western welterweight cham
pionship last night at Conven-
ton hall--but he demonstrat-
ed to a great crowd of fistic
enthusiasts that he possesses
wrought steel jaw and the
heart of a lion. Lux stood up
for IL long hard rounds under
a veritable rain of punish
ment by the hard-punching
Warrie Smith of Bartlesville.
He shed volley after volley Of
terrific lefts and rights, and
shaking his head came back
with n grin for more.
Smith "A Real Conner.
Smith won Referee Ged Gahan's
declslon. la fact he won all the
way. He did more than that. lie
convinced everybody who witnessed
the struggle that hoNJs real cham
pionship timber Hen bc dangor-
Gus opponent for Jack Britton or any
other woltcrwcight.
While Smiths furious and deadly
fighting was the spectacular feature
OF the evening. even moro remark
able was fux's marvellous stamina
How anybody could stand up for n
dozen rounds under such u iacing Is
more than those who viewed the
scrap can understand
Warnic Starts Fast.
In the very first round Warnie
looked like n winner. In the first
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the point of the Jaw with a right up
pcrCut. and the Kansas city boys
head rocked back. II looked like
he wss done for But ho brnced
himself and came back. Warnle
then beat him against the ropes and
proceeded TO give him everything
3 he had with both right and left.
Lux stood up under the punishment
gamely. only the bell saved Lux.
for when ahe gong sounded he was
apparently helpless with Smith ham
mering him.
At this point everybody thought II
was all over, Spectators began dom
ming their overcoats and hats and
getting ready to rush for the exits.
They expected smith to finish Ills
OPPONENT speedily when they again
came TO grips.
And at the opening OF The second
round 1t seemed that their cxpecta-
tions were TO be borne out. Almost
as soon as they met Warnie knocked
LUX to the floor with left hook TO
the Jaw. At the count OF one, how
ever. Lux regained hie feet--and he
kept them for the balance of fhc
fight despite sioge of terrific pun:
lshment.
Lux Comes Up Fighting.
After that knockdown Lux came
up mixing. He brought the blood
from warnie's nose with a stiff iab.
They continued mixing throughout.
warnie opened a cut under Lux's
left eye with a blow that resulted In
the optic closing later onA
Throughout the struggle from the
second round on Warnle continually
bored In and strove to finish his
man After bringing II TO close
quarters he would force Lux against
the ropes, and then shoot right or
left UP into the Kansas Citygn's head
or body. A good many people In the
audience didn't understand smith =
plan of battle, and seemed to think
he was clinching, Some even thought
he was trying 10 butt Lux. Nothing
probably was farther from Warnie's
mind than clinching and butting,
IL was simply over-anNiety TO put
Lux out that caused Warnie to bring
II TO close quarters all the time, FOR
II is In the infighting that he is
best This over-anxiety undoubtedly
kept Warnie from landing the
coVeted knockout. Had he kept cool
and watched carefully for openings
ne surely could have accomplished
this purpose. for Lux, slowed by
the punishment he had received,
presented little in the way OF de-
Tense save his ability and Willingness
TO assimllate great gobs OF punish
ment. Lux was greatly weakened by
the early beating. His blows had lit
tie steam and he was slow on his
feet. But he kept his head clear all
the time. and always had n deter
mined grin In stock to spring after
a particularly vicious attack by his
foe.
Ten Rounds for Warnlc.
Warnie's margin over Lux was
wide. The writer scored 10 OF the
IL rounds Az belonging To Smith
while two. the sixth and ninth, were
9iven as even, Lux won none.
While Lux was m9uled about al
most continually, II was In hS
eighth round that he took the hsf'd-
est whipping after the second, In
that chapter Smith drove the Mis-
sourian into tho ropes and ther
pounded him with u shower OF left'
ana llEnlh 10 l1e jaw ilai Sent nl'
head rocking from one side to tn,
other. Lux finally worked his way
out OF the trap, shook his head anC
laughed. This was just before thu
cell rang,
'That son OF n gun amt human
that's an,' remarked pete Martin
the tlmekeeper. fervently as Lu'
went to his corner and stretched hi
legs for little massa ging at tn
hands of his seconds.
In the ninth round Warnle knock
ed Lux clear across the ring with.
right. following n series of left Jahs
but Morrie bounded back Oft tn
ropes and kept at Il.
The boys fought hard In IN
twelfth. Warnle smashed a left q
the chin just as the bell ended tn
round and fight.
Referee Gahans lifting Warnie'
hand was the signal for n grea
cheer from his supporters, Lux ais
was given a hand as he left IN
ring.
Newman Congratulated. A.
Louis Newman. manager OF War
ME Smith, received congratulation
from dozens Of fans after Warnie'
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