The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-30
TUNNEY-FOLEY
BATTLE SOUGHT
TO OPEN CLUB
Legion Men Hope to Offer
First Boxing Show on
Night Of June 13
By ~. \. RRIDGEWATTR.

doe Carson post OF the
American Legion has decided
to go into the professional
sport business.
This was announced Satm-
day when officials Of the local
American Legion organiza-
tion made it known that plans
for the formation Of the Joe
Carson Athletic club had ma
tured TO the extent that a
charter has been applied for,
a director has been appointed
and tentative arrangements
have been made for an inaug-
ural boxing show AT conven-
tion hall on the night Of June
13.
Tunncy and Foley Tirst2
For tho last three weeks the mon
of Joe corson post have been work.
ing on the proposition. Relieving
that boXings "como back" will be
permanent and that tho people
really want tho game, they arc con-
WINGED that as y business venture
their club will be success.
While nothing definite has beon
arranged. an attempt IL being made
To bring about a meeting bctwcon
Gene Tunncy. tho American light
heavyweight champion and Harry
Foley Of Hot Springs in n 15-round
bout for the juno 10 opening.
Eventually the plan Is TO include
n great athletic section In tho pro-
tected S2,000.0O0 home OF tho Amer
ican Legion here. They will have "A
great bowl In which not only box
ing and wrestling matches will he
staged, but basketball. indoor tennis
and all other indoor games will be |
played, if plans 20 through. The |
seating capacity In the auditorium |
will be 5000.
Plan 10 Bring All Champions.
III tho thing goes over as we /
hope It will" said l.. II. Lantz. |
director of the club, saturday, 1--WE |
hope to bring every boxing cham
pion to Tulsa--from Jack Dempsey |
down. With n seating capacity OF
5000. we win bo able to take In
enough to make the purses attractive
to champions as we'll as those com
ing up"
For the present Joe Carson Ath-
letic club plans to use convention
hall. said Director Lantz. But only .
Negotiations already
are under way for lease on n build
ing in which clubrooms will be .
esta blished to serve until tho legion's |
big home is built. Moreover. an at
tempt will be made to secure presi-
dent Jim Crawford's permission to
use McNulty park for holding shows
this summer. Mr.. Crawford always
has refused to permit boxing In the
baseball park. but tho legion men
think he may unbcnd to aid the vet
Grams.
Two Glasses OF Members.
Membership In tho athletic club
will be divided into two classes
legion members and associate NOM
bers. Yearly dues for each class
will be 81. Director Lantz said.
I'VE have not gone into this thing
without careful consideration" said
Lantz. I'VE think boxing has come
back to stay: we're for II and we
mean to get behind l. and see that
Tulsa Is second to none.
You know before the war boxing
was tottering. II was In III repute
nearly everywhere In the country.
But In the army the game came
back. The crookedness was knocked
out of It. Thousands and thousands
Of soldiers returned home strong for
the game. Much of the prejudice
against the sport was thus ellmi-
mated. Many states ut once legalized
II and appointed boxing commits
sions. Others. including Oklahoma.
permitted the sport to thrive. Every
where 1t has been highly successful
believe we will have "A boxing COM
for Oklahoma after tho next |
OF the legislature.
81 expect TO have something |
definite to announce regarding our |
first show within Il few days"
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