The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-03
.ELKS' ALL-STAR
PROGRAM RANKS
AMONG THE BEST
Smith Arrives Saturday
Night; Both to Work
out This Afternoon
BY B. A. BRIpGEwATER.

! hiii bC poiiNi Nh ~ NipAiNahg
night, with what gives prom
ise of being a really delicious
morsel for the leather push
er" fans. Jeff Smith, the Bay
onne "Thunderbolt," and
Jackie Clafk of Allentown,
crack middleweights who
will oppose each other in the
main event of the Elks' ban
ner Labor day show, should
put up a battle such as sell
dom has been seen in a ring
at convention hall. And with
"Stubby" Durham and Frank
lie Osner, rival bantams, meet
ing in the 10-round semi-wind
up, and Jimmy Carroll and
Kid Peltz, pair of slugging
welters, in the eye-opener,
the card appears well bal
anced and meritorious
throughout.
onc Oh tbtSt sufuS.
A local student Of boxing who
keeps Informed on doings In the ring
world over the country, made the
remark Saturday that Tulsa's Labor
| day attraction Is about the best the
| fan holiday offers anywhere In the
| United States with the single excep-
| tion OF a bout at Dayton in which
| Jock Malone and Bryan Downey
will clash. Tulsa's show easily out
ranks Oklahoma City's, in which
Captain Bob Roper will attempt TO
| stand before Billy Miske. For there
Il is one topnotcher against a Sec
ond rater, and a walkover Is GER
tain, while Tulsa's show will see n
pair OF hlgh-class boys who seem
| to be very evenly matched.
The "old master" jeff Smith,
reached Tulsa Saturday night--but
1t was no fault of his that be didn't
| get here in time TO work for the
| fans Saturday afternoon as adver-
| tised.A II was the Frisco railroad s
| fault. The train on which Jeff and
his manager, Al Lippe, came from
| Springfield was more than seven
| hours late, else jeff would have been
| here at noon. AS It Is. Smith spent
| the whole day riding and when ne
found that he wouldn't be here early
enough to train he fixed It up with
| the baggage men and enjoyed an
| hours training session In a cleared
| spot in the baggage car while the
train rolled along.
In Good Shape.
"Jeff is in wonderful condition"
said Al Lippe but we regret he
didn't get here soon enough for the
fans TO see him Saturday. However,
h-ll work Sunday, just 10 keep on
edge"
There was never any doubt about
Smith being I'm shape. He is one OF
those rare birds always ready 10 ans
wer the tap OF the starters gong,
Regardless OF whether he has a fight
in line, Jeff always spends a cer-
tain period each day training. II is
this regular training, together with
clean-living and a wonderful ply
sique. that has made Smith one Of
the worlds greatest fighters for the
last ! 0 years.
Jackie Clark stepped through an
other hours training session Satur-
day afternoon. again surprising the
fans. He has more than measured
Up TO expectations, and his gym
work has dissipatcd any idea that
fans may have had that Smith will
have an easy fob Monday night.
Smith Is Tayorite.
Smith Is still the favOrlte. There's
no gainsaying that. But everybody
now is of the opinion that he Will
have all he can handle, and that
Clark has chance to beat him.
Clark has shown the fans in his
training sessions that he is an ag-
gressive, two-fisted scrapper. lie has
lightning left and is speedy and
shifty. Moreover, he can stand the
gaff. He's in perfect trim.
While Smith will have an advan-
tage of a few pounds IN weight,
Clark will have the best OF 1t In
height and reach. In experience
Smith has the edge, but II Is small
edge at that for Clark also has been
in the game for enough years 10 be
listed as a veteran,
Big House Expected.
Jack Gelfand, chairman OF the
Elks' entertainment COMMITTEES. in
charge of the scrap, announced Sat
urday that the advance sale -indi-
Gates big turnout for the opening
Of the boxing season. Tickets are on
sale at Gelfand's tewelry store on
East Third, at Pete Martins West
Fifth street place ard at the But.
term!lk bar, They are also being
sold in Sapulpa where there Is n
great deal OF interest in the show
because or the participation or II ~
Peltz, a Sapulpa product and con-
sidered lnvincible by his home fans
> The referee question which has
been perplexing Gelfand and Match
maker Louis Newman alike. was sat
isfactorily settled saturday when
Harry POuder, ,well-known Tulsa
! sport fan and n ring expert, agreed
TO serve. Pouder is out OF the city
but he sent telegram saying hC
! would be glad 10 officiate for the
; Elks, being an Elk himself, Pouder
| was popular among fistic fans wher
he used to act as the third man ir
| the ring at an local boxing shows
, Hutchinson Battfc UphiH 10 Win.
TOPEKA. Kan, Sept 2,--Lemons
home run in the ninth inning today
! enabled Hutchinson, although out,
2 hit, to defeat Topeka, TO 8. Th,
I score had been tied IN the seventh
? on three successive Topeka errors.
: Score by innings: II. II. Il
r Hutchinson, O20 600 301-6 s
: Topeka. 2l0 oil 000--5 IL
r Enthusiastically and CrIttenden
! Mitchell and Clarke.
, Y
, There are but two rows OF bristle