The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-23
WINNER OF BOUT
HERE LABOR DAY
MAY MEET CHAMP
Johnny Wilson Dodges
Fight With Either
Smith or Clarke

Johnny Wilson. the recognized
middlewelght champion. can find
more excuses to stay out OF the ring
with either Jackie Clarke OF jeff
Smith than a criminal lawyer can
allbles for a client. He refused Of
fers from Max Barbour OF Detroit
and Jimmy Fishback OF Cincinnati
TO box Clarke because he said he
could get more money boxing him
In the east. When Joseph Murray
offered him $4,000 to box Clarke
at Lynn, Mass. he would not take
II because he said he could get more
money In the west.
All OF which goes TO show that
Clarke, who IL matched TO box jeff
Smith, I'm Il feature Labor day card
at convention han. had hard time
trudgtng along since he won the
a. Il. +. middleweight champion
ship at Toul, France, Taking all
facts into consideration II looks like
both Smith and Clarke are In a
class by themselves The boys who
forged to the top when the war was
raging now hold the title. but none
OF them want to give boys who show
better class a chance.
DcStrNCS tuutltc nt lltit.
True, 1t may be improper for the
boxing public of the southwest to
Judge who should and should not
have n chance in the fistic arena,
but down IN this country everybody
believes in fair play. Arguing from
this standpoint either Clarke or
Smith, who engage in a twelve round
bout to decision at convention hall
on Labor day night, under the aus
picies OF the local order OF Elks,
have n clear ard unfetterod right to
demand a boat with the champion,
Johnny Wilson. But will Wilson re-
cognl2e either?
The answer is this: Wilson doesn't
care to tangle with Smith or Clarke.
They are both fighters. They enter
the ring for but one purpose, and
that Is to force the American public
to know conclusively that the champ
pionship has changed titles.
or course both Clarke and Smith
are Interested in this interesting
game of trying to force the cham
pion into n match. Both believe
they can annex the title from him,
II he Will only consent to "a bout.
Naturally when they meet In Tulsa
there will be a whole lot more than
the purse offered here ut stake--a
chance. maybe at the champion.
Spanked Jamaica Kid.
Only u couple of nights ago JEFF
Smith kicked everything but the day.
lights out OF Jamaica Kid at Dayton.
Ohio. There are but few white boys
In the boxing game who Will step
in the ring with Jamaica Kid, for
he is considered one OF the most
dangerous negro fighters in the
game, and no doubt Smith would
have passed up this match, but for
the fact that he knew that brains,
skill and generalship would win, and
that II was hard for him to land a
match because of the fact that all
the ring" middles were lodging
him the same as they have Clarke.
Clarke and Smith are due to ar
rive her before the bout and will
train faithfully for the Labor Day
engage ment Both write they are
in fine condition.
Semi Final Fast.
Both frankie Osner and Stuhby
Durham, the boys who are going to
provide the grudge engagement OF
the classy Elks boxing card, are now
In hard training, n ever two boys
entered into contest with "A Ven-
gence Osner and Durham will be
this pair.
Lou Newman, who Is promoting
the all star card for the Elks Labor
day night, could not have selected
pair who will battle harder for
the bantamweight championship.
Both eagerly seek bout with
Lynch when he IL brought here at
a later date and both are preparing
| skillfully for the match.
Newman is also about ready TO
close negotiations for n third match,
to feature the all star card he is
promoting for the Elks.