The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-17

would probably be knocked out in
a few seconds. The three blows
that finished Fulton in less than
quarter Of a minute of boxing
would drop Lewis just as easily.
Wrestlers don't develop the art OF
taking punches on the chin. In
stead OF going back with the punch
as a boxer does, they stiffen then
necks and take II.
Wrestlers develop strong, stiff
muscles through hours OF heavy
training A boxers muscles are
loose and supple and quick. This
is one reason why several flrst-clasS
wrestlers who have tried TO become
boxers--Frank Gotch among them
have failed entirely
But Lewis wouldn't be foolish
enough to stand up TO Dempsey. He
would plan battle especially de-
signed to offset Dempsey's boxing
skin and hitting power. He would
crouch low and dive at Dempsey's
ankles before he came within hitting
range. Dempsey would be forced
to side step quickly TO save himself
for II the wrestler once got his hold
the match would be over,
The boxer might be able 10 go to
the mat and strike a blow heavy
enough to stun his rival but the
chances would be very much against
that. To put the stunning effect
into a blow the drive OF the body
from the legs or the knees must Ga
into the punch. And the wrestler,
al home on the ground. would take
his hold and do his work with his
head tucked down out OF danger.
It would be an easy thing for
Lewis, having a toe hold, to break
Dempsey's ankle, or his leg, and
what wrestling Dempsey knows
would hardly save him. At any rate
once on the ground, boxing would
be OF little use TO tho champion.
Then he'd be playing the other
mans game, and al great disad-
vantage.
Dempsey's only chance TO deliver
blow at all would be to hook
downward at the back OF Lewis
head as he diyed in. A we'll de
/ livered blow of that sort might be
| a knockout. But II II failed he
might not have time TO get away
from the grapplers hands,
Boxing the More Valuable Art.
/ II Lewis wanted to, he could work
entirely on his hands and knees
where he could scramble around In
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/ to drag Dempsey down with, and be
entirely below boxers effective
/ hitting range.
Boxing and Wrestling are so en-
/ tirely different that theres no way
. OF making an interesting contest be
/ tween boxer and wrestler.
/ Boxing IS more useful as a general
art OF self defence, as boxer
Jumping around and hitting clean
/ punches, can defect himself sue
/ cCssfully against several opponents
or less skill. ! have seen a fairly
. good boxer, attacked by a gang
/ knock out four men and fight HIM
self clear without being touched.
A wrestler attacked In the Same
. way might go 10 the ground with
/ The first assailant, and while he was
| busy Crippling number one, the
| others would have a tree chance 20
Kick his head of,
Both boxing and wrestling are
I splendid sports when "on the lever
and both are interesting and use
/ ful exercises. But as for matching
/ the champions OF the rival arts, 10
would be impossible 20 do that legal
. ly In any state I'm the country, and
the days when boxers dodscd sher-
/ IFS and fought in the woods are over
/ forever.
/ Copyright. lS2f. BY tho Bell Syndicate,
/ lncl