The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-23
BY L. L. STONE.

gdsrbolt, uncorkfd his thunder III the
srst round ana rained world OF
punishment oi Glenn Clickner be-
lore he firalS sent him down
through the r'opes in the ninth
yound OF theiy scheduled l2-round
bout last night at the convention
ball in the main eveLt in the ini-
tlal boxing card staged by the Joe
Carson Athletic club.
The boys fought from the word
20. Smith knew he was up against
a strong lad and was giving away
II pounds and he set out from the
start 10 batter Clickher down to his
size 20 that he could start in and
give him a good trimming. Slick
ner fought a great fight. He was
game from the first tap OF the bell
until he was hammered out. The
Tulsa youth took any amount of
punishment and came back every
time TO meet another barrage of
singing. cutting blows.
Crowd Disappointing.
But few more than a scattering
yandful of fans turned out TO watch
the old master" mix with Clickner
in the first program staged by the
local American Legion club.
He was a different Smith. the
fans saw in the ring with Click
ner last night. When jeff was here
before he gave Palmer nice, gem
teel lesson in the art of self de-
fense but last night he wa Slight
ing There was steam in every
punch and the skipping and pranc-
ing around the ring was left en-
tirely out.
The lads exchanged heavy blows,
toe TO toe. when Harry Pouder, ref
4,, g,..t
round. Smith landed several wicked
lefts to Clickners head, but they
did not seem TO worry the Tulsa
scrapper. who came back with
right cross and several left jabs to
smiths face. Clickner forced Smith
around the ring and they were mix
ing It when the bell rang.
In the second attack Smith let out
few stiff swings to Clickner's dome
and took particular delight in
pounding his mouth and chin.
Clickner came back strong and ex-
changed several rights and lefts.
The third and fourth saw both
fighters swinging wild and missing
In the fourth with couple of right
lefts with lightning rapidity.
Opened Old Cut.
A glancing blow in the fifth round
reopened an old cut over Clickner's
right eye, and the blood flowed
freely. He let one or two tricks out
OF the bag in exchange for several
. blows to the body.
In the sixth, smith landed a vi
cious right to Clickner's left eye and
cut a big cash above IL. Clickner
fought gamely and took great deal
OF punishment.
Il ~ t,,rr tt.
Smith loosed n lightning blow
rocked his head with the same swing.
Clickner came back fighting and
painted a rose on the invaders face
with a singing right which caught
Smith squarely on the jaw bone.
Again in the eighth Clickner
brought the house back TO his side
when he rushed Smith across the
iing and landed three ringing up
hercuts in rapid succession.
Then 1t happened. With the bell
In the ninth round both fighters
exchanged blows without much at
tention TO blocking. In a rapid eX-
carried the Sailor down through the
ropes. He was out. Referee Pouder
started counting and at the count
OF five Clickner got back into the
ring and started TO raise himself up,
but he had taken too much punish
ment to come back. He was out.
Harry Pouder, club referee. kept
me boys fighting from the first bell.
ne never had TO warn the boys dur
ing the fight and kept them out Of
elinches.
Another for Osncr.
frdnkle Osner, Tulsa bantam,
10 < 1, n
neat boxing lesson in the l0-round
eemi'windup. California packed a
tuit punch but Osner's speed and
Sieverness kept the Shawnee lad
paying second fiddle throughout.
osner Jabbed his left into Califor-
hId race until the YiH!tog quit even
uying 10 avoid 1t. but kept bor-
ing IN IN an effort to land n kayo.
youngster who shows promise
EDDIE Murray of West Tulsa, a
Tsnt bantam, who disposed OF Roy
r, ranRs OF Cleveland in the first
Wd WGund OF scheduled eight-rounder
ana ray uncorked wicked punch
furious attack and soon bat
ness. '''' He'p'ess'
Dusky battlers provided fun and
amusement in the first two bouts,
the curtain-raiser Cyclone Sin
,asir slsir outpoInted Kid Galloway in
rour rounds. In the next Kid Gard
hher OF Boynton, a 200-pound negro
,t seat Kid Pluto of Tulsa in the
sourth round of a six-rounder. Soon
csa er ,hey started the big boys pro-
e.eued 10 get all peeved at each
oo.her and 1t turned into a reaI
snt' Gardner knocked Pluto down
" the iirst and was about 10 stamu
ppiIn INTO the floor when Referee
BTU Sims intervened. In the third
,hiuto was knocked TO the floor b,
me Wind from one of Gardner'l
sunehes that missed him. Upon
SS.riklng the canvas he secured q
rr.lIset scissors hold on one OF
ppafdner's legs and wouldn't let go
,sieree Sims finally untangled
mem after much difficulty. Pluto
up. AN"''" ""u s"'s
Al Nube Ferns. former welterweight
inampion OF the world, was referee
N the preliminaries in which white
'o"ers participated.