The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-03


Bradford simmons hope OF crcat- !
Ing any Juror 10 speak of IN colorod ,
heavywclght circles were rudcly I
dashed on tho rocks Thursday nlght 2
at Convention hail when Battling
gahco OF Memphis. ~ pounds light
err, stretched tho Drumrlght maulcr {
on tho canvas for the count OF 10,
simmons, attacking Viciously had |
held his own with tho moro oNpe-
flcnced Memphlnn M 60 tho sixth,
but IN that session Gahce battered
him to tho ropes punished him NO.
veroy with body blows and then
floored him for the count Of nine
with "A smashinE right 20 the Jaw.
IA he aroHo Gahee slipped over the
final punch.
The Simmons Gahee Rffray fur
nlEhcd action and excitement enough
while It lasted. simmons Wild but
vicious swings kept Gnhce on his
toes and onca or twice n looked as
10 tho young Drumright negro was
going TO finish the Tonncsaeean In
short order.
simmons Tries for Knockout.
simmons charged out ~ his cor
ner in tho first round llko an en-.
RACED bull. nnd started "A series of
flnil-llke swings, Evidently he eN-
pected TO knock out Gnhee In the /
first minute or 80 of fighting as he |
did Joe Thompson ana several other |
more or less easy marks at Drum |
right and other nearby towns. ia
hee contented himself with ducking |
and jabbng HIS left IA the first |
attack. The next time simmons
rushed his smaller opponent met |
. him with right fun IN the face that
checked tho onslaught abruptly, IL
was Ghheo's round.
simmons continued his attack In
tho seOond, but moro cautiously.
Making use OF his longer reach nv
tabbed and hooked Gahee with his
loft and won the round. lie con-
tlnuod tho Same tactics In the third
and appeared 10 have the round won
whom uahee rocked him with right
and lpft to the mead Just before the
bell. evening g.
Rapid fire punching marked the
fourth round, which was credited
to simmons, There waS not dull
moment.
Then Gnhco Won It.
Gahee started forging 20 tho front
I'm the nfth. Ho landed frequently
when simmons missed and his
blows appeared 10 bo weakening
simmons.
Tho sixth found simmons swing
blows lacked steam. Gahoe Jared
him with punches to tho head and
.thon bAttled him TO the ropes. Show
orlng short, hard wGllops to the
body. Gahee suddenly shot his right
TO tho big Drumrlght boys Jaw aud
he fell like log. Simmons was
ntill groEgy when he got up as
Referee Patsy Corrigan counted
nine and no fell nm easy victim TO
Hah
Despite the fact that Gahee won
on n clean knockout simmons did
not make n poor showing. lie Is
strong and willing and fairly fast
for "A 200-pounder. ana with moro
experience may become formidable.
Gahee bcat him purely through su.
perior and greater cloVerness,
Miller Beats Lindsay.
Ben Miller, Oklahoma city light
heavyweight, earned Referee Corri-
Rans decision over Harry Lindsay OF
Joplin In the l0-round somiwindup
Miller outpunched Lindsay In the
long range work. though he suffered
from lIndsny's body attacks durint
tho fighting. Miller was much the
stronger at tho finish, lie opened
bad cut on Lindsay's left eal
about the middle OF the bout ant
later started the flow from n Gu
hampercd Lindsey. n This wa
n good exhibition with lots o
hard hitting. though it was ratheI
slow at times. Referee Corrigai
cautioned the boys TO mix It fastc
after the seventh round aud the!
speeded up tho rost OF the way.
Tho other scheduled l0-rounde
came to an abrupt finish in tn
first chapter when <id Gardner, VIII,
looked as II he weighed fully 2gl
pounds hung kayo ON his mucl
smaller opponent. lightning Rug
who won't weigh q poand over l6t
II was once that patid had NJ
1nance whStevcr with Goliath
Gardner was very fat hut hit hard
Had he been forced to go RnythIn
like 10 rounds he probably woul
have found Il mighty hard,
langforl, starlight, inky Winners
Young sam Lungford scared a
opponnft by the name ot Bon Tor
who halls from Npulpa, half (
death I'm tho first round and knockr
him out In tho third, I.Augfnu
Knocked his man down In the tirs
and he looked like he wanted {
quit lie managed 20 stick out th
second but dropped in the thir,
After listening to the count an
reassuring himself that LAugtur
had departed Bon Ton arose
Starlight and Kid tnky were wiz
ners OF the siN-rouudors. Starligl
uutpoluted Nouug Harry VII
whose name is Murphy and VIII
Is janitor at the city han, IN a
amusing bout, lnky had little troJ
BILE with speedy Bacon, Kid Spa,
refereed tho prcliminAries,
The dusky show was well atten,
cd and the fans seemed 90 like n
Cntertainment-Riso tho populi
prices.
The crowd was the best that n,
turned out since the Ortegs Palm
affray. Tho entire lower floor W
filled ana white fans overflow,
into a section OF the balcony, y
gro attendance was disappolntll
despite the fact that every boxer
The nrnrrnm WAS Of color and Ql