The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-01
boxing TO START
CIRCUS CAMPAIGN
Legion Show at Conven-
ton Hall Tonight Is
Big Affair
INTEREST IN CONTEST
Votes for Queen of Circus to
Be Given by Legion Took
Big Leap Tuesday

,fore feminine spectators than Is
tS,,,rv at fistic entertainment
III nrnbably grace the free boxing
VIZ W.. under American Legion auspices
,yWNdnosday evening at Convention
w, 90 wives, girl friends. sisters
aa ,nothers of legionnaires In good
y. ,,,n,ber are planning to attend.
y ,.i. fears of possible carnage and
,1endshed having been assuaged I'm
.S,onro by assurances from their
snnfo,ks that though tonight's
I,etiistic program promises TO be
s{nrottv lively" and good scrapping"
,bere won't he any of the knockouts
drcadod by the gentler sex.
TIM bout will be absolutely free
s,stIsr TO the legion and its allies
md 10 the general public and. be-
Ginning at 8 o'clock, Will consist OF
battle royal and three matches
each of three rounds. When the
last blow has been struck and
peferee Louis Newman has made
tnown his decision on the conciud-
ING event. I'd Jones will tell in a
few bollcd-down phrases how n
good circus plus responsive
ctszenry equal a flying start on a
ho4t-building fund and then circus
N.kpt FalcNnltn Will btA INV NhN
la0on In the audience.
Draw Building Plans.
Though all the world in this vi
oinitv was snow.bound Tuesday, the
legion did not allow the elements
to interfere greatly with energetic
srosecution OF their important pro-
Tct. In pursuance of an order from
me executive board. and architect
is drawing up the plants for the pro-
nosed post home and n special COM
nittee is preparing specific informa-
lion as TO costs of a location, build
ing furnishing and similar matters.
\ ANY Tulsan who fails to learn
n about the circus this week Will be
a deaf. blind and dumb. for an ex-
N ,ensive, intensive campaign to sell
4 the circus to the Tulsa public is
under way. At the peppy, enthusi-
astlc circus meeting Monday eve-
ming in the Municipal auditorium,
5000 tickets were handed out TO
legion members with instructions,
generally speaking, not to stop or
even hesitate until the quota is sold.
A flying squadron of 12 or more.
travelling in the national guard re-
connaisance car, will visit Collins
circus posters and sell circus tickets
and with similar intent will call on
Sapulpa Friday evening and at other
towns in the county next week. As
soon as the weather permits gaily
decorated booths for ticket sales
will be placed on the downtown
streets
The queens crown is now on dis
play in A. Y. Boswelis Jewelry stor,
windows in proud proximity to the
$500 diamond ring to be given e
the winner Of the lucky number IT
the advance ticket sale. Severa
other firms have special circus win
dow displays, pointing to close COM
petition for the legion prizes for thu
best decorated store and the bes
decorated window. That a real cir
Gus Is In town will be made plain (,
all when the circus train and actorl
arrive here -'Siday night of thi
4 week, AL Hicks. owner OF the cir
Gus having left last night TO remove
ks the animals from their winter quar-
ters The circus will be given OF
the site of the Billy Sunday taber
naele.
Votes I'm Queen Contest.
Interest in the queen contest is OF
rising note and for almost the frs
Tine in a popularity or beauty con
test In this city society and colleg
girls are represented among the en-
iries' thus completing the feminin
circle from home. society and uni
Versity girl to employed girl.
new development in the contes
was tho entering by friends and put
Ilng into leading place, of Josephin
Layman of the University of Tulsa
VINO impersonated Elsie Janis in tn
eglon skit Elsewhere in France
January. The present status o
wVtes is, Josephine Layman, 6,10O
Margaret Hannah, 1,625; Ella Web
merit l,2jO; Cissle Canln, 1,125
Seorgle Allen, 1,125; Pauline Ia
psr' LOO; Thelma Kennedy, 1,100
florence Heald, 1850; Ella McEwer
l.u0V' Ina Chaffin, 1850; Glady
Henson' l,O25; Irma o. Gormar
l,o2o; Louise Stebbins, 1O15
N,ephne Wertzberger, 1910; Evaly
MOCK, 1'O05; Iona Jacobs, 1905; Is
sore mallord, 1,005; Edna Shield
Iool; Louise Shields, 1901; Louis
r,ropst, 1,OO1; Blanche Medlin. 1901
Nrs, Terrill, 1.001; Rose Harder
IVVl. General Circus Chairman In
s near lantz made the ruling that an
PXy young woman entered in I'll
49, by her friends without he
n knowledge or consant oo,,I5 ,,.t,