The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-20
ny 4. A. BRIpGEWATER.

BY r. A. BRIDG EWATER.
Warnie Smith, Bartlesville weltcr,
tame through the first chapter of
his beating back program with col
prs flying last night when he gave
a severe lacing TO Roy Conloy OF
omaha In a l2-rounder at conven-
uon hall. Warnie piled up lead
JOB the early rounds and then
launched a tigerish attack against
ConIey in the last three and almost
had him out at the end. He was
lleanly entitled to the decision
awarded him by Referee Rube Ferns,
Warnie not only won. He did
-omethinE more. lie demonstrated
TO fandom that he is not four
round fighter. Everybody who has
followed Warnie's work expected him
TO battle Conley off his feet in the
fIrs. four or five rounds, but it was
an agreeable surprise TO many OF
his followers when he showed more
eteam in the last four than he did
On he first.
Conley Took Stiff Lacing.
Conley is a tough youngster and n
slutton for punishment. Many a
mixer never would have stood m
under the rain OF blows that he
stopped In the closing stanzas Of the
mL when 1t was over Conleys left
eye was entirely closed, his lips were
badly cut. his nose was battered and
hs left side. where Warnie's right
smashed scores OF times in the
punching at close quarters. was
bruised and bleeding and badly
swollen.
II was the best fight Warnie ever
fought in Tulsa with the possible
exception of his enEagement with
Morris Lux. To the writer his show
ing seemed even better than with
Lux, for he had a lot more steam
in the late rounds than when he
fought the Kansas Cltyan. II he
continues to take boxing seriously
Tor a while and trains industriously,
WIrnie may have as successful a
winter as was predicted for him last
spring when he made such a spec
tanular debut In Oklahoma pugilism.
ConIey Took But Two Rounds.
Smith lost but two rounds to the
omahan, the sixth and ninth. The
third and eighth were scored even.
and the remaining eight were
awarded to Smith. Only in the
sixth did Conley have any great
margin, In that round Conley
AtN ~ Va W al NE just AI the opening
with a hard right to the jaw. and
later in the round he shook Warne
with his left. Neither man scored
a knockout, COnley slipping to the
mat once but bounding up.
Warnie won the first two rounds,
opening with his usual speed. In
the first Coniey drew blood by open
ing a cut high on Warnie's head.
In the second Warnie hit Conley
flush on the Jaw with his right, but
Conley surprised him by not falling.
In the third COnloy was stronger
and held 1t even.
Warnie annexed the fourth and
fifth in handy fashion. In the
fourth he started Conley's nose to
bleeding. In the fifth he opened
cut under Conley's left eye. He
landed many good blows.
Conley took the sixth as described
above. II was in the seventh that
Conley slipped and fell to the mat
Just as Warnie rushed him. II did
not appear, however, that he was
h.t before he went down, and he
bounded up like a rubber bail.
Warnic Finishes Strong.
Warnle seemed TO slow up A bit
m the next two rounds, the eighth
being fairly even and Conley Win
ming the ninth. But those who
thought he was through for the
night were doomed 70 dlsappoint-
ment
In the tenth Smith came back
stronger than ever and from then on