The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-07
OSNER BATTERS
CRAIG LUSTILY,
IS EASY WINNER
Scores Three Knockdowns
in Early Rounds; Foe
Willing Mixer
ny T.. g. nR1pGEwArER.

Frankie OauDr uf Springfield ud
ministcrCd rude upset 90 kid
Craig OF ilcrryntta. heralded H4 o.
bantam knornpr.uut ~ vast ability.
IN spirited lO.rounder before thee
r. g. a. Monday night Osucr. who
Is supposed 20 ho entirely minus the
r. n. r. quality in his own fl,ts
not only outpulntcd craig by mile,
but also Knocked him down three
times In the early rounds and came
near winning by "A knockout him
self.
Craig's Wanted viciousnoss made
its appearance simultaneously with
tho tap ot the gong starting tho first
round Tho Icuryrtta lad rushed
~ Osncr like a miniature edition Of
Spanish bun. attacking with Topf-
less abandon that brought the fans
20 their feet Osncr fought care
fully on the Defensive unil ho
found an opening nour The cnd OF tho
round. Then ho hooked Craig with
a right 20 the jaw that Hprnwlod him
on the floor Tor tue count OF four.
when he bounded up apparently
none the worse.
Craig Almost out IN Second.
Early In tho second round Ouor
floored craig again, this time Tor the
count Of eight. and put him down
again later In the session for a xix
count Just before the bell. In tho
second round Ovncr battered Craig
about continually ana apparently
was on the verge of winning by N
knockout.
Craig. was not so pugnnclous In
tho sixth, landing several timcs
This round was awarded him. his
only one OF the ten. Osner slipped
60 the floor during the round aud
some fans thought Craig had scored
q knockdown. but Referee Louis
Newman said after the scrap that
Crais did not hit him a. tho time.
Craig held Osn".' fairly eVcn In the
seventh eighth and ninth rounds
Osner. with n big margin IN his IA
Yor seemed content % take n easy
and keep Craig OF. I'm the tenth
osner cut loose ana again had the
better OF the mixing
An Interesting Scrap.
II was the best bantumWoiVht
fight that has been Hcen Ia Tulsn
IN months. Much credit for the In
teresting mixing must be giver Craig
because OF his tireloss aggressive
ness, which he kept up throughout
even after Osner had him badly
outpolntcd.
KID peltz. the sapulpa sluggcr.
scored another knockout IN the semi
windup, his victim being "a young
ster who was introduced ps I<id
Taylor OF Drumright. Polta knocked
Taylor down couple of tlmos In
tho first and finished him In the
fourth. u was a hnmmer.and -tongs
affair throughout. both boys doing
a lot OF wild and Ineffective swing
ing. It was announced that poltz
would meet Kid Rich. tho Drum
right lightweight, in a hereunder
next Monday night.
George Courtney n promising
preliminary boy. scored his first
Knockout when no put Ted Brown
down for the count In the third
round OF q scheduled siN-round pre-
llmlnary. Ilo had Brown on ,he
floor several times before the final
Knockout. Battling Sarconin and
Tommy Knopp boxed four-round
draw In the opener. Jimmy Church
well of The world refereed the pre-
llminarios,
KID Spack, nowsboy bantam, chal-
lenged tho winner OF the Osnor-
Craig bout.
Tho crowd apphudcd whom II was
announced that WHrnie Smith and
While Loughlin would box IL rounds
at Convention holl ON March 20.