The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-23
py II. A. BIuDGEwATEn

just a mOnln anu a uaS
from the night they boxed
their much-discussed 10
round draw in Oklahoma City,
Warnie Smith, Bartlesville
welterweight, and Cowboy
Padgett, the steer mangling
mauler from the Rocky noun
tains, will resume hostilities
in the hemped arena at Con-
vention hall tonight, each
confident Of bringing the is
sue to an unquestionable de-
cision.
Wnrnle After Knockout.
This timo thoy are scheduled to
box a dozen rounds TO verdict by
ged Gnhan, OH city A. .. referee,
but Warnic, who FEELS that his
pregtigo rs n demon knockcr-out
Eufferod from tho flfty-flfty affair
with tho cowboy. win enter tho ring
determined to terminate the bout
within as short n time as he cam
The rivals polished OFF their train
ing activities with n light workout
Wednesday afternoon and ave
through save for tho formally OF
weighing In at . o'clock Thursday
While no weight forfeit has becn
posted, they have agreed to he ns
near l4S-pounds as possible. smith
nrobablv will be n pound or 80 over
that mark. while Padgett expects
20 weight 1A6 or 1i7.
Louis Newman. smith'a manager
IA well as matchmaker for tho box
ing club, does not share his punch
ors confidence as TO his ability 10
nut Padgett down for the count,
although he declared nothing would
please him better than such an END
Padgctt Another Yoakum
"padgett impresses mo MS another
Yoakum," said Newman, who pllotcd
the Soakum Kid for several years
'In his l08 fights he never has beon
40 much as knocked off his feet, lot
Rlone knocked out. III be wholly
aatisfled II Warnie beats him de-
cislvely in the 12 rounds and gains
the declslon.'
Thursday nights test is sconsld-
erably moro important to both
padgett and Smith than would ap-
pear. There's moro than tho matter
OF settling supremacy between thom
at stake. II Is this. Padgott has
been signed TO meet Morrio Sohlaitor,
the Omaha wcltor. In d hereunder "
Omaha on April I, but if smith
should give him n drubbiug Newman
has been advised he can have th'
match for Warnle instead. PadFet
and Schlaifer are great cards II
Omaha and a $1,000 to $4,000 house
ia expected for tho April 1 affair
This plum should he quito "A factol
In putting both on their toes.
Big Turnout Predicted.
After their l0-rouud draw II
Oklahoma City on February 2z
there was considerable talk TO IN
effect that Warnie was not In nj
stride and not AZ his best. This tlm'
both men profess TO be In pertec
fettie, and from both camps It wa
announced Wednesday night tina
there would be no nlibi, regardles
of tho outcome.
When Warnio and the cowbo
tangled at oklahoma city las
month a capacity crowd turned ou
for the performance. IL was rea
sellout. the fire department stop
ming the sale of tickets for standln
room when the Lyric theater wa
filled almost to the doors. ina
Tulsa will provide an even large
audience was indicated by tho heav
demand for reservations Tuesdh
and wednesday, despite the inter
ruption of the city primaries. tn
advance seat sale has been NOR
brisk even than for the Smith-Lu
battle here recently.
Feathers Meet I'm Scmlwindup.
While the Smith-Padgott engage
ment. OF course, holds the center O
the stage in the interest OF fans, IN
semiwindup Is attracting moro thal
ordinary attention, involving as !
does the featherwelght champion
ship Of the state. Roy Fisher o
Aiuskogee and Jack Jones OF Okla
homa City are 70 be tho opponents
ana Il will be their first meeting
Fisher long has been conceded IN
best at that weight IN this vicinity
but Jones has forged rapidly INT
prominence, with string OF vic
tories at Oklahoma City over boy
of real merit It will he Jones, dc
but in a Tulsa ring. Jones and M
pilot, Manager Hutchinson. of Okli
homa City Boxing club, arrived la
night.
Ss Rounds Scheduled.
with tho Smith-Padgott and "
lisher-Joncs bouts, headiiuei
q scheduling &c rounds, a total Of
ROUNDS OF DoAlHB WIZ DO lulHASH'
~ all the bouts on the card go ~
limit. OF the preliminaries the 81
rounder between George Courtn
and Buck Curtis promises to be q
most entertaining. Curtis Is a toul
youngster. the first real opposite
either OF the Courtney boys has fac
in some time. Chief Tabasco al
Vic walker light -heavywelghts are
go six rounds in another prelimlna
and a couple OF newcomers, Bul
Montana and Young Layman, feat
erweights. will appear in the fou
s-...a,nA ,.IIrl a Ia IN IanI.