The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-17
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The published statement that
! Lewis viii be willing 10 wager S25,-
| 600 on himself and make the match
/ with Dempsey on a wtnner-tRke-all
| basis, Isn't a boost, under modern
| conditions. There Is "A strong senti-
! ment against gambling on profes-
sional events everywhere, and the
betting proposition alone would
tend to make such a match impos-
sible.
Betting on baseball resulting In
crooked games even In the post-sea
son series, resulted In legislation
against baseball gambling In several
states, and barring Of baseball play
| ers In any league who are found to
be identified with any baseball
gambling proposition. For many
years wrestling promoters have run
big crooked matches for gambling
purposes There has been heavy
betting on all wrestling champion
ship events. and very frequently the
public has been trimmed In well
planned fakes.
The New York State Boxing Com
mission and commissions in other
states have come out strongly
against all public gambling on
sporting events. Under Mr. Null
doon's ruling, clubs that do not pre-
vent betting commissioners and
gamblers from working in the
crowds around the arena will be
closed. For years the reformed"
plCkpocketA and other crooks who
have circled the rlngsides In various
clubs, holding bundles OF bills in
their fists and offering bets on the
fights or wrestling matches, have
been a public nuisance.
Incidentally, gamblers always try
to corrupt other professional ath-
letes just as tsey corrupted baseball
| players a few years ago. They do
their heavy betting when they have
an aee in the hole. Wrestling is the
! easiest OF all games TO fake In, and
/ ths best sure-thing event for the
! gamblers
Would he Like PrlHc Ring Bout.
As for a mixed match" in which
a wrestler can use any grapplins
/ trick 20 overcome a boxer, and the
| boxer uses boxing, there's no sense
! In it. The wrestler can make a
farce OF IL at any time by staying
/ on the floor, where he can roll or
/ lunge around reaching for the box
| er's legs, without being within range
] OF any orthodox boxing blow. The
/ wrestler does most OF his work on
D
/ ing hitting a man VINO is even touch
/ ing the floor with one hand or one
/ knCe--whO isn't un on his feet
/ Is barred hy,Gll rules. No boxing
| for use while rolling on the floor
has ever been developed,
Lewis IS quoted TO the effect that
. Dempsey can so into the rims
. either with or without gloves"
This would bar the contest a.
. once. anywhere. II would make the
. match practically a London Prlz,
. Ring Rules tight. with some OF IN,
. rules ignored. a naked wrestling
/ hoNng contest, with bare kuuckles
/ would not be tolerated anywhere II
. America.
] London Prize Ring Rules have moi
been used IN this country since Johr
L. sullivan was worlds champion
Even in Sullyan's time Prize Rims
/ contests were strictly Illegal and
championship fights were held IN
the woods, the fighters and spec
| tators dodging the sheriff 10 find q
place 90 fight, and the prinCipali
often arrested aftogwara
Prize fighting Is entirely different
from boxing. In the latter sport
padded gloves are used, wrestling
! throws are barred and other b!uta
features have been eliminated.
\ private mixed match between
Dempsey and Lewis would be oul
OF the question, as the promoter
couldn't very well afford 10 pay the
/ big purse demanded unless he had
I gate receipts OF over half million
/ dollars. suppose a public match
| We're possible. What would hap
] peu2
/ Wrestler Would Have Advantage.
/ and meet Dempsey face 20 face he
First. II Lewis would stand VI