The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-17
KANSAS CITYAN'S
BID FOR CROWN
IS DISAPPOINTING
Practically Out on Ropes
When Referee Stops
Unequal Contest
By ~ \. BuDGuwATER.

By ~. \. BitIDGIWATER.
Jack Britton, welterweIght
champion of the world,
punched Morris Lux of Kan
sas City into utter helpless
ness last night at McNulty
park and made him quit in
the fifth round of their sched-
uled l5-round bout.
Lux apparently was almost
out on his feet at the end of
the fourth chapter and in the
fifth Britton quickly drove
him to the ropes and battered
him down with n shower Of
short, sharp left hooks and
right crosses.
IuN asked Stoutl Ia stop n.
Tho crowd shouted It's dlsapproval
when Referee Harry Stoutz stopped
between the men and lifted Brittons
hand. Make 'em fight" shouted
many spectators.
Tho referee finally got quiet.
Ladies and gentlemen, know you
are disappointed" no said "but
Morris Lux asked mo to stop the
bout"
This was fact. Lux had asked
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Tho champlon's blows were short.
but they wero the cutting, shocking
kind
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Ihc ians were giehtly dlshppolht-
ed WIN the showing nnde py ltlk
att'r ms wond'itul eNhlpllon WIN
Nhrnic Hnlth her" some nloh'hh
ago, ahd atter considerlhs me l'ot
mat ne had held hrltton tniry oven
IN no'declslon lo-roundcr AZ Kan
sas CITY llttle moro than year
ago.
lie was completely outclassed by
Britton last nlght. Britton gave MN
u pretty hoNlnR lesson throushout,
Brltton demonstrated 10 the crowd
how II is that no mas helh the cham-
pionship &c long. lie blocked,
ducked, sidcstepped at VIII ana had
no difficulty avoiding Lux attacks
lie simply toyed with Lux lie
wasted few blows
II was an idenl nieht Tor the tlrst
open-air bout or the season ana n
large crowd went to McNulty park
After threatening weather nearly an
afternoon the sun cnmo out shorty
after o'clock and drove the clouds
away.
How the Battle Went.
During the opening session he
fought the champion on even terms,
once landing lett TO inc Jaw whIsn
sent bflttoh Sthsser'ng ac,"Ss nv
ring ana down on one hanu' Lnter
IN the same session H.t 70 VIZ
bouy again bounced tne tlt'e ho'u'l
across me tIhB anu hsa',nt .ne
ropes In thls session hr',ton
snapped W Cu'tins 'e't Jap an"
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iishcr bcicats oshcr'
In the sent -wndup Roy Fisher
OF Muskogoe won the referees de-
cision over Frankie Osner OF Tulsa
in bout billed as the fcatherwoiRht
championship contest of oklahoma
Fisher carried the fight 20 osner for
the entire 10 rounds and thrice had
the Tulsan in distress. Osner fought