The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-02
CHAMPIONS IDLE,
GAME SUFFERING
AS THE RESULT
Buff and Dundee to Box
This Week, but Foes
Are Not Hard
~ EDWARD W. cocHRANE.

visions Of pugilism decide to come
nut Of retirement shortly this ia 20.
Ing TO be a rather dun year for the
ahange or prospective change ot
boxing titles. This week john,
Buff worlds champion bantam and
American flywelght champion. and
Johnny Dundee, who holds the title
200 the recently created Junior light
weight class, will meet second
rl'ers. but they are the only once
OF the nine title bearers who are
active.
The present standing of the
champions Is about as follows.
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight:
u0 challenge considered by the
public to be sufficiently strong to
draw the price Dempsey asks.
wilson out Of II.
Georges Carpenter, light heavy
weight, ill in France. with a pros
uoytiye bout with Ted Lewis a
welterweight, In London In May.
johnny Wilson. mlddleweight:
drbarrcd from rings in almost
every state in the union, because
uf his refusal to keep an engage
wcnt with Harry Greb I'm New
York In a real championship con-
test.
Jask Britton. weltcrweight; ap-
pears TO have few, IL any, worthy
Challcngors and is resting.
Benny Leonard. lightweight:
pOstponing matches regularly be-
cause Of bad hands and refuses
90 meet Lew Tender, most worthy
challenger.
Johnny Dundee, Junior light
weight; the most active boxer in
the ring today. Always ready to
meet anyone.
Johnny Kllbanc, featherweIght;
positively refuses to defend his
title.
Johnny Buff. bantamweighti not
willing to meet any one OF the
four or five good challengers.
Jimmy Wide, flyweght: in re-
tircment in England.
Three May Defend Crowns.
This doesn't present very rosy
outlook for championship bouts this
year. There may be bouts In which
Leonard, Buff and Britton will COM
pete but the rest OF those marked
down here as idle, likely will keep
out OF the ring. due TO their refusal
TO fight or the lack OF good foes. as
is the case with Jack Dempsey. who
appcars to he due for a long rest be-
fore a man appears who has the
confidence OF the public.
Johnny Dundee. who chucked
Charley White into the discard by
defeating tho Chicago left hook
artist a short time ago, is the one
man ready to meet anyone. He
does not worry about weight. His
foes can scale anything up TO 1876
pounds and he will take them on.
White was directly in line for a bout
with Benny Leonard when he
bumped into the little Scotch wop"
and was whipped soundly. Now
Dundee, Il l27-pounder, IL. outside
Of Lew Tender, the most worthy
challenger for Leonard, although
few competent boxing judges Will
.oncede him chance with the
hampton. Challengcrs who want
u Keep In line will do well to dodge
his stumbling block IN the future.
Have Easy Opponents.
Dundee appears this week against
Jimmy Goodrich In Toronto. Good
lch Is a fairly good fighter but
lasu the experience necessary TO
''' y tAAllA AAlA ANhh ~ ~ w WI y hk dlllNh
4 boy like Dundee. Only a lucky
punch can prevent Dundee winning.
The ScOtCh-wop is laying for a crack
st Leonard. He can make small |
.ortune Of such match.
Buff is TO box Harry (Battling) |
Leonard, In Philadelphia In the
eature match OF a show TO be given |
Thursday night. Leonard has made !
lutte a reputation In that vicinity |
meeting youngsters in the bantam
weight class, but he never has
jumped into as good a fighter as |
3uf. However. the champion IL |
u years OF age and is well beyond /
he age when fighters ere at their |
'est, He never amounted TO a |
whole lot until the l5-round law be-
anne operative in New York and |
ho long route gave him a chance |
o show at his best. A flashy box |
r. with plenty OF speed, can OUT
'oint' Buff in eight rounds, so It Ia
'ossible that a newspaper decision |
nay go against him on this occas- |
on, but II Will not effect the title /
u the least.
Buff has been offered bout with |
.lidget Smith, Pete Herman. Joe
turman and Joe Lynch I'm New |
Ork, but does not care 10 risk has
roWn at this time. lie wants TO |
mass e tune first. This bantam
tile has shifted so often the past
wO years that no sears losing II |
mould he peet some worthy 70 for
he championship where a decislG n
! given
Other Good Ones.
There are some other contests
mis- week that will attract atten-
ION, Charley Weinert finally has
eclded. to fight again and will meet
larry Foley, a hard-hitting, tough |
erapper from Hot Springs. In l5-
ound battle in New Orleans II
Selnert doesn't pull his usual stunt
L running out. the bout should be |
choice nttraction for the fistlc
Ollowers OF New Orleans.
Hugh Walker is to meet Harry
3 I'M In Oklahoma City for the
american Legion session. This Is
mother slug ing affair that ig
lehly interesting.
New Horks attraction for he
.cek Is a IG-round contest between
oe Lynch, former bantam cham
non, and Wtpie Spencer. The latter
5 pretty good bantam. Illness
opt him out of the game for a
me, but ne came back strong end
as been meeting with success for
months. Lynch has encountered
erious opposition m his last few
'arts and he may run into a little
nore THAI he cares to hanClo on
MS occasion.