The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-03

This was the most exciting situation
OF the bout. Binckley's comblna-
tion scissors and arm lock had
Lewis In distress. He kicked about
wildly but failed to break loose, and
at the end of five minutes, while
greatly weakened by the punish
ment he had received. fell into nm
other scissors aad arm lock by
Binckley. Lewis strength seemed
sapped, and when Buckley slammed
on the power, the Strangers shoul-
ders flopped to the mat.
BInckiey had won the first fall
with scissors In / hour and 20
minutes.
The crowd went into a frenzy and
hundreds of cushions were throw
into the ring.
Arm Lock Wenkcns BinckIcy.
After 20 minutes rest the cham
plonship go was resumed. The men
entered the ring at II p. m. Blnck-
ley was given an ovation by tho
crowd, and Lewis was also cheered.
At 11;04 y. m. they met In the CEN
ter With his title at stake. Lewis
appeared more careful than before,
and Binckley also took his time.
IL was ll:0S p. m. when they went
to tho mat, with Binkley on top.
Binklcy got a scissors on Lewis'
body. but the champion broke It
and got an arm lock and punished
Bincklcy severely. Binkley's right
arm was temporarily parlayzed and
u hung limp as he broke loose.
Binckley got n scissors but Lewis
broke 1t and got another arm lock.
Binckley was In terrible pain as
Lewis bore down on his wrist.
Lewis Evcns the Score.
Buckley finally managed to tear
himself loose and leaped to his feet.
But he was terribly weakened, and
Lewis had no difficulty. In annexing
flying deadlock with which ho
bore the challenger to tho mat with
crushing force. falling on top OF him.
He clamped down vigorously and
soon had Buckley almost un.
conscious. Just IL minutes from the
time the second fall started Referee
schmidt tapped Lewis on tho back
and he had evened the match.
AS matter OF fact he had more
than evened II. for his young OPP
ponent remained stretched on the
mat from the effects OF the brain.
stitllng headlock. II was fully thro,
minutes before Buckley would bs
aroused and taken 10 his dresslnI
room to rest.
Last Hall Brief.
Blnckley did not have time TO re-
cuperate his strength before the,
returned for the third and decidinJ
fall at ll:45. The crowd. realizinI
| mat Binckley was certainly beaten
had colmed down and had little L
say.
Buckley seemed in bad way a
they sat in their corners for "A min
ute before resuming. He did no
show his usual life. An iced towo
was draped about his neck.
Lewis assumed the offensive I'm
modiately. lie stalaed Binckle
about the mat for a couple of min
utes and then carried him to tn
floor with deadlock. Although hi
strenth was Just about gone Binck
ley resisted samely. He managed /
break his deadlock. and then a sec
ond ana IA third which came in rapi
succession. But when Lewis clampe
on fourth cuffs resistance faile
ana his shoulders went to the ms
IN a Few seconds more than fou
minutes after they started. Levi
deadlock had saved his title for hin
Ryan Wins Prclim Easily.
, sailor Jack Ryan of st. Louis di:
posed of Traffic officer Joh
O'Briggs OF Tulsa easily In straigl
falls In the preliminary. He wo
the first fall In eight minutes with
crotch and body hold and the se,
ond in one minute and seven second
with a head scissors.