The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-09


Like most Of tho other champions.
Conc Tunnoy. American lIght-honvy-
weight tito holder believes In play
iug safety first with that crown
which has adorned his brow since
no defeated Battling Levnsky. hut
iuusfnuch Hs no is about the only
champion in action this week. his
bout with Martin Burke In Pitts
hurgh is the outstanding feature Of
rather attractive pugilistic pro-
gram.
Burke ls n fairly good fighter
from New Orleans lie has had his
ups ana downs. many ~ them
hcng downs, but he has managed 10
whip several good mon, including
Young Bob l'itzslmmous and thcrc-
fore can ho considered a rather
dangerous foo for tho champion. al
though unless Tuuny can retain the
title In this scrap he never was en-
titled TO 10. Burke is a fairly good
hitter, but a clever man such M
Tuuncy should ouipoInt him with
out trouble. II being u no-decision
fight Tunney should retain the
crown because he should not be the
victim OF any of the tcloEraphic
punches Burke is liable TO swing
with the idea that one may land on
a vulnerable spot Tununy IL fairly
clever and u very good ring general.
Acid Test Coming.
sooner or later Tunney will have
10 meet Tommy Gibbons or Harry
Grob. and then he will be given the
acid test. GrCh is at the top In this
division. despite the fact that Tun-
ney holds the championship. II
Tunncy can beat Greb and Gibbons
he viii be sitting at the very top Of
the division, Notwithstanding the
fact that Georges Carpenter Is
supposed 60 be light heavyweight
champion OF the world. Carpenter
may never defend that title and IL
not considered I'm the running now.
HIS physicians say he is through.
One scrap on the calendar that
viii he Of some Interest In Europe
is between George Cook, an Aus
trallnn false alarm. ana Joe Beckett,
tho much -flattcned English cham
pion. Both Of these mon have been
knocked out by Carpcntior I'm tho
past year. Possibly tho winner In
London this week will be given the
consolation prize. This fight Is OF
little interest TO Americans. who
consider both fighters are iokcs,
The winner will gain nothing but n
few dollars but the English like
that sort OF entertainment ana II
Is Just as well that a pair OF fourth
ratcrs are able 10 furnish II. Jack
Dempsey says he Is going 20 fight
the winner In London Pretty soft
for the champion
Renew an old Tcud.
Jock Malone and Augle Rather
are going 10 have thoir argument
continued in Boston Tuesday night
when they clash for IL rounds. They
met a short time ago and Malone
was given the decision, but tho Rat
ncr supporters claim their man was
robbed, There was 80 much con-
troversy over tho result that the
fighters were rematchod, The sec
ond battle should be an Interesting
affair. Malone is after tho middle
weight tito now held by Johnny
Wilson. but he will have TO beat
Rather it his campaign II taken
seriously.
on the samc bin with Malone and
Rather, Joe Lynch and Terry Mar
tin are booked for ~ rounds. Mar
tin IL very good bantam, with plenty
OF hitting power, lie has beon very
successful In Boston, whore most OF
his fighting has been done and his
friends claim he is well on the
road 10 tho championship. Lynch
has met with a couple OF setbacks
Of late lie hasn't lost decisions,
but I'm bouts I'm which he has en-
gagged with good bantams the pub
lie has fclt that he was given the
best Of 70 I'm decisions,
10 Meet Buff Next,
Lynch held the championship
about a year ago and Is going TO try
for 81 again when he meets Johnny
Buff in New York, May o, but he
must defeat slah men ms Martin II
he hopes 10 relieve Buff OF the
crown,
Johnny Dundee the busiest fighter
IN the game, viii defend his junior
championship again, meeting Pep
Per Martin in Toronto, Dundee
fights once o week. Martin is n sem
sational young performer but ex-
perience and genera,ship should
carry Dundee through safely.