The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-01
LAW MAY PUNISH
FISTIC DUELERS
Guards Already Stationed
About Home of Painter
Who Subdued Writer
VICTOR is SURPRISED
Expected "to Get Knocked for
q Row Of Goals" lie Told
Friends After Battle

'AHNEt. Cui. March ~. .. car
u.pls frWd WIS It uu end todBy
u. sherman M1lG attorney an
Bounced peace rclEuDd and that
fhurr would ID mo- further cuCuuu-
t,ra between Harry Leon Wilson.
author aud Theodore NJ. CriicN
landscape uul.t who fought 90 fIsilc
duel recently
Wolf declined 10 make public the
'pouco tormp,'
,NrNEL. CuL. March OF -- The
storm u.nd of the law may stage
the most round of the battle Of the
century between literature and art
TN. district attorney of Monterey
county today WIS reported to be
making au Investigation OF the fstic
duel lr which HliN Leon Wilson.
creator of MA potiusiu' uud rug
GIos Of Rod Gap humorous llt-
crarv masterpieces, and Theodore
A. Cril'y. former hotel man and
now landscape artist. were prln-
clpols.
Crllcy BEING Guarded.
Guards have been stationed about
the homo of Crilcy by the district
attorney. Three husky men pace
about the wcll-kcpt lawns of the
Crilcy homo. Thoy have nothing 10
Huy regarding their presence thcro.
trilcy and Wilson are silent. So
arc thoIr seconds -uuo grocery
man and the other n writer
But moro and more details OF tho
fight which has stirred Californin's
Baruassus-h -hy-tho-Scu az has moth
ing since the start Of the colony Of
writer's and artists. nre becoming
public.
According 10 accounts now there
were six kuockdowus Instead OF
four. as first reported. and, accord
ing TO these reports n was Wilson
who went down on all occasions.
Crlloy, tho reports say, was even
more surprised Mt tho outcome OF
tho battle than tho yanquishcd Will
son.
II had expected TO be knocked
for row OF goals" no liz said to
have told friends after the affair
81 was more surprised than Mr.
Wilson at the outcome OF the affair.
1 never had a fight I'm my life bo-
fore. And | had known MIR. Wilson
as n keen Judge OF boxing"
Wilson Dragged and Lost.
Criley IL n scar-slghted man and
before the bout started.
Now you are going to get e." Is
reported to have been Wilson's
words in opening the bout.
IL can't get up: I'm through"
were reported TO have been his clos
ing words, after he had struggled
vainly to regain his feet, following
tho last knockdown.
Despite the weakness of his body
the author's spirit Il reported to
have remained strong unto the end.
As his adversary n bit groggily
mnde his way from the scene of the
COMBAT wooded glade OF Yankee
point, overlooking the sea--Wllson
ts reported to have raised himself
painfully TO his elbow and called
out:
This settles nothing. Don't think
you are through with me. l have
only begun"
Colony Sees Humorous Side.
Carmel - villagers and notables
mostly tho humorous side
OF the affair.
II is being discussed on all sides
with smiles. The various stages
leading up to the fight are being re-
called
The community play--"Pomandcr
Walk" IA romantic bit OF sentiment
on the stage; Wilson's first 24-page
letter 10 Crlley now reported In
the hands OF tho district attorney;
the authors careful three-month
training period, "A party given two
weeks ago, from which Mr. Wilson
departed angrily with his wife fol-
lowing the arrival OF Criley and his
nj tt,
great detail.
Criley played the part OF tho hero
pauaz.z~n@1--ul..u- -.