The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
Rv EDWARD w. cocHRANE.

is legal recognize the ruling Of the
New York boxing commission, there
will be two champions when the
current weeks fistic activities in this
country are concluded. According
10 ruling OF the board that governs
ring engagements in the Empire
state Johnny Wilson, middleweight
champion, and Johnny kilbane, king
OF featherweights, have been de
throned The winners OF the Phil
Krug- Dave Rosenberg and Johnny
Dundee Danny Frush bouts will hold
those titles, which will be handed
them by the commission.
Whether the ruling OF the COM
mission will stick or not, 1t is a fact
that interest in these two divisions
has died out because the title hold
,rs have positively refused to de-
fend their laurels against worthy
foes, But have been made many
fattering offers for their services.
but they have refused them, always
putting forth some impossible de-
h,Nand that no promoter could meet
,rf ne we're in his right mind. The
L|result Is that fans have turned their
attention to the other divisions OF
fistiana when these two are among
the most popular with champions
who are willing to fight.
Refuses to Meet Greb.
Wilson first got in bad with the
New York commission when he ran
4 out" OF match with Harry Greb.
He knew Greb would annex the
I championship II they met and did
not care to lose II. He was immedi-
otely suspended by the commission
: and many other state commissions
ul, N 4
II that Wilson was barred from fight
ing in almost every state. Since
b then he has been idle. 1t has been
many months now. The Massachus-
\ e,ts board recently reinstated him
but he refused to fight, The New
York commission offered to rein
state him 10 he would fight Greb or
JEFF Smith, but he would not con-
slider either contest.
\ Following Wilson's refusal TO fight
the commission announced that II
II would name a new champion. krug
Il and Rosenberg have beaten every
mIddleweight in the east OF any
prominence and It finally was de-
A. cided to match them and hand the
Atle to the winner of the bout. Thus
. Ah battle this week. Both are hard
"a Nters and clever boxers. They are
n winner will defend the title. Wilson
has refused to meet either man.
Kilbanc's Exorbitant Demand.
Kilbane refused TO defend his fea-
q therweight crown, despite many big
y offers for his services, and finally
s demanded 100000 to fight any boy
Il the promoters care to select. Such
a sum virtually ia prohibitive. The
"a re-. ftrrl, IrnN oh
money so the promoters could have
afforded to pay one of the combat.
4 ants such a sum, but the lightweight
match was smoked up" for years
II and there was so much interest II
II II tf@t IL was sure to be big H.
nancial proposition. Kilbane Ia mo-
as popular as either man, and no 70,
ne would meet would be half al
much OF a drawing card at Tender
Because of Kilbane's demands hi
a mas been allowed to remain idle
n and the winner of the Dundee-Frusf
II light will be king of the l22-pound
q ers' IL is unfortunate that Frush II
u one OF the fighters. because he wal
Z knocked out by Kilbane not so lonl
h ago, and is no better now than h,
4 was then. Certainly he will not b.
L considered real champion should
z " Abl luHdNt tHpukll W u'ANo
dundee. II the Scotch wop" wins
however. It will be a different mat
\ YER kilbane has repeatedly refused
~ 70 meet Dundee in New York. Dun
A how.
L Gene Tunney, former light-heavy
Il we'ghr.ehampion, will return to tn
nemped Enclosure TO meet Charlie
4 Welnert in Newark. Weinart is
GeVer boxer and a fair puncher, bu
II sne tran down the primrose patl
mas held his attention for lon
uhe and he Is not the boxer h
should be. He is one of those &c
centric individuals with a lot of ma
.ural ability, but will never .amoun
much He Is one of the mos
EIltul boxers in the game today
he may give Tunney a hard figh
hho"eyer as Tunney lacks quite
Sn OF measuring up to the Hight
L "eSyyweight champions of the pas
marry Greb, who holds the light
neaVyweight championship of Amer
va Is booked to defend his It'll
esainst Pat Mccarthy In Bos.o
rndoy night, Pat has a very goo
sht'ns name, but he likely is du
9t a decoration at the hands OF III
u's1aFgh windmill. Greb woul
o taNe a chance right now with
SouG lighter. Mccarthy has a falrl
s1u sow reputation among the hom
n Aolks In ROStnn bnt ha doae mot rnpa