Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-11

WAS IN AWFUL BOOB


Here . s-e .rl@ .s9,y = H.e disc
-lberg 2 .ess willard,
3-s press q -le nation has been
s.u=i with Wlla-. dope since ~.
lg ksTsas lJEc1y defeated SaCh
johnson. ar4 many conflicting st0nes
have been printed lBrcer-lns VILE
lar1's advent into ne y-SlAsli- game.
Y was 81 the time Car. Morris vas
tos lnins % achieve national fame Ss
white nope that Willard dScAe
into .s-l- IFS
40 one person alone can Wizard
place sEe credit GQr having slsr'e.
l.El CT the .oad e. worldwide fame
and fortune. That person is 10 OtheE
than LITTLE Mate jaCst0n Of Oklahoma
city bau-amW eight championship $50
p.ran, and idol 4 every boxing ian
IL Tulsa
= va. NOT long. before the la
rnent-4 AlgryIs->chseCs Tight AZ Sa-
p4lpa shse Willard was covered
:. .. BroCs vas the Big promoter *
sE= state e- 'hat time. Block was opo
Grating "a club q Oklahoma City ShaH
had Dee. founded Uy Frank Gsrs.S.
Sass Found Him.
One DAY Nate ia ks9r. who vas 80
cheap preliminary boy then. vas
walking along California Sferue IN
j
with ehe' newspaper stories about Carl
Norris. Nate had FOND hopes q some
day seeing white man put 'ae kibosh
0B The shine.
Su+de'ly his attention vas directed
- 4 Y@ss.us delivery van. or gather -
Che gsrsor TSO occupied 9ss divers
seat IN the Iaa.
Gosh. bus 'aas q zig felley. ejae.
u!sreS Sa'so He followed che wagon
sOS - block, aoI rhe time carefully
studying 'Hs slaEt vh1 held 'ae reins
Mates MIND vas working overtime.
We pushed back 10 'he club and san
..'o Brooks oSfIce.
say. NJ. H.ock SAID Isss. ~. o8e
Q. .,s,'h, s'e discovered o. zeal
VINO is hee' inquired 'he pso.
So;.s
y dons know ~h5 Ae Is. bu, JUST
sAT a.u! "a 81 wagon down on CaIo
.fo!nia avenue ues fhe biggest sly
you ever saw, IO' - bs Du' Il Ir0p0Eo
GoT. - thar suchsr ~ box 8: 81,
he'll 'icE tss Niger sure
Vel responded B'ocI. go Ees
him ana well 50 = there's anything
20 him. y woys cUs' anything - saGe
Iesns WoSAe,I Out
~ wasn't long Unit. Nate rad
FOUNDED up Eis discover lie peY.
sladed Willard TO CONS over 20 ,he
club. Willard Wsy' They k0s A pa5.
= gloves on him. KID Ferns. after
vsrd dubbed "a WI. ~" Fs.ns. who
wls sher hardly known 0l'sl. o.. Ok.
.alou4A '.Hy. was selected - g.ye she
"sOpe" ssgV.ou'
y "as Vi'ir-t exhibition. r.rrs
aAss MONKEY n.' %. the tiS awko
ward E4l.. IIna-ly - serS 0y.r q
!Shr. bard sT.rS 'haH broke W..LATG's
S1se.
BY Ha'e INSISTED 'ha. VII ~ eouia
80 trained = 'he ri,e ar4 made q
oF"rCoue hls cllmsiuesS. Brock also
had Sai'h az che man.
Vas Awful Green.
H...ar1 worked Ou' y Books e'uf
!or DAYS ana weeks one aav sA.y
Gu'chVuar who "ei.n.d oY.S IsS
pound. and Ylo had beer working
as trainer iE Morris camp Al Sa.
plipa The flsh' was STAGED a. Sac
SllIA. A!Ys, clever boxer made q
ch1nI ouH o: willard. The latter was
.. green as fhey make them.
"Oh. willard shouted Bills stone
chen manager %! Morris and Fink
during On. u she 'ounds. with The In.
f"ullo' Z ra'flng Sne Elare
What you war'1". asked willard,
and he SuSued completely around
Fink 80ok advantage 20. The opening
anI pounded ] yeSs rnmercifuUy.
4 Bi. Joke
4 moment later willard hls sis or.
YonenS 'oW. ~ was a plain foul and
klnk vas siye1 the decision willard
Was The Joke K Sapulpa that uight
and Coz several flights 20 come
About a year aEO Willard. who .n
fhe meantime had met and defeated
some %! the best white heayyweights
IN fAe game, Yassed through Kansas
CITY one p 'he fist men o. greet
him was 'Wilsca'' Ferns willard
rem mbered him sery We'll
want 70 go few rounds with me,
Ferns 2" asked willard.
'So' hardly" .milingly answered
'hs wildcat.
y should say no''' -etorted the III.
Yellow. 'Guess YOU wouldn'e break
nv Hose a.. easy, now a- you did .ha,
time ~ oklahoma city"
And las. Monday Willard won The
tea yyweishs championship o. the
world.
Those who saw Wizards firs, pub
'ic fight ~ Saprlpa still insist that
Carl Morris can whip him in short
order
Blu. Nate jackson believes IN his
c champion yet