Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03
GREAT ATHLETES
CAUGHT BY FILMS
Lasting Record Of Movies
Eliminates Biased
Reports.
All Sports Bend to the
Magic Call of the
Pictures.

The mat, the cue, the elusive
billiard ball the record breaking
athlete and speed specialists, have
finally followed the long procession
of notables, world events, wars
drama, ct al, the royal sports have
succumbed to the call OF the screen.
Henceforth the champions of the
earth will entertain us at the movie
show and no longer will the rail
ways he called mp to quote excursion
rates 10 the "ring-side" because the
ring side" will follow the trail OF
the celluloid strips into all the high
ways and by-ways.
GOtch and IbysZko Pose.
The mighty Gotch the sturdy
Zbyszko. the lithe-limbed Turks, tho
tricky Japanese will all do their
bravcst before the clicking, all-seeing
eve of the camera. 4 moving picture
company conceived it and with the
conception came the signing of Jack
Herman. recognized as the premier
promoter Of sporting events or the
country Only this time, he Will not
negotiate for coliseums, auditoriums,
armorics or ball parks; he will offer
most scientific work for the films
The idea is new and It introduces
number Of elements that have
been impossible because OF the at
mosphere Of the sporting arena.
Bows youth just budding into the
romantic period that is manhood
dawn-may view the highest physl-
cal art without the odor of alcohol
and the fumes OF "A myriad ,igarrts,
or the loud mouthings of the roust-
ahouts. Fathers, mothers, all the
family. may feel the thrills of con
test without any sinister cnyironS
lowering their ideals of life. The
movies have called upon the realm
OF sports and the response has been
electrical.
In order to insure the cleanest
work, free from trickery or the faint
OF dishonest exhibitions, Mr.. Her
man has been invited to call upon
the company funds and offer larger
purses than any promoter would
dare offer for public matches, and
winners only will be matched in
subsequent contests.
Scientific Elimination.
II will be a matter OF scientific
elimination The films become pub
lie records There is no gaiusaying
what the screen has shown No OK
cuses can ever explain away what
aas occurred No unfairuess ~
referees can be charged. because the
camera is al-soeing and equally ALL
wise II is the Judge umnipotent
that records falls or flukcs without
fear or scrambling for favor
Tho element of gambling will be
removed. because the outcome will
be known as soon as the films arc
released. only the golden heart OF
the sport will remain and only the
glory of the contest Of man and man
will bc remembered
The worlds greatest wrestling
match. from viewpoint of attendance
was the contest between Frank a
Gotch and George Hackenschmidt
held al White SoX hall park Chicago.
labor day 1911. The attendance
was about $4,000 persons, and the
receipts We're $4,000 Compare
these figures with any Of the film
matches These will be seen in
thousands OF picture theatres. Fully
one million persons will view every
match and likely two or more mill
lion will Doe nearer the estimate. The
ticket sales ON wrestling nights
will bc not under 100000 and from
there up 90 $25O.O0O for a total OF
all the movie houses Hence, from
viewpoint Of attendance and re-
ceipts. every picture match will Tar
outclass the greatest contest ever
held i'm the "old days under the old
ideas
Mr. Herman feels the pulsatiou OF
genuine pride in not only entertain
ing the multitudes with the Kings
of sports" but In instilling into IN,
receptive minds Of growing boys the
value of clean bodies and Of muscles
that respond to every demand Of the
will II will be an object lesson that
parents will encourage because II
will bring physical ideals up TO o
moral which. after all has
has been the hope OF the sages.
ministers Of the gospel and educators
for ages.
Billiardists Caught Also.
But wrestling is not to compose
ALI Of the new idea The cleverest
will show their cunning
I'm causing the ivory balls 20 do
things that seem to endow them with
thought These contests will have
many advantages far as the
audience Is conceTned-over the
meets held in private, or before a
EmaIl audience VI ENTHUSIASTS. The
spectators at the movie shows will
look down upon the tsble-tOps. and
see the fingers OF the players en-
twine around the cues and watch
the balls gyrate, touch the cushions
and spin along their trails Of con-
quest Everything will be mssnified