Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-30
new MORAN-MORRIS
ARENA A WH0PPER
Frisco Will Handle 1000
People Every 10 Min
utes Monday.
WORK STARTS TODAY
Moran Worked Out Again
Yesterday; Morris Is
Down to Weight.
WORK STARTS TODAY

With all possible objection to the
Labor day bout between Carl Morris
and Frank Moran removed and the
advance seat sale going ahead at un-
dreamed of bounds, the promoters
have decided that Association ball
park will be too small to accommo-
date the crowd, even with the several
thousand extra seats that were. to
have been built. and accordingly have
secured site northeast of the city,
where work starts today on the
largest open-air arena ever construct
ed in the southwest.
Easily Reached.
An 11-acre tract of perfectly level
land was selected as a site for the
new arena. 1t lies perfectly level. 1t
Is just five blocks from the end of
the pavement on Admiral boulevard
and directly across the street from
the county fairgrounds. The arena
will be constructed adjacent to the
main line of the Frisco railroad. The
railroad will operate shuttle trains
to and from the city. They estimate
that with the 16-coach trains they are
going to put on they will be in posi-
iion to haul thousand people every
ten minutes The macadam roadway
from the end Of the pavement to the
arena Will afford an excellent high
way for automobile traffic. Every
iitney bus in the city will operate to
the arena Monday and scores of
private cars will be turned into livery
vehicles for the occasion.
Seat plan Unchanged.
There will be eight entrances to the
arena, four of them on the side where
the railroad runs so that those who
go in the shuttle trains can jump
right off the train and be directly in
front OF the box offices. The doors
will be open at noon and the first
preliminary will not start until
O'Clock Work on the arena will be
rushed and the big structure will be
completed by next Sunday The new
called for in the old plat, so that
those who have purchased tickets
prior to today need not worry about
getting the seats they would have re-
ceived at the ball park.
Moran worked out in public again
Tuesday at the downtown ball park.
More than three thousand fans were
In attendance. He boxed two rounds
each with Denver Jack Geyer Texas
Tate and Rufus Cameron. Moran
made visible impression on the au-
dience and there Is plenty of anti
Norris money In circulation here now.
Moran's final public workout will
occur at the ball park next Saturday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Ferns on the Ground.
Rube Ferns. who is to referee the
contest. is in the city. He Is trying
to arrange a conference with Moran
and Morris. so that the question of
rules may be arranged before Mon
day.
Moran insists on the rules that
have been laid down by the New York
boxing commission" said Ferns Tues
day, while Morris wants to use the
Kidney punch and box with one arm
free. ] shall endeavor to arbitrate
between them, but II fail will
make my own rules and they will
have to abide by them"
Mon Monday will be legal holiday
from oklahoma and neighboring
states will come to Tulsa to attend the
biggest ring event ever staged in, the
southwest. That the promoters un-
derestimated the drawing power of
this match Ia seen by the unusually
large advance seat sale. which gets
bigger each day. More than five
,housand seats have already been
soId' with every indication that fully
nat many more will be disposed Of
by the end OF the present week.
Morris Slows Down.
motifs has practically quit road
Work. according to advices from Sa-
pulpa, having eliminated all the sur
plus weight that he, can possibly af-
,,ord TO lose. and for the next few
isys will content himself with plenty
u boxing in bis big private GYM
Freddie Hamann Of TuIsa and
frankie Sanders OF Elizabetb N
WI furnish the ten-round semi
preliminary. yum"