Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-07
Kid Williams Cr0zVn May Come Here|
BENM!E M'NEAl IS
LOGICAL OPPONENT
Local Boy Is Hard After
Lightweight Champion
for Battle Here.

1t is being predicted by the wise
men of the east that u.s. men that are
in close touch with the leading fistic
stars of the country, that the first
good boy that gets Kid Williams into
the ring over the marathon distance
VIII take the Kids title and all that
goes with IT. Williams is no differ
ent from Dixon. McGovern. Plimmer,
Palmer, Wier, and host of other
good boys who succumbed to the
greatest of all knockouts, Father
Time.
The Kid was sure sore tough bird
when he met and defeated Johnny
Coulon for the title. and is vet a
great little boy. but like all, or nearly
all, of the champions of this ad-
Vanced age, the Kid is picking the
SOFT ones in no-decision bouts and
keeping away from the tough birds
over the long route whore the referee
holds up the hand of the winner
We are not Censurng the Kid as
the twentieth century idea of pugil-
ism, as in every other line. the idea
seems to be get the money, but the
fans are ClamorinG for "A long bout in
the bantam division, and it looks as
If the Kid would have to step out and
take on a couple of the really hard
ones. There are about three boys
| that have chance at the Kids title.
l}ennie Mcneil of Tulsa. Okla Kid
Herman of New orleans. and Louisi-
anna, tough kid from Philadelphia,
who has the honor of couple of
knockdowns to his credit over Will
liams
Mcneil Has Chance.
Mcneil seems to be the logical con
tender as on his record for the past
year shows he has met and defeated
some of the best bamtams and
feathers in the country Imagine
boy that can make l16 pounds ring
side letting Il tough boy like Dutch
Brandt, zone of the toughest that
ever came out of the east" come into
the ring weighing 124 pounds at
o'clock That is what Mcneil did
and every ST. Louis paper gave him
the verdict of 10 of the 12 rounds.
The boxing fans and betting men
of st. Louis demanded of the pro-
moters that Mcneil be licked, and
licked good for what he did to Jimmy
Pappas, a local favorite. so they
brought on Taylor. Murphy, Douglas
and Brandt. Mcneil beat them all
six weeks time. then took their idol,
Harry Kabakoff, and gave him box
ing lesson in ten rounds.
johnny Ertle and his manager,
Mike McNulty. were in st. Louis
waiting for some soft money at the
time of the Brandt go and had prom
iscd to take on the winner. They
watched. but for seven rounds only.
then they had an urgent call, a wire,
nfterward McNulty said had called
them to ST. Paul for a big bout. Nc
Noill followed them to st. Paul and
,ff 70
and side bet of $1,000, but again
Ertlc was busy and had to take the
first train for New York. Just TO
show how classy this McNeill boy Is,
recently ut st. Louis Promoter
Tommy sullivan tried to get Williams
to take on Mcneil and this was what
he said to sullivan; Fifteen hundred
dollars for eight rounds and no news
paper man can referee the contest"
! That explains II all, for any stime
they ask money like this they do not
want to box.
Mcneil Likes Tulsa.
After his recent contest with Nate
jackson at oklahoma city he stopped
off here for a visit with G. L. Har-
mon, who looks after his western
| business and became attached to the
city. Here is the place where | am
going to i've" he said to Harmon, and
gave orders that all his literature
should bc reprinted, stating that here
| after his headquarters were Tulsa,
okla,
Experts claim that II Mcneil ever
gctst Williams in the ring that after
| the battle the title will read some-
! thing like this: "Bennie Mcneil,
/ lbamIamweight champion of the
| world, Tulsa, okla.