Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-26
Oklahoma City Boy Hero of
More Than 100 Ring Battles
While Louisianan Possesses
Coveted Crown.
WILL BE BIG DAY FOR TULSA
Sportsmen Will Pour Into Oil
Metropolis for Doubleheader
in Afternoon and Title Tilt
at Night.
(By CHARLES j. BRILL }

across the pages of boxing history
chronicling the events of Labor day,
1917 Tulsa will be the only place
where a worlds championship will he
at stake, Pete Herman risking his
bantamweight crown on his ability to
defeat Nate Jackson. and Tulsa has
sent Carl Morris to Ohio there to en-
gage Fred Fulton IN the battle which
is to decide which shall meet Jess
Willard for the worlds heavyweight
title. These two bouts stand out head
and shoulders above anything else
scheduled for settlement within the
roped arena on Labor day.
Tusa Has Best of All.
OF the two, Tulsa has the better.
the best on the calendar. Gradually
the pendulum has been swinging from
the big boys down to the little follows
and the bantams now number within
their ranks the best and busiest box
ers in the game today. They are more
popular than any other class and they
are the ones who never fail to fill
every minute full of thrills.
Top of the lot is the pair which
tangles here at Association park one
years of steady Advancement Pete
Herman last winter in his third en-
counter with the champion. knocked
the bantamweight skypiece from the
dome Of Kid Williams, and the mo-
mentum gained by the New Orleans
boy while driving his way to the top
has been increasing since he came
into possession OF his new honors. His
last bout against Jack Douglas a week
ago demonstrates that he is a won
derful scrapper. And looking over
the large field OF contenders for his
title, one can hardly be blamed for
focusing the public attention on Nate
Jackson.
Hero OF 100 Battles.
In more than one hundred battles
he never has failed to cover himself
with glory. While the records show
he has lost seven engagements, the
verdict against him In every instance
was hairline decision, and two OF
these were to the present champion
before he became champion. sixteen
of his Al victories have been knock
outs. Included among his opponents
are many of the best boys the division
has known In recent years, including
six tits with the champion. Chick
Hayes. Eddie Coulon. Roy Moore,
Young Pal Moore. Benny Mcneil, Earl
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las, Benny Kaufman. Benny Mccoy
Dick Griffin. Joe Lynch and the dope
hook records that In 1913 he won
from Arlos Tanning, who since then
has advanced to the lightweight class
and has won honors thruout the
United States and Australia. No other
Aspirant for championship honors can
show n record that begins to compare
with that OF the Oklahoma City boy.
Eleven Bouts Each This Year.
Both Jackson and Herman have
been extremely busy boys this year.
Each has engaged in eleven battles.
Herman starting the year by winning
the championship from Kid Williams
on January 9 at New Orleans. All or
his bouts since then have been no.
decision affairs. but he never has
failed to outclass his opponents. Jack
sons 1917 record to date includes five
wins, five draws and one loss, that un-
favorable decision being the one given
in favor OF Roy Moore here at Tulsa,
and Tulsan5 who were at the rinSside
and saw for themselves cannot hold
that against him.
Departure of Herman from New
Orleans last night for Tulsa and the
assurance that Jackson would be mere
in time to be introduced at the base
ball park this afternoon brings the
realization that the time for the cut
ting of this pugilistic melon is at hand.
Association park. where the bout will
he held. will be the busiest spot in
Tulsa. for in addition to the fact that
the Producers will he at home during
the remainder OF the season, closing
on Labor day, carpenters will be busy
preparing the park for the scrap and
both Jackson and Herman expect to
work out daily at that place.
Big Day for Tulsa.
Tulsa is. preparing for big sport
festival on Labor day. Posters have
gone all over the state urging those
sportively inclined to come to Tulsa
for the entire day, promising them
the biggest athletic day OF their eX-
stence In the afternoon the Tulsa.
Western association team will engage
Ardmure in a doubleheader, the last
championship games of the season.
and in addition to the championship
bout at night several preliminary box-
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