Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-10
CURiEY SMITH.

Roxing bouts nave come and boxing
bouts have gone in Tulsa. but never
has the magic city been favored by
scrap that promises more than that
tomorrow, night at the Grand theater,
when C',irley Smith of Drumright and
PAM Roman of San Francisco tangle
in a fifteen round battle before the
Midway Athletic club. Greater crowds
have been attracted by some of Carl
Morris affairs here and in some or
Nate Jacksons exhibitions there has
been a greater display of the strictly
scientific fisticuff. but for slap-bang,
rip-tearing, audience pleasing boxing
this Smith Roman affair has them all
backed off the boards.
Both Proycu-Entertaincrs.
For those who saw Roman and Bert
MulIin bang their way thru fifteen
rounds of toe-to-t toe milling at the old
Moose hall under the management or
the same Al Venn who is promoting
tomorrow nights entertainment II
takes on stretch of imagination to PIE
ture a battle when Roman gets inside
the ropes, and the same thing Is true
of those who have seen the frizzly-
haired oil field scrapper scrap.
Opposite Styles.
EXCEPT that both are rugged boxers,
willing mixers, there Is nothing similar
between the two. Roman is quiet.
steady going and in the ring he is
bulldog Using flat-footed shuttle
he bores in always, giving ground only
when knocked back lie is compactly
built, massive of trunk, "A build more
often found in wrestler than boxer
Smith once was bulldog, he still is a
bulldog, but since coming under the
tutelage of Eddie Dalton he has de-
veloped in addition more open style
of warfare. He is a rangy chap, in
fact, an ideal build for a welterweight
In addition to possessing splendid,
hard physique he is blessed with the
longest reach ever carried by welter
having a tip-to-tip stretch of ~ inches
n reach greater than that of many n
heavyweight.
A comparison of the physical points
of the two boxers shows that Smith
must concede some six or eight pounds
in weight, but has what is considered
neutralizing- factor, superior range.
compared to Smiths ~ inches OF
ltretch, Roman has but 81 inches.
Soman is built thicker all the way up
Smith TcmpcramcntaI.
-Temperamenta is Curley's middle
,aame. He knows what he wants. he
goes after what he wants and those
who have done business with him have
come to find that the only way to get
along with him is to let him have 1t
if ii is within the bounds of reason.
Smith is a fiend for publicity: in his
scrapbook collection, part OF when
has been destroyed by fire. he has as
sembled every line, good, bad and In
different ever said about him in any
sheet. His collection includes posters
of most of his battles and pictures of
his victims, 32 of whom he has put
to sleep Roman declares he never
clipped a paper in his life. Further
more he says he never has compiled
his record and he doesn't even know
within q dozen of how many ring
bouts he has had
While both lads have demonstrated
I'm their workouts that they have made
great advancement since their last ap-
pearance in Tulsa. the wonderful i'm
provement in the work OF Smith stands
out above the less striking change in
the coast boy. Never before has
Smith been in the hands of compe-
tent instructor He never has cared
enough heretofore: but getting the no.
ton a couple of months ago that he
could fight his way to the top of the
welterweight division he set himself
to a study of the ring art and the
results have been astonishing. No
sooner had Dalton entered his camp
than he began to develop left for his
charge. Nothing is more effective
when "a boxer has long reach than
good left, and even Smith himself has
been surprised at the manner in which
he has learned to Jab and hook with
that hand.
His friends won't know Curley
when they see him step Monday