Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-29
WAR TEMPORARILY
HALTS M|TT GAME
Boxing Wanes Over United
States While Martial Prep
arations Continue.
FUTURE DEPENDS ON DRAFT
Most All Scrappers Subject;
Promoters Uneasy; Sport
Thriving in England.
By ]. A. ERMATINGER)

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MILWAUKEE. Wis. July as
While the business OF making war
progresses apace thruout the length
and breadth OF our broad land the
activities In this respect have put
halt temporarily To- that mider form
OF warfare as practiced under the
Quccnsbury code
Tho boxing game at present. II can
truthfully be said. is in status quo.
Its future will hinge upon the devel-
opments of the draft The scrappers
themselves, the majority, at least. are
sitting tight and awaiting announce
mcnt of the disposition to he made
OF them. Practically every boxer OF
renown is subject to military service.
Few have claimed or expect exemp-
tion.
Naturally. while the sons of swat
are uncertain as TO the future. the
same condition holds true of the mon
who make IA business of pruveying
fistic entertainment for the citizenry.
II IL impossible right now to make
any plans for matches Several big
contests were under consideration but
the negotiations have not developed
to the point of signing articles.
Future Dubious.
Until announcement IL made of the
fate Of the boxers who have been
drafted the promoters of ring matches
will be uncertain how to proceed.
That is the reason why the future
of tho sport In this country is rather
dubious.
There is no occasion to believe. how
ever, that the game will he stopped
completely because OF the war. Eng
land Canada and Australia, where
boxing Is fully as popular AZ II IL In
this country. the sport has thrived
just as II did before the world Tragedy
began.
In sydney, for example. 1t IL of rec
ord that crowds ranging from 5000 to
$4,000, have gathered for important
, fistic encounters. In London and
thruout the tight little isle. boxing
matches are OF weekly occurrence and
big crowds attend, altho the princi-
pals are but little known In this coun-
try. The same holds true in Can
ada. The fact that the matches staged
are not of the highest class is due
TO the lack OF material. All of the
really high class artists Of the prize
ring now reside and have been resid-
ing in this country for many years.
While the talent Is scarce and medi-
ocre In quality II is the best available
and for that reason boxing followers
In England and Australia are satisfied
with and encourage the sport as II Is
presented. Boxing matches, like thea
tricals. offer "A welcome relief for the
nervous tension caused by the war IL
is reasonable to suppose that the sport
will continue in this country during
the coming fall and winter. There
would be no good end served by dis-
continuing 1t altogether.
New Matches OF Class.
AS evidence of the uncertain situa-
ton in the boxing world there is the
tact that the pugillstic calendar Tor
the immediate future contains few
battles Of class. During the coming
week the most important contests will
be between Jack Dillon and Harry
Greb; between George Chaney ana
Frankey Britt and Johnny Ertle and
Roy Moore.
Outside of these engagements there
are no flstic fixtures of note. except
perhaps. the coming fifteen-round en-
counter between Fred Fulton and Carl
Morris on Labor day.
The outcome of the encounter be-
tween Johnny Ertle and Roy Moore
may have an important bearing on
the future ring plans of the Saint Paul
kewpie as negotiations now are pend
ing to match Ertle with Champion
Herman IN twenty-round decision
contest, at New orleans on Thanks
giving day
Champ Recovered.
The title holder has completed plans
for his fall campaign. According to
advices from the south he has COM
pletely recovered from his seige OF
blood trouble. and Is ready again for
active service. His first match will
be a fifteen-round contest on August
with Jack Douglas as an opponent.
The latter is only second rater and
probably will not cause the champion
any trouble.
A bettle between Herman and Ertle
would prove rare fistic treat. and
ii would settle for all time the dis
rute that has existed between these
two. 1t will be recalled that the Saint
Paul midget has always questioned
the right OF Herman to the champion
ship, as Ertle has had some sort OF
claim TO the title thru the foul
blow controversy which followed the
match between Ertle and Kid VIII
liams while the latter was bantam