Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-02
Title Holder Remarkable Ring
General; Challenger Earns
Right to Meet King by
Fighting Way to Front.
MAMMOTH CROWD EXPECTED
Baseball Park Prepared for
5000 Spectators; Card Will
Be Carried Thru Without
Delays.

For twenty years boxing has flour
ished in oklahoma. There have been
times OF temporary depression 1t is
true. but generally the sport has
flourished, thousands upon thousands
of dollars having been paid in at the
gate, yet when Pete Herman climbs
into the ring to face Nate Jackson to-
morrow night it will be the first In
history that worlds champion
has risk cd his crown in an Oklahoma
ring. 1t will be an epoch-maklng
event.
What makes 1t all the more fitting
is that 1t Is an oklahoma boy who Is
to oppose the champion, an Oklahoma
boy who, In addition to making Il
name for himself thruCut the south
west also gained national reputation
by invading the east and showing up
the best OF the bantams in that sec
ton Of the country, boy who In
more than one hundred battles has
never been knocked off his feet and
has lost only seven decisions-every
one OF which was questionable.
Popular In Tulsa.
While Jackson Is an Oklahoma
City boy, Tulsa also feels a proprietary
interest In him for here he has staged
thirteen of his most important en-
gagements, including the series of
elimination contests which led up to
his match with the champion. First
he defeated Eddie Coulon In fifteen
ROUNDS Next he went against Roy
Moore for fifteen rounds, and altho
the decision was against him, 1t was
so palraby unfair that he was
matched AGAINST Earl Puryear for the
Semi-final match which was TO decide
the opponent for champion while
the referees verdict was draw
public opinion was 30 overwhelmingly
favorable to Jackson that without the
slightest hesitation he was signed rp
by Promoter Al Nenn for the cham"
picnship engagement.
Now. on the eve Of battle. after
watching the men work out for five
days in their training quarters, Tulsa
punil.stic critics have made up their
minds that Jackson will be able TO
give a good account OF himself-Jus.
as good or better than he did In the
six encounters he had with Herman
before he became possessed of the
bantamweight title.
Herman Wonderful Fighter.
Herman has showed himself to be n
wonderful fighting machire in every
way Slim OF shank. light OF thigh.
small of waist but deep and broad or
chest and shoulders he is fitted by
build admirably for the profession he
has chosen. well-shapcd head is
fastened to these powerful shoulders
by q short, thick neck. II Jackson
can WIN from him he will have proved
himself a marvellous lad. for Herman
Is little short of a wonder
In addition to being a hard-hitter.
Herman is clever-exceeding1y clever,
As a matter OF fact no one ever has
showed more speed here unless II be
Juci;son. Looked at from all sides.
Mondays bout stacks up the greatest
ring battle rs we'll as the first cham
pionshlp contest ever held IN Okla-
homa.
While there will be no official
Weighing of the champion, it Is likely
that he will be right at the regula-
ton weight In his training he has
demonstrated that he is stripped to
his best fighting weight not an ounce
Of supcrfluous flesh being apparent.
Their measurements show that they
are strikingly we'll matched.
1t is probable that TO two boxers
who ever stepped into n ring were
more evenly matched in physical pow
ers and II also is probable that no two
ever met whose pugilistic records and
nreviois performances stamp them as
equally matched.
Mammoth Crowd Expected.
In anticipation of n crowd Of NAM
moth proportions, auxiliary seating ar
rangements have been made at the
basel all park-where the battle will be
staged. so that five thousand persons
can be accommodated. Inasmuch as
many out-of-town fans are coming
who will wish to depart for bone the
same night. the promoters heve per-
factoA arrangements for everything 20
thoroIy~ that the first preliminary will
go on at $3.50 and the entire card be
finished by 1 o'clock.