Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
TULSA GRABS OFF
PUG|LIST|C PLUM
Will Be Only City in World
With Championship Boxing
Bout Labor Day.
BOUT TO BE REAL THRILLER
Jackson Holds Decision Over
Title-Holder; Have Met
Four Times.

Pete kid" Herman Of New Or
leans, bantamweisht champion Of the
world, will meet Nate Jackson of OK
ldhoma City in a 10-round bout in
Tulsa on the night of Monday. Sep
tember s, Labor day, it was an
nounced by Al Venn, promoter, last
nie ht
All day Saturday the wires were hot
between Tulsa and New Orleans. To
the request that the proposed meet
ing between the champion and either
Jackson or Earl Puryear, originally
planned for August rs, be postponed
until the middle of September, Red
Walsh, Hermnns manager. answered
that this would not work in with tho
campaign he had planned, out pro-
posed as "A compromise that he call
off the match scheduled in Minneapo-
lis on Labor day between Herman
and Ertle and come to Tulsa on that
date, agreeing to meet either Jackson
or Puryear. But" wired Walsh,
you will have TO guarantee more
than $1,000 for that date as others
cffer more than that for it, Venn
did not state last night how much tho
champion had been guaranteed, but
the fact that n telegram WAS received
saying everything was O. X. and the
match cinched was received indicates
that the local promoter offered really
tempting bait.
Jackson Logical Contender.
Next came the matter of deciding
whether jackson or Puryear should be
his opponent. After carefully weigh
ing the qualifications of the two boys.
it was decided that the oklahoma City
lad should be accorded the preference.
Jackson, in more than a dozen bouts
in Tulsa, never has failed to please
and the fact that he has met Herman
four times before the New Orleans
boy became champion. always making
him extend himself to the limit and
gaining q decision over MIN. stamped
MIN as the logical contender. There
fore the match was closed with Sam
my Samson. his manager over tho
telephone last night.
Great Prize for Tulsa.
This match is the greatest thing in
the puciistic line that ever came to
Tulsa. Furthermore it gives Tulsa the
only championship match in tho
United states on Labor day, an honor
which is coveted by every city whero
boxing is permitted. 1t was stated by
the promoter last night, however, that
there would be no cut-throat prices.
II started in,o the boxing game here
to give Tulsa clean, high class boxing
at far prices and redeem the game
from the disrepute into which 1t had
sunk because of the high handed
methods employed here in previous
years | think | may be pardoned if
| boast that / have given Tulsa this
summer the greatest boxing ii over
has seen and at popular prices The
bantams are the boys that you can
tie TO and now ] am getting together
the pair I consider the two greatest
bantamS in the world today One IS
the champion and the other is an
Oklahoma hoy who has met the cham
pion four times with honor. Their
last boat was 15-round draw and
the bout before that went to Jackson
on foul. All of their tilts have been
IF the most spectacular nature and It
Is with genuire pleasure and pride
that | announce their engagement to
box in Tulsa on Labor day.