Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-15
.BANTAMS ALWAYS
COME TO SCRATCH
History Of Ring Shows That
Little Fellows Never Fail
to Deliver Goods.
MOORE AND PURYEAR GREAT
Drumright Fans Hate to See
Magic City Get Away With
Prize Engagement.

Looking back over the history OF
the ring, especially In Oklahoma, no
class of boxers have been SO unlver-
sally popular as the bantams. And
what has been proved In Oklahoma
has also been found true in the north
and east. for the little fellows are
always busy.
MAINLY because OF the residence OF
Nate Jackson being at Oklahoma CITY.
whose prominence has attracted some
OF the best bantams In the business
INTO the southwest. this state has been
fortunate In getting to see some really
great little fellows. Jackson for three
years t1s been considered a cham
pi0nship contendef. Two years ago
nc weit thru the east convincing the
dCubterS In that neck cf the land that
he Was better than any they pos
sesHed since ther ht has been com
PEELED to share honors with two other
westerners. Out of San Francisco
cume Roy Moore GO Colorado. where
ne tangled with Jackson and got a
draw. Twice again they fought.
these two bouts being no-decision af-
fairs nnd then only few weeks ago
Moore gained II 1h-round decision
over the Oklahoma city boy.
Purycar Springs 10 Front.
In between his engagements with
Moore. Jackson slipped up to Joplin,
where he snapped punches with n
bantam, then known in the southwest
only by reputation. This boy was
Earl Puryear and the Joplin news
papers gave their decision n draw. A
few wcels ago Puryear tackled Jack
son In his home ring and there Sc
ctred another draw, this time in ten
f,unds.
In spite OF Puryear's two draws
with Jackson, Moore expected to
have easy pickings when he was
signed TO box Puryear In Drumright
July 4. Those who had seen Moore
, In action gave Puryear six. perhaps
seven rounds. To their surprise,
Moore had TO extend himself to the
limit TO keep Puryear from acting
the verdict over him.
Now they have been rematched for
!S rounds before the Midway A. c.
on the night of July 23, Puryear has
been here for a week and during the
lnst two days has been hard at work
getting into condition for the fray.
Moore Much I'm Demand.
Moore is In Memphis where he goes
eight rounds with Pal Moore tomor-
row night This scrap should just set
him on edge for the longer mill here
one week later. He will be back here
TueidNy or Wednesday.
Just before departing for Memphis
Moore received n letter from Jimmie
Potts. he Minneapolis boxing pro-
moer. informing him that he be-
lievcd that Johnny Ertle finally had
been induced to take him on some
time in August.
The winner OF the Moore -Puryear
bout will be gwen n match with Nate
Jackson and then the winner of this
bout will get at Kid Herman. the
local club having received letter
from Ted Welsh. Herman's manager,
saying that the champion would be
glad to come here this fall II the in
ducements are right.
There was great disappointment In
Drumiight when Tulsa landed this
battle. for after their ten-round draw.
the Drumright fans lad hoped to see
them rematched over n longer route.
A number Of Drumright people ara
expected to come to Tulsa for the af-
fair.