The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
NATE JACKSON IS
IN READINESS TO
MEET MEMPHIAN
Young Oklahoma Bantam Ar
rived for Bout With Bobby
Hayes at New Lyric Wheater
Monday Might.
BY BOB PIouE.

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a~ ATTLING Nate Jackson,
oklahoma bantam, along
with his manager, Eddie
Barusback, have arrived
NA in Memphis and are ready
n TO put on the finishing
WS9A touches for Mates mill
Ai@ with Bobby Hayes, Of
Memphis, which will be
staged at the New Lyric theater Mon
day night, Nate appears TO be In excel
lent condition and according TO Barns
back, his manager, he Is at present
fighting better than at any other time
ia his pugilistic career,
"Nate Is going fine right now and
you'll be surprised at how much he has
improved since last showing In Mem
phis. He lis punching harder ana In
every way he is a much better boy
than you saw last time, - says Barns
back, Nate SAYS he feels like the
%proyerbial million and that he is con-
fident Of taking Hayes, measure when
they meet Monday night.
jackson is nc stranger to MOm-
pills fans, he having met some OF
the best boys In the bantam bri-
pAde In years gone by. Among
those Nate has gone up against q
the Bluff City arenae are Pal
Moore, EadIe coulon, Champion
pete Herman, Johnny Fissee and
other top. notchers, Nate met Moore
a couple Of times In Aemphle and
whitO he failed TO turn In a winning
ord, no ssve a good account o.
himself aealnst the memphis tlasn'
err aivNs up, boring N and being on
thai stripe OF battier who Is wlIIlnN
TO exchange a good otlff punch on
the law for the privilege OF land
ing pn0.
Has Great Fighting Heart.
Jaekson's biggest asset is HE
flahtlnp heart, and all he lacks o.
possessing the same love Of combat
that sent Jack Dempsey to the crest
among the heavles Is his weight.
Nate has never been known to even
think Of quitting, and In every bout
he has fought In Memphis ne mas
exhibited the greatest array OF
aameness that any battler has ever
shown. He loves to fight and Is
never so happy as when he squares
off with an opponent who a give
him plenty OF action.
Bobby Hayes, the young Memphis boy
who. will meet Jackson, has been box
ing for several years, having been under
the wing of Gene belmont, the Mem
phis lightie. Gene taught Bobby the
rudtments OF Diff game, and Hayes
developed into a classy little mauler,
possessing a punch and all the other
qualifications for u fouslnB mHleT,
4 Hayes is a two-handed .hattler, being
aggressive, game and Inclined 10 NIX AT
al stages.
Hayes was in the army and fought
many bouts while In the Goth division,
being a much improved boy since ne
last appeared in a Memphis arena he
has been hard at work for the last
three weeks In anticipation of his, battle
with jackson Monday night and says
he'll be ready when Doc Pincus sounds
the bell to begin hpstilitiea.
In addition to the Hayes-Jackson bout
there will be two six-round affairs,
The Fighting Editor will tackle iounH
lack Dempsey, and Shifty Logan VIII
10 up against Battling King.
Bfly Hack viii referee all bouts
The show win be a popular priced al
Il fair, with ringsiders being taxed one
iron man. and with 75 and 30 centimes
in the orchestra circle,