Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-23
BOXING POPULAR
WITH SOLDIERS
Jimmie Bronson Writes That
They Will Demand Sport
When They Return
BOXING IS, FAv0RITE SPORT
To Demand Legislation for
Game When Fighters
Come Back Home.
BOXING IS. FAvORITE SPORT

When the boys return from Europe
and the army camps OF this country
they are going TO be badly disap-
pointed unless they can have boxing.
the game they have learned to love
more than any other. This is the
declaration OF Jimmy Bronson. who
has been In the Y. NJ. c. A. service
4in France. bronson, manager Of the
Southwest Athlctic club Of Joplin.
In well known 10 Tuisans. for ne has
referred here on several occasions
Following is n letter received by
u. w. Coohrane from Bonson, who
In promoting all the boxing for the
soldiers In Paris aud rcfereeing. He
tells OF tho demand for boxing when
the boys return:
II had originally been assigned to
take charge OF boxing In tho Amcri-
can debarkation ports. with head
quarters at Brest. However, a little
luck. Louie Albert, now a first lieu-
tenant In Uncle Sans fighting forces
ana the newspaper men here. cou-
pied to switch tho assignment and
at present I am refereeIng and maxi
ing the matches for the most unique
boxing organization under the blue
canopy
Bronson . Tit There. Too.
"The night previous TO my leaving
for Brcst. I ran over 10 the Tallas
de Glsce, the show place. where the
~" holds ih boxing shows. I ran
Louie as the chap BiiI McCarncy
handled at Kansas City--who was
carded 10 officiate m referee. hut
when he saw me no took me to the
chaps In charge. suggested I was the
one TO act, and I hoped into the
ring, II seems the brand OF referee
Ing they'd been getting had been
rather putrid. At least, ia take such
to be the case, a. got off mighty
good, and the following day military
officers, Louie and the Newspaper
mon went TO the bat, had my Aasign.
ment switched, and here I an.
another conference placed me IN
full charge OF boxing and to date
we've pulled some rattlfng good
shows The Paiias do Olace SEATS
1000 persons. In this instance Il
seats 1000 soidIers None but SOL
diers are permitted 10 attend, with
q rare exception. when q distin.
giished visitor In invited. Shows are
staged between French and Amori-
can soldiers and no admission n
charged. Many ministers among 'Y"
workers have got In and 10 man
they have gotten enthusiastic.
| I'VE stage fcur-round bouts. In
the event IT'S an even break, I call
~ suo"s soss,on' st'e' W"'cn
rs. ..ar NV uoo's'on.
wv weehs ago SNOW TOT amer
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n, Ncs Narpenuer
an cA'"ion oou., tmry
,nnwspmp"r men, nccompshyins rrcs-
w,u.n' w wlson, ano ene prssiushcs prr
' ,,,y WIZ ou manu-, as w"s
rs ~. o uohsuI senea
ha oauu"'s spneu
s,',, oi uo sno~. out tne res,
was r"' '"' "oss "n"ecu
"u my guy IT. ID
other Spof,s outdistanccd-
Boxing has become so popular
with the soldiers over here that other
unes or athleucs are outdistAnced.
Ana here's prediction, Ed. When
they roll back 10 the statcs with their
respective units they'll start the
wheels OF legislation In favor Of box
Ing TO such an extent that many
states VIII leRnllze II, And the chaps
who, heretofore, have opposed the
sport Will take to the tall and uncut
Boxing they want--and boxing they'll
get just remember this.
Last night we had eight boxing
bouts and two wrestling matches.
Admiral Wilson with his band--the
greatest jazz band i've over heard
attended. and 1000 fellows cheered