The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-17
SIX CITIES WANT
IN RING CIRCUIT
c. W. Samson Of Oklahoma
City Heads an Unique
Organization.
STATE CHARTER Is GRANTED
Sponsors Hope TO Build Up
Game ind Secure State
Commission Bill.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug iC.-For
tho purpose pf Purifying ana nom
ularIzng the manly arr OF solf.d do
Tense AN organization has been
formed iu Oklahoma 10 be known
ha The Oklahoma Boxing League. ac-
guIdlng Co "a charter issued this week
bY Secretary OF state Joe Morria a.
W, samson OF Oklahoma Guy. preHi-
dent aud treasurer, H A. Bridgewa-
ter, Muskogoc. vice president ana
Charles lirill OF Tulsa, Aacrstary.
az" named In the papers filed as OF.
tiotrs OF the latest attempt 10 place
boxing on an organized basis In this
state
For ak years the three men whose
names appear IN the incorporation
papers have been attempting 10
secure tho passage Of an act estab-
fishing "A state boxing commission.
The first time their bill was amoth-
cred In committee. The second time
u was passed To final reading In tho
house OF representatives whom IL was
defeated by small majority with
everything apparently fnyorable TO
It's passage at the last session OF the
state legislature, the boxing meas.
ure wa caught In the lam AZ the
close OF stormy session whom tho
Legislators were cleaning the slate
so that they would have nothing 20
interfere with their fussinR over the
tbO,00OO 600 road bond issue aud was
swept into the discard along with
scores OF other pending measures.
Claim that boxing was not n con-
trolable thing and that boxing clubs
would become "a cougreKating place
'0r undertakes we're the only points
raised In objection 20 the measure
~ The last seAslAn of tho legislature
and according to President q. W.
samson one % the chief aims OF tho
oklahoma BoNlnE League" will be
10 dlsprove these two things IN the
nope that tho next legislature viii
take legal recognition OF the sport.
IN addition to this the leadesa OF
| mis- move propose 10 test out tho
| circuit Idea In boxing. II In their
heIiet mat by uniting the boxing
| clubs IN half dozen Of the largest
boxing centerH OF the state and es
tablishing "A booking office. the high
cost OF boxing can be lowered con.
slderably. one OF the '1uxuries'' OF
the boxing game IN tho Item OF trans-
portation. Most boxers demand
transportation for from two 10 three
or four persons and this amounts 10
considerable when boxers are
brought 10 Oklahoma from the east
ne they frequently are. by booking
a boxer for two or more bouts in
me circuit this expense cnn be re-
nuced materially. they believe. They
also believe they will prove that bv
lnsurinE boxer more than one bout
ihey VIII be able TO attract a higher
class ot entertainment A atipula-
ton or Tho contract, however, will
he mat an unsatisfactory exhibition
VIII mcnn cancellation of other
dates on the circuit, thus makgnR
engagements n prize for excellenra.
Tulsa, Oklahoma City. Muskogee.
Okmulgee, IN Reno, and Drumright
promoters already have signlfied
their desire Of operating under the
guidance OF the league.
President Samson has called n
meeting OF the offlcera at Tulsa FOR
August iS for the purpose Of draft
lnE rules and regulations under
which the clubs will he governed
q. w Samson. better known In
sporting circles or the southwest ns
"Hammie Samson" In the dean OF
oklahoma prom oters. While ciocated
M Oklahoma City no has promoted
boxing shows IN every section of tho
state and enjoys tho unique dlHtinc-
lion NJ never having pulled a flivver.
Tho vice president ia former okla
homn city and Tulsa sport writer.
now managing editor of tho Mus-
koree Times Democrat Charles y
Rrlll, the HcCrniary. long has been
prominently Identified with sports I'm
~ 'ahomn Tie was sporting editor
~ The Daily Oklahoman for six years
and now re- sporting editor of tho
Tulsa World Iis f0slered the re-
organization NJ the Western Asan.
citation IN 1914. becoming ltH secre-
i0rv tie wnH president Of ths
league when II was forced 10 sus-
pend because ~ the war In addi-
tlon 10 assisting In the draft nf All
throe boxing bills which have been
before the oklahoma legislature. he
has served uH boxing referee on
many occasions