The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-16
NY LARRY DALEY


In order to give popular priced
boxing an honest test IN Tulsa. the
Tulsa sporting club tonight la pre-
sentng tho grchtcat an star boxing
program ever staged in tho south
west
Thirty seven rounds nrc booked
for tho evening kid George aud
Glen bartlcs, a pair ~ hard hitung
wcltors will open tho foHIyltlcs win
a l0-round Hctto. 20 be- followed lD
l2-round scrmmnge between Mnu
Mckee. tho sensational young OK
lAhoma City bantam and hobby
Hughes a rip-tcnrlng liG pound
boy from New Orleans Tho tnnr
and chief morsol ~ yhc night VIII
he 10 rounds between Nato jack.
son, one OF the greatest hnuiumH Of
the age and Knockout Brown. who
eprnng into International prumi-
nenoe a few nights ago when he won
the flywoight championship OF the
inter allied tournament In Inndun.
Concluded Workouts.
All principals concluded WORN
outs at tho Brady hotel yesterday
before the largest sunday crowd TO
ever witness training II, Tulsa Jack
son aud Mckee worked two taHi
rounds and were Immediately fol
lowed by hughes and Brwon who
also put In six minutes OF spirited
milling
The usual gymnasium work was
gone through by all tho boys. in ad
dltion to road work In the morning
Never before In boxing history ul
Tulsa haa such an CNcHly balanced
card been presented All boxers
have numerous friends In thls cItl,
9 but there IN little favoritism among
the fans.
Nate Jackson has boxed In Tulsa
moro than the other members OF the
bantam quartet and for that reason,
viii probably have tho hehNical
backing. Nate. during his long and
succeasrul career has ret and de-
feated some Of the best boys lu IN"
game and some OF his Toughest
fghts were pulled right ht,c ~
Tulsa. For that reason. the ui, %
oklahoma City bantam VIII ne
watched with particular interest 10y
those who have seen him helote anu
who are anxious tu see wh'lh't ne
In atill the same little marvel as OF
a few months ago.
A Worthy Focmnn,
n y
tam worthy Of hir hcst-.a lad Who
has bottlcd his way TO ptomiurh,"
IN the boxing world through sheer
merit brown has hccn headline X
snro nbout three years ago hN'
sport nudom forgot HIM Tor "a un'
whe4S-hc entered the service. l-''''
,hoee who knew THROWN were NOT SUI
prised when news OF his WlnNlhE "'
Tho flywright championship oI Wv
inter.alllcd boxing oWnhin'h' W
received. Hrown was ptc"h,''
,,tn, , medal IN recognition ~ h'
wonderful boxing pN N'"'I' INV
crown prince of England a..
az nn less intercH, tu fans l7 M
yInphos. McGce TIT ut IL ROUNDS
Roih boyR have boxed I'm Tulsa au'
nunher countless admirers In ln''
city While jackson ana hruNn az
tho oldest and have hcrn lu we 'u'
game longer than the olheI ''h
tnms. Hughes and McEc' are NH"" u
by all the followers ~ inc HpnI .,,.
Hughes ts a product Of 'h' Guy
M, boasts the worlds champion
hantamWclght. Pete Herman. ana "
a. moi stretchinE the Imagination t'
sav ,hnt the little Louisiana hoy VII
wear the champion Chnp"Hu now
sported by Herman. RohhN ca
yccr ns a main event boy numbers
but "A few br't S'".S, ~ ~ ~,
lime he has met ana bcalrn or
drawn with some OF the t"ni h'H'
hat,IerS IN the game. Including N'l'
jackson. Eddie tuulnn, Jh'N ~"
glass. Earl ruryear and olh'tS.
\ frutCgr ni sampson
In Mutt Mckee. Hughes n''"ls "
boxer OF he same SNIr one no
batued his way 'o q, place ~ uln'
top within a fow hrlct months M'.
Kcc broke IN at oklahoma 'IlN tour
years ago and after one wear A' ~
rrcrminary boy hI"ss'ln,H .n'" ~
oin,r boys ~ nls class rirr 'nr
tutclage ot that WIS" W'u1n'r
fanny samson, Mckee '""p a'.n.