The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-18
Hughes and Spack Train Here;
MierS and Manila Due Monday
Tulsa Offers Big Field
! for Real Boxing
Promoter.
TEST FOR PERRY MAN
Cooper to Meet Pat Weiss
Dudley Now Tulsa Boy
Soldier Wants Fight.
BY LARRY DALEY.

With the steady increase Of the
popularity OF boxing in the United
States the past year. as shown by
the unusual activity this summer,
Tulsa boxing fans are wondering
what the future in the hemper arena
will be for them. This present pop
ularity Of boxing is not promoters
popularity, such as some boxing
booms in the past, but is a genuine
demand for the sport by the people
who pay their money to see 1t,
We have seen promoters booms"
in Tulsa. when 1t seemed that the
game was in especial favor here. but
a study OF conditions convinces one
that boxing in Tulsa has not been in
widespread favor for several years,
and that although at times 1t ap-
peared to be prospering, 1t was not
Now that New York state has Is
round bouts to decisions and with
the securing of Madison Square gar
den by Tex Rickard, Gotham will
undoubtedly become the mecca of
the fistic world. Much interest In
the game since the Frawley bill to
legali2e boxing in the Empire state
has resulted and this interest Is GER
tain to be felt In other sections or
the country.
The time is now ripe for real
sport loving promoter to stage bouts
In Tulsa. Given good boxing at rea-
sofable prices, Tulsa and Oklahoma
fans will patronize boxing here. But
otherwise they will not.
Principals in George Piummers
Tulsa Athletic clubs popular
priced bantamweight show here
next Friday night will all
be on the ground by tomorrow. Bob
by Hughes OF New Orleans. Who
meets Eddie Miers in the 12-round
main event has been in Tulsa several
days and has been working with
Kid Spaok, Tulsa bantam. who steps
eight rounds in the semi-w -windup
with frankie Manila of Pittsburgh
Manila was due 10 arrive In Tu'sa
today from Muskogee, and Miers will
be in town tomorrow. Miers is the
only boy on the card who has not
shown here and local fans await
his coming with interest.
Ernest Cooper, rugged Perry. Ok
lahoma. light heavyweight, who has
won several kayoes In that city this
summer. meets Battling Pat Weiss of
Fort Sill, at Perry. late this month.
Weiss, a tough and fairly clever
boxer will offer Cooper's most severe
test. The latter Is highly regarded
in northern Oklahoma as a capable
heavyweight. and his go with Weiss
will be watched with much interest
Clarence Dudley. Kansas City
middleweigt who will be remem-
bered by Tulsa boxing fans as the
opponent to Anton the Greek here
several weeks ago in the Carpenter
card, is the latest addition to the
boxing ranks in this city. Dudley
Is a fireman and is in light training
now. He injured his thumb In his
go with Anton and does not intend
TO box until possibly in the fall. IT
was Dudley who put up such game
exhibition against the Greek, which
earned for him the admiration OF
local fistic enthusiasts.
Young Verbeken, Fort Sill mid
dleweight, who claims recent
knockout over Eddie Revoir, at
Camden, n. j., issues a challenge
10 any 15S-pound boys and is espe-
cially desirous OF showing in Tulsa.
Verbeken Is under the management
of f. r.. Pearson. address utilities
Q. NJ. c., Fort Sill, oklahoma.