The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-13
OKLAHOMA FIGHT
PROSPECTS GOOD
Many Capable Fighters
Make Headquarters
in Oklahoma
BY LARRY DALEY

Although there is nothing don
mite, prospects are that this v,n
be a busy season In the hetp,ss
arena In Tulsa. There is monpy -
be made In boxing In Tulsa by son.
square. live promoter. This stats'
ment is made despite tho fact ,bs,
the fistic sport has been fnancnI
fizZle here the past year or "a
Good sport can be given box,r,
fans, and once "A promo. gains N,
confidence OF the pubic by pro.
viding clean and high class ents,.
tainment at reasonable figures. tin,
promoter will profit thereby.
Boxing in Tulsa has not lost Il,
popularity. Rather say that boxing
as II mas been conducted on numeF'
ous occasions here has aroused IA.
disgust OF enthusiasts OF the man.
ly art"
Indications are that boxing IA
Oklahoma is In for good fall and
winter. Boxing shows have bean
staged In Oklahoma City recently,
the first in syeral years and they
drew we'll. Cities in eastern Okla.
homa are especially active In the
staging of fistic cards Okmulgee
is a good town; Muskogee especially
so. Enid was good In the summer
| but has been inactive fer several
| weeks. Beggs, CARRIER and several
| other smaller cities are surprisingly
! good boxing cities.
The public is disposed TO b
friendly toward boxing and especial
care should be taken that the sport
Is not allowed to fall into III repute
Such occurrences as that at Beggs
recently when Curly Smith foulet
Red Byrd in the third round and
was promptly and rightly disqual.
fled, with a splendid crowd In at.
tendance, do much TO place boxing
In an unfavorable. light
Numerous boxers are making thor
headquarters in Oklahoma citeS
evidently anticipating a lucrative
season. Tulsa has several boyI
here, all of mediocre ability now.
though moro than ono has shown
promise OF fine things for the fu.
ture.
! Chick" Higdon, well known
Tulsa sporting man has Tommy
Alba, welterweight who gave th'
fans big surprise last THURSDAY
night when he beat Red Byrd 10
their eightSround semi-wlndup tc
the Loughlin- -Rostan go herei Ht
johnson, lightweight, is ais
handled by NHigdon. Higdon's ad'
dress is the Brady hotel.
Jack Hurley, who last winter
looked like a good prospect and
then left Tulsa has returned and 4
now under Higdon's direction Cur
ley is a rugged, two listed scrappef
who. IL he develops polish, vii
make trouble for the average Light
weight around this section.
Fatty Corrigan. a former grea
midlewight figher back in the oil
bare knuckle days. and who ha
\ the average follower knows has !
promising lightweight. NRiey ha
appeared twice recently in sem
windups at Muskogee, drawing
the first with Kid Roy and stoppir
AL White in three rounds in IN
second. Corrigan likewise can
: reached at the Brady hotel.
PaIlas Handles Anton.
} Louie Pallas, a true sportsman,
) handling Anton the Greek har
, hitting welterweight who some tin
age beat Clarence Dudley in a sens'
!, tional 10-round go hesc.
: over at Oklahoma City, MAJ
johnson, who has been doing SON
promoting. is also handling Yous
Fitgsi nmons, a formidable and We
; known miSdleweight and "Youns
Carsey, a bantam, a familiar fgu'
; in southwestern boxing few yea
ago. and who is TO stage a comeoac
soon. Nate, despite his eight yea
In the ring, is still able TO give
good account OF himself with ar
boy.
young Pewee," a lightweigl
who boxing fans would hard
recognize as the clever but wea
hitting bantam of few years az
is an especially good looking 90
of whom big things may be e.
pected. Pewee is handled by cha,
lie Brill. sports editor OF the DaiI
Oklahomap.
Red Byrad. Curly Smith. Verno
Nichols. Frankie Nurdin and otnel
make Oklahoma their headquarte
and can be reached for bouts ususl
by, communicating with spor,il
editors OF, papers OF this tate NJ
: din OF Enid is In great favor
northern Oklahoma.