Show Steele Fights for V Vet et Promoter Who Gave Him His First Chance TACOMA Wash Aug 20 tsP- tsP PAn An aging Tacoma fight tight promoter awaited today payment of ot a debt of gratitude by a fighter tighter at the peak of ot his career The promoter is George Shanklin who will Introduce Freddie Steele of ot Tacoma in his first appearance as middleweight champion of ot the world here tonight Steele is matched with Jackie of Brooklyn N. N Y in a round 10 fight tight Steeles Steele's rise from amateur bouts in Bellingham Wash to the championship championship championship cham cham- began when as a lightweight light lIght- weight he carne cane first to Tacoma eight years years' ago a He finally was given a chance chanc in a preliminary bout George Shanklin was the promoter promoter promoter pro pro- moter and announcer Before Belore his championship match with Eddie Babe in July this year Steele told Shanklin he ho still remembered his first chance and if he won the title he would fight his first bout as champion under Shanklin's promotion To Steele it means mean fighting lighting for tor a fraction traction of his possible drawing power since the only available auditorium auditorium audi audi- can gross but 4 with a complete sell out Steele completed training Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- and indicated he would enter enter enter en en- ter the ring at pounds weighed after his last workout A supporting bout on the card matches Chalky Wright of Tacoma and Cecil Payne of at Louisville Ky in a weight catch-weight six-round six go |