The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-25
WILSON AND MILLER TALK
OF RECENT BOUT.
Wilson Tells Circumstances of the
Match and Miller Agrees.

Wilson Tells Circumstances of the
Match and Miller Agrees.
AS a result of a good deal of COM
ment and one or two wild ''hollers,"
Billy Wilson has opened up and told
what he thinks of the Miller and Will
/ liams bout at the Eagles benefit We'd
nesday night, and what he will do in
consequence.
Wilson came to Savannah to take
charge of the matchmaking of the
Savannah Athletic Club and brought
kid" Williams with him to meet Mil
Ter at the Eagles benefit. He said
yesterday: For the poor matching OF
the men in the bout 1 am to blame.
Miller is a good deal better man than
L thought he was. 1 was entirely at
fault. l had not seen the Baltimore
boy perform in long While, and for
some reason not entirely of a careless
nature 1 had not kept up with his work.
in the form and at the weight l last
saw Miller. Williams would have made
a good match for him. AS it is,
blame Miller for not demonstrating his
superiority as soon as possible, even
in the first round, as / believe he could
have in that time. However, Miller
was handicapped by d very bad foot,
and also thought it due the Eagles TO
give them an exhibition of four or five
rounds at least. In the first place,
though, the match had to be made in
a hurry, because the man whom the
club had depended upon to meet Miller
went back upon them, and another
good man had to be secured in a short
time. Boxers have their schedules and
plans, and one cannot be signed at a
moments notice, and looking about in
the emergency Williams was the only
man 1 could find disengaged whom
thought could fill the bill. There was
no specified weight, as the articles
called for catch weights in that class,
and through lack of information, due
principally to haste, l rated Miller at
about Williams weight. OF course, if
l had known that the difference was
SO great the match would not have
been made.
When William got a line on Miller
he knew right away that he would not
be able to stand long, but gamely said
he would go in and let Miller show
himself the best man as soon as he was
able. Williams actions demonstrate
that, for he was there all the time and
never showed the least sign of want
ing to stop. There was not the slight
est agreement between them, for neith-
er would McMurray nor 1 have stood
for IL, nor the re1eree allowed II. VI
course you cannot make the best man
let out his best. 1t is his privilege to
take his time. 1t is not a wise thing
for him to do, however. and good ones
do not. usually, but Miller was more
interested in the success of the Eagles
than of himself. 1t was clever of him,
but not businesslike.
But, to set aside all that might
| have been unpleasant in the bout, 1 will
match Miller with a man with whom
he will take no rocking chair moments
and we will put on a bout before the
club that will show Savannahians what
a match is. AS soon as the Himmler
and Jefferds bout is past I will get the
| man, and until eve get the right one
we will hold off. All people make mis-
takes. but we claim enough knowledge
of our business to not make them every
bout"
When Miller was seen shortly after
ward and told of Wilson's statement,
he said: "All that he said is true. /
| have heard enough of that. however.
want Wilson to get man for me by
besting whom 1 may gain something.
will wait here until he comes"