Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
SHARKEY WHIPS
JIMMY WILDE IN
MILWAUKEE BOUT
American Bantam Is Master
Of Situation Throughout
Earns Newspaper Verdict
Over WeIshman.

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Wilde, the British flyweight cham
pion, making his first American ap-
pearance, was decisively out-pointed
by Jack Sharkey, New York ban
tamweight, here tonight.
Defeat Surprise.
The defeat of Wilde, the pride
of the English fstic world, was
a big surprise. He succeeded in
wining only two of the 10 rounds,
Sharkey having the better of the
remaining sessions with the excep-
ton of the first, which was even.
The New York bantamweight
started out to make it rushing
fight and brought the crowd to its
feet in the second and fourth rounds,
when he staggered the little Welsh
man with rights and let's to the
chin. He out-punched Wilde and
landed more frequently and with
greater force behind his punches.
Wilde, who had not boxed since
last July, when he outpointed Pal
Moore in London, lived up to none
| of his advance notices. His judgment
of distances was bad and there was
little force behind his punches.
Sharkey showed his contempt for
the Briton's punches in the sixth
round. when he deliberately drop
ped his hands to his side and let
Wilde whale away to his jaw with
both hands.
! Wilde got $1,000 for the so min
utes he was in the ring. He was
guaranteed this sum, win, lose or
draw.
Neither fighter was marked, al
though Sharkey was bleeding at
the mouth as the result of Wilde's
left jabs. Under the Wisconsin
laws, no referees decision can be
given, but it was the unanimous
opinion of the newspaper experts
at the ringside that Sharkey had
clearly the better of the match.
There were only a few vacant
seats in the huge auditorium, which
has seating capacity of 5000, when
Wilde and Sharkey crawled through
! the ropes. 1t was estimated that
! the attendance was about $500 and
the receipts between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Celebrities Present.
Scores of boxing celebrities, in
Guiding Johnny Coulon, and Jimmy
Barry, former bantamweight cham
plons, were in the ringside crowd.
Sharkey made the required weight,
ITO pounds, at o'clock, nicely. He
weighed ia pounds when he
weighed before the boxing commits
sion at 3 O'Clock, while Wilde
scaled exactly 1917. Sharkey was
obliged to make ll6 pounds three
hours before ring time in order to
get chance to meet the little
Welshman.
Wilde was a 3 to l favorite, al
though there was plenty of Sharkey
admirers in evidence.
Wilde was given a tremendous
ovation when he peeled off his bath
robe. Sharkey followed a few min
utes later.
Don't do a Joe Beckett" yelled
some one from the crowd. The lit
tie Welshman smiled.
Round One.
| Sharkey started with a rush, landing
| right and left to Wilde's jaw, Wilde
missed left to head. sharkey danced
changed straight lefts. Wilde put a left
and right to Sharkey's head and Sharkey
| retalfated with two solid punches to the
i nody' o sharkey , drove the Welshman
! and lefts to the head. The round ended
| with the men fighting in the middle of
The round was even.
| Round Two.
| Wilde got Sharkey in his own corner,
| landing with left to the head Sharkey
missed left hook and swung twice to
| the body; sharkey landed right and left
ring. Wilde landed three lefts to the
mead, sharkey countering with left hooks
W,d the to jaw tho The New Yorker drove
| punches. 1t was 'Sharkey's round.
| Round Three.
Sharkey hooked a left to Wilde's stom-
ach, the Welshman landing right and
left to the head. Wilde missed a left
| lead to the head and Sharkey Jared him
with a right to the Jaw. sharkey stag
gered Wilde with left hook to the
| chin and forced him into the corner
pounding away with rights and lefts.
| sharkey was Strengthened up with three
| straight lefts They exchanged punches in
the center Of the ring as the bell sounded.
Sharkey's round.
Round -Four.
Wilde put three light blows to the
Wilde's intersection. Wilde missed a left
and Sharkey caught him squareIy on
the Jaw as he came rushing in. Sharkey
| connected with a right swing to the head
other to the same spot, Wilde was driven
| into corner. fought furiously, but Shar-
| key, had the better of the exchange.
Sharkey's round.
| Round Five.
| They missed lefts to the head and both
shot punches to the body. In a clfnch
Wilde landed twice on Sharkeys law.
! forcing him to the ropes. Wilde landed a
light left to the stomach. ,sharkey re-
| taiiated with jolt to the ribs. Sharkey
| backed Wilde to the ropes, landing rights
| and lefts. Sharkey missed two left iabs
ard tho Briton closed in with two lefts
| to the head. Round even
| Round Six.
| Sharkey hooked right to the head three
| times. Wilde retaliated with three straight
| lefts to head. Wilde missed a lead and
was caught with two rights and lefts to
others body. Wilde planted solid right
| to sharkey's Jaw. He backed the New
| Yorker to the ropes. Sharkey deliberately
away at his jaw: He then backed the
Englishman into his corner. driving sew
| eral jolting punches to the jaw Sharkey
| hooked a left to Wiide's head as the
| round ended. Wilde's round.
| Round Seven.
| Sharkey put two light lefts to the head
| and left to the body. Wilde landed
| solid right to the jaw and put two rights
TO- the body. Sharkey missed left hook.
Wilde put three light let's to the head.
| Sharkey missing a left hook. The New
Yorker rushed Wilde to the ropes with
| rights and lefts to the head Sharkey
| had slight shade
4 Round Eight.
| Wilde put a right to the chin, Sharkey
| following up with right and left to the
| head. They landed body punches as they
leaned on the ropes. Wilde landed three
| straight Iefts to the head. Sharkey tore