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MILWAUKEE, Wis. Dec 6.-Jimmy
Wilde, the British flyweight champion,
making his first American appearance,
was decisively outpointed by Jack
Sharkey New York bantamweight,
here tonight.
Big Crowd Present
There were only a few vacant seats
IN the huge auditorium, which has a
seating capacity OF S,000 when Wilde
and Sharkey crawled through the
ropes. 1t was estimated that the at
tendance was about 1900 and the re-
ceipts about $25,0OO to $4,000. Scores
of boxing celebrities, including Johnny
Coulon and Jimmy Barry, former BAN
tamweight champions, were in the
ringside crowd.
Sharkey made the required weight,
116 pounds, at o'clock, nicely. He
weighed la pounds when ne weighed
before the boxing commission at 3
o'clock. while Wilde scaled exactly
1914 pounds.
Sharkey was obliged to make 116
pounds three hours before ring time in
order to meet the Welshman.
Wilde Topheavy Favorite
Wilde was a 3-tO-1 favorite although
there were plenty of Sharkey admirers
lin evidence.
Wilde was given tremendous ova-
ton when he peeled off his bathrobs.
Sharkey followed a few minutes later.
Don't do Joe Beckett" yelled some
one from the crowd. The little Welsh
man smiled.
Fight by Rounds
Round 1-Sharkey started with a
rush, landing right and left to Wildes
jaw. Wilde missed left to head. Sharkey
danced away from the Welshman. They
exchanged straight lefts. Wilde put a
left and right to Sharkey's head and
Sharkey retaliated with two punches
to the body. Sharkey drove the Eng
lishman into "A corner, landing a
shower of rights and lefts to the head
The round ended with the men fighting
in the middle of the ring. The round
was even.
Round 3-Wilde got Sharkey in hi.
own corner. landing with left to the
head Sharkey missed a left hook ant
swung twice to the body. SharkeN
landed right and left to the English.
mans head. The boys exchanged
punches in the center Of the ring
Wilde landed three lefts to the head
Sharkey countering with left hook tC
the jaw. The New Yorker drove Wilde
10 the ropes with shower of punches
II was Sharkey's round.
Sharkey Jars Wilde
Round 3-Sharkey hooked a left t
Wilde's stomach, the Englishman land.
ing right and left to head. Wild,
missed a left lead to the head anC
Sharkey Jared him with a right to tn,
Jaw. Sharkey staggered Wilde will
left hook TO the chin and forced
him into the corner, pounding ava.
with rights and lefts. Sharkey wa
Strengthened up with three straigh
lefts They exchanged punches in tn,
center Of the ring as the bell sounded
Sharkey's round.
Round 4-Wilde put three light blow
to the head and Sharkey dug his lef
into Wilde's intersection. Wilde missed
a left and Sharkey caught him SQUARED,
on the jaw as he came rushing in
Sharkey connected with a right swim
10 the head. Sharkey shook the Eng
lishman with another to the same spoi
Wilde was driven into corner tough
furiously, but Sharkey had the bette
Of the exchange. Sharkeys round.
Round 5-They missed lefts to tn
head and exchanged punches to tn
body in a clinch. Wilde landed twic
on Sharkey's jaw, forcing him to tn
ropes. Wilde landed with light lef
Sharkey retaliating with a jar to tn
ribs. SharlIey backed Wilde to tn
ropes, landing rights and lefts. Shar
key missed two left jabs and the Brito
closed In with two fefts to the heat
Round even.
Round 6-Sharkey hooked left to tn
head three times. Wilde retaliate
with three straight lefts to head. Wild
missed a lead and was caught wit
two rights and lefts to the jaw. The
pounded away at each others bodie
Wilde planted solid right to ShaI
keys Jaw He backed the New Yorke
to the ropes. Sharkey deliberatel
dropped his guard and let Wilde whal
away at his jaw. He then backe
the Englishman into his corner, drivin
several jolting punches to the jaw
Sharkey hooked a left to Wilde's hea
as the round ended. Wilde's round.
Round 7-Sharkey put two light left
to the head and left to the body. Wild
landed a solid right to jaw and put tw