The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-13
BRITISH FIGHT
FANS WERE SORE
Defeat of Their Boxing Fayorite, Jim
my Wilde, by American Sad
Blow to Them.

b. NEW YORK, JAM lS.--lntefestiIlg com
ment anent the recent inter-allied boxing
contests i'll London is beginning to reach
this country by mai and it Is apparent Il
that British fight fans have taken the de-fa
feat of their little idol, Jimmy Wide byls
Ihy Pal Moore, the American sailor, very +
much to heart. 4 number OF London
papers, after long and minute analysisE
of >he Albert Hall match, vigorously as i
sert that the judges We're at fault in giv-f
ing Moore the decision.
Wilde himself admits that he won. 'It'sE
| over and done with says he, but Tint
certain / Won did win From first 10 /
| last / never had the slightest doubt that |
was beating Moore, and when they said
I'D lost, / had the shock of my life.
Twas struck dumb. When / got to my
dressing room YOU could have knoekedi
Fine down with a feather | almost faint-i
ed. But it's no good making any fuss
/ Victor and vanquished. however. accept
| ed the fortunes OF the ring war good ma
ttufedly and there was a general inter
change Of compliments at luncheon
Il which followed the contests Major-Gen-
i elal Fielding of the British army, pre-
sided and pugifists of all the associated
!, countries We're there.
4 Side by side were Jimmy Wilde and Joe
i Lynch, the American whom Wilde had
/ punished at the tournament before the
! little English fyweight champion bad in
| turn snccumbed to the American sailor,
II Pal Moore Lynchs nose was askews
! Mike oDowd appeared with one eye-half-
d closed. an ear enlarged and broad grin,
5 land several other of the contestants were
9 nursing Disbursements but all were happy
a. In toasting the competing teams. Cen
e eral Fielding paid warm tribute 10 their
Il sporting qualities.
e Never before in the history of the
r world" he sad, has such a boxing tour.
Z name1lt been held as that which has Just
J, been concluded 1t was a tournament
4 symbolical OF the great war which brough,
t men from all parts OF the world 10 fight
n in the cause of right and justice. 70,
= men have taken part in an epoch-mak ins
10 tevent, and one that never will be for
q gotten. 1t brought the Enghsh-speakin4
r. races together to engage in great ma
- tional sport"
,al lieutenant Colonel L. NJ. Cox, captain
10 iof the American team. drew a round o
IN applause when he declared, I'VE ef tn
10 American team believe Jimmy Wilde {.
=. be the greatest boyer the world has eve
=. seen, or will ever see. We have seen sucl
,dia gathering OF champions which We mar
ineyer see in any competition again, an
you have honored us by inviting us !,
m come over and compete Tor such a has
N | tory making trophy as that prescntea h
~ 1.-THE Ring OF England. | consider tia
i. Mike O'Dowd is our greatest fighter. bu
90 as he is no. speeeh.maker, would as
/, Sergeant Eddie Met'oorty TO say wins
~ t0'Dowd would ike 20 gay. FOR his con
! I Iades sec
81 The renowned Ma;oorty rose hashiull,
Every body has fought like men, be sai'
Il was not successful, as yon know, but
would Ike to gay that could not have lo-
10 Ito 4 better fighter or finer spoFtsnla
than Billy Wells, who sits here on IN
90 right
COL The hips never err when wisdom keel
watch At the door III.