The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-18
WILDE TO TOUR
u. S. In NEXT
FEW MONTHS
'Flyweight Champion of Eng
land Has Chance to Make
Fortune Here in Ring.
BY 7. S. ANDREWS.

CHICAGO. March 1s.-There "a
strong possibility Of Jimmy Wilde Nv
weight champion Of England. coming
70 ms country next fail. even should
la moore go across and engage him IN
Lv-rouhd contest at the National
SpeFtlhg club before that time. Wilde
mas beer thinking seriously. or rather
nis manager has, about making a tour
on the states and Their going over to
NustraIla for a few battles. returning
nome by way of India.
Jaok Munro, the new manager Of
tns stadlum IN Sydney, has eabled an
offer OF 10000 and expenses for one
1sht IN Australia, which means that
ne would give him at least three con-
tests netting the little champion about
sso,0o0. He could also pick up another
$1,000 In theater work.
ThtiCream City Athletic club Of Mil
waHkea also has made an offer ~
s9,e00 to Wilde for a i0-round bout and
there are a half dozen others he could
get in the states which would net him
over $4,000 easily, so that his entire
UP could be made a certainty for S75.-
! title-holderl
Big Money in Sight.
Jimmy is in the army and will have
70 get permission to make a tour Of
mat Kind. but the chances are he viii
pc mustered out before fall. He also
q some big matches in sight in Lon
oon, with Charlie Ledoux and Criuui,
two French stars. and the Pal Moore
match, which will bring him In over
$4,000. With good health and a fair
break in the fortunes Of the ring, the
lttle champion should clean up 100000
1uLlng the next year, which is surely
going some for a ~112-pounder.
It Is seldom that the little fellows
nave had a chance such as Wilde faoes
Tor picking up big money, George Dix
on and Terry McGovern made big
money when they were champions, but
they were in the featherweight class
when thew got into the really biz coin.
McGoorty Busy Abroad.
Eddie. McGoorty. the Wisconsin mid.
dleweight, who has been with Uncle
sans forces in Europe for some time,
is being kent busy of late with boxing
matches, both IN France and England,
1t IL evident that the training Eddie
received In the army did him a world
Of good, for he has been fighting better
than Tor some time past. He was n
such poor shape after being beaten by
the late Les Darcy in Australia thai
he announced his retirement from ths
ring: A layoff for several months made
Eddie think over matters and he de.
cided to try again, which he did Aftei
coming back to the states. He did fair.
WelI' out ne was not the Eddie o,
His oleyerness was enough 10 enable
him to- Beat most of the middles ant
later, when the army order came, h,
tained, and that is where he has gained
in condition. Has work against some o
the heavvweights in the interallie,
tourney in London showed that he wal
ready for ring work again. Now he l.
matched with Seaman Art Townlev. q
England, for a 2o-round fight. Marcl
~, In London. If he wins he will NEE
h the winner of the Augie Ratner-Bo,
NACormick fight on March q, and ais
~erdeavor to get a match with George
a Csrpentier.
Word from Australia tina
Snowy Baker. who succeeded Hugh n
Mcintosh as head of the big stadium
in Sydney. has given up the boxinI
game for the time being and probab,
for all time. having turned the plac
owe to Jack Munro, a well-known Aus
tralian sporting authority, who wi
manage affairs in the future. He wi
have the assistance Of Mr.. Jamisor
who was secretary OF the stadium I'm
der Mr.. Mcintosh and also Mr., Baker