The sun., 1919-04-06
YANKEE BANTAMS
SUPERIOR TO WILDE
Herman, Moore, Burns or
Lynch Able to Take Midget's
! Measure in Long Bout.
MAY LOWER WEIGHT
British Flyweight for Self
Protection, LIKELY to Change
His Attitude.

The bout between Jimmy. wilde and
Joe Lynch having demonstrated beyond
all doubt that the British hyweight is
net . pugiiistic superman. every boxer
IN America who can make 128 pounds,
which 10 the featherwcisht limit In Eng
land. - feverishly eager to get match
with the midget who lost a decision to
Pal Moore and gained two verdicts
over Joe Lynch. ,-4.
Nearly every bantam IN the United
States claims he Nalready, IL matched
with the Engiish fiyweight. and the
purses all are In Ave figures, with a
comma preceding three ciphers. Eddie
Couion. Nsw Orleans bantam OF neg
lisfbls class. insists he will be the next
opponent Of Wilde and that the con-
test win be staged IN London In a short
dme. II u Questionable IL Coulon will
sst the match. for = bout between him
an4 Wide would show nothing except
that the Briton easily can subdue boys
OF the calibrs Of Coulon.
Joe Hurmau, the Chicago bantam. also
II said 70 have q match clinched with
wouid give good account Of himself 1t
- Questionable II he would be able to
dsfsat ths Ensiish midget IT, .
wSuia Meet Moore or Herman.
% far ~ wilde 10 concerned only
two authorised propositions have come
from the other side. One IL from
Charles Cochran. a London promoter,
who offers . $4,000 purse for bout
between Wilde and Pete. Herman, the
bantam champion Of the world, or
Moor~ who has decision over the
Brfton- This offer Is not a guaranteed
amoxnt for the Americans. but Is to be
divided on the basis Of 60 per cent. for
the winner and 10 per cent. to the loser.
H. y. Bettinson, the manager Of the
national Sporting Club OF London, also
desires TO stage bout between Wilde
and Herman. and apparently stands the
best chance of getting the match. II
Herman IL selected there 10 not the
slightest doubt that he will beat the
Engiishman. possibly by q knockout,
but assuredly on points. While Her
man never his shown the aggressiveness
Of other American bantams he possesses
a ruggedness that enabled him to with
stand the heaviest punches Of the hard
hitting williams and also the destruc-
tive blowssof Frankie Burns. HermAn's
defence also 10 excellent and the Welsh
sharpshooter would ind II difficult to
reach the Jaw Of the Crescent City boy.
Frankie Burns. the Jerseyman. also
would b apt to lower the colors Of the
Briton- Burns 10 moro aggressive than
either Lynch or Herman. and his Gus
tomary attack on the riidsection would
prove too much for Wilde.
Moore logical Opponent.
Pal Moore. the Memphis bantam. who
already has faced Wilde, Is, so far as
weight Is concerned. the logical oppo-
nent for the British champion. Moore
Is the smallest of all the American ban
tams and when he met Wilde in the
Albert Hall bouts tho Mernphian had
not more than six pounds advantage
over the champion. Moore would have
An excellent chance to outpoint Wilde
BY Q wide margin.
II Wilde did outpoint Joe Lynch. and
Tngfish critics are ut odds on that ques-
tion. that margin Of superiority was
very slight. Should another match be
made, which seems unlikely, Lynch
would not be worse than an even money
choice. Wilde apparently Is quite will
ing to let the Lynch matter remain
where Il In.
Only one thing will prevent a match
soon between Wilde and Herman. Moore
or Burns and that Is a change of atti-
tuds by the midget on the weight ques-
ton. Should he insist on weight that
none Of the leading bantams Of America
can make II would be open confession
that the dyweight champion has been
taught o useful lesson by Joe Lynch.