The Washington times., 1919-12-09

1t, is also worthy of comment that
the ten-round route was not to
wnde's liking. In England he- has
-scen accustomed to going twenty
rounds. Compelled to speed up and
finding that impossible with his in
creased sluggishness, the worlds n.y.
weight champion was helpless. He
put Up a game exhibition, though,
according to all accounts. He was
willing to slug. toe to toe, whenever
Sharkey showed a tendency to that
style of milling, or ne would stand
Of and box. Wilde should do much
better work before he Naves Amer
lea
That defeat at Milwaukee, though.
may have something TO do with
changing wilde's ideas of his own
financial value in this country. He
received s11 ,0o0 Sharkey took a per-
centage worth $4,000. The promoters
believed there aould be $4,000 or
s35.ooo house. but $4,000 was all the
resi-money that trickled through the
gate On the whole, one might be
Justified in-calling wilde's first ap-
pearsnce here a financial failure, and
promoters. everywhere are certain to
act accordingly.
Tho financial failure at Milwaukee
is sure to affect wilde's rivals. too.
They will have to come down IN
ther demands II Is sah that Joe
Lynch wants $4,000 for ten rounds
against Wilde. If he maintains this
attitude. he may lose his chance
Pal Moore. now on his way to Eng
land to meet Charlie Ledoux. the
-
wild ideas of his ring value. His fig
sres for ten-round bout with Wilde
are said to be quite as high as
Lynch'sI
Sharkey's good showing with Wilde
may, result in his drawing the bout
before the International Sporting
Club next February in New York
ShArkey IL Q New Yorker and has
thousands Of friends there who would
like to see him get another crack at
the Britisher. Milwaukee promoters
do not hesitate in saying Sharkey is
the best bantam ever appearing in
the Cream City. That was why they
matched him with Wilde.
Have Been Smaller.
IL is erroneous to claim that Wilde
Is <the smallest champion ever. At
least two Americans have achieved
titles at less weight than the wee
Welshman. They are Jimmy Barry
and Johnny Coulon- Wilde says he
does his best work at 1o4 pounds.
Wei, that's bit heavier than Bar
rys or Couion's
day something about his fighting
days and replied.
II remember well the weights 1
made in all my fights The lowest L
ever made was in New Orleans on
June :. 1894. when I fought Jimmy
German at 100 pounds. The morning
of the bout 1 weighed only ninety
eight pounda The heaviest I ever
sAovsd. and I was building up, was
on Aprtlz7. 1897. whenI scaled 10ola
fer Jimmy Anthony. the Australian
champion, in San Franciso. I knock
ed German put in eleven rounds and
got the decision over Anthony in
twenty"
when Barry met Walter Croot IN
England. the match was at 104 pounds
at = o'clock. The ChicagoaR weighed
in at 103 pounds, and yet gave the
Briton such a beating that he later
died.
- essIss Also Little.
Johnny Coulon. another Chicago
boxer, was also smaller than Jimmy
Wilde though he weighed los pounds
when he won the bantam title. He is
two inches shorter than Wilde and
always gave away height and weight
when he entered the ring. The day
Couion won the bantam crown, he
also seized the flyweight title. On
hts Nay to the top of the heap. Cou-
Ion weighed but ninety-eight pounds,
and defeated many boxers fully TWEEN
~ pounds heavier.
= When Coulon weighed 1906 pounds
he battled Jim Henrick, of England.
who weighed 1i21%; Frankie Burns,
115 pounds ringside: Joe Coster and
Johnny DAILY. both 115-pounders. aL1
many others who scaled as high.
Frankie ConIey. considered about the
toughest OF all the little fellows.
weighed 11e pounds when he entered
the ring with Coulon. who scaled 100
pounds.
Thus, as these figures indicate,
Wilde is not the smallest champion
I'm the history Of the ring, though he
fs about the smallest boxer now per
forming.
American bantams are usually
around lis or 12o pounds. This weight