The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03
Report Has It That English
"Phenom" viii Make Trip
to Fight Pete Herman, and
That Connecticut Is Place.
BY WALTER ST. DENIS.

NEW YORK. Oct. Jack Farrell,
wen known 40 the Bronx Buzzer,"
VINO delVes quite a bit In digging up
the low-down on things pukilistlc, and
very often foretells some big event. is
authority for the statement that Jimmy
Wilde, the English wonder, will arrive
IN the United States the latter part Of
next month.
There's an lnducsmept that brings
two first class round-trip ticketb and
training expenses, made by Walter
surke the former manager Of Johnny
G sbs ere pt tSld h By Farrell But 6S must
bantamweisht champion Of the United
States. Roy Mccormick. the light
heavyweight champion Of England, is
the. medium through whom Burke Is
said to have worked, and before the lat
ter left for the coast. to sail for Austria.
here within the next couple Of weeks,
getting here late next month.
From other information CLEANED from
the "buzzer" II Is Burke's purpose 10
stage the first bout with Wide ts /
principal in Connecticut. possibly New
been for the, past few days comforting
with the leading lights Of the place
delight for the fans who have ionsed
| fighting machinery for the last couple
%h ysa Would a y 9n A. SeTy pig s St t
this country. for on the other side the
promoters OF boxing are Anxious that
he sthy at home, They have even
gone 80 far as to agree 10 pay him
any sum he might be offered for 4
ua by Augie Rather, the .mlddlewelght
fighter who is to meet Miks op0wd
the class next Monday night, :.
II Burke has been successful In get
some very big obstacles, for nothing
has been left undohe to keep the ny
weight champion on his own shores.
OF course, II Wilde did come he would
be in little or no danger Of losing the
title which he holds. i he we're %
meet Herman he would simply %
he might be defeated he would con
tinue as the lea sr Of the flyweights
of the world. We have no boye hit
size here who have shown sufficient
skill to compete with him success
fully, no on the score Of 4 Bfiton drop.
ping title over here In his case there
is no danger.
Englishfnen when they have men Of
the type Of Wilde guard them care.
fully and favor thoir retiring with thoiI
titles One OF tho inducements he'd
forth TO the dlnuniiive EngliShmar
was the proposition TO establish ma.
tonai school OF boxing and make Jim
my one Of the head Instructors. TheJ
were willing. only few months age
to start the thing Immediately AMI
have Wilde quit the ring right away
Llowevet ", tSS Hrsu'shss aRParsnHs ,l
Of Farrell and the assurances siver
A Welcome Visitor.
No fighter would receive create
welcome than the English fywelkh
were he TO come here. He woult
make a fortune on these shores, ever
q greater one. than the English ep0fts
men could offer him As said Before
he would be Ia no great danger o
losing his championship laurtls, an,
besides that he could tour the countf,
and make thousands NO fighter ha'
been advertised A. has this telloy, II
every nook and corner Of the State
really has him signed he himself ID u
. Tor rich harvest
Wilde's own accomplishments speal
for themselves, and probably New
. | York fight fans are as well acqualntet
with them as Wildes widest rootef a.
home. But the story Of the boys riss
| BIZ one Of New York's favorite bokerI
sthAt IL, A boxer who always pleased
| when he was here ID not aIliiss a
this time. That persons 10 Jim nrinc6ll
] the featherweight. at whose oleyernesi