The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-07
TWO TITLE BOUTS
FEATURE OF WEEK
Wilde and Bloomfield,
Englishmen, Meet
Americans.
KILBANE BOXES SMITH
Feather Champion in Third
Title Scrap Of Week;
Thorp Meets Long.
pv EDWARD w. ooCHIlANB


Two International matches, In
which viii DO decided world chhIh-
n!ousbius of two divisions, are the
nutgtapding features of this weeks
pug,lstic program in the United
st..tes. In one Jimmy Wilde. the
celebrated flywelght from England,
Will meet frankie AUaSOn, the boxing
master from Fort Wayne, Ind, whllo
.n the other Jack Britton. King or
Wcitcrw eights, viii engage JACK
Bloomfield Of England.
The big event OF the week is the
wilde Mason affair which VIII be
staged at Toledo Friday night Ever
since Wide first landed In this
country there has been talk of a
match with Mason and when the
contest finally was clinched by Ad
Thatcher. tho man who helped pri-
mote The Dempsey Willard fiasco, It
had been widely advertised. The
publicity campaign since that time
has been OF such n nature that the
Toledo promoter expects 10 draw the
largest crowd that ever has attended
boxing match between little fell
lows in this country.
Unless the Briton is able to slip
over "A finishing punch. 81 Is doubtful
II the result OF this contest Will be
decisive. Wilde can punch harder
than Mason and unless the English
man cannot assimilc,te punishment
as ne is supposed to be able to, he
IS tho only one that can be expected
20 score a Knockout Mason is a
clever. crafty, shifty boxing master.
He is n veteran with a world of ex-
perience. His record IL sprinkled
with bouts with men much heavier
han himself, but he has been able
20 hold his own agai 4 the field. al
though usually forced TO fight
bantamweig' u, thus conredinC from
five TO fifteen pounds TO the opposi-
ton. When Wide first arrived here
he complained that he had to give
away weight, but he viii not be
forced to do so in this scrap. Mason
is as light II not n pound or two
lighter than the Briton. frankie
fights at his best around lo5, Mason
has habit of giving men heavier
than himself boxing lesson and he
can fight IL rounds East as four.
Winner q Real Champion.
Mason Is the American champion.
No one can dispute that claim. He
has beaten all the Americans at his
weight He disputes the right OF
Wilde TO claim the worlds title.
which is the reason for this match
and when It ia finished one should
he given credit for being the best
OF the division. which Is not well
filled with good boxers because Of the
low poundage. Up TO this time the
ilyweight division has not been rec
oenized in America, but IL will be
from now on.
Wllde's one chance to prove 70 the
public that he Is a real champion f.
given him in this battle. The Brit
.sh mite started his American in
Nasion with a setback at the hands
OF Jack Sharkey, but ne has a reason
able alibi because he met a boy
much heaviers than himself and in
his first bout here when he was not
accustomed TO American ring tao
los Since then he has been highly
successful, beating every hoy ne has
met including Patsy Wallace of
Philadelphia, who, next TO Mason,
was considered the fbest OF the
Americans below 10 pounds.
What these boys have accom-
pushed in the ring is best told by
their records which follow: