The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
WILDE DEC|SVELY
 OUTPO|NTSFR FRANKIE
 MASON IN FIGHT
Little Britan Outfights PIucky American Boxer. Jimmy Willing to
 Mix Matters
D. A,.noiat.a Pr.ss

By Associated Press
 Ringside, Coliseum, Ioledo' Male" 12-Jimmy Wilde of England, recog- nized flyweight boxing champion of the world, proved his right to the title tonight by decsively outpointins Frankie Mason of Fort Wayne the American claimant of the title.
 Throughout the battle the plucky lit tIe Briton was the aggressor. He car ried the fight in all but one. round, the fiftb when Mason braced himself and put the Englishman on the defensiyed TWO of the rounds were, even, the fourth and tenth.
 The ring, which was twenty-one feet square. gave the little American plenty of room to jump away from the press ing Britisher.
 Mason started to bleed from the mouth early in the battle but he wore smile of confidence, while Wilde from the time he entered the ring seemed set and determined Time after time Mason attempted to break through the Britisherss guard but the plucky little Briton lodged, feinted, shifted and retaliated with a right and left, chasing the American about the ring. After the fight Referee Ed Smith declared never in his life had he seen a young fellow or any fighter who was so willingt to carry or mix matters as Wilde. smith was of the opinion that it was a very even match but declared on the rules of the commission he was not at liberty to announce the winner. The betting before the fight was ten to eight in Wilde's favor.
 Both boys weighed in this afternoon. Mason tipped the jbeam atI106 1a pounds, one and half pounds under the weight
 Knocked out Young Harvis of Toledo, middleweights, in the second round of the curtain raiser.
 Referee Smith called the principals into the ring at 10;06 ?. m, instruct ing them as to the rules. and time. was called at 1O:07. Both boxers received rounds of cheers. By rounds:
 & ROUND
 Neither man shook hands. Wilde landed first bl Nv, light right to head and two more jabs to head. Ma son landed right to jaw. Wilde landed left to stomach. Mason landed right uppercut Wilde swinging to Mason s body. Mason jabbed twice. Wilde hooked to body. End round.
 ROUND 2 Mason blocked left hook and jabbed left to jaw. Wilde landed straight left. Wilde scored twice to body 1T sharp mitigating. Mason missed righ' cross but scored hard left hook to jaw Mason landed left and right to head Wilde landed two right jabs as gong sounded. W F
 ROUND 3
 Wilde landed hard left to head and Mason landed straight left. They clinched. Wilde iabbed three times without return. Wilde sent Mason back with right and left Co head. Wilde right cross, forcing Wilde to ropes Wilde missed two lefts and jabbed right to chin.
 ROUND
 Wilde put straight right to/the jaw and left to body. Wilde put left to Mason's face and right to stomach Wilde landed hard right to body. Ma son landed right cross and left hook Wilde covered up when Mason landed hard left to head. Mason iabbed four hard lefts to jaw without a return.
 ROUND ,
 Mason landed three hard rights and two hard lefts to Wilde's face as they came out. Mason landed light right and left to face. In a clinch the in fighting was even. Wilde landed left and right to face and right to body as the gong sounded.
 ROUND 6
 Wilde landed left. Wilde tried to force the fighting. Mason showins great footwork. Wilde jabbed left to jaw. Mason tapped Wilde three light lefts. Mason missed hard right. Wilde scored hard left to face. Mason is bleeding at mouth. Wilde scored twc light 1efts to head.
 ROUND 2 Wilde scored with right to body ant landed solid right to head Wild, landed straight left. Mason counterins with right uppercut. Mason had tn, edge on hard mitigating. Mason land ed hard right to head and Wild, scored hard right to head and stiff jab to stomach
 ROUND s -
 Wilde continued to force the fight ing, Mason retreating. Wilde tried dozen lefts. landing nearly all of them Wilde scored left and right Masor countering to head Wilde landed har, right and left to face.
 ROUND g
 Mason started the round and scored with hard right to jaw. Wilde coun tsring with left In long range boxing