The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1920-08-26
WILDE To
FIGHT FOR
new TITLE
BY CHARLES McCANN

(Un1reG Press SCaII OOrrcSpOnQenCl
LONDON, Aug 25.-Britain will
open Inc fistic year of ,920-21 on
September II, with a fight for the
bantari weight between Champion
Pete herman and Jimmy Wilde, who
hopes 10 gather in the worlds BAN
tam-wcight honors along with the
fly-weisht title he now holds.
Thel. is a good deal of hope here
that Wilde can do what England's
heavies have failed to do-remind
the U1ited States that the boxing
game started over here, though It
may have travelled good bit since.
Everyone realizes that Wilde 10
stepping rather far outside his class
when he meets the world champion
Of the next heavier set. Also there
is lot of comment that he's an
good as he will ever be, and has no
whera to go backward. But Wilde
has .iways porduced the goods over
here, and will have lot f backing
when he and Herman hook up.
Thcugh not for championship hon
ors, tame second fight Of the season,
betwep Joe Beckett, the British
chamr:.n heavy, andths always no
liabl. Frank Noran-win attract
GREATER interest over hsrA Beckett
received such set hack when Car
psnti>e beat him in seventy seconds
last su+umn that he is still regarded
very mach as a down -anG-outer, do
spite a number Of excellent fights
which be has left no doubt at least
that ae is aystrong, Wiling young man
who likes TO stand up and exchange
wallo ,s. And in his fights with
Dick Smith, the former eruiserweight
champion Bambardisr Billy Wells, the
hardy annual Of British heavyweights
and Ttp1my Burns, he has walloped
to good effect. Moran, however, Is
a good deal tougher than any Of these
He is always dangerous, has plenty
Of courage and ALWAYS shows well
against a boxer Of Beckett type. a
pcssih., a hope that some ds 'eii
win means a good deal for Beckett,
anoth,r match with Carpenter and
possibly a hope that some day he'll
meet Dempsey, though most Of the
boxins critics hope that If he meets
Dempsey he Will impose condition
that a. least one of Dempscy's hands
be tied behind him: Moran has
never lest a fight in England and is
a great deal more popular with the
public than he is with his fellows
in tho profession. The bestsanyone
S conceding Beckett is an even chance
The f:ght should be a good one, as
Moran is at home in a real battle
and ia. do what none of Beckett's
recent opponents can do-stand real
punishment in order to administer
it.
Interest N Dempsey's career il
stronSij maintained here, despite his
wears idleness. The recent doubt
as to the champions acceptance OF
C. B. Cochrans offer Of $4,000 pounds
for a light with Carpenter has had
the effect Of restarting talk about
q fight in London. The fight fans,
in common with many other people
outside of the movie game. regard
5000 .1lJ az a lot Of money. and have
some difficulty In plcturins = gent
refusing to do anything TO" that sum.
The sport writer's scare up . new
opponent for Dempsey every week or
SO. Lecently it has been Bill bren-
nan and now it is Harry Wills. Not
more than twelve hours after Wills
put Futon 70 sleep, the local prophets
starte dreaming Of new black hope.
When Fulton was over here, he had
things rretty much his own way, and
the men he didn't fight he announced
he could beat. He is regarded very
much more. highly than he is in the
Slater and if his latest conqueror
were matched with and even beat
Demrsey, it would cause n! surprise.