Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-13
WILDE CAPTURES BOUT
BY 0UTPO|NT|NG MASON
Toledo Scene OF Scrappy Battle By
Flywcight Boxcrs-Rcfcrce Not
Allowed to Give Decision

=, RINGSSIDE. COLISEUM, TOLEDO.
n;aio aa-Although no referees de.
sporting writer's agreed that Jimmy
w iids. recognized iiyweight champion
OF the world. proved his right to
Twelve round bout here tonight,
when when he decisively outpointed Frankie
TO tho championship.
throughout tho battle. the plucky
llttle Briton was the AGGRESSION. He
Gtaarrisd the! fight In all but one round.
and put the Englshman. on the de-
iensive. Two of the rounds were even.
the fourth and tenth.
The ring, which was twenty.one.
root square. gave the little American
plenty OF room to jump away from
the pressing Britisher.
Mason started to bleed from the
smile of confidence, while Wilde.
from tho time he entered the ring.
seemed set and determined Time
after time Mason attempted to break
throngh the Britishcr's guard. but tho
shifted and rctalated with a flight
ana LEFT. chasing the American about
After the fight referee Smith de-
Young fellow or any tighter. who
ters as Willie. Smith was of the opin-
ion that It was very even match.
but declared on the rules OF the COM
nounce the winner.
Mason stepped through the ropes
Wiida at ,1 10 r. M closeiy followed by
Gng9: In Wilde's corner were Benny
Williams, of England. and Al Thomp-
ond was Jimmy Barry. former BAN
tt;amnweight champion. assisted by
center of the ring at 1906 p. NJ, in
time was called at 1907 p. MES n. p san
Round Neither man shook hands.
mii Sead landed snG Gys frs ,3low light right
landed left to stomach. Mason landed
r raI1i h uppercgt, Wilde swinging TO Ma
hooded 70 body. End round N '''
III Ro iuh hoS S1 M, blocked left hook
straight left. Wilde scored twice to
body in sharp infigistmg. Mason missed
iaw efogS ia saa Ts9 1G hard left hook
to head. Wilde landed two right jab labs
as p gong s $, nds,1o
they elnehed W STHa j 5sbSs,sn' ,h bett
tin. .imes s, with "Y,, return Wide sen, Ma
scored red. win TIFhf cross forsipg WiiSs
to iSe law 4 any 1sf, put straight RICH.
left to M@sons face 20 and 90q rieb wide =, put
aGh: Wide landed hard right TO body.
Mason landed right cross and left hook.
WIDE covered up when Mason landed
hard left to head. Mason jabbed four
nerd iefts TO jaw without return
Mason Brnced I'm Fifth
round 6-Mason landed three hard
rights and two hard lefts TO Wiide's
1 rist as sn they SS,, came out Mason landed
| in: fighting was even. Wilde iandnd
left and right to face and right htut to
Round G-Wlide landed left. wilde
s 70 aGre FOOT ehe ghktnE Mason show
eis Mason 1 mIssed M MIA r three
| Wide scored hard left to face Mason
Two olIfie eht Fat at mouth Wilde scored
found Wilde scored with right IN
| body and landed solid right to he,d
Wide landed straight left. Mason
SSo od ter with right ,uppercut. Mason
son scr, landed hard right TO head and
stin 1ab to stomach. '
found s-Wilde continued to force
o oFied dozen lefts. landing nearly ali
or them. Wilde scored left and right.
Mason countering TO head Wide
Round s-Mason started the round
ana aM,i scored with hard right TO jaw,
range boxing Mason landed right and
right and left to head. Mason Mason s nSt
left TO jaw; Wilde put straight Mft
TO body Wilde put left to NIason's
"eaa a Ten miss md, two r!ghts to head
Round 10-Wilde put left to jaw,
LETT to body and right TO Jaw Wilde