The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-14
FRANKIE MASON
 OUGHT TO GET WILDE BATTLE

Louisville, Ky, Jan. 14. - Fight fans in this section of the country who perhaps are better acquainted with the qualifications of Frankie Ma son than those in other sections, can't understand why promoters have been so slow in arranging a match between Frankie and Jimmy Wilde, for the flyweight championship of the world unless Jimmy has permit ted thet brakes to drag.
 Frankie is the undisputed fly | weight champion of America Jim- my has gained the same distinction in Europe. So why not let the two climb into the same ring and fight it out? Frankie is more than eager 1 for the bout. Jimmy Is blamed for the delay.
 | For years both have been forced to 1 give from eight to twelve pounds to l opponents in order to get engage l nents. Frankie has fought forty-ffve 1 fights since last January ', and lost 1 but one and this decision was dis puted by hundreds of fans at the ringside. Jimmy has been successful 1 gagementS, but he has lost to two men who have been beaten by | Mason.
 The first chap to take Jimmy's measure was Pal Moore, of Memphis. The second was Jack Sharkey, who 1 made Jimmy's American debut two 1 weeks ago a izzle.
 Mason is the only f1yweight in the world who holds a decision over l Moore, who is a bantam.
 Mason beat Sharkey as recently as | May 7 at Detroit.
 Frankie has won decisively from
 
 | Wflde's visit to the United tSates can 1 establish nothing unless he consents | to enter the same ring with Frankie.
 Wilde lost but little glory when he
 lost to Sharkey because of the weight he yielded, but if he should l lose to Mason he not only would lose his title, but also would lose his l drawing power at the gate in his
 American tour and it is for this req
 son no doubt that the EngIishman is l pushing Mason into the background l until he has gathered in the shekels | from all other available engagements. Too much is at stake and prospects
 for winning too hazy to satisfy the
 Englishman in rushing right into the
 bout with Frankie and fans arc l doomed to wait until the tour hears 1 its end before they can expect to see
 the worlds foremost flyweights iD
 the same arena.
 Wilde knew all about Mason before 1 he ever sailed for America and knew
 that bout with Frankie was the | most logical one he could arrange on this side.
 The Wilde Mason encounter has
 been discussed for the last year and
 there had been numerous rumors ,i that match had been arranged for New Years Eve but this was knock
 ed for the count day or so ago 1 when the announcement was made
 that Wilde would meet Carl Ire
 maine, of Canada, on this date.
 F. Tremaine's decision over Frankie
 was warmly attacked. The two met
 in the big ring at Toledo, July 4,
 Their bout was the semi-windup and
 was ten time as neritorious as the
 f1asco which headlined the bill. AL
 though hundreds thought that Mason had clearly outpointed Tremafne, the
 referee gave the honor to Tremaine
 The bout was the third the two had staged The first was staged at De- troft, January 20. The other was contested at Toledo, February IS. ! Frankie, who was one of the l brightest lights at Camp Taylor for a number of months, has numerous , friends in Louisville, who are con- l Vinced he can hold his own with the 2 British wizard. Frankie is one of the most popular fighters in America. He has boxed more return engage nents than any scrapper in the profession today. This shows that he gives fans all that is coming to them at each
 performance. No ring stacker is eve, , invited back.