The daily morning oasis., 1920-06-04
JIMMY " II D {
TALKS OF CAME
By HENRY FARRELL


United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, June 2.-Punishment
in the ring does not consist entirely
of being sbeaten up All the blows
that hurt don't come from the fists
of the other man. Crowds at the
rlngside give some verbal jolts that
have more Kick in them than an OPP
ponent's wallop.
Choice bits of ringside wisdom from
Jimmy Wilde, the wee Welshman and
flyweight champion of the world who
has been showing America that he's
lust about the finest piece OF fighting
machinery seen in the ring in long
lime.
"When YOU speak of taking punish
ilent," that bit of a Briton said, zone
naturally thinks of the hard right or
he singing left. But that's not only
he one way of getting hurt in the
ing. 'Razzing' as you Americans
all it, has twice the dig on me as
,low. You don't know how it feels
20 walk out in the ring greeted with
Back to England, you Limmie,' knock
is blooming block off, crown the lit
10 hoob.' Shots like that hurt me
more than any wallop I take and ]
know they get under the hide OF the
Their boys because I've heard them
talk.
"When I first came to the United
,tates | did not understand American
rowds. Lots Of people think that
fighter is deaf in the ring or that
,e is so engrossed in his work that
,e is .oblivious to what goes on out
idle the ring. That is not so. Things
aid at the ringside, remarks from the
rowds give often psychological
Urn that decides fight. The taunts
,urled at me hurt me until I learned
hat there was nothing malicious
bout it that it wss just the AmeN-
'ans 'rUoting.
81 saw Kilbane-Valger fight and
',e way the crowd razzed Kilbane got
ne away from believing that the fans
we're after men personally. l felt
',etter after that and now I can take
with good nature. American fans
ave been very good to me and I ap-
nreciate it."
Wilde has been here since last fall
md outside of his first fight with
lack Sharkey, in which he was out
,ointed. he has beaten the best or
.merica's little fellows. He is to
eturn to England some time earlv
4 June but plans to return in the fall
nd may decide to make his home in
ne United States.
"The Walker boxing bill is fine
ct and should put boxing on the same
lane here that it is in England" said
Wide "Fifteen rounds is the ideal
init, I believe. In England we have
wenty rounds, but / believe there is
Just as much action and interest in
fifteen rounds. The provision for
.wo judges to give decisions may
work out, but I am rather dubious
ebout it. The referee is the only
man who should give decision. He
is in the ring with the fighters and
sees everything at better range than
man outside the ring. Two judges
seated on different sides of the ring
may have different ideas about giving
noints and they will never get the
same view of blow. It may work
-"ut fine, however.
Smoking is one of the most OBJ
'ectionable features of the fights in
| America. It us hard on the specta-
'oris and on the fighters. Over the
Fifteen round route the tobacco fumes
will have very detrimental effect
on the fighters. Decision fights will
help to correct another little fault OF
the American fight game. When the
referee is allowed to name a winner
it does not seem probable that the
series between Benny Leonard and
Johnny Dundee will be allowed to con.
tinue."
Wilde denies that he has collected
data from which to write an indict.
rnent Of the American fight game
when he returns to England.
'That story started by persons who
do not wish me WELL" he said.
"My definition of real fighter ~
ga real fighter is boy who can
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