Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-13
WILDE WINS ON
POINTS FROM MASON

referee 5 decision Was SANei' ehS ''0
joritv Of sporting writer's agreed
that Jimmy Wilde, recognized ny
weight champion of Great Britain
proved his right to world wide su-
premacy in this class in a 1e-round
bout here tonight when he DUPONT
ed frankie Mason of Fort Wayne,
Ind. aspirant TO the championship.
Throughout the battle the plucNy
little Briton was tire aggressor. lie
carried the fight in all but three
rounds, IN the fifth. Mason braced
himself and put the Englishman on
the defensive.
TWO of the rounds we're even, tie
fourth and tenth
The ring. which was Il feet square,
gave the little American plenty of
room to jump away from the press
ing Britisher.
Mason started 10 bleed from the
mouth early in the battle but he wore
a smile, of confidence while VIII lie,
from the time he entered the riaS'
was set and determined.
After the fight referee Smith de-
ciared never in his life had he seen
young feller or any fighter who was
SO willing 10 carry and mix matters
Smith was of the opinion that it " rs
| q very even match but declared OH
! the rules of the commission he was
not at liberty to announce the WIN
| ner.
Round THE men did not shake
hands. Wilde landed first light
right to tile head and two more jaos
TO head. Mason landed right to jaw.
! Wilde landed left to stomach. Mason
swinging to Mason's body. Mason
,;abhed twice. Wilde hooked to body
Round Mason blocked left hook
and iabbed left to jaw. Wilde land
ed straight left Wilde scored twice
10 body in sharp fighting. Mason
missed right cross but scored hard
/ left hook to jaw. Mason landed left
and right to head. Wilde landed two
| right jabs as gong sounded.
! Round 3-Wilde landed hard to
! head with left. They clinched. Wilde
! jabbed three times without return
! Wilde sent Mason back with right
and left to head. Wilde landed left
! to jaw Mason scored with right
| cross forcing Wilde to ropes. Wilde
missed two left and jabbed right to
| chin.
| Round Wilde put straight right
| TO jaw and left to body. Wilde put
! left TO Mason's face and right to
stomach. Wilde landed hard right to
body. Mason landed right cross and
left hook. Wilde covered up when
! Mason landed hard knock on head.
Mason jabbed four hard lefts to jaw
without return.
/ Round o-Mason landed three hard
| rights and two hard lefts to Wilde S
| face as they came out. Mason land
ed light right and left to face. In a
clinch the infighting was even. Wilde
landed left and right to face end
! left 10 body as the gong sounded.
Round 6-Wilde landed left Wilde
tried TO force fighting Mason show
! ing great foot work. Wilde jaboed
! 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 two light lefts to head.
! Round Wilde scored with right
! TO body and landed solid right to
| head. Wilde landed straight left
! Mason countering with right upper
cut. Mason had the edge on hard in
! fighting. Mason landed hard right to
| head and Wilde scored hard right
! to head and stiff jab to stomach.
I Round S-Wilde continued to force tht
! fighting, Mason retreating. Wilde tried
a dozen l"fts landing nearly all Of
i them. Wolde scored left and right. Ma
son countered TO head. Wilde landed
/ hard right and left to face
i Round MASON started the round witt
hard right to jaw, Wilde counterine
with left. In long range boxing Masor
! landed right and then a left uppercut
| Wilde scored right and left to head
| Mason put left to jaw. Wilde pu,
| straight left 10 body Wilde put left
| TO Mason's head and missed two rights
| TO head.
! Round 10-Wilde put left to jaw,
| ih'iueo itil ~ uOu9 ana TlSnC 10 Jaw.
Wilde put left and right to face. Ma
son countcring with right to body
and left to face. Mason put left and
right TO face and forced Wilde to
ropes with right to chin. Mason was
smiling. Both missed rights and
lefts in hard clash as bell sounded
Round l1-Wilde landed straight
| left and they INDUCED in London
boxing. Mason scored right to body
They stood toe to toe smuggling, Wilde
forcing Mason to break ground.
Wilde forced Mason to ropes with
let's. Mason landed straight left to
face. Wilde put ocer hard left hook
to stomach. Wilde cros.Ad his right
driving Mason backwards. wilde's
last blow was the hardest of the
! fight.
They shook hands. Wilde sent Mason
back with left to head and landed right
10 Mason chin. In a clnch Mason hell
Wilde landed two rights to head fore.
ing Mason backward. Mason landed
two lefts and then clinched. Mason
landed two lefts to body. Wilde coun.
tered with right to face. Wilde landed
left to chin, Mason clinching. The Rone
sounded as they exchanged light blows
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