Evening journal., 1920-08-26
Wilde TOFIGHT.
FOR new TITLE
Flyweight King Will Box
Pete Herman Abroad for
Bantam Honors
OTHER FISTIC NEWS
FROM BRITISH RING
Ru CHARLES NJ. MccANN.-

United Press Stan Correspondent
LONDON, Aug. 26-Britain will open
the 1stic year OF i920-2i on Septem-
Der n. with a fight for the bantam
weigh title between Champion Pete
Herman and Jimmy Wilde who hopes
10 gather In The worlds bantam
weight honors along with the ny
weight title he now holds.
There is a good deal OF hope mere
that Wilde can do what England $
heavies have failed 10 do-remind the
United States that the boxing game
s.arted over here. though u may have
Travelled a good bit since.
Everyone realizes that Wilde Is
stepping rather far outside his class
when he meets the worlds champion
OF the next heavier set. Also there's
a lot OF comment that he's as good as
he ever will be. and has no where TO
20 but backward. But Wilde has al
ways produced the goods over~here,
and he will have a lot OF backing
when he and Herman hook up.
Though not for championship hon
ors. the second fight Of the season.
between Joe Beckett. the Brit sh
champion heavy, and the always re-
liable Frank Moran-will attract
greater interest over here. Beckett
received such a setback when Carpen-
tier beat him In seventy seconds last
autumn That he is sim regarded very
much as an down-ond-outer, despite
number OF excellent fights In which
he has left no doubt at least mat h,
is a strong. willing young man whc
likes 10 stand up and exchange wal
lops And In his fights WitA Dicl
smith. the formsr cruiscrNve gh'
champion, Bomhadier Billy Wells. the
hardy annual OF British heayywcights
and Tommy Burns, he has wallopeo
10 good effect Moran. however Is q
good deal tougher than any OF these
He Is always dangerous, has plenty
OF courage and always shows wei
against a boxer OF Becketts type.
win means a good deal for Beckett
another match with Carpenter anC
possibly a hope that some day he'll
meet Dempsey, though most OF th,
boxing critics hope That II he meets
Dempsey he will impose a condition
that at least one OF Dempseys handl
BE- tied behind him Moran has neve
lost flFht Ia England and is a grea
deal more popular with the public
than he Is with his fellows in the pro
fession- The best anyone Is conced
ing Beckett is an even chance. Tn
nght should be a good one. as Mora
Is at home an a real battle and can d
what none OF Becketts recent oppC
nents can do-Stand real punishmeI
In order 70 administer Il.
Interest IN Dempscy's career
strongly maintained here. despite h
years idienesS. The recent doubt
10 the ohampion's acceptance Of c.
C0chran's ofier OF 10000 for a flgl
with Carpenter has had the effect
rcstarting talk about nght In Lol
don The fiEht fans, in common Wi
many other people outside OF q
movie game, regard s2O0W0 as ]
Of money, and have some difficulty
picturine a gent refusing 10 do an
hing FOR That sum.
The sport writers scare up a ne
opponent for Dempsey every week
50. Recently II has been Bill Bre
nan and now e Is Harry Wills. n
more than twelve hours after WI
put Fulton to sleep The local propht
started dreaming OF a new black hol
When Fulton was over here, he D
things pretty much his own way. a
the men he didn't fight he announc
ne could beat He Is regarded mu
more highly than he Is In the stat
and 4 HIS latest conQuaror VI
matched with and even beat Demps
il would cause no surprise.