Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-14
WILDE BADLY BEATEN
BY AMERICAN FIGHTER
Referee Saves Knockout by Award
ing Decision To Pete Herman
in Seventeenth Round.
Winner Failed to Make us Pounds
ut ItingSitlc, So Loser Still Re-
tains Title OF Bantam-WciSht
Champion Of World.
An AssocIntc1 rrc..-

LONDON. ian. l3.-Pctc Herman. o;
New Orleans. former bantam weigh,
champion OF the world. tonight IN
Albert liall decisivcly defeated Jim
mic Wilde long the British idol
The end cam. in the seventeenth
round when the referee intericrcd
and stopped tho bout 10 save the lit
tie W"lShmaN from a knockout
Although n the las, round Wilde
three times mad been kuuCEvd
through ia" ropes. hc stiil was com
ing back for more punishment when
the referee caught him IN his arms,
ended the hatu" ana gave the de-
cision TO the American lad Tn" fight
had hecn advertised as being for the
g bantam weight championship OF the
world.
Tho mon had agreed to weight; in
at IFS pounds. hut Herman was on"
and onc-hali pounds over the stipU-
lated weight The first I'VE rounds
were in favor OF Wilde. Then the
advantage altcruatvd until the
fifteenth. when Hcrmau's weieht be-
gan TO tell on tho WclShman.
Lands on Wilde, Jaw.
Early in tho Seventeenth a right
TO the jaw sent Wilde through the
ropes. This w;ts twice repeated and
the referee ended The contest. Wild,
was sent TO the nOor three times IL
this round. and tho referee STOPPED
me contest 10 save lld", VINO Vas
helpless.
There was . tcrriac fight on tho
ropes In the fifteenth Herman. with
LEFT 10 the ribs ana righ; TO the jaw.
appeared 10 have Wide half out hut
was Unahl. 10 finish him before the
bell
Herman surprised the crowd by his
boxing. which discounted W.ld"'s as
grcss!VencSS The American fought
a sp0rtsmanlil,e contest Throughout;
V,.ll s,.l las
tators. He wil! sail for home Satur-
day, and says he hopes TO meet Joe
Lynch. 10 whom he recently lost the
worlds CHAMPIONSHIP in a bout in
Madison Square Garden. New York.
Wilde StiIl li"rn.
Although defeated. Wilde is still
Great RritainS boxing hero. as ne
IS considered - hav" saved jon!-hts
program from Being a complete NUsCo
by entering the ring against Herman,
Notwithstanding the Inability OF the
American TO make the stipulated
weight nftecn minutes before battle.
tho Prime Of Wales Hud Other no.
tables. Witnessed the contest and
evincrd enthusiasm throughout tn.
fight, especially IN The nfte"nth
round. when here was = tcrr!nc bat
tie on the ropes. Herman, with LETT
TO The '!hs ana right 10 the JAZZ. APP
pearcd 10 have Wl!lc nearly out,
hut the bel! saved the Wclshman
Batti!uG LcNinSky, the American
light heavyweight was 10 have
fought bonhadirr W,lls the English
man, but he injured his right arm
in training yesterday. and the matcn
had 10 be called off. An N-ray
picture is said 10 have disclosed
n disiocat!on OF tn" right elbow. lie
whisky and Wells were TO hay.
fought twenty round contest. and
1t Is sim hoped among the boxing
enthusiasts that the Injury o! the
vii! amend suihci"ntly in
Two or three weeks TO permit him
TO carry ont his enlargement.
After the bout tonight Herman
raid:
wilde is the greatest boxer tina,
] have ever seen. | was IN better
condition for this nght than have
ever ccva in before.
Burt Kenny an American, ana
Spalla. an Italian hcaVywc.gh; SUBJ
siituted Tor Lcv.nsky and Wells
After having been warned several
times. Kenny Was disqualified in The
Sixth round for holding.