The New York herald., 1921-10-30

repeat In America his remarkable per-
fcrmances at home.
His first opponent In this country was
Jack SharlSey. by no means q bantam
of the first class. Yet Sharkey not only
carried Wilde along for ten bustling
rounds. but received the popular decision
on points at the end of the contest.
Wilde then shifted his tactics and took
on some men of lesser ability, with the
result that he was judged the victor in
u number OF bouts.
Som OF those included in his list OF
victims were Mike Ertle. Mickey Russell.
Battling Murray and Bobbie Dyson.
None OF these bantams possessed any
great amount of class, and Wilde's vic
tories certainly failed to reflect any
great amount of credit upon him.
Previous TO returning to England
Wilde engaged in a ten round bout in
Toronto with n 105 pound boy named
Patsy Wallace. Not only did Wilde
fail to defeat Wallace. but the little
chap from Philadelphia gave the Briton
terrific struggle and inflicted consid-
cradle damage upon him. After reach
ing home Wilde. still unconvinced of the
superiority of the American bantams,
accepted a match with Pete Herman.
who. while once holding the title of the
class, still was and is very much below
the form of the leading bantams Of
America. Although Wilde was fighting
before his own countrymen and under
conditions favorable to him, Herman
gave him a severe beating and knocked
him out in the seventeenth round. This
defeat apparently has convinced Wilde
that the American bantams are a bit
too rough for him. He Is now attempt
ing to get q match with Johnny Buff,
who. while holding the flyweight and
bantam titles. is but 112 FOUNDER and
would not have much advantage In
weight over the Briton.
What applies to Wilde Is true also OF
nearly all foreign boxers. They dc
not measure up to the standard of the
American fighters, as has been proven
by the experiences Of Carpenter. Le-
doux, Jacks. Noble and score of 9TH
ers who have visited this country in the
last few years.
The British boxer will never achieve
much fame in the ring until he abandons
the style of fighting which was estab.
lished by Jem Mace in the sixties
Despite the fact that the American box
ers have founded new system of rims
fighting, which has enabled them to cap
ture nearly all the worlds titles in ex
istence, the Britons still stick to the ole
Mace style and go down to defeat when
ever they meet the fighting Americans
Champion From italy.
Among the foreign wrestlers who ar,
about to invade America the f1rst ar
rival is a young giant named Georg,
CALI, who claims to be the heavyweight
champion of Italy. Calz stands 5 fee
10 inches. measures SO inches across
the breast. weighs 20S pounds In per
feet condition and Is 21 years of age.
He is said to have been tried out b,
Renato Gardini In a gymnasium a shor
time ago and gave the local italian {
surprising reception. CALI. 1t is said
will soon be matched for bout In Mad
ison Square Garden, and II he PERFORM
according to his looks will create sen
sation. He is managed by Morandt
Stefano. an excellent judge OF wrestling
form.
There has been considerable comment
on the fact that Johnny Buff. the fly
weight and bantam champion. is 8
years of age. 1t has been intimated tha
a man who has reached that age car
hardly expect to stand the gaff inciden