The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-10
ENOUGH WAS TOO MUCH FOR LOCAL
 FAN---PROTESTS
Tells What He Considers the Truth About Bill Bailey.
 Gives Dixon His Due

The sporting editor of The Age Herald is in receipt of the following letter from Birmingham fan, who. although he signed the article, requested that his name be kept out of publication. choos- ing to let his initials, M. E. K.," sig nifty his willingness to stand by any thing which he has written
 Birmingham, January A. 1921. MT Sporting Editor;
 This morning in the sport department of The Age Herald you quoted MT. Cuff Wheatley of the Atlanta Constitution. After reading through Cliffs effuson, under caption, Bill Bailey and Brennan to Meet, I was not quite sure whether Cliff was indulging in a pipe dream, brainstorm or just a characteristic bit or press agent spoofing. One thing is cer = tain, and that is, Battling Bilr Bailey is not shy on press agents. In fact, we are regaled daily with what Bailey is going to do. True, the other night he won technical K. O. over the very technical parlor product yclept Joe White of Tuscaloosa. But then Joe $ only claim for recognition as a lgat- heavy Qike Bailey, he weighs the prover- bial ton) is the startling fact that ms folk allowed him to take correspoad- ence course in boxing when he was grow ing.
 'Yesterday we were informed that nothing stood between Bailey and BE Time but Marty Burke. Today we are told Marty ct al. declined the sweetest kind of overtures. (Gosh! isn't over tures' a good wordD Hence now abso- lutely nothing remains between Baliey and Dempsey but Bill Brennanl What roti ,,-
 "Of course I'm not blaming Wax Miller and his press agents, Mcdonald and Wheatley, for aiming at big money. That's a fight promoters big aim hi life. But let them stick to facts ana not insult our intelligence or memories of recent events.
 REMEMBER THIS?
 "The local fight fans will surely re- call the Sailor Dixon-Bill Bailey bout at the Birmingham Athletic club couple of months ago in which our local boy, Sailor Dixon, hit this buriy Atlanta bruiser (Bailey) with every- thing but--the grace of God-ano won over Bailey by mile in every round of the 10 rounds fought.
 when Walk Miiler's protege clamored for a return bout, Dlxon gladly accepted. The match was made. the date was set and Tommy Tompkins and the Sailor went over to Atlanta only to meet with the SICK ly 'stalp-the weather was too in- clement Fact of the matter was Bailey's foxy manager had bigger money in sight, or thought he had Ca bout with Harry Greb), and was therefore afraid to let Bailey ana Dixon meet, lest the Sailor might and undoubtedly would, muss up the game.
 "The latest bunk of Cliff Wheatley is really funnier than it sounds. Cliff is really comedian. But the next time he warbles there are no other worlds for Bailey to conquer but Bren- man and Dempsey let some fan who .loves the square deal gently whisper the magic nane of Sailor Dixon into Cliffs ear and some one will roll over off his back and quit-dreaming.
 "Personally, Bailey Is a fine young fellow. though somewhat hard loser as several sympathetic specta- tors learned when. after the. Dixon- Bailey jbout. they tarried to offer 1on- dolences to Bailey for his battered and bleeding face and body
 "Yes. Bailey has a powerful straight right punch, but 1t comes like some folks send messages by telegraph. A blind man could see 1t start. His left is weakling that seldom or never ltaves home. Bill Bailey couldn't hit Sailor Dixon with a handful of birdshot, and. believe me. |BNl has some hand.
 "The big T. c. L hospital at Fair field doesn't use more bandages in the broken bone wards than does the doughty Bailey. And believe the same kind of bandages. for an old timer who sat next to mo at tho Dixon Bailey bout said, If that big stiff from Atlanta isn't using plaster of Paris bandages, I'm an eiderdown duck The fourth round seemed to prove this old birds suspicion. for Bailey's glove burst to smithereens when Sailor parried one of his punches. Bailey may be great hut greater. by far are his press agents and foxy manager.
 "M. E. K.