The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
STRIBLING WILL
 BE IN BEST FORM
 M ALFRED BOUT
AIIred's Fight With Donza Marks Him as Coming
 Boxer
By BEN GREEN

Two of the best teatnerWelSntS III Dixie will entertain Magic City fans Monday night, when Young Stribling, the Macon. Ca. phenom meets Duette Alfred, the Bessemer lad, who has made himself popular here with his splendid work. Stribllng is oonsid- cred by many to be almost ripe for chance at the crown of Johnny Xiii bane. present feather title holder while Alfred. although two years younger than Stribling, is rapidly ap- preaching his best form.
 Fast and aggressive, the fight be- tween these two lads should be with out moments rest and inaction, Stribling has proved himself to be the best in his class in Georgia, and as Alfred is considered by many to bs on par with any of them in Ala bama, 1t will almost be a scrap for the championship of the two states.
 Donza Fight.
 Alfred has been matched with Ash ton Donza. brilliant New Orleans featherweight. several times and in their last match here it looked like a sure victory for the local boy, who had the Crescent City scrapper on the ropes and greggy at the end Of the first round However, Donza came back and his greater expe- rience and more rugged strength are all that nosed out a win for him. Donza is, considered among the top notchers in his class and it is some ,.o I,iA iTrt, tn ct a n up against him for ten rounds.
 One thing that handicapped All red in his bouts with Donza was the fact that he had to weaken himself to get down to the weight required of him. and as there will be no ob- stacle in the Stribling bout he is ex- pected to be at his hest throughout the match. The result of this bout means lot to both fighters, as the winner will get big boost before the eyes of the ring populace of the south.
 Stribling Promising.
 Stribling's father-manager has some very fond hopes for his lads future and preparing him for a campaign to get the undisputed championship of the south. Alfred is figured to be a very good oppo- nent for this title hunter and will put him to hard test to realize the hopes of his father. Stribling's great training aids him greatly in his sue cess, as the lad keeps himself fit at all times and not just before a bout as Is usually the custom.
 He realizes that he has chance to make good in the next two or three years and has resolved to do every thing in his power to> keep himself in shape to put up his best. His younger brother, one only about 12 years. has felt the call of the ring and is now going around with his father and brother. In Atlanta last week he took part in a six-round bout and promises to be as good if not better than his brother when he gets older.
 Good Prclims.
 Tommie Tompkins has not decided upon his preliminary bill as yet. but as the prelims in the last several fights have been better than ordi- nary, Monday nights opening matches are expected to be well worth seeing. Jack Allen. Tompkins latest find.ris expecting to be matched with one aof Nthe best in his class in this section of the country in a few days. No positive announcement of the fight had been made but definite word will be given out Monday night