The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23
SPORTS
WIL SON MEETING FOE
 OF PROVEN ABILITY
Tom Lacey and Homer Smiles Again Matched in Wrestling
 Bout-Lacey's Title at Stake
MAIN BOUTS FOR MONDAY
 Wrestling

Tom Lacey, Y. NJ c. A, vs. Homer Smiles, B. A. C., for Alabama amateur middleweight championship; eight rounds.
 Claude Hendricks, B. A. C., vs. Bill Martin. B. A. C., welterweights; six rounds.
 Claude Wilson, Birmingham, 114 pounds. vs. Ashton Donza, New Or leans, 11S pounds; 10 rounds.
 Big Boy Edwards, Boys club, vs. Charles Lovingood, B. A. C., light heavyweights; six rounds.
 Dave Evans will probably referee the main events tomorrow night.
 Preliminaries start at S:3o o'clock.
 By MARVIN MCCARTHY Sentiment seems divided over the Donza- Claude Wilson 1o-round box ing bout at the Birmingham Athletic club tomorrow night. As time for the battle hears, railbirds are dis playing an unusual amount of inter est in. the affair, and pre-fight dis cussion has been the greatest of curbstone sports during the past week.
 Ashton Donza, New Orleans, 8
  stacked against Claude Wilson, Bir- mingham.s sensational young scrap per, who hasn't met a setback to date. Donza's experience will prob ably make him the favorite tomorrow night, but Wilson's great showing in his previous bouts at the B. A. c. has won a large gathering for him from Birmingham's fan flock.
 A 10-ROunder s - The nonza Wilson hnut will he over the 10-round route, and the gen eral verdict of fandom seems to be that if the bout goes the limit, Donza will outpoint the local lad, but that if Wilson is classy enough to get in and rush matters with the hefty clouts, for which he is now famous, he stands a good chance of downing the Crescent City lad.
 To knock Ashton Donza out Is a feat, in fact, it is almost unheard of. Still, Tommy Tcmpkins, who handles the ring destinies of young Wilson, states that his charge has floored harder men to hit than Donza, and that. while improbable, it is not at all impossible that Wilson will continue his drive towards rec ognition as a championship con- tender
 Donza will probably outweigh Wilson, entering the ring at the bantamweight limit, 11S pounds. while Wilson will probably tip the beams around IA ponnds.
 Big Boy Edwards, Dave Evans Boys club slugger, will try conclu- sions with Charles Bovingood, of the E. A. c. Edwards holds a decision victory over Lovingood, and the B. A. c. mauler has been training for weeks to be in his best shape when he gets another chance at his rival.
 Bacy's Title at Stake.
 Tom Lacey, of the Y. M. c. A., who lost to Homer Smiles, of the B. A. C. in one of the most sensational wrestling bouts ever staged at the local club q short time ago has agreed to meet his one time con queror again Monday night, and to put his Alabama middleweight eham- pionship at stake. While not offer- iny any .alibis, Lacey has grimly set his mind on reversing the outcome of his last meeting with Smiles, and railbirds who are in close touch with the situation, are looking for n bout fully as thrilling as the last one.
 Claude Hendricks and Bill Martin meet in another mat battle Monday night. These old rivals intend to some day come to a decisive set tlement in their little series, and will try to make this time the crucial scrap.
 Tomorrow nights card is another wrestling show, with exhibition box ing afterwards Prel.minaries are being arranged by Tommy Tompkins, B A. C. matchmaker