The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-15
Bill kaliska, Atlanta Referee, Will Be Third Man in Ring at Local Club When Wilson and 0'DoWd Meet

If interest of the public. sale of tickets, and excellence of the card go to make a boxing show 8 success, then Birmingham railbirds will pre- bably witness one of the most sue cesful athletic shows ever staged by the B. A C.. Claude Wilson and Tim O'Dowd meet at the Birmingham Athletic club Friday night, in a ten round bout to decision.
 E. A. C. officials announce that an unusual amount of interest is being displayed in the Wilson -0'Dowd bout. Not only are Birmingham fight fans talking it up all over town, but also out-oftown sportsmen, who intend to visit Birmingham to see the Auburn-Centre football game Sat urday, have written or wired in for reservations. Tommy Tompkins. who has charge of the advance seat sale, stated last night that almost $500 worth of seats had been reserved for Friday by visiting fans. ThomplSins stated that B. A. c. officials ex- pect to sell out tickets for Friday nights fight by o'clock Friday night
 Both Are. Champions
 Wilson and ODowd are both recog- nized Dixie champions and hold belts
 
 Tim 0'Dowd a 11S pounder, is official holder of the southern feather weight championship. He holds a belt donated by the Atlanta Ameri can legion. As Wilson will weigh several pounds under the feather weight limit, .O'Dowd's title will be at stake whenNhe fights Claude Fri day night.
 Claude Wilson, by defeating Little TAf D,l& 4t, bout at Atlanta some time ago, won the Dixie flyweight title. and the American legion donated a cham pionship belt, which Claude now has, As O'Dowd couldn't possibly mako the flyweight limit Friday night, Wilson's title will not be at stake.
 knliska to Referee
 To guard against any possible chorus of Home town referee" after Friday nights decision has been rem dered. B. A. C.. officials have decided to bring over Bill Kaliska from Att lanta to referee Friday nights bout. Kaliska Is considered one of the squarest referees in the south, and B. A. c. officials feel they have made a ten strike in securing his services as Friday nights official.
 Wilson Is in the midst of hard
 
 up strenuous work this afternoon. He will have 8 light workout to- morrow afternoon, and will be ready to weigh in around IA pounds Frt- day afternoon.
 O'Dowd will arrive hero today or tomorrow, and will probably have one workout before his bout with Wilson. O'Dowd must weigh in at I18 pounds at 8 o'clock Friday aft ernoon, which will mean that he will probably tip the scales around 120 or l21 pounds the night of the bout.
 Wilson is giving away lots of weight, but his handlers expect his superior speed to offset that advan- tage in poundage the Atlantan will have over him.
 O'Dowd is known as one of Dixie's hardest punchers in the lighter classes. and Wilson. remembering that terrible clout on the chin O'Dowd doled out to him 'fn1their recent bout at Atlanta, will probably put up his best offensive fight Friday night.
 B. A. c. officials haven't an- nounced the remainder of the card for the athletic show Friday, but Tommy Tompkins, B. A. c. match maker, stated last night that about three good boxing bouts would round out the card. Dave Evans will prob able handle the prelims and semi- wind-ups, with Ealiska officiating In the main boxing event.