The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-06
WILSON IS HAVING DIFFICULTIES ON| HIS GEORGIA TRIP
Kid Lavigne Here to Wind up Work for Monday
 Bout

Claude Wilson, Birmingham fly weight boxer, is having his troubles in securing bouts these days. He Is in the midst of few days tour of Georgia. but thus far has been unable to coax anyone into a ring with him. All that on top of the fact that Claude had two bookings for bouts in the Cracker state be- fore leaving here that seemed sure to materialize.
 Kid Lavlgne, a former British fly weight summering in Atlanta, will meet Claude Wilson In 8 ten-round bout at the Birmingham Athletic club Monday night, and 1t was Will sons plan to get in couple of prac- tice bouts before. his go with La- vigne. However, 1t seems that he will be doomed to disappointment.
 Wilson went to the trouble of go- ing to Atlanta to take on Young Bob Martin on Monday night, but his bout was rained out. From Atlanta, Claude travelled to Macon, to meet Harry Allen, bantamweight of that place. Word from Dave Evans, of the Boys club, who is with Wilson, has it that Allen looked Wilson over during a workout and decided to take on easier tasks than that of at tempting to subdue Wilson. As a re- suit the Fourth of July bout billed for wilson flivvered. and White fought another youngster, not Claude Wilson.
 Tommy sxpIains It
 Tommy Tompkins, merry maten- maker of the B. A C., allows that he has a reason for Claudes oiili- culty in getting bouts in Georgia. Here 1t is
 "Claude has fought in Atlanta couple of times, scoring easy knock outs. Dixie flywelghts don't like the idea of meeting a youngster who can hit. and that's one thing young Wll-- son can do. The boys know 1t. and the majority of them. while not lodging Claude, are seeking easier worlds to conquer.
 "Of course, there are lots Of pan tamweights clamoring for bouts With Wilson. some of them being Ashton ponza. Bobby Hughes, Pacho Viiia' and others. However, they are pan tamweights--11s pounds, and couidn mako below that weight even by cutting off leg or two.
 "At that, I will probably be forced to send Claude against some or the heavier boys in order to secure good bouts for him"
 Kid Lavigne, who meets wilson at the B, A. c. next Monday night' great scrap with Cy Young on the Fourth of July. Giving away 10 hounds, Lavigne held his op- ponent to draw, and make great showing against Young.
 Lavigne weighed 122 pounds In the Young scrap, and must train hard to make 11s pounds for tho Wilson bout.
 The former Britisher arrived in last night, coming mere from Athens, Ga., where he fought on inc Fourth. H ewill start his local work-outs at tEe B. A. c. this afternoon.
 That I.ayigne is veteran can be ascertained from single look at the Britisher. He bears many marks of ring warfare. Although 34 years old Layigne claims he is as good as he ever was, and feels 10 years younger than he really is. He at tributes his splendid condition to clean living and the fact that dis sipation has meant little in his lie.
 Phil Keith and Battling Kelly will meet in the six-round semi-final at the B. A C. next Monday. Keith IS just returning from mauling re- ceived at Macon Tuesday afternoon when he gave away 30 pounds 10 Kid Joiner, and lasted only two rounds. However, the Keily-Keith bout will bring together two much more evenly matched battlers than that one did.