The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-07
Birmingham Bantam Gets Two Final Fights at Mem phis-Next Bout Is With Sharkey.
By MARVIN mcARTHx


 It seems that success in the fistic world is only few jumps ahead of young Claude Wilson, Birminghams sensational little. bantamwelght. and if Claude only continues the pace he has set since entering the mitt game for keeps. fame will be his and the foundations of substantial income laid.
 Two big bouts, which seems des- tined to play an important part in the career of young Wilson have been closed by Tommy eTompkins, manager of the Birmingham boy who yesterday returned from Mem } phis, after & trip to the Bluff City with Battling Kelly, local ight- weight.
 To Meet Bobby Hughes
 On Monday, June IS, Claude Will son will meet Bobby Hughes In 8 12-round fight at Memphis. It will be the first big battle of Wilson's career. and much depends on his showing in this bout whether he gets other top notch bouts.
 On July 4, Memphis will have
 big open air show, and Claude
 Wilson will be one of the prin-
 eiples in the main bout. His op-
 ponent will be none other than
 Carl Tremaine, of Cleveland,
 who is considered one of the in-
 ner circle members in hnntnm-
 weight fighting.
 From amateur semi -windups to main fights at Fourth of July show in a fight town like Memphis Is quite jump for a young boxer, something like from college dia- monds Eo the big leagues in baseball. Wilson will have been a profession al@scarcely two months when he meets Tremaine, and his rise will certainly be meteoric one.
 Of course, an unexpected reversal for Claude would mean that he would lose out in these bouts, and for that reason he will be on his mettle in his scraps previous to the big July f affair.
 Wilson to Meet sharkey
 Ciaude's first scrap with an op- ponent of known worth will take place at the Birmingham Athletic club on Monday night, when he meets young Jack Sharkey. of Mem phis. in a 1o-round go. This bout will be one of the features of the Calamusa- Hendricks wrestling match card, which the B. A. c. is putting on Monday night.
 Birmingham fandom will watch with interest the rise of young Claude Wilson, as he started in the boxing game as the most inexper- iencnd of amateur preliminary boys. RAiihdrds are rapidly beginning to realize that there's more to Wilson than semi final fighter, as his first two pro bouts have shown.
 
 Z New Thing nt B. 4. c.
 Monday nights athletic show at the. Birmingham Athletic Club will be anew thing for Birmingham. The headline bout will be a wrestling match between Joe calamusa, of the Boys' club, and Claude Hendricks Of the B. A. c.
 xB. A. c. officials have an- nounced that wrestling under the new rules Of the American game will be tried. That is, ten round wrestling bout will be staged, constituting the first time mat bout has been sched- nled for Birmingham where the
 principal wrestte round of t>n minutes, rest a period, then wrestle anouthr round. Of
 course. fall before the ten
 rounds are over will end the
 match.
 In addition to the Calamusa- Ken dricks bout. Claude Wilson will meet young Jack Sharkey. of Memphis, ina ten round affair.
 Dummy Harrington will meet John McGinty in return affair. Dummy having won a decision over McGinty at the B. A. c. g short time ago.
 Fans will probable watch Monday nights show closely, to see her the B. 4. c. comes out, since the box ing shows are no longer allowed