The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-03
JIMMY COX WILL
 MEET FINLEY AT
 B. 4. (. MONDAY
B. A. c. Officials Plan Cam paign Against Champion
 Gate CraSher
By MARVIN MCCARTHY

Gate CraSher
 By MARVIN MCCARTHY
 Gene Martinelli, New Orleans lightweight, who was billed to meet Jimmy Finley of Louisville at the Birmingham Athletic club Monday night, received sprained hand while working out, according to a wire to B. A. c. officials yesterday, and will be unable to fill his engagement here next week.
 Accordingly, Tommy Tompkins, B. A. c. matchmaker, got the wires busy. and sent word to Biddy Bish op of Cincinnati, who brought Jimmy Katz south for battle with Claude Wilson, to send another youngster to the Magic City to take on Fin ley Biddy Bishop made a hit when he brought the hard fighting little Katz to Birmingham, and Tommy figured that he was just the chap to pick a foe for Finley
 Bishop wired right back that he
  fighter by the name of Jimmy Cox, who, he said, Is fully capable of fill- ing his end of the bill. In closing his wire, Biddy Bishop said: "Katz made a hit with Birmingham fans, so will Cox. He is a better lightweight than katz is feather, and you can take my word for that"
 That ought to the recommenda- ton enough for anyone," asserted Tommy Tompkins. in announcing the. new pairing for Monday night.
 Red Herring, the Pilot
 Monday nights bout holds some thing more than the usual amount or interest for local fans. It will see that veteran ringman, Red Herring, in new role, that of fight manager, and not chief mauler at the swat party.
 Red, who knew Jimmy Finley in Louisville. urged the youngster to come south and tfy his luck. and when Jimmy landed. Red grabbed him up and formed an alliance with Finley, as manager of the young lightweight.
 Herring states that his charge will make an instant hit with local fans. "He Is d fast, clever boxer, and hits very hard" asserted Red T know what I'm talking about. for I've been in the ring with him"
 It Never Rains
 Good bouts in abundance have been secured for Monday nights card; the athletic card is fairly bristling With activity. In addition to the Finley Cox bout. there are several others that ar expectd to b thrillers.
 p6 Tom Lacey are meeting in the headline wrestling bout, which is expected to be as good as any previous meeting be- tween these two boys,
 Steve Sarron meets Young Battling Kelly, the big battlers protege, in four-rounder that should be beauty. There are several other bouts which are expected to be win ners, also.
 .He Shall Not Pass.v
 "So 'One-eye Connolly is III town" unused Tommy Tompklns last night. "The cid gate buster boasts he has never paid a nickle to see fight In his life, and has missed none of the big ones. Well, wntle not what one would call a big fight. know of one scrap Connolly will not see without digging down in his jeans.
 You can say for me. that One eyed Connolly will not bust the gate at the B. A. c. Monday night. We will take care of that. However, if he does get by, you can take my word for it B. A. c. officials will admit they're beaten, and Connolly will be allowed to enjoy the priv ileges his wit will have won.' All of which sounds like so much mush to those who are unacquainted with "One-eyed" Connolly. Connolly is known the country over as the champion gate buster" of the universe. For 20 years or more he has travelled. the country over. witnessing the best fights and, as he says, he has never paid nickle to see any of them. He says few thousand miles don't matter to him. and that he has crossed the water couple of times to see fights which seemed particularly attractive to him.
 T have been kept out of only one fight in my life that l really want ed to see," asserted Connolly last night, "and that was at Vernon. The promoters heard I was coming. and met me at the train with squad ron of policemen. They hooked false name onto me, and had inc jailed as a guy the cops had been looking for.
 Well, I want to see Jimmy Finley whip whoever he's gona meet Men day night, and, believe me, I'll be there to see it done"
 So there you are. "One-eyed" Con- nelly saying he will bust the gate" and Tommy Tompkins saying he wont.