The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-08

As a sensational climax to one of the most Spectacular battles of the season, young Wilson keeled ovei and sank to the canvass q second or two after Referee DaVe Evans had given him the decision. A chance blow, one of the last few Mason struck. had landed low and for while it was thought that Clauee might have been seriously injured. An examination arter he had re covered sufficiently to return to his dressing room showed that Wilson was not seriously hurt. however.
 Wilson was given the decision hy Referee Evans over Mason last nigh, and didn't win on q foul.
 Decision Was Popular
 The majority of those present last night seemed pleased with the yer dict, so the decision was popular one with the fans. Without doubt, Wilson staged probably the best fight of his career, but there were some last night who find 1t hard 70 believe that Wilson defeated that splendid veteran, Frankie Mason.
 Wilson carried the fight to his man throughout, packed left hand that was a beauty, and really fought splendid battle. It was on the in- fighting that Mason excelled. In all most every exchange from close quarters. the Indiana Flash wouli come off the better. His flashing uppercuts found their marks in cleaner fashion. and he seemed to more than hold his own with Will son in slugging, Mason several times fooled Claude into leading wildly. and then would slip across a left and a steamy right. In the fifth round. Wilson landed q right hook that opened a cut above Wilson's left eye, and the wound bled rather profusAly at times t'sroughout the remainder of the bout.
 Wilson Aggressive
 Wilson's agressiveness counted lots in l"st nights battle. Claudes clean, boring in style of fighting probably had somet' 'n~ to do with eRferee Evans awarding him the
 It was somewhat widely reported last night that c. c. Ensig. who is temporarily managing Mason, stated Immediately after the bout that he thought Wilson won the fight by a wide margin. When questioned re- garding this statement, Ensig said:
 Bout n Draw, Ensig.
 NO, I didn't say that Wilson won. I said that Birmingham has a great prospect in the young scrapper, one who should rise to the top rapidly. It Is my honest opinion that tonight's bout was a good draw, as there didn't seem to be a winning margin either way" And that's the way 1t seemed to the writer.
 The bright spot in Claude Wilson's performance last night was the ex- cellent usage he made of his left hand. Wilson rarely used his right, as the foxy Mason was ducking Claude's "big bertha' every time IL came over. Wilson time and time again would shoot his left out for clean hits, and sometimes there was no return. If Wilson had been able to score as effectively with his right as he did with his portside finn, he might have won something more than a decision over Mason.
 Mason Is Clever.
 Frankie Mason knows his "stufr' even the most rabid Wilson booster will probably admit that Though his left sometimes went wild. his timing for his right was excellent It was his consistent pecking away at Wilson's eye with his right that both cred Claude most. After damaging the local lads optic. Mason continued to chop away, and several times both fighters were smeared with gore from Wilson's wound.
 In the sixth. Wilson opened slight cut over Mason's left eye, but the abrasion didn't give tho Indiana boy