The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-08


 Frankie Britt of Cincinnati, which Athletic club, at 830 tonight, holds
 When Wilson crosses gloves with Britt tonight he will have definitely departed from the amateur ranks and become a professional And probably never in the history of the ring game has youngster taken this all-im- portant step with as much in his favor as Claude Wilson possesses.
 Britt Is Favorite
 Frankie Britt will enter the ring close to a two to one favorite. He is an experienced battler-one of the highest caliber boys ever to appear in 8 local ring. He boxes well but he Is essentially a slugger. Not only that. he is a glutton for punishment. Britt's ring history Is succession of battles where for several rounds the Cincinnati youngster has assim- Hated punishment without end, only to turn around and flatten his oppon- ent with a single wallop. Frankie Britt has not only boxed most of the best flyweights and bantam weights in the country-he has also on more than one occasion stepped into the ring with rattling good teatherweights.
 Claude Wants No set-up
 Tommy Tompkins, who Is directing Claude's ring destinies, was anxious to obtain an easier opponent for Claude's first bout, but Wilson would not listen to that Claude has intel ligence far above the average, and enters the professional ring with the idea that he will either be very good or else that he will retire. He him self suggested that an attempt be made to stack him up against Frankie Mason, former f1yweight champion of the world, or Pal Moore. the sensational Memphis bantam weight. who, on various occasions, has defeated four worlds champions in. no-deoision bouts. Should Claude defeat Frankie Britt, the chances are that either Pal Moore or Frankie Ma son will be brought to Birmingham for the youngsters next fight.
 Good Bout Promised
 There is something keenly dramatic fin the sight of a. youngster making his pugilistic debut. But tho boxing committee at the B. A. c. feels that the patronage of tho fans should not be based entirely on question or local pride. but on tho fact that the tout itself is almost certain to prove one of the niftiest battles which the club has staged In s long, long time. Of course 1t is natural that Birmins- ham bugs are skeptfcai- They have watched Claude in tho prelfminaries sfnce the first day he pulled on Il glove. and 1t is inevitable that they have come to take him for granted rust as Jack Dempsey was taken TOT ararhoH when he was fighting semi finals in New York asfew years ago. Those tn Birmingham who really know the fight game realEe tna. cnauda Ina askmorc natural, ability than srv uoun q 5pcrappcr who has appear ed oyer thsspugfiistic horizon in many a yoneskdnr.. and tho opipton has been rr-~fv expressed chat it wOufn be great ypary were sA ha1f-empty house {c rreet hfss dsbut sins tho professional EtnE.
 r4fsxfresr who aspfres eo the top nee,dst certain qua1ftiess youth. stam- ina. a .punch. .sscicnce. intelligence anu arrSerfnnoe. Claude Wilson has all
 
 1s ~.erssof aga. He can take wal louinx suah ,as few fighters can ap- rorN Ind yet keep going. He hits an unuxuadfy shard sock for little Ter Ior,-nnd his punch win get even harssar arya~es rand training build up hi. hftfins. muscles. He Is naturaiy . super-boxesk fast, shifty and clear hesAed. He has intelligence anu flights with his head as much as wn,n his fists. Experience he can on'' obtain by continued ngntins'
 8srxington to Fight
 A.. >1,eh with action as the Wflson- rr,tt 1o-rounder is certain to bc. tno xeni-finsl promises just as many, S,reworks and at the hands Of nlgeer ~,ar Tn that bout-six rounds-buhn ,,,v harrington will mix things with Iohr McGinty. Harrington, who was recently injured in an accident az A. mar, is whipping himself in.o sn .ps and his tight against McGinty is
 first of q comeback campaish'
 The bout which brings together e.a,,;e sarron and Danny Stevens Tn . sour-rounder will be corker' As a,.o will be the battle between ra' C,Reii,v and Lawrence BrodericN Two other preliminaries will com ulets the excellent card ... Tr order to satisfy the fans on the ~.faraa question, an offer has oeen made 3o Red Herring to get him .o officiate as third man in the ,,nai r,ns for both the semi-final and iinar bouts. Either Tommy Tompkins or Dave Evans will work the preiin' naries. - ,.,... class
 In proof of Frankie Britts c,asS tnat inc official boxing records snow ,Se he has fought Pal Moore tMiov ,,rst hout going to the clever Moo,e rv decision at the end or l1