The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-16
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Magic City fandom is wondering
what has become of our befreckled
matchmaker of the Birmingham
Athletic club, Tommy Tompkins and
his youthful box fighter, Claude Will
son. A little over a week ago, these
two boarded a northbound limited for
New York and nothing has been
heard from them since.
However, before leaving, Tommy
stated that he and Claude would visit
his old home town, Patterson, N. j.,
and it is probable that Tompkins and
his young charge are there now. Fri
day night, Claude Wilson is billed to
meet Willie Herman at the Paterson
Sporting club, stated Tompkins be-
fore leaving, and so far we have
heard nothing of the match being
called off.
On January %, Wilson is billed to
fight at the Ice Palace, Philadelphia,
meeting Patsy Wallace. Whether
Tommy has found any more bouts for
his boy or not has not been made
known by the B. A. C. matchmaker.
Tompkins is expected to return to
the Magic City the first week in
February, with something new in the
line of matchmaking hidden up his
sleeve.
He'd Herring. who pilots tho
ring destinies of Jimmy Finley,
stated Monday that Jimmy has
been spending few days at
Louisville with his folks, but is
expected to arrive here Tuesday
to wind up training for his bout
with Battling Kelly at the Il. A.
&. Monday night.
Birmingham prize in the lottery
of baske tball dates has been an
nounced and Magic City fandom will
more than likely have no fault to
find with the result The schedule
announced Monday is certainly an
attractive one. If class of opposition
secured for local teams is taken into
consideration.
Auburn. Alabama, Tech and Camp
Berning always play about as good
bask etball as any Dixie college, while
Atlanta Athletic club is admittedly
one of the best teams in the country.
All these will be seen in action at
the B. A. C. this season.
Interest in the city series between
Ensley, Central and Woodlawn is
sure to be an interest builder in bas-
ketball at the b. A. c., and officials
of the Athletic club made a wise
move in billing the props as added
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Opposition In great quantities
will be faced by the Blues IL the
II. A. G. closes for a game with
Memphis "Y'' Saturday night.
The Memphis Redcircles recently
defeated the powerful Vanderbilt
Commodore quintet, by the mar
gin of one foul goal.
r Field trials lovers of Alabama will
be glad to note the announcement of
the date for the opening of the Ala
bama Amateur Field Trial clubs
1923 meeting. The trials begin at
CORTLAND, Ala. on February 10, with
week OF sport on the schedule. Bir
mingham has great number of fol-
lowers of the game in Birmingham.
and quite delegation will probably
spend the week of the trials at
Courtland.
battling Sikh wns wrong, the
rest of the world was right. Thus
decided the French Boxing fed
Grafton nfter Skis charges of q
"frame-up" in his bout with Car
pentier. That adds another an
gle to the case. The decision
shows that Battling Sikh proved
himself a better man than Car
pentier in straight, abOve-the-
hoard competition, and that
should add to his status a
heavyweight championship con-
tender.
Realization of the folly of fighting
practically a single handed battle
against organized baseball seems to
have reached the Pacific coast. Coast
LEAGUE moguls have staged "a dog
fall in the matter of refusing to abide
by the majors new draft rule and
+, the Endorsement of Judge Lands,
| four moguls voting to fight to the
| finish, and four voting to confine
activities to a protest to Lands.