The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-22
'FOWLKES AND ODOWD MEET
 TONIGHT AT ATHLETIC CLUB
Both Boxers Workout At Club Sunday And FoWIkes Says He Has Been Waiting For Crack At Tim

Both Tim O'Dowd and Tommy Fowlkes. principals in the Birming- ham Athletic clubs big athletic bill Monday night at S:SO o'clock, arrived in the Magic City Sunday and went through a thorough workout Sum day afternoon, getting limbered up for their bout. Both boxers were in good shape.
 Fowlkes says he is out for ODowd's scalp tonight. He has at last obtained a long sought for match with the Atlanta bantam and intends to take advantage of his op- portunity. This is the first time he has boxed ODowd and Is anxious to mix matters.
 After an entanglement with the law wherein he came out loser. Mike Dundee, who was to have been sent into the squared arena against ODowd, the Atlanta flash, was dropped from the lineup as the club officials dc not like to put on losers in their athletic shows and Fowlkes of Memphis was substituted. The elongated bantam will meet O'Dowd at the same place, at the same hour and in the same ring that Dundee was supposed to meet the Atlanta boy
 The substitution was not an un- popular one from the local fans viewpoint. Whereas, they know lit tie Of the ability of the eastern boxer they were not sure of what sort of an exhibition they were going l to get, but having seen the Memphis l boy slam Jimmy Proto in a manly fashion around the local ring they know what is coming Monday night and there is no guessing. ha a long reach that car- ries a deadly punch and it was used very effectively in his match here. He handles himself well in the ring and his superior height makes it easy for him to elude the vicious short uppercuts that O'Dowd is ac- customed to shoot at the chin of his partner oe the battle. He has a style of leading and following up that is hard to get next to, and his punches carry weight.
 Good Change.
 With the turn in plans from the ones originally announced. the at
 tendance will be rather increased than diminished. The battle will be one that the local fans can attend. with the assurance that they know the ability of the men as bC tn have boxed here and have made good showings.
 In addition to the main event a good preliminary card has been arr ranged. John McGinty will meet good man in the siX-round semi-final bout that will ha 8 thriller. AL though Matchmaker Dave Evans gave out no names he intimated that he hac surs -ise on for the local fans in this bout and it is very evil dent that Dave is going to spring Something on the enthusiasts when he shunts his dark horse into the ring against McGinty.
 Petey Sarron will meet Tony Mo- reno and from paSt performances of these two battlers the bout should be a hLt one. Sarron is a rushing, cuffing, slugging little fighter that goes after .his man from the start. Moreno is a cool-headed little boxer who picks his spot and lands hard. It will be a battle of elements when the two meet. Whether the cool, de- liberate thinker can master the slug ging caveman fighter will be a ques tion battled over in a four-round go.
 Kid Pasely and Tom Lacey, whC put up one of the most terrific wrestling matches seen at the club in long while in their last appear clash in a 1o-round encounter. The last 10-round match was wrestled to a draw and was a nip and tuck bat tie.
 Big Boy" Edwards is slated to step through a four-round bout with Red Allison. Here two rushing, slugging fighters will clash and wild will be the event.
 The card is a well balanced one and. should give the fans good show for their money.