The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-26
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"The Battle of Bull That Ran All Over the Ring"-that's how one might appropriately describe that Claude Wilson Jimmy Proto fight" at the B. A. c. Monday night.
 Reasons for that regrettable but not exactly unexpected af- fair are easy to understand. A psychologist would undoubtedly trace the causes to an origin further back than any pre-bout argument between Tommy Tomp- kins and Dave Evans. He would go way back wonder to the days when the stones were hard as chilled steel. and mankind's heads were harder than that.
 Tommy and Dave ran so true to form set down by human na- ture that it was almost inhuman. Tompkins had an idea of his own, and Evans had another. Their ideas were as alike as soda cracker and a fish pond. On the other hand, Dave Evans and Tommy Tompkins were as alike as the two moons the in lOAItdltd oiSLl OLOSlSt oIiNC SuN and wrote about. Both were strongly convinced that the other was wrong, and neither would concede an inch, though the public clamored for a mile of agreement and action.
 On such n mOmentous occasion, it would be entirely appropriate to describe that battle by rounds. The scrap, as detailed below. will be to popular decision. and John Public can pick his own winner.
 Round 1-Tommy opened with volley of blows in clinch that, while not exactly low, caught Evans completely by sur prise. Tommy pressed his ad- vantage and the referee was forced to caution Evans for hold ing on as he gasped for breath.
 Round 2-Evans staged n come back, and staged m attack to the head that served only to touEhcn the top piece of Tommy. Evans' counter to the first round az gressive of Tommy wns an nt- tack that varied radically with thnt of his foe, md the close of the session found the two on even terms once more.
 Round Three-Both Tommy and Evans seemed to have shot their best bolts, for they spar red for time, as the referee urged first one and then the other to break from the death clinch they were in. No action was forthcoming, and the crowd was bowling for speed as the round closed.
 Round Four Continunt ton of the bout seemed doomed, ns outside parties stepped in md attempted n cOncilintiOn. Tommy nnd Dave were election bent on disagreement, and continued their battle under protest of the referee, Judges and patrons.
 Round Five-As neither prin- ciple seemed able to make much progress, the referee called in Chief Judge Herbert l.. Cobbs, who. with one powerful blow that struck both battlers on the button" felled the pair for a complete and perpetual knock out. They were carried from the ring, and the affair was over.
 Seriously, Herbert l.. CObbs did make n nice announcement in cnnceling the bout, and barring both boys from the E. A. C. ring, hut Herbert probably omitted something he himself meant, In not saying that "Wilson and Proto will ncver fight in B. A. (. ring agnin. as long as they are under their present mana Eership." Neither Wilson nor PrOto was to blame, and there the attitude of little Jimmy as he slumpcd into his corner. awaiting the outcome of the affair that meant needed dOl- lnrs in his pocket. Wilson, whose scope Ia somewhat wider than B. A. C. bouts, took 1t Op- timfNticnlly, md snunfSred jauntily around the ring during the argument thnt led to can celIntion of the bout.
 8 Said Dave Evans Monday night: q feel that they took a mean advantage of me. They never have enforced Marquis of Queensbury rules. in either size of ring. officiating of bouts. or other side rules. Proto is not at his best unless coached. and he needed coaching tonight. 1 couldn't let him go on handi- capped. although Jimmy was perfectly willing to do so.
 
 "I was willing to leave tho matter to the house, but Tommy wouldn't agree. It seemed to me that they had waited until the best moment to spring something on us that would cripple Proto's chances of winning, and in fair ness to Jimmy, I couldn't let him make all the concessions and go in handicapped"
 Said Tommy TOmpkins, "Mar-