The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-09
Winner of WiIson-Pettinglll
Bout May Be Matched With
Pancho Villa at New Orleans

Claude Wilson, Rirming am s
pride and the local entry for crack
at frankie Genaros flyweight title,
gets the acid test" Monday night
at the Birmingham A. C. when he
meets AL Pettingill, New Orleans fly
weight and holder of the southern
flyweight title.
Pettingill is the only chap who
ever won a decision over Wilson
when Claude campaigned among the
amateurs. AL won the contest at
the end of an extra round, in the
national tourney at Boston.
The New Orleans flyweight has
had very interesting career in the
ring profession. He was discovered
by Pete Herman, former bantam
weight champion of the world, who
held the bantamweight championship
on two occasions.
Herman predicts that Pettlngll
will win the flyweight championship
from Genaro if given the oppor-
tunity. Pete taught the New Orleans
youngster practically all of the rudi-
ments of the Queensbury profession,
and boxing fans who attend Monday
nights show will see a second Pete
Herman in action, his manager says.
Pettingill promises to accomplish
a feat that no other flyweight has
performed when he faces Wilson. AL
states he will stop Claude inside of
the ten-round route.
If Pettingill can score a knockout
over Wilson, he will jump to national
prominence. as Wilson has never
been stopped.
AL HASN'T Lost Yet.
The visiting boxer has not lost a
professional battle in 10 starts. He
has won decision in Is rounds over
Charles Feraci, who held Wilson to
a draw several weeks ago.
Pettingill has won a referees de-
cision in New Orleans over Ashton
Donna, who has been one of Wilson'S
strongest professional rivals. Pascal
Colletti. another New Orleans idol
was defeated by AL in New Orleans
The New Orleans youth is accus-
toned to travelling the ten-round dis
lance. as he has figured In several
15-round battles in New Orleans
Wilson claims that he will even
the score with AL when they clash
Monday night. Claude claims that
the decision rendered Pettingill In
the amateur ranks was a hairline
one.
Winner Mny Meet villa.
The winner of the bout will be
recognized as the southern flyweight
champion. Dominiek Tortorich of
New Orleans. a leading southern box
ing promoter, intends matching the
winner with Pancho Villa in a
15-round battle at New Orleans, re-
ports say.
- Wilson and Pettingill have made
the south a miserable place for fly
weight fighters to stop off. Both
have defeated every flyweight they
met.
Pettingill is reputed to be a COM
bination boxer and fighter. He is
also picked by Joe Mandot to make
more boxing history for New Orleans
than Pete Herman did.
Al is under the management Of
John Cox, formerly connected with
Leo p Flynn at Madison Square Gar
den. Cox was Eddie Mead's partner
when Joe Lynch won the bantam
weight title from Pete Herman in
the Garden.
Preliminary Card.
Tommy Tompkins, matchmaker for
the Birmingham A. c., has lined up
an attractive card for the amateur
followers in this section.
Tom Lacey meets Bill Martin in
the feature wrestling bout. They
are down TO wrestle ten rounds.
Larry Brodericls meets Bogie Saab
in a four-round boxing exhibition at
1876 pounds. Red Burke and Young
Battling Kelly will entertain the
fans in another four-round boxing
exhibition.
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