The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26

by Dave Evans, temporary matchma
the story of the matching of Jimr
O'Dowd of Atlanta. This pair of
each other at the Birmingham Athl
The motive of revenge, Evans
states, caused Tommy Tompkins,
regular matchmaker at the B. A. c.,
to bring the sturdy little New Jer-
sey battler south with him a short
time ago and to leave Proto at the
B. A. C. when he returned east. Ven
geance on the person OF little Tim
Jimmy Proto a thousand miles from
home.
AS Dave Evans puts it, the fact
that Tim O'Dowd twice administered
beatings to Tommy Tompkins rrize
young flyweight, Claude Wilson, still
rankles in the breast of the be-
freckled fight impresario. When he
saw Proto in action up east, and
noted. the flashy, aggressive manner
in which he tore into his foe, Tommy
decided that there was the means by
which his craving for revenge could
e satisfied. When he returned 'outh,
Tompkins hustled Proto into a sleep
Ell ana mere lie IS III Lie 1hd6lS SAiy
on the day which he Is scheduled to
meet Tim O'Dowd, Dixie bantam
weight champion, and secure the re-
venge Tommy Tompkins and Claude
Wilson crave.
Met Wilson's Opponents.
Dave Evans is sole authority for
this human interest tale of revenge,
and Dave says. in defense Of his
statements:
Tommy Tompkins states that
Proto van lick any number of the
eastern bantams, and all of the Dixie
battler5 in that class. Claude Will
son was unavailable for another try
at O'Dowd's scalp, as he has engage
ments back east, so Tompkins de-
cided Proto was just the chap to
send back homo to dole out that
walloping the Magic City has been
promising Jimmie the past few
months.
"Proto has fought all the boys
Wilson whipped back east, and
licked 'em ALL. The way Tomm,
puts it, he slipped Proto out right
from under the noses of several
eastern promoters who were seeking
his signature on a contract. OF
course Jimmy Proto grabbed at the
chance to come south with Tomp-
kins. The adventure of rambling
always counts for lot with the
ordinary box fighter"
So that's the tale, as told by Dave
Evans, and Railbirds will watch the
outcome of the plot for vengeance
-O'Dowd and Proto will weigh in
against O'Dowd with interest, and
another little melodrama of life will
be added to the annals of history in
Monday nights battle at the b. A. c..
around 100 pounds for their ten
round bout
Tim O'Dowd's record is well known
to Dixie fandom. and needs no repe-
tition. but Proto is practically I'M
known here. His record would read
as strange literature, for Birming-
ham fandom hears little of the sec
ond-rate battlers of the east. But
Dave Evans says fandom has Temp
kins' word for it that worthy bat
tier was selected to bring Tommy's
quest for revenge to successful
closing.
Local Talent Featured.
The preliminary card announced
by Dave Evans features bouts be-
tween local boxers and wrestlers.
There are seven bouts in all n thu
list of prellms, five boxing and two
wrestling.
In the semi final bout Of six
rounds, Red Wilson, who unfortu-
nately got in the way of swinging
right hook in previous bout with
John McGinty, will meet the Pratt
City slugger in return engage
ment. Wilson promises his followers
that he will be more careful this
time, and that there will be no repe-
tition of his defeat at the hands of
McGinty Monday night. Needless to
say, the element of grudge will en-
ter this combat.
Another return bout that also sa-
vors of revenge and grudge will be
the one between Speedy Newman and
Spark Plug, who have met once be-
fore. Sparky won the first time,
but Speedy Newman, former Dixie
lightweight amateur champ, h. J
been conditioning himself and ex-
poets to reverse the decision this
time.
Following Their Brothers.
Baby Wilson, kid brother of the
illustrious Claude, and Baby Spark
Plug, the youngest of the battling
jacques tribe, will meet in a four
round preliminary. Kid Sparky has
fought at the B. A. C. before, but
Baby Wilson will make his bow be-
fore Magic City fandom Monday
night.
Monday nights card presents a
collection of champions scarcely
equaled before in the history of box
ing in Birmingham. Here are some
of the champions who fight here
Monday night: Tim ODowd, Dixie
bantamweight champion; Spark
Plug, city lightweight champion;
Steve Sarron, city featherweight
champion; Tom Harrison, city ban
tamweight champion Baby Spark
Plug, city 75-pound champion. All
won their titles in legitimate cham
pfonship battling.
The first preliminary Monday
night begins at $3.50 o'clock.
First practicable submarine boat
was made by David bushnell of West