The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-14
FINLEY TO FIGHT ON ATHLETIC CLUB BILL NEXT WEEK
Louisville Boxer To Meet Harry Carter Next Friday
 Night At Club


 The facial expressions of fight fans around the Birmin gham Athletic club have shown a change for the better For the past week or so the bug of the species has been moping around the club in disconsolate fashion and biting great chunks from the poo tables hard by. Thursday Dave Evans said something that caused the grin acreage to expand Dave an nounced a fight, same to take place Friday night, September 2l, just week away.
 The ever-populaf Jimmy Finley who has habit of drawing bigger houses at the club than any fist scin- tillant to apear there in some time with the possible exception of Capt Bob Roper, is coming back to town It's rather a Home. James" propo- sition for MT. Finley. Louisville, Ky. is Jimmy's home town, but he has adopted Birmingham and Birming ham has adopted him, and there you are.
 Jimmy Finley is to fight Harry Carter of New Orleans in 10-round menu at the club. Carter is new conner to Birmingham, but is we'll known in New Orleans fistic circles where he has met and beaten some of the best welterweights of that sec tion. That's saying lot, for New Orleans is a typical fight town anc annually contributes some new stai fist masseurs to the boxing realm.
 Carter, who has met and conquered such men as Sailor Blanque, Young Leonard and others, is coming to Bir- mingham under the management ot Guyroux. This is enough recommen- dation within itself, for Guyroux has never brought a bad actor to Bir- mingham. 1t was under his manage ment that Ashton Donza came tt town and fought his way into the hearts of local fans Every man the brought up to Birmingham has proven to be real fighter and 2 square shooter. This speaks well fol Harry Carter, who comes here Friday night to display his wares against the ferocious Finley.
 Jabbing Jimmy has been going great guns ever since he shook tho coal dust of Birmingham from his feet, his most recent activities being in Florida against some real gooc boys. He has applied the anesthesis to his victims in the latest bouts, hit ting 'em where he found em anC leaving 'em where he knocked 'em.
 A glance at Jimmy's record bring: out the fact that he is really some class. In his 67 fights he has lost but four, and his record shows that he has 27 knockouts to his credit. This is considered all the more remarkable when one reme mbers that Finley has just passed the twenty-first milestone on the journey of life and hasn't really come into his prime as a fight CT yet.
 Finley has been on the up grade ever since he bade Birmingham good bye the last time. He has attracted such attention and has knocked 'en so dead in Louisville that at present { fight is being booked whereby Finley will get chance at Mickey Walker | The promoters of Louisville are tryini | to arrange this proposed scrap fo next Derby Day at Louisville, ant Finley has been promised that it will surely go through, and that he vii | get his chance against the champion
 Big Boy Edwards and Spark Plug will appear among the preliminar! boys on Friday nights card, but O course not against each other. Tht main thi1g that has caused happiness among those fistically inclined is tha the pugilistic game has been revived at the club and that uppercuts, lief jabs and side swipes will be on tal | again at the popular club just on, week hence. The fight should draw | we'll