The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-27
Finley Has Hard Match AtB. A.
 On Monday Night

It looks like Slugging Jimmy is in for hard row of stumps. When Matchmaker Dave Evans lined up Jimmy here with Johnny McGinty for December 8, next Monday night. the Louisville slugger merely jotted that date down on his engagement book and wired o. K. Then Match maker Dave found that McGinty's eye was in such bad shape that 1t would not permit him to go back into the ring so soon, he was up against it for man to meet Jimmy. It was then that he wired Roy c. Avis of Chicago, a friend of his, and asked him to send a man down to meet Jimmy Avis, who manages three or four top-notch fighters, wired back that the journey was long and the purse small, but as a favor to an old-time friend he would send along either Bobby Green or Warnie Smith. Now both these boys have been burning things up in their class around Chicago and points north of the Mason-Dixon mark, and 1t was found after looking on the engagement book for the two young sters that Warnie could make the trip.
 So Monday night warnie Smith is slated for local inspection. Now as to Jimmy, ever the nonchalance, Finley, who bars none of them, he merely wired a brief message when he was Querted about the change Smith O. K. will be over from Memphis Wednesday," This is the manner of Jimmy, with a mere nod of the head he accepts one of the best men In his class in America and contracts for one of the toughest fights that he has ever had.
 warnie Smith, the Oklahoma cow boy. has defeated a number of the Cowboy Padgett and Padgett in turn fought Mickey Walker in what news papermen claimed was winning battle. The cowboy is terrific slugger and out of 100 fights has downed his man at least once.
 Must Support Boufs.
 Now from another angle Match maker Evans is undertaking the big gest feat of the year in bringing Smith all the way from Chicago to battle Finley here. Dave produced receipts for his wired transportation to Smith and his manager Monday and the couple will get out of Chi cago imm ediately for the Magic City and will arrive hero on Wednesday or Thursday and will have Smith
 
 in the B. A. c. gymnasium and all "doubting Dannies" can look him over and If they don't like his work then they can hold their money and see a picture show, or something.
 But" says Dave, If the Birming- ham fighting fans want me to bring good boys here to box they will have to support the bouts. We cannot afford to bring men from Chicago for fights here when they are not sup ported. Of course, we can still bring ham and eggers" from various towns around near here to box for purses that we have been giving, but 1t Is impossible to get real fighters for that Avis consented to send Smith here only when I asked 1t of him as a favor with a promise of good purse Now the matter Is left up to the fight fans. Good attend ance, good fights; poor attendance, poor fights. 1t Is the law of pro- portion and we can't violate it. This bout Is merely a trial affair and If the fans support 1t, then there will be more like it."
 It should prove the best fight of the year and is Finley's big chance to gain national reputation. Jimmy has cleaned up everything in his weight in the south and is claiming the southern title with no dispute. Now is his big chance to go into the limelight as fighter of national reputation. A victory over Smith will elevate him to top-notch rank among national boxers. It's a big chance and a big fighter that Fin keys facing and indications are that the fight will be nonpariel slugging match.