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Show IDESM SOON ! BE IN POLITICS i Friends of English Boxer i I Would Like to Send Kim to Parliament. By T. S. ANDREWS. .Special to The Tribune. f MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 20. By his defeat of 1'al Moore, the clever Memphis (Tenn.) bantamweight, Jimmy Jim-my W'iiilo, the flyweight champion of the world, has become tho hero of British Brit-ish sportsmen; in fact, he is so popular that his Welsh friends are talkiiifi now of seudinc; him to parliament, lie would not be the first 1'i.u'hter to take a seat there, for John (Hilly, ono of the oldlime British champions, had a scat in parliament, and others attained ln.u'h ; positions in public life in that country. Wilde did nut gain an easy victor over .Moore, but a mere point verdict, and bv a verv close margin. It was onlv through las grit and determination that he was enabled to make a splendid splen-did finish and grab a victory out of the "Moore's dancins? tactics had the little lit-tle Welshman guessing in tho cam part of the fight, and he clearly out- ; pointed the Britisher, but toward the twelfth Wilde got his distance and measured his man well. Pal made a great stand in the fourteenth, but Wilde kept coming, and would not be denied. . Ecfcrco Eugene Corri warned 1 al about hitting with the open glove, and there is little doubt that the referee, in summing up the rounds, counted Moore 's open glove hitting against him. Kate Lewis, manager of Moore, was warned at Kacine, Wis., some time bo-fore, bo-fore, about Pal's open glove work. Many of the Americans present thought a draw should have been the verdict. Sir. Corn's fairness as a referee ref-eree is well known, and he gave his verdict ver-dict because lie thought Wilde had won. No Title at Stake. When details of the fight reach here it is a good bet that the referee counted count-ed points against Pal for hitting with the open glove. .- . There was no titles, at stake in tius match, although the purse was a big one $25,000. Wilde holds the flyweight fly-weight championship of the world, the weight being 112 pounds. Moore is a bantam, but not the champion, Pete Herman holding that title. Wrilde sealed about 108 and Moore 11G, which gave the Yankee lad qi.ite an advantage in weight. , , . . Pete Herman, the title holder in the bantam class, has been offered $2j,000 to go over and fight Wilde, but it is a question whether Herman -can make 116 pounds or not, and it is not likely that Wilde would be willing to give away any more poundage, especially to the champion of the class. . As a result of the victory over Moore the little flyweight will in all probability prob-ability visit the United States the coming com-ing fall. His manager, Ted Lewis is not keen on coming over here wlule he is drawing down suc(i big purses m England, but he has (even his promise to make a tour of tho state and feels that he will have to make good the coming September or October. While Moore received $15,000 for his work, it is almost certain Wilde received re-ceived around $25,000 as his little bit. That is more than he can draw for a short bout in the states, but he will take a chance. Jimmy was also ottered $25,000 for tw,o fight's in Australia, or $40000 for the tour. In a letter Lewis says: "Have about completed arrangements for a short American trip, the real stumbling block I beiii" the dale. When we are earning ,rn 000 to $25,000 for one bout and get-, ting big money for music hall engagements, engage-ments, vou can understand our reluctance reluc-tance to leave home, for even ten weeks. , , , , ' , t "If we go it will probably bo about the middle of September, so as to be back home for December, when we have another big match on tap. Have Had Good Offers. "We have had some very good offers of-fers from American clubs at Philndel- may be decided in the "United States. Whether or not Tex Eickard is working in conjunction with the army, navy and civilian board of control in New Yprk City to bring about such a match for the proposed new club in the metropolis is not known, but one thing is certain members of the new club had this match in mind before Dempsey won the title from Jess Willard at Toledo, To-ledo, July 4 last. The plans of the new club, patterned after tho National Sporting club of London, call for a seating capacity ot 3500, and it is' understood that a purse of over $125,000 will be offered for the match. It. will be an exclusive affair, af-fair, and the members will be well able to pav $50 or even $100 a scat. j It will be the bonton club of America, Amer-ica, and only clubs with open air arenas will be able'to compete with it at all. Carpentier, by his defeat of Dick Smith in Paris by the knockout route, has made a splendid start in his comeback. come-back. Smith was a light heavyweight, and formerly held that title in England, but he is not the strong foe that Joe Beckett will be against the Frenchman. Eddie McGoorty, too, is a much more formidable foe, but the chances are that Carpentier will steer clear of the Wisconsin boy for a while. McGoorty Going Good. McGoorty is going good in England just now, and none of them are anxious for his game. Georges will also do well to keep away from Fred Fulton, who is over there, for if ho docs not, the lanky giant Minnesota is liable to laud a K. O. on him. Therefore, there is little chance of Frederick getting a try with the Frenchman. If reports 'are true about Beckett, the latter is -going to be dangerous for Carpentier. Promoter Cochrane of London has offered of-fered a purse of $125,000 for Dempsey and Carpentier and Paris- promoters may top this bid. Jack Kearns, manager man-ager of Dempsey, says they will have to come over here to get a shy at the world's title, and that is his privilege. No doubt clubs in the states will offer as much as any of them. Dominiek Tortorich of New Orleans has already bid around $130,000, and the Cream City Athletic club of Milwaukee may take a hand in the bidding. There is no finer club in the country than the Milwaukee organization, with a seating capacity of 9000 reserved seats. There is little chance, however, of Carpentier coming to the states until after the first of the year. By that time Jimmy Coffroth, the San Francisco Fran-cisco -promoter, may get into the bidding bid-ding as a rival to Tex Eickard. "Sunny Jim" has been approached on the matter, mat-ter, and may give serious thought to it. Until that time Dempse' can rest on his laurels, doing theatrical work, and possibly keeping in condition by tak-Uir,ou tak-Uir,ou one or two of the heavyweights who think they have, a chance against him. phia, Boston, iNew Orleans, jersey uiy, Minneapolis and Milwaukee. I am anxious anx-ious to make the trip, and would like to go to Australia, but it is out of the question for the next year or two. Wilde is a reat little fighter, and has had to tfive away from five to fifteen pounds in nearly every battle fought." Wilde won the flyweight championship champion-ship in 1016. He lllct Taney Lee, the holder, in 1915, but was beaten in the seventeenth round. Later he met Lee and knocked him out in eleven rounds. Wilde beat Joe Simonds for the title in 1016, in twelve rounds. He defeated George Clark for the title in four rounds in 1917. He also won his right to the world's title by defeating Young Zulu Kid and Johnny Kosncr, both of New York, wiio had been sent over to trv for the crown. Both were stopped in" the eleventh round. Two Mikes to Meet. At last the two Mikes Gibbons and O'Dowd of St. Paul are to meet in the ring and try to settle the question' of supremacy between them. It has been a much mooted question for a long time and the boxing fans will be glad to have it decided. Of course it will bo one ot those ten round no-decision at-fairs at-fairs nnd ill be held nt Minneapolis, in the upon air, the night of September . Gibbons had a eh a nee once brf ore tn -annex the title when he fought Al McCoy, but it went the limit with no decision triven. The Willard-Dempspy fight ended quickly. Will there be a quick ending to the Gibbons-0 'Dowd affair? There is no love lost between the two Mikes. It is a case of real rivalry between them, and if Gibbons can put over a winning punch, you can gamble all you have that he will do it. As a rule Mike I Gibbons is pretty careful about taking chances, but here is one time when we can feel certain he will take a chnnce if necessary to t ry and cop the title from the other Mike. It will be a fighter against a boxer. It looks like a great contest, anil will attract a big gate without a doubt. It is ao a safe bet that Gibbons will be in tiptop condition for t his scrap. O 'Dowd is always in good shape. Dempsey and Carpentier. Providing Georges Carpentier, tho French champion, can keep up his end by winning all his fights during t1(. fall season, it looks as though the next big championship affair in "the - heavyweight heavy-weight class will he between ' the Frenchman and Jack Dempsey ami |
