Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-03

NNE Of the most promising teath-
I ] erweights just now is Eddie Len
ny, who recently fought Is
round draw with kid" Broad in
Brooklyn. Lenny Is the featherweight
champion OF Canada, and a great many
experts who have watched his career
think he viii In time be the champion OF
the world at that weight. He won the
title OF champion Of Canada by defeat
Ing Jim Smith, the former holder OF the
title. In II rounds at Toronto.
Lenny Is an aggressive fighter and Is
always at his man during the whole
round, never allowing him moments
rest. lie has met more than 80 men
during the three years In which he has
been boxing. often facing fighters
weighing from to Is pounds more than
himself and has lost but two fights in
all that time He has never been knock
ed out or even badly bruised In fight.
The two men who have obtained decl-
sions over him are Harry Forbes and
George Dixon, both OF whom he met
last year.
Lenny took up boxing In the fall Of
1896 under Bobby Dobbs. the well
known colored lightweight, with whom
he trained for year. Lenny was born
In Philadelphia in November, 1873, Of
Italian parents. He stands feet "a
inches In height and fights at from li6
TO i22 pounds.
One Characteristic Of Lenny Is that,
unlike most fighters, he is not fond OF
the companionship OF men Of his own
profession, but prefers to be at home
with his family, for he is married
and has one child. This fact has prob
ably had good deal to do with his sue
cess, for II has kept him from getting
into bad habits and thus running his
health. He neither smokes nor chews
tobacco and seldom drinks anything in
the shape OF intoxicating liquors. He
lives at Crum Lynne, Pa, and. being
in the country, gets lots Of outdoor ex-
ercise, which enables him TO keep in
good health and In trim for his many
engagements In the ring.
Last year Lenny took part in no less
than II battles, only two Of which he
lost, the ones against Harry Forbes and
George Dixon. He lost TO Forbes on
March 81 at Toronto. but met the Chi
cago boy again at Coney Island on
Sept. II and partly redeemed himself
by getting a draw His defeat by
George Dixon occurred In New York
Lenny stald with the dusky champion
for the rs rounds and good many peo-
pie who saw the mill are OF the opinion
that the decision should have been in
favor OF Lenny, who, they say certain
ly had the better Of the argument
Lenny also fought 20 round draws
last year with Patsy Haley and Joe
Bernstein, though in the latter case
many impartial spectators think the
referee should have decided in favor Of
the Pennsylvania. As a matter OF
fact, the referees seem to have had It
In for the Italian In several Of his bat
ties. Many critics who witnessed his
recent go with kid" Broad at Brook
Ign assert that Lenny had the better OF
It in almost every round and should
have had the decision. BE that as It
may, however, II can be seen that Len
ny Is In the first fight Of the feather
weights and a dangerous asplrant for
championship honors, He is very anx-
ious TO try conclusions with Terry Nc
Govern. and as the young Drooklynite
Is willing TO take on all corners meet
ing between them viii probably be ar
ranged