Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25
TILLMAN Is in
GOOD FORM FOR
LEONARD BOUT
New York Knockerout in
Windup at Olympia Club
Tonight N.
SMITH DEFEATED CoFFEY
BY LOUIS H. JAFFE

| All the way from Minneapolis Johnny
| Tillman starts his second invasion In Phil
| adelphia's fistc field tonight, when he en-
| ters the ring at the Olympia A. A. along
about 10 o'clock and for eighteen minutes
| he will endeavor TO disprove Benny Leon.
ards knockout reputation. The selection
| of an out-oftown opponent for the Gotham
| gloveman here makes 10 apparent that the
Quaker City is without lightweight with
sufficient class to compete with top.notch
talent In Fred Welsh's division.
Tillman finished training for tonights
tilt in Philadelphia. While a number OF
! dopesters figure another kayo victory for
Leonard, several experts who have been
conditioning Tillman believe the New
Yorker will find himself in a six-session
scrap sizzling with slams. Professor"
Stroodle not only predicts that the west.
erner will be on his feet for the scheduled
time. but that Tillman also will distribute
as many wallops as he will receive.
Two-other visitors on the program.
Charley Leonard is paired of with Eddie
Hart in the third prelm, while Billy De
Foe. of St Paul. shows in the semi. opposed
to Leo Vincent. Both De Foe and Benny's
brother have appeared here in previous
matches.
Coffey Not There
The name of Jim Coffey can be eimlna.
ted without "A mistake from the field of
aspiring heavyweights. The Dublin Giants
glass jaw was the topic of much com
ment last year, following his knockout de-
feats by Frank Moran. and it is this defect
in James's makeup that puts Coffey out
of the running
Coffey is not the same hard-punching
heavyweight who proved a sensation in
Philadelphia two years ago. Saturday night
at the National Club Gunboat Smith, de-
spite handicap in weight, staggered the
burly Irishman every time he connected
with Jim's chin, whether 1t was a left hook
or fnhf -hQ nd nd mn hny
light the wallop was.
What saved Coffey from knockout or
| a plunge to the mat was the Gunner's ap-
parent fear of his opponent Smith backed
away continually, which caused his punches
to find lodgment without their full force.
After staggering the elongated Irisher, Gun
| boat fell into clinch instead of keeping
| right on punching. Probably Smith still
| remembers the five-round knockout he suf-
fered from the Giant in New York almost
year ago.
McGovern Wins Again
Terry McGovern won another bout, this
| time evening up for the recent bout he lost
to Frankie White. For two rounds White
looked like easy winner, but In the
remainder of the set-to frankie did more
holding than fighting and McGovern
| breezed through a winner with plenty to
| spare. He gave White a terrific lacing
| and landed several right-handed punches
|
nary boxer Nevertheless the contest was
| an interesting one-the best bout OF the
night.
1t proved again that a boxer in good
| shape always beat a boxer who
THINKS he is in good shape.
Scraps About Scrappers
| Usually promoters insure Themselves against
| appointments by making boxers post for
| feits for appearance, but today in New York
| two heavywelghts have no compensation for
| their trouble In preparing several weels for
! a match Because members controlling one OF
| Gotham's many clubs had dispute, the mix
| up between Charley Weinert and Bob Moha
| tonight was Cancelled, and now their bank rolls
are smaller than when they began work.
| The assertion made by q local trainer that
| local boxers are not being developed is not so
| ridiculous morning contemporary writes
| Since Jimmy, Murphy. Eddie MeAndrews. Joe
| ODonnell and three or two others made
| and each in turn dropped back, boxer here.
| barring the bantam division, stands out as
| this wasn't the case, why did matchmakers OF