New-York tribune., 1916-02-16
Purport of Bil!y's Broadside
Is That Benny Leonard
Never Wore Hard Band
ages on His Hands.

Everybody knows now the manager
Of modern prize fighter breads the
white light OF publicity and abhors
seeing the name Of either his boxer or
himself printed in the newspapers.
Nevertheless and notwithstanding.
Billy Gibson seizes his trusty type
writer and addresses a letter to the
sporting editor Of The Tribune con
c.rning Benny Leonard's knuckles.
Why should the great American pub
lie lend an ear 10 tale about The
Bronx lghtveigh;'s knuckles7 Be
cause on Monday one Shamus O'Brien,
o. Yonkcrs. also ligh,wcight. filed
charges with the Boxing Commission.
declaring that Leonard gained his fame
a. IA knocAer-out through the simple
cxpcdient Of wearing bandages on his
hands so heavy and hard that they
might as we'll have been horseshoes.
After evidently thumbing we'll the
pages Of his Blllingsgate dictionary.
Gibson starts of his letter By paying
his respects 10 O'Brlen's manager. Some
OF the adjcctiyes he uses IN opening
his yerbal broadsides proves that Glib
son Is no two-ingercd student OF the
typewriter. but one who employs all
ten digits. with now and then an up
percut and swing added for emphasis.
Deleted. the letter explains that
O'Brien and his manager are utterly
out of touch With the actual facts in
the case and that Mr.. Leonard never
wore hard bandaGcs on his hands Al
any time and WAS never knocked down
By an opponent
Harry Pollo.. manager o. Freddie
Welsh. lightweight champion of the
world. is suffering At present from an
embarrassment OF riches III the way OF
lucrative offers for the services Of
Vegetarian Freddie. lie said last night
that he was willing 10 sign articles
for a tVenty-round fight with White
at New Orleans. for the lightweight
title, III Dominick Tortorich. the New
Orleans promoter is willing 70 live up
10 his agreement
Pollok says Tortorich offered him
purse Of $4,000. with The privilege of
30 per cent Of the gross receipts. for
the White fight. but that yesterday he
wired another offer. this time Sl3.500
'or Welsh 10 meet the winner OF the
Dundee-Mandot fight on Monday night.
II Nate Lewis, manager Of White.
releases Welsh from his agreement 20
meet him, Pollok says his little Eng
lishman will gladly take or Dundee or
Mandot. 81 promised White the first
championship match with Welsh. and
am in the habit Of keeping my word"
is the way Pollok closes his literary
effort
The Pioneer s. c. will offer Eddie
Fitzsimmons and Dave Meader. Kid
Burns and Chick Simler and Hartley
Madden and Wild Burt Kenny tonight
in a se-ie. OF hi, and duck spccialtes.
Jimmy Johnston. manager OF MaG.-
son Square Garden. will trot out hi,
newest pet heavyweight, Andre Ander-
son, tomorrow night for bout with
Boer Rodel in the semi-fnal 70 the star
contest between Sam Lsng,ord and Sam
McVey, the giant negro heayyweights,
who will battle in the Garden arena
for the dark championship OF the uni
verse.
The New Polo A. A. management will
put on two star ten-round bouts on
friday hlBnl, IN Wnlcn mlQGleHelEnts
will do the honors. Greek Kid Wilson
and Peter Collins. another Grecian. will
box in the first affair. and Young
Hickey and Cowboy Charley Shands
will swap punches in the other.
Work has been started on the arena
where Johnny Kewpie Ertle. OF 81.
Paul. and Al Shubert, o. New Bedford,
are TO battle twelve rounds 20 a de-
oision for the bantsmweight champion
ship OF the world in the old Massa-
chusetts city on Washington's Birth
Gay afternoon. II is expected that the
extra seats ard ring will be installed
by the end OF the week. and both boys
will finish training there.
The Dout will be - lis pound. ring
side. and both bows have posted 5000
for weight. The referee has not been
selected, the choice lying between Patsy