Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-11
KAYO BY WILLIAMS OVER HERMAN
WOULD UPSET THE DOPE AS MUCH
AS WHEN LEONARD SPILLED WEI SH
Former Champion and Contender Is the Favorite
to Win From TitleHolder, but Probability
Of Knockout Is Slight
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE

THERE were lot of "I.toldyouso" per.
l. sons aroung bright and early on the
morning of May 90 following the greatest
pugilistc upset in years when Benny Leon
ard redeemed the lightweight crown for the
good old L. S A. from the clutches Of Fred
Welsh. But before the bout Hotel Kirk
bride was recommended to those very, very
few predicting the oblteration from the fs-
tic horizon of the cunning champion. If
you remember, to 2 were the prevailing
odds that the probable result would not
be by kayo with the American doing the
knocking out Also II you remember
these odds went starving; that's how sure
most of the wiseacres, smart guys and inside
dopesters were that new titlehoder was
about to be crowned
Conditions are precisely the same for the
most important bantam battle since the
beginning of the padded fist pastime, or pro-
fession, when Kid Williams, who signs his
checks John Gutenko, endeavors his very
best to regain his laurels from Peter Gull
lata, alias Petey Herman. They box this
week. Wednesday night, to he exact, at the
Olympia Athletic Association. The biggest
feature of the contest is the fact that the
little fellows each will weigh in at llS
pounds rngsde. This poundage will go a
long way in deciding the winner, thus so
much interest in the weight question
Forfeits Are Up
Our Tiny boss, Robert w. Maxwell, will
bend his ponderous $50 and some odd
pounds over the avoirdupois apparatus and
| weigh williams and Herman just before
| they are scheduled TO enter the ring. The
weight Indicator will be set at exactly llS
| pounds. and If one Is even a fraction of an
ounce over the limit the other will be slipped
a roll of crisp bills amounting to $1,000 by
| Mr. Maxwell Tiny" is holding $500 for
| feits posted by each Of the principals for
| appearance and weight. Another specific
| article in the agreement states that II either
! Is overweight the other, after claiming the
combined forfeit, will be exempt from box
| ing If he doesn't feel in'the humor OF enter
| taining 50c-to-three-buck spectators
As before the Leonard-Welsh bout there
is little expectation of a knockout, although
one or two or a few long-shot sports may
| he willing to gamble l TO 10 that Williams
| will win by a knockout. Even at these
| odds the Herman hackers evidently woulo
| have the better of the wager. However, ont
never can tell in the boxing game, and II
Williams was to pull a Benny Leonard
,ban the Kiddo from down Baltimo' way
,,ilI have regained his bantam belt. This
faat has been accomplished but once in pas
boxing competition. That was when stan
lev Ketchel was knocked out ana lost th'
|
redeenning the same when steve reversed
The kavo potion several months later
Must Be Knockout
Leonard the contender. was expected L
min from Welsh the champion, by seNera
rarge New York city blocks, and no matte
how severely thrashed the Engllshma'
would have been he still would nave re
toinad his championship had he heard IN
snaI hell So it is with Williams IN
Contender. and Herman, the champion IN
1'nitir,orean. to wear the crown agar
,,,ret win from Herman decislVely-KnocI
, - ont have the referee stop the bout
= hn,e towel tossed into the ring iron
pstev,s corner-so that referee uec's'o
1 would not be necessary. ,,.
While IL is an almost unanimous pehe
,r,ong philadelphia fans that Willlams
hatter glove wielder, and that ther
I,,s. VI. nave been a glarng error when Her
e nan grabbed off the title there shoulu @ .
: ,ittia doubt about Pete's worth as POKE,
e THE bout that gave Herman tne m VI,
e ,,os,,,t his first meeting with WAIlams
et9tor was II their second set-to, flrS
r thev boxed ten rounds, then followed pa
4 80 i,yentv-round bouts-ffty ROUNDS IN al
Ard on three occasions Williams was sui
g nosad 70 be at his top-notch Iettie, az ~
y nOo who can go along with "ll.aIhs a, ~
!, Sfty rounds and then have two reIeIee U u'
e nisions lisy rendered with much Kicking al