Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-17
McANDREWS AFTER LEONARD BOUT;
TILLMANIS, TOO; so THEY WILL MEET
FOR CHANCE TO FACE THE CHAMP
One-Sided Matches Not Sporting Treat and,
With No Lightweights Here for Benny, He
Must Go After the Welters
By LOUIS III. JAFFE

ENDDIE McANDREWS was. knocked out
IL in less than five rounds one September
night a year ago, since which memorial oc-
casion Sir Edward has hankered, clamored,
pleaded and begged for another chance at
the New York marvel, even more so since
the latter dspossessed Fred Welsh as light
weight champ. McAndrews was knocked
colder than any of Leonard's other victims
here; Eddie was as dead as the proverbial
dOornail; he didn't move a toe while Lew
DurlaCker tolled the doleful ten.
All the promoters then became as tight
as the Ancient order of Misers when Nc
Andrews breezed around they wouldn't
lend Eddie their ears Ed isn't much Of
Cattel at speech making But he memoir
lied the line, 81 wanna fight Leonard again.
wanna fight Leonard again.! and he knew
this line real well. 1t has got him noth-
Ing so far, and maybe his pleadings Tor an
other bout with Benny will go In vain tor
all time, yet it now appears as though ne
has half chance of hooking up with Leon
ard again.
Via Tillman
McAndrew's one chance in two Of mitt'
ing Leonard some time i'm the future re-
mains in the possibility of a victory over
Johnny Tillman. Muggsy Taylor offered
Leonard S2500 to box Tillman in Phllly'
but Billy Gibson shook his head, not that
he was afraid of the Bohemian, but Tor
some reason unknown to Muggs and best
known t. himself. But Gibson wasn't
bad fellow altogether He said that the
season still was young, and it would be
only a short time before he would consent
to another Tillman-LeOnard bout.
Now that Is precisely where McAndrews
comes into the breach and makes himself
conspicuous. McAndrews is to box Till
man at the National Club Saturday night.
If Eddie wins from Johnny it would be un-
reasonable to go through with Tillman
meeting Leonard and keeping the Mana
yunk lad out i'm the cold. In other words,
the Tillman- -McAndrews match will be a
battle for another battle, the winner to box
Leonard.
The Leonard Knockout
Until Leonard delivered his wel-known
and asphyXiating wallop, McAndrews wasn't
making the worst fight in the world. He
was tagging along nicely and strongly not
far behind Benny. Just after he had
got his second wind, zowie! went the
crusher and, flop! Eddie crashed to the
floor. The stuff was all off for that night.
Other nights came, but Eddie hoped in
vain for a comeback at Leonard. Other
nights are coming and Eddie is hopefully
hoping that he be granted another pleasure
of punching with Leonard.
Tillman, too. has boxed Leonard. They
opposed each other twice, and the Minnea-
politan was on his feet at the finish OF both
fracases he wasn't off his feet at any time
during the two different eighteen-minute
sessions. 1t would be foolhardy to say that
either McAndrews or Tillman could defeat
leonard, yet who else around this vicinity
stands out for a bout with the champion?
Who? comes back the echo, even louder.
No Lightweights Here
When a fellow like Leonard goes along
and just naturally keeps knocking his oppo-
nents fore and aft, like a lot of tenpins,
why, he's got to run out of competition
sooner or later Barring the possible excep-
tion of Tillman and McAndrews, who really
are welterwelghts, there isn't a lightweight
here for Benny TO box. The titeholder's
next bout is with Jack Britton in New
York Friday night; then on Monday he
will come here for a supposed boxing match
with Eddie Wagond. The latter contest
will be no sporting spectacle by any means,