Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-22
Third Man Has Hard
Time Satisfying Fans
Of Different d Senti-
ments in Hating Go
By LOUIS H. JAFFE

80, 1,pRtEN, commonly known In
",rcles pugillstic as pop" and regarded
=, the leading referees in the East
~. wear any shrubbery on his chin
oO''" o,oss he is going to be the goat"
n'.,,,s bout between Champion Benny
d ID " - master mechanic Of the light
beO o,oss and Eddie Wagond, pocket
',',an ~ Joe Grim. They meet at the
o,.r,nIa in bout that is considered the
V'"p' .,ded contest ever held In Phila-
mos, "" o'Brien's judgment in stopping the
eepnh ep.h whenever he figures 1t should be
mnsd will be a big factor in the setto.
wy w bs fact that Pops Judgment Is to
Ano ~ ;n,nortant is what makes him the
pfall guy 49,. ,,.,, o,,,.io,,, 60
,ns oreat champion perform since the
.on started Lick of local talent has
~ tendency to prolong Leonard's
ss- ~ "a how here Some one had to be Sc
~ and i'm signing up Wagond as the
~ fellow Matchmaker Jack Hanlon said,
Svysgond is the best defensive boxer in
.a.n He might upset the dope, and, any
WV Wv" who else was there for me to piclt?"
way way ~ hrief Is Hanlon's alibi in going
s',.h lIus with the much abused contest,
nsob mat many believe should never have
matcn uia' 49,
been arrangeL
VsOond Hasn't Chance
vavond hasn't a chance to win, then
- should he be sta acked up against so
sln,,ont boxer as the champion? II Is
.l.,ost a unaninous opinion among critics
!. his CITY that the Italian is "set-up'
a. the New York wonder; that he will be
W. lamb le t. slaughter; that 1t will be
..,,Ita fpNg tpTnrn
n.nadelphian ',il he battered to the floor
:. ,bot The contest will have to be stopped.
psteree OBrien's Judgment In hating hos
,Iltles is bound TO instigate a lot of criti-
esm .,,
Aonestly believes that Wagond has been
hssten so severely that ii would be second
degree murder to allow II to continue, there
~ dcubt will be howl on the part OF
Wasond, his handlers and his supporters
No-decsion bouts. unlike other sports COM
,s,ition when a definite verdict remains in
H. result always have room for argu-
nsnts. The loser, his manager and booster
,sidon n ever, will admit defeat
So n probably would be If O'Bren Is to
,,on the bout tonight Wagond and his con-
,tItuents would not be satisfied with the re-
mlt unless Leonard was to score a clean
knockout halting the bout would not be to
NeiT UkinB lnttl, IL - pi lSh was ~ s'il'N
me bout to continue when more humane
fans felt that hostil ties should be brought
n a close, "Tvp" also would be on the
boards for a panning
O'Bren's judgment in Intervening.
whether he does the right thing or nol,
viii not meet with the approval of every
one. and that Is exactly where he comes in
As the "goat"-the fall guy
Not a ne-Punch KnOckerOut
Leonard is the hardest hitting lightweight
IN the game He has scored more decisivS
victories than any other boxer his weight
IN the last two years yet Benny couldn't
BE- called a one-pun6R Rfiecker6ut-not when
the Philadelphia, bouts are taken into con-
slderation. He has. been forced to beat
down his opponents herc-trounce them
almost numerically before completing the
job
II Wagond is to attempt to stay through
the six rounds chiefly by, dogged deter
mInation and bulldog tenacity, which he VIII
undoubtedly. it is almost certainty tnat
he will suffer severe trouncing In TINS
event repetitione of the Leonard-Charley
Thomas affair would be enacted. FOR the
good OF the game in Philadelphia ana lo'
humane consideration another sucn event