Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
CLINE MAY GIVE
LEONARD BATTLE
Irish Patsy Carries Kick Just
About as Effective as
Lightweight King.
MEET ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Knockout by Kilbane Last
Year Only Serious Blot on
Fasteners Record.
fBv T. A. ERMATINGER)


MILWAUKEE,. wis. Dec. ST
Benny Leonard had to battle five
strenuous rounds to stop Eddie Nc
Andrews, and then Irish Patsy Cline
turned the same trick I'm three rounds,
does II naturally Follow that Cline
must be considered harder puncher
and a better fighter than the worlds
champion?
Followers of fisuc affairs, with one
accord will voice an emphatic no to
the foregoing query-but the par
tisans of Cline are willing to put the
question of physical supremacy to
the test. They have solicited meet
Ing for Cline with the worlds cham
pion and-the request has been granted.
SO next Wednesday night, at Phila-
deluhia, Leonard and Cline, now re-
garded as the most formidable foe the
champion has yet to face, VIII strip
for action over the six-round route.
The battle gives promise of being one
| of the most spectacular ones of the
present season.
Philadelphia Eager.
! Philadelphia fans are getting all het
up over the approaching setto be-
tween Leonard and Cline for the rea-
son that both are wonderful favorites
there. Just few days ago Cline
hung n knockout punch on the chin
OF Eddie McAndrews. Quaker city
product. and by that victory Cline
| established himself as really great
battler.
McAndrews has fought practically
every lightweight OF prominence with
in the past two years, and he has held
his own In the majority OF the con-
tests. Few have succeeded in stop
ping him. Benny Leonard turned the
trick in five rounds. on September
8, 1916.
But Cline scored n knockout in even
faster time. as he had McAndrews
stretched on the canvas within three
rounds. A right cross to the heart
followed by right smack on the chin
slowed the Quaker lad away for the
fatal count. This battle took place
about twelve days ago.
Thru this victory Cline has loomed
up as formidable challenger fol
/ Leonard. Frequent attempts have beer
made to arrange u contest between
these two boys, but until the present
time no matchmaker had succeeded IN
getting the rivals to sing articles
Now that they definitely are matched
the fans of Philadelphia are beginning
to manifest more interest in the bat.
tie than they did when Leonard ant
lOuBut, ihaethr
will be remembered, drew receipts ol
$4,000. So all indications point to &
financial harvest and hot scraI
when the title holder and his chal
lenger strip for action. 1t will b'
their second meeting, as they Tough
In 1915.
Good Two Years.
Cline is not very well known to thu
average ring follower. He has beer
fighting for about two years. HI
started originally under the guidance
Of Leach Cross. the veteran light
weight. They made q tour Of the Yves
and then the pair drifted apart. II
the earlier days of his ring caree
Cline was a featherweight. He looke'
like good ring prospect while bat
ting in the 122-pound class, but In tn
haste of his, manager to rush hin
along the fatal mistake was made o
matching Cline with Johnny Kilbane
, featherweight ruler. This bout wa
staged at Philadelphia January
1916, and Cline was knocked out II
two rounds. After that he droppe'
from sight for n time. When he grew
, into lightweight he again began {
figure in ring affairs. and within tn
past year has been prominent. Whe,
Freddie Welsh was stripped OF hi