Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
Leonard and Callahan Meet in
Last Ring Bout for the
Gotham Fans.
BOTH MEN NATIVE SONS
Lightweight Champion Has
Little to Fear; Charlie
White Next in Line.
BY j. 4. ERMATINGER.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Nov. 10
While the death rattle of legalzed
boxing within New York state is being
heard, the mourners for the ancient
and sometimes honorable sport are
preparing TO observe the demise OF
the game with a fistic attraction that
will be one of the most pretentious
staged in Gotham for many months.
The headliners in this entertain
ment will be Benny Leonard and
Frankey Callahan, both native New
Workers. The contest will be staged
next Wednesday night. At midnight
the law permitting boxing will be re-
pealed.
Because of the fact that the legal
lied sport will be thing of the past
within q few more days, patrons OF
the game at the metropolis are mani
Testing unusual interest in the pros
pective encounter between the light
weight champion and his challenger.
Leonard has become q verita BILE idol
| in Gotham and every time he strips
for battle capacity crowd is on hand
| to see him.
Both Native Sons.
The match between Leonard and
Callahan will appeal especially to
New York fans because of the fact
that Callahan is considered one of the
most dangerous contenders for the
title. Furthermore ring followers
! there recall the spirited contest these
/ boys had on February l, last. when
they fought toe to toe for ten rounds,
with shade honors going to Leonard.
/ That was in the days before Benny
! had won the worlds championship.
A repetition of that memorable en-
counter is expected when the rivals
square away for action again.
The fact that Callahan has been a
persistent challenger for a champion
ship match lends added interest to
! Wednesdays fracas. If Frankey
| should be successful enough TO make
splendid showing against the title
holder then public demand will be
created for long distance scrap be-
tween the pair. That is the object of
! Callahan's present ambitions and this
motive will stir him eventually. In
fact the demand for this meeting is
steadily becoming stronger, but just
at preseIre there seems small chance
of the match being arranged.
Leonard's Record Remarkable
The ring record of Leonard within
the present years is one of the most
remarkable ever achieved by any
boxer. in any division of pugilism, so
1ar as the history OF the game recalls.
| Since January l Leonard has regis
tered thirteen knockouts out Of
twenty-five contests, and of this list of
victims put away by the soothing
punches of the Gotham Hebrew, one
was the former champion, Freddie
Welsh: another was the middle west
ern champion. Richie Mitchell. and
third was the worlds featherweight
ruler. Johnny Kilbane.
The champion record of Leonard so
far in the present year may be of in
terest. II follows:
No Decision Contests-Eddie Wal
lace. Phil Bloom, Frankey Callahan.
Johnny Regan. Johnny Tillman, Joe
Welsh, Eddie Wagond, Young Erne
and Jack Britton.
Knockouts-Packey Hommey, nine
rounds: Richie Mitchell, seven; Char
ley Kid Thomas six; Eddie shannon,
six: Freddie Welsh. nine: Johnny
Nelson. three; Johnny Kilbare. three:
Leo Johnson, one; Eddie Rector. five:
Phil Bloom. two (Bloom claimed a
broken ankle), and Toughey Ramser,
seven.
Contrast this remarkable showing
with the following list of matches in
which Callahan has engaged in dur
| ing the same period:
No Decision Conteets-Harry Pierce,
! Eddie Smith. Benny Leonard, Johnny
Dundee (twice), Charley White. Tom