New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
Boxing News and Notes
.Bv FRED HAWTHORNE

While Dumb Dan Morgan. manager
Of Jack Britton, cX-king Of all the
weltcrweights, is not exactly tongue
tied. he is a firm believer IN that grand
old adage that money talks and the
higher the amount the bigger the
souawk. Yesterday Dumb Daniel was
conyersinc I'm $4,000 whisperettes. and.
of course. 10 had 20 do with the com
ING Benny Leonard-Jack Britton handi-
cap bout at the Harlem Sporting Club
on Friday night.
Long before the bout is half over
watch those children switch gurgied
the great financier last night, referring
20 the report that Leonard had been
made an \ TO = iavorite ~ the betting.
'J'll take a. much a. $4,000 of their
own odds that Leonard don't even
knock Britton down, and $4,000 moro
that Britton makes Benny look sick as
far as real boxing goes. This goes
for Billy Gibson, too. II he wants the
whole $4,000 ne can have it,
Did Gibson become stricken in his
speaking tubes? Not so; not so.
TIl take those two bets of Nor
gan's, and, for good measure, III bet
Danny an additional $4,000 that Britton
don't answer the bell for the tenth
round" was all that Bronx Billy had
to say in rcbuttal And yet some PEG
pie would blame a starving man for
heaving q brick through the plate glass
windows OF the Bank of England.
Gibson called up last night to re
mind a palpitating world that Leonard
is thinning harder than ever before, and
that he expects TO make BrlttOn in
sensible on Friday evening. To prove
his confidence IN the outcome, Gibson
has arranged matches for Benny on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Of
next wees.
Reports from Bri,tons training plant
at the New Polo a. A.. arc TO the effect
thai Jack is already down TO 1879
pounds, the REQUIRED weight, and in
stead Of being weakened, he FEELS
LIKE A NEW MAN"
If you prefer the testimonials of
members of the profesh, we can tell
YOU that Johnny Kilbane, feather
weight champion, picks Britton to win,
while Packy Mcfarland can smell no
body but Leonard.
It's bound 10 be a real fight. There S
no way out, even if either boy should
be inclined TO stall. for Kid Mozart
land was chosen as referee yesterday
by both Gibson and Morgan. This
means that if Benny or Jack tries -
make il zone of those things the Kid
will be bad company for the offending
person. Mcfarland would not hesitate
TO escort the culprit firmly to the ropes
The old boy used to sling fancy INST
himself IN the old days, when he was
one OF the great lightwcights, and he
still likes 20 see tight.
We have seen varied assortment OF
referees performing during our hectic
career, but none ever compared m EN-
cheney or honesty with Kid Mozart
land His work in the bout between
Billy Miske and Carl Morris was the
best thing Of its kind ever done N New
York, and if the Kid could toss the big
bows around so skilfully, making Leon
ard and Britton behave viii he like
running kindergarten.
We received az anonymous letter
last night, and just for moment OF
two we were puzzled. We couldn't de-
fermlne WNtLNfI IL wa Aipih WV "
those free-verse fibbetyg bbets or from
Chevalier Dan-yeil McKetrick. but We
eventually fastened the crime on VI
McKetrick. Deny it il you dare, Dan
veil.
According to the letter there is 20 be
a regular three-ring circus set Of bouts
at the Manhattan Athletic Club IN the
near future, with Benny Leonard
Freddy Welsh, Irish Patsy Cline
Frankie Callahan, JIM Coifey and Sol
der Bartfeld doing headline acts.
There will be six or eight bouts
limited 20 FIVE or TX rounds each (oi
real fghting), and The management IS
now negotiating with a dozen or more
of the next most prominent men IN the
various classes 20 act as opponents foi
the above mitt wielders. The names oil
the opponents will be announced later
and also the date set for the bouts.
Don't mention il, brother Dan-yell;
It's pleasure
The bantamweigh are going 20 have
their place in the sun tomorrow night
/ the Pioneer Sporting Club and the
. Clermont Sporting Club being the
scenes Of carnage. At the Pioneer Joe
/ Lynch and Mickey Dunn are billed q
/ strafe each other, while az Siivey
Burns's Clermont me dausant X o. Joe