Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-21

WEIGHT IS HANDICAP IN CHANEY'S
YOUNG LIFE TO KNOCK OFF TTTT z
IN THE REALM OF FISTIC SPORT
Baltimore knockerout Weighing 126 Pounds,
can 'et DoWn TO Feather Limit and Light
weights Are Too Big for Him
By LOUIS II. JAFFE

MR.. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. with
lW that customary fneese for which he
was noted, gave to the world the mpor-
taace of a pound of flesh when he created
"The Merchant of Venice" TO live amcng
his immortal works Shylock as every
reader Of the Bard knows, failed to win the
necessary ounces in the legal trial that
brought Portia to the front and set the
style for women lawyers, which has had
great run since
Down in baltimore there is another gen
tleman who realizes that a lot Of dsap-
pointment can 'be contained in a pound of
flesh Like Shylock, he wants his, but he
finds that he can't get it. We refer TO that
bearcat among boxers, one George Chanev.
whose thunderous southpaw hst armed
with the power of a belligerent mule, has
been flooring EN- quite frequently these
days
Chaney's Worries
CLANCY, were he not four pounds too
heavy might be able to pick IN the
featherweght title. when that impresario
among the 122-pounders. the redoubtable
Jawn Kilbanc, of Cleveland grows and
wakes fatter in avoirdupois If leancr in the
wallet. Likewise, were CLANCY to pack
eeycn pounds more about his supple body.
ne would make the lightweight limit and
with the kick that he packs, he would have
big bid for Fred Welsh's laurels
When Shakespeare wrote Shylocks woes
he didn't know Chaney, and it's cinch
that George, immersed in matters pugilistic
as he is doesn't know Shakespeare But
meeting on the common ground of that
pound of flesh, william, Of Avon, and
George of Baltimore find something in
common ShyloCk made a tremendous kick
over one pound of flesh. with a Shake
speare to tell his troubles to the world. but
CLANCY Is as silent as a clam over his
while he is shy seven, or burdened with
four, whichever way you look at It
The Baltimore knoCkerout who suffered
taste of his own medicine last Labor Day
when he attempted to annex the feather
weight crown from kilbane, made no aIibi
THE greatest boxer in the world licked me-"
was Georges lament He said nothing
about being weakened by making 122
pounds, but this was evident Chanev was
beaten before he entered the ring at Cedar
Point; he could hardly stand on his feet
according TO man who was i'm the Balti-
moreans camp throughout his preparations
for the hatt e.
Stops YacknOw
Saturday night at the National club while
CLANCY and an Otto Yacknow Of Cleveland
were having the mttens placed OIL their
taped fists preparatory to what was sun.
posed to be n siX.round bout our friend to
the right suggested that Benny Leonard
CLANCY set-to probably would be great
bout and great attraction now that both
men VI hHOthOui powers na1 knocked Off
almost all our Philadelphia fighters.
Comment on the suggestion of a Leon
ardChaney contest had hardly died. shortly
after the start of the bout between the
Baltimore southpaw and Yacknow, when
the fl acas, o. rather farce came to a eli.
max. straight right, Chaney iabbed
stiffly, and Mr.. YaCknow went to his knees.
Then a short left toppled the Cleveland
entry again, this timesfor nine seconds and
when Nacknow went down for the third
time Referee McGuigan didn't even start
counting. He waved CLANCY to his corner.
q one-round knockout victor This was
Georges third X. o. in almost a week
having stopped Terry McGovern here the
Saturday night before and playing nurse
to Pal Moore i'm Baltimore two nights later.
Clancy Too Light
When Hen Bletzer. Chaneys manager
stepped down from the ring behind his charge
the suggestion of n Leonard CLANCY bout
was made to him. Bletzer smiled IT'S a
shame George cant take on half dozen
more pounds" was his answer cor maybe
It's lucky for Leonard that Chaney can't
The trouble with George is that he is an
in-betweener; he's too heavy for the
featherweghts and the lightweights are toe
heavy for him. Yes. | would be glad Ia
pair CLANCY with Leonard, but the differ
ence in weight would make my hand shaky
IN signing a contract"
So the stuff about a bout between Leon
ard and Clancy two of the greatest knock
erouts before the public is all off.
Boxers who enter the ring and virtually