Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-10
CHANEY ISREAL
KNOCKOUT PERSON
Baltimore Southpaw Slams
His Opponents Into Slum-
ber at $50 Clip
TACKLES MAYO TONIGHT
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE

George CLANCY Of Baltimore. is we'll
| dubbed the knockout king" Giving the
| sOu'hpaw's record of ring activities, the up
| and down shows that almost three out Of
every four Of his opponents have reclned TO
| the canvas after being forced to suffer
| series Of his vicious portside punches Next
| to Johnny Kilbane Chaney can claim. with
| out much chance Of argument, the hardest
| hitting laurels Of any l26-pounder in the
universe.
Chaney evidently Is allowing himself to
put on few pounds so that he can enter
the lightweight division At the present
time he is just over the featherweight limit,
and in getting down to l22 pounds the Bal
timorean no doubt weakens himself consid-
erably. George is an aggressive battler and
of the style that keeps punching while his
arms are free.
Tonight at the National Club CLANCY is
to box Johnny Mayo, battler of Chaney's
own heart. one who is on the go, ever punch
ing from bell to bell. They meet in the final
at the National club. and there's reason to
believe that a lot of battling will be cholied
into the limited half dozen sessions.
Eddie Fitzsimmons, another hard-punch-
ing southpaw, also is to he seen the Ma
tiOnals program. He vol box in the semi
final and Stanley Willis. a newcomer from
Detroit, will be party No. 2. The other three
bouts are all well matched and OF the Jack
McGugan Caliber.
That Benny Leonard will answer the bell
MAomday niGhi at the Olympia club with the one
is evident in a line and half penned to us by
Billy Gibson. Ieonard's manager. follows:
date '''6 for the e' proposed oppose leonard LEONARD Mitchell III
match before the Leonard-Tillman contest is
Sa 2 RSh MGnSa is wsS f2 o
stop Tillmag this time for g9ppd seed -,
written 10 me stating that it would help
thc house out there Il Leonard is able to
/ understand that Muggsy Taylor. man
i,sonard's hSpd is in n" bad shape and that
Timan viii have no trouble in defeating
/ am afraid that MIR TAYLOR viii be very
much disappointed, as this match is one
R9s TsneS ahfay 'fS for it Mh the sole
| object in view. of preventing Tillman from
| Leonard, it is>said Is to get a s1oo 600 guar
antce for his tentative tilt with Richie Mitchell.
Kid Williams is staging n strenuous campa ign
! TO regain his lost bantam title. The Baltmorean
day night and on March 81 Williams viii re-
tqrn to Gotham for a setto with Fighting
ment % by Pete Herman has been busier in the
ring than the new champion.
Charles W; Fagen--Young Grffo and Tommy
| Ryan never boxed. Jack McAuine beat Critic
/ isa9, eight rounds. and Adam Ryan beat Critic
| in 1907, three ROUNDS
Jabez white. according to an Albany cx-
| throughout their ten-round bout last week. Her
man, the paper states did little more than
| clinch and keep backing away continually
! Benny Chavez, the Mexican. apparently is
| Through" In his last two bouts he was
| knocked out in the first round Jack Britton Of
| Kansas city, and Young Azevedo, of Frinco
| doing the knocking out Chavez was started on
the downsrade when Benny Mcneil stopped the
| Mex twice.
Johnny Mealy is anxious to try out his MARY
| Ann Johnny Dundee. The Southwarkite he
| lieves he could lay away Dundee. as he did Artie
| Strawhacker and Jimmy McCabe,
4 heavyweight bout between Homer Smith
| and Jack TayNOr will be the final 9t the Broad
| way next Thursday night, Smith recently re-.
turned from his home in Michigan, and he is In
| great shape. The other bouts Mike Russell
vs. Al. Thumm, Charley Mooney VS.; Bob Beebe
| Tommy Hecker VS.. Harry Leonard and Frank
| Sommers Va, Al. Miller.
Benny Mcneil. bantamweight champion, Of
| Canada, has left for Philadelphia accympan ed
| hv his manager. Fred Sears. Mcneil mad signed
TO meet champion Pete Herman ir kansas City,
fifteen rounds TO decision. but tie cha r'Dicr 70.
fuses to tackle McNeill, NrNeill VIII throw
| down the gauntlet to ali Philadelphia bantams
| according to wire fror. Billy MCCarney
Benny Leonard has been signed for ten.
| round bout with Freddy Welsh at the Manhattan
| A, G., New York. March ~