Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-10
LEW TENDLER WILLING
TO BATTLE LEONARD AT
1873 POUNDS RINGSIDE
Southpaw's Manager Ready to Post $4,000 to Clinch
Match With Champion at Lightweight Limit.
Burns Boosts Lewis
BY JAMES S. CAROLAN


'Ew ,TENDLER now is full-aedged
title seeker The southpaw news
boy has been within range of ring
crown for more than a year, and his
success of the last season, when he SO
successfully repulsed all of the leading
hghtweights, has given him the neces-
sary confidence. There is no denying
ne Is on the trail of Benny Leonard.
More than one aspirant has engaged
the Gotham celebrity, but not with any
degree of success
Tender has come forth with chal-
lenge He Is ready and willing to al
tertain Leonard. But there is one con-
dition and that is very important
Leonard must make the lightweight
limit of 1913 pounds ringside before the
pout Is on. Yesterday Tender, through
his adviser, manager and pilot. Phil
Glassman, stated he would post any
sum up to $4,000 to get Leonard's sig
nature to the articles which would bring
them together.
Turned Down Match
When Leonard had waded through all
the lightweight talent and almost had
| cleaned UP his division he then was
forced to start a search for available
| talent that would dwraw. This was less
tried to get Tender and Leonard to-
gether, but to all their offers Glassman
merely said. mo, nothing doing; at
least at present" He was not sure of
his boy
Since then, however. Tender has bat
| tered the opposition into submission,
piling up victories over Johnny Dundee,
frankie Callahan, Irish Patsy Cline,
Willie jackson, Vincent Pokorni Rocky
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| Phil Bloom. Jack Russo. Terry Brooks
and other lesser lights. These boys are
the class of the lightweight field and
four of these lads have engaged the
| champion.
Tenders work against them stamps
| class all over the former newsboy
| leader. And in every one of his en-
gagements he has been forced to con-
| cede weight. as he is one of the few
legitimate lightweights. His fighting
poundage is 1913.
Lauded by Callahan
Probably one of the greatest tributes.
to Tenders fighting qualities was paid
by frankie Callahan at the end of, his
eight-round session with Lew at Attain
tic City last Saturday night,
IT have fought Tender twice. and let
| me say he is the toughest man I ever
met" said Callahan. I battled Leonard
once. but he never gave me a harder
| fight than this kid. In fact, found him
much-improved boy over the one who
battled me in Philadelphia last spring.
Do you know. 1 would sooner fight Leon
| ard than that awkward kid?"
| Phil Glassman, Tenders manager
| was nearby when he heard Callahan's
remark. Glassman later admitted that
he was still unwilling to believe that
Tender was capable of holding his own
with Leonard, but after his showing in
the second go with Callahan he was
more than satisfied Tender could make
1t interesting
Now that Tender has convinced him
he has the class Glassman is willing to
back him to the limit. And Phil makes
it clear that Leonard Is not barred.
Benny can have the match any time If
he will only make 1913 pounds ringside,
and to prove that the challenge is sim
cere Glassman is ready to post any rea-
sonable forfeit.
'If Leonard Is a real lightweight, let
him give this challenge some considera-
tion," said Glassman yesterday. TEND
Ter is one of the few legitimate light
weight contenders. He never scaled more
than 1913 pounds in his life. Now that
Leonard is taking on the welterweights
let him come out and declare himself
lightweight or welterweight IF he is
still a lightweight let him give Tender
a little attention. Lew has beaten al
the other lightweights and now is ready
for the big game"
Cline is the one obstruction in Tend.
ler's lightweight path. Irish Patsy
must be beaten decisively to make Lewis
title claim carry any weight. These boys
come together for the second time ir
the wind-up at the all-star show to be
staged at Shibe Park next Tuesda,
night Lew has much to gain by a
clean-cut triumph. frankie Callahan