Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-23
Much-P Postponed Light
Weight Meeting SEIZED
uled for Night of Janu7
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COUPLER O NOVICE
By JAMES S.

For the first time since Benny Leon
ard annexed the lightweight champion
ship he will box Johnny Dundee, the
clever italian fighter. Yesterday 1t was
announced that Leonard and Dundee
will clash before the Newark Sports
mems Club, in Newark, on the night
of January 10.
last fight with Leonard In
this city was staged at the Olympia a
few months before Benny knocked out
Welsh for the title. Often a match had
been proposed. but nothing ever devel-
oped. That last meeting here was a
sensational one. The majority of the
critics gave the decision to Dundee.
A few weeks after the Kilbane tri-
umph" Leonard was in the city. Some
one asked him II he would care to meet
Dundee. Benny stopped, became seri-
GUS In an instant n replied:
Looks for Knockout e.
I'll meet Dundee any time. I want
you to mark this-Ill knock Dundee out
the next time ! face him. He's one TEL
low I'm going to get" =.
Dunutt nhu Dttl
Benny's intention and skillfully avoided
the match. Leonard is much heavier
than the Italian wonder. hut Dundee
never did pay much attention to weight.
Dundee always gave Leonard a great
fight. Now will be the chance TO see
just how much Benny has dvanced or
just how, far Johnny has slipped.
Gibson has an elaborate
mapped out for Leonard. He eventually
expects to take Leonard to Europe put
wants to give him a thorough trial at
home. Leonard's next fight Is against
Pau Doyle here New Years afternoon
at the olympia.
Soft for CowIer
; Everything seems to be coming rather
soft for Tom Cowler these days. ,Co"ier
has lot had any kind of a test SINCE ne
made his appearance here. All he does
Is jump into the ring, tap some rookie
on the back and it's all over Dempsey,
may be accused of having "set-ups'
but nothing easier could have peep
picked Ehan the boys named 10 oppose
Cowler of late.
Last Saturday night Cowler was al
yertised to meet a fighter called Espin,
from somewhere in the West. AT the
last minute Espin Is SAT- to have wired
he was about to catch a train IN the
general direction of home and would not
be able to appear.
A Bill DAILY" said to hibernate IN
Buffalo, did emergency duty and clam
bered INTO the ring. bill DAILY did the
high dive and passed out the moment
he saw Cowler lunge his way.
Bill DAILY. OF Buffalo" Is said to be
in real life Bill Beckman. a novice from
Port Richmond. In fact. one promoter
says Beckman never boxed in a CLUB
here before. He is employed at the
arsenal.
Burman vs.. Wimler
Baltimore is going right ahead staging
its weekly shows. For Thursday night
! the American Athletic Association has
booked Joe Burman. the Chicago BAN
tam, and Eddie Wimler, Of Pittsburgh,
fer the wind-up. The bout Is scheduled
to go twelve rounds.
Interest has increased in bantam cir
cles now that Jimmy Wilde contemplates
a journey to this country. The wee ones
seem more anxious to entertain Wilde
han mingle with Herman. There is
certain to be more interest in a Wilde
match thar one in which Herman ap-
pears.
Herman Is a champion, but he has
failed to put the punch in the bantam
division that Kid Williams did.