The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-10
LEONARD AGAIN TO
FACE PATSY CLINE
Champion Had a Trying Time
in Fifth Round of Their
Previous Bout.
DUNDEE TO BOX YELLING
Britton Feels Confident of
Stopping Mike O'Dowd
on August %.
DUNDEE TO BOX YELLING
~ CHARLES r. MArHIsoN.

BY CHARLES #. MATHISON.
Benny Leonard. lightweight champion,
who has been marking time for some
months past, will get into action to-
morrow night wnen he faces Irish Patsy
Cline of Harlem In a six-round combat
in the National League baseball park
in Philadelphia. II Leonard and Cline
provide as exciting a bout as they did
last winter at the Olympia A. A. In
Quakertown the spectators will be amply
repaid for the Journey to the arena.
The NTH round of that contest was
productive of wild excitement due TO
the fact that Cline landed a heavy
smash on Leonard's jaw, with the result
that the champion was very much at
sea until the bell called him to his
corner. II doubtless was one of the
aarrowest escapes Leonard has had from
knockout since he came into possession
Of the lightweight title.
He was compelled to employ all his
ring craft and cleverness to prevent
Cline finishing the job then and there,
and II required skillful work on the part
of his handlers to get the title holder
into condition for the bell for the sixth
and last round. They succeeded. how
ever, and the champion was himself
In the final round. He held his OPP
ponent safe.
rounds in handy style he was entitled to
the decision on points.
No Title mt Stake.
The champion, however, will not soon
forget the thump he received from
Patsy Cline in the fifth round. While
no title Is at stake In the contest to-
morrow night, Cline being a full nedged
weller and Leonard weighing more than
40 pounds, yet 1t should be decidedly
interesting encounter. with possibilities
Of exciting incidents at any stage OF
the battle
In addition TO the Leonard-Cllne bout
there will be four other contests between
noted performers in the squared circle
Johnny Dundee, who invariably inter-
ests the spectators with his speed and
dash. will have Is an opponent Joe WELL
ing OF Chicago, fine boxer with heavy
hitting ability. The bout in general
interest should run a close second to the
chief event
Charley white of Chicago, for many
years regarded as the leading contender
for the lightweight title, but who has
been out of the ring Tor a considerable
length of time, will reappear In a bout
with Harry Pierce, a veteran New York
lightweight. White evidently desires to
ascertain what his present condition Is
| previous to facing some of the more
| formidable men in the class Pierce will
| give White a warm argument. and while
the Chicago man OF the left hook should
| win he will know he has not been play
ing ping pong.
Joe Benjamin, an expert four round
boxer of the Pacific coast regarded as
the best lightweight in that section. will
| have his first test In the East when he
| boxes with AL Thompson, a rugged light
| weight who recently returned from SER
vice with the marines in France.
7 Eddie Morgan. an English feather
weight, and Johnny Mealey a Philadel-
phia boxer, will complete the programme
which as a whole is brilliantly prom
| Using.
Britton's Confidence.
| While Jack Britton easily defeated
| Johnny Griffiths at Denver last Thurs
day night, the champion d,d not infiict
much damage on the Ohioan, because of
a dissemination to subject his hands to
strain previous to his battle with O'Dowd
at Newark August 20. Manager Morgan
declares that Britton feels confident OF
stopping O'Dowd, and will use all his
punching powers on the middleweght
champion. He admits that ODowd Is
rugged and that heavy hitting Will be
| required to stop him, but he expects to
drop the middleweight for the count DO
fore the eighth round ends.
Morgan in justifying the demand rat
lODowd weigh twice on the day of the
bout, once at p. n and again at ring
time, says Britton wants the middle
weight title. and insists on the middle
weight champion being at weight 1sS
pounds
Britton OF course II justified IN as,rins
that ODowd restrict himself to 1bS
pounds. because the welter will even
then concede much weight TO a danger
Gus man. But the claim that 1853 pounds
is the middleweight limit will not bear
investigation. Morgan could have in
sisted on the 1874 pounds that Jack Demp-
sey imposed when he lost title TO Fitz-
simmons or he could have named the
1862 pounds at which F1tz beat Jim Hall
Tommy Ryan defended title at l54 to
160, and Klaus, Chip and Mccoy stIpu-
lated 100.
y Carpenter, middleweight champion OF
Europe, made II 100. So also did Les
Darcy There IL considerable mystery as
to where the 1853 pound scheme sprung
from. However. II O'Dowd is willing to
risk his middleweght title at 1853 that
is his funeral George Dixon lost his
featherweight title to McGovern at lis
ringside So there Is precedent for