New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28

De-.pseV, the present champion,
Glands out as one Of the most capable
-,rmen th@. ever held the title. He
,ss the purch. the ring ferocity and
.yeryth,ng ttat goes 20 make heavy
Weight champion 1t is not likely that
!. will lose his sitle for years TO
.one unless lie should deteriorate
! ,bvsicany to az ncouceivable extent.
Ys; in Europe they are convinced that
-srpentisr has fair chance of becom-
4 ,p his successor.
In the other classes the passing
year has seen 70 changes 10 speak of.
.irh one exception. Jack Britton won
re wel-ere-eight title from Ted
avis. PETE Herman, the bantam
weight che npion. still ciings TO the
.,le. though taete has beer little in
ores = tt's class. johnny klibane
s,i wears the .ea,herweig hr crown,
though ore c. these days he may try
70 pick d soft one and instead get the
Unexpected clip or the chin. That hap
pens to all champions sooner or later.
Leonard Nay Quit Class
In The lightweigh division Benny
Leonard looms far above anybody IN
his class There Is TO illogical con
tender in ght e. the present writing.
!, books Is though he eventually would
~,,rr ,,-. - -he class That seems 10
80 go ,..a~cs of nov cha,onion
" .ta+ l;yis;or
Ysct Rr;-lon. Tho veteran holds the
.i,ie - tie we,-erwsioh- diy;sjon bv
r,.re - -. Y,er-;n,- STRAIGHT ,eft and
~. ~ 49,. 49, ceneraishin Nc
- -,o ~ r1am1iorshin hv s+on-
-; go. arn;s :, rins rornns ~ Canton
6.io nr Na,cb ~ les, In NO MD
49, s,rn's;'.,+ .,ss. Milo 0,Don,a tba sci.
Ssr.bover 49, 70 The +;tlo hv virrns
~ ~ s+s,',,r. sr4 solia wallons Lin
.ed-rourd bouts are not conducive 70
he rap.d changing IN the ownership or
rIls T...es.
Fac year mat Is on us way prom
ses olg .evivAl FOR ploIessiona!
boxers, Wnich vi. last as .ong as the
lighter, .naoaevts and promoters be
ave them selves and play fa.r With the
010.!c-no, minute long II Is a.
NOS certainty that the next Legs a
'are VII mass boxing blN for the
stat OF New York.
WHAT the rsNms Of TINS on VIII be
har- to pto- It. Inc optimistic be-
Aev9 that It Will aAo% twenty ROUNDS
70 dec on. Some only nope tor
'gelve roenos It may be a matter OF
only ten rounds.
Ther, rev force behind boxing
M, me Amy Navy anu 1'Fl-'an ooa'u o.
srs =, -s,o.rsd Lo,,,T for the sno-t's
,ake Tse MEMBER g tnis or...niza-
ion are hacxiny fho International
SDor+inc cinh ~ New York an insti-
.gtior fo,,~Sad ~ +ha 1inas of she Ma
,ioual SnorIina Club Of London. The
new, ci,,h has Started work on its club
Aonsa - this ci.v and oxnects 10 be
sagir bo>ino houts earlv next wear.
sro :. no.;
'>e" WE l" "'N'"s
TO some the notions OF the ne"
pasrons ~ 5oXing toward the game may
seem somewhat ldeasseic' pu1 'nese
lew t2rces deserve a chahce 20 Try
Mtlr theories 'ertalAiy ooNiNg mas
aOl pro pef9a' nor mas ,, ATTAINED any
par'1t u-ariy sood Tepute uhdeF the Ola
ausrlces. Ne ARM, Navy ana civil
ian Board Of Box.n- Control deserves
fespectiG nearlnG' ana II Sc inS Ger
ain that tney viii get 1t al 'ne heN'
SeSslon O. the LeEls iaptre.
hoNiHg IN -Ne" 9fN WAS A4-4ed ~
eooAs- promoters, taxing boxers ana
onei~is who dlc rot have the BEST m
'eFests OIL the game at heart It was
not stopped because 1t VS. regarded as
oFu,ai 90 degraded II lost ou- be-
:ause of interruptions management.
For ny pArt, believe That It would
oe bette t. let the game lie dead than
70 orng IL back under the old auspices