The evening world., 1919-09-10
Leonard viii Make Weight for
Dundee, but Not Necessarily
the Lightweight Limit.

ID beat Johnny Clinton the othe
night in Syracuse and lost thre'
and a half pounds. Just before tina
he met Soldier Bartneld in Philadel
phla and boxed rings around him
An Of which leads up 70 the bou
with Johnny Dundee, which Ia sched
uled for Newark a week from to.
night.
There is some kind OF a weight
Agreement for this bout. but nobody
seems 10 know what II Is. We asked
Billy Gibson last night about II, but
he wasn't willing to divulge tho exaci
poundhge for the mill.
I'VE are going to make some weight
for Dundee and that's all there is Il
-" said Gibson. There has been
a lot OF talk about Leonard not being
a lightweight, but Ill say he is and
viii bet accordingly. Dundee has
had a strong notion that no can beat
Leonard II he can get him around
the is5-pound limit. and that's what
We are stringing with.
Il won't say that Leonard is going
70 weigh in at the old-fashioned light
weight limit for Dundee, but l will
cay we are going 10 make a certain
weight for him.
~it Is ridiculous 20 assert that
Leonard Is going TO weigh in within
a pound OF Dundee, because Johnny Is
naturally a $50 FOUNDER. They haye
met six times and on each occasion
Dundee has given Benny a hard argu-
ment; In fact he seems to be the only
man that can give Benny an argu-
ment. and he surely does.
we are gradually getting Benny
down TO a point where he can fight
anybody at lsS pounds. but believe
me. ne won't 20 TO that notch unless
there Ii something worth while at
stake. Leonard Is a natural light
weight, no matter what anybody
says. and Il Is up to me AZ his manager
20 exploit him as such when every
body else believes TO the contrary
That's the business end OF tho fight
game. IL anybody doesn't think Benny
10 lightweight. all he has TO do is bet
me something.
Dundee Is a great little fighter and
he never will be convinced OF the idea
that he isn't Leonard's superior. Tho
only thing that Benny must do to
bring the little Italian TO his senses Is
70 knock him out. So far Leonard has
met the best OF them, even welter-
weights. but to be fair. I'll say that
none OF them has given him the fight
Dundee puts up. Benny knows this
and accordingly he Is working hard
70 be right for the Scotch wop.
NUR correspondent from Newark.
~ Mr.. Brady, started something
when he wrote us about the
seeming injustice OF some fighters as
summing names that they were not en-
titled TO. He picked on Young Jack
Dempsey" in particular, and made
assertions which have aroused the
sporting little town OF Newark. We
wanrto be fair TO everybody. and ac-
cordlngly we print to-day the come
back TO Mr. D-ady's sincere criticism.
Here Il ih Take 1t for what It is
worth.
70 he sportins Edi,ori
An article which appeared in your
column has created much comment In
my home town, to- wit, Newark, SUD-
posed 10 be written by a tOwnsman
OF mine. by the name OF Mr.. Brady.
] will not take issue with him; on In,
other hand, ! will sustain all his al
legations with one exception. How.
ever, 70 make long story short, am
incloslng my boxers picture. | want
you TO answer this question impair.
tally and unbiasedly; II you had a
ilGhter and he looked like the in.
closed picture, what whould you cal
him7
Regarding tho eowardly assault h,
ls all wrong. II In true that he wai
ilned t25. Yet Il was Young Jacl
Dempsey's brother who committef
Che assault and not Dempsey. How
ever, Young Jack tried to hold th,
policeman from the rear TO stop hin
from hitting his brother. The specln
denied that Dempsey had committe,
an assault on him. Dempsey
brothers original sentence bv IN
court was thirty days. Howeve,
Young Jack was fined t25 as a dis
ordorlv person.
take this opportunity, and an
sure you will, TO clear the good nam
of youngster who IA irving 10 nus
his way up the pugillstic ladder 4
fame. and just because he looks M
the famous Jack, he should be cen
oured.
Thanking you In advance, I an
Sincerely,
JAMES V. BuENZA.
Newark, N. j.