New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
Roberts Gets
Big Chance in
Bout Tonight
Staten Island heavyweight
Tackles AL Reich; Leon.
ard Takes On Coogan
By w. O. Mcclellan


One OF the most interesting bouts
On the Arena Il. A. card at the Fourth
Regiment Armory at Jersey City to-
night will be the melting of All Roberts,
the Staten Island heavyweight, and AL
Reich, the American Swiss. It will be
an anxious evening for Mr.. Roberts
because while Reich has been in the
hapit of diving when matched with
anybody who knows the game, he is a
wonder at that occupation which is
called, "trimning suckers"
The American Swiss, while he has
been something of cheese in the
ring. is marvel in the gymnasium.
he seemed to have some of the assets
of Fred Fulton and also Fulton's chief
liability, the lack of fighting heart.
Reich has been working under the
instructions of Jimmy Johnston, the
boy bandit, who had been leading the
life of recluse until he bobbed up
again in the role of mentor to Reich.
If Roberts should pass Reich there
will be long line of heavies forming
on the right to meet him. If Reich
should win by knockout he will get
a brief lease of life, though it is
hardly probable that he will ever
amount to anything important in the
fight game.
Moran Breathes Defiance
Frank Moran will be at the ring
side ready to catch the loser in his
lap and to utter loud and raucous
challenges at the winner. Charles
Francis has been experimenting on
boxers of the Jack Geyer stamp and
feels certain that he is in shape to
annoy a lot of contenders for the
heavyweight title.
The main event will be bout be-
tween Benny Leonard and Mel Coogan.
It Will be the lightweight champions
last appearance IN the ring this year
The preliminary will be between Joe
eniamin. the Californian. and Tommy
Touhey Benjamin has made a favor
able impression here.
While the bugs are marking time
until the passage of boxing bill bv
the next New York Legis ature, the
wrestling bouts seem TO be packing
them in. The last show between
Zbyszko and Joe Stecher had plenty Of
melodrama in it and Sula Heronpaa.
the peaceful and popular Finn, as Joe
Humphreys called him, seemed to
draw we'll.
Time was when the biase New York
public scotfed at wrestling and tickets
had to be thrown away. But at the
end OF year where anything in the
shape of sports drew big crowds, the
wrestlers are getting their full share
of the limelight There will be some
dltficulty in getting a pace big enough
tor the Caddock Stecher match. which
will be staged here next month.
Billy Gibson has received some Of
don. Charlie Harvey, manager of Ted
Kid Lewis, sails to-day. There may
be LeOnard-Lewis match in London
This match might do a whole lot tow
ard clearing up any misconceDtion
they might have across the pond as
to the development of boxing in the
States.
Leonard is perhaps the cleverest of
the American boxers of to-day If the
English sportsman could see him in
action they might understand better
how Wide came to be outpointed by
an American second-rater.
A new site has been selected for
the international Sporting Club of
New York According to latest re-
ports, the club building will be stu-
ated on Lexington Avenue between
Forty eighth and Forty-ninth streets
HIS Will t'clIliL VI III JIc space IMAM
the site originally selected would al
low
dumb Dam Morgan also is consid-
cring the trip to Eng and If he
should go, Dumb Daniel would take
With him Battling Levinsky and Jack
Brtton. Daniel. while loath to talk
about his fighters, gave it as his opin-
ION that Levinsky could make all the
heavyweights, including Carpenter,
look foolish
The Carpenter Dempsey match is
who are bidding so reck essly might
recall the small gate at the Willard
Dempsey bout. However, a great many
Of the bids probably have been Of
fered mere y in humorous way If
the fight is held at al the chances
are that it will be held in Paris.