The evening world., 1920-11-09

NENDLEkb 5 reason FOR putting
such n price on his services,
according TO his manager, 10
shat the bout would be worth that to
Tender in a no-declsion affair IN
Philadelphia bali park next spring
But for Mr.. Tender and his mana
gers sake it may be stated right
here that the no-decision days with
Leonard are over, as far as Tender
- concerned. II he really wants n
chance 20 win LcOnard's title, the
time is at hand, and when It passes
shortly Tenders championship talk
will have faded 70 an inaudiblG whis-
per.
The Same thing goes for Willie
jackson, who although IN possession
Of everything a good lightweight
contender needs, cries that 1876 pounds
at . o'clock in the afternoon Is too
heavy for him. This, too, in view OF
the fact that he weighed 1876 pounds
practically at rlngslde for Eddie
Fitzsimmons less than two weeks
ago.
Jackson is asking everybody.
should / fight Leonard when really
1lhavs a hard time getting 'as heavy
as 1870 pounds?" He shouldn't have
TO ask anybody whether or not he
should fight Leonard. IL he put on
dve pounds for Fitzsimmons, he
should be able 10 do the same thing
for Leonard, especially considering
that Tex Richard has offered him
f25, 600 10 do so.
Is 1t downright fear OF the cham
pion which prevents his acceptance
Of such n pot OF money, or does no
figure that he can go on without
meeting Leonard and reap a harvest?
III he does we think he has the
wrong idea, because the boxing pub
lie, in New York or elsewhere, has
no use for a sidestepper or n fighter
who is lacking In cOurage. In fight
3 with Leonard, Willie Jackson would
have all TO gain and little 10 lose,
If Leonard knocked him out. he
could 90 on hEhtng other men in his
class. Dundee didn't stop making
money after Jackson put him away
80 sensatiOnalIy in one round.
IKE O'DOWD and Jert Smith
MI box tonight at tho Garden.
and judging by the genuine
flvairy between them they should put
hp a sloshing contest. They are about
Che best Of the middleweights at pres
tnt, notwithstanding the fact that
neither Is champion. They are 10
weigh IN AT . o'clock IN the afternoon
at 1853 pounds, IN compliance with the
state law, and Il isn't likely that this
figure viii rob either man Of his
natural strength and powers OF endur-
ance. This Is as 1t should be-
When the match was made origin
ally IT was argeed that the men would
make the stipulated weight at 9
O'Clock at night on the day OF the CON
test. This agreement was a plain vio-
lation OF the law. which sets the
weighing IN time at o'clock In thp
afternoon, but since then the boxing
commission has announced that none
but o'clock weighing shall be toier-
ated.
This official announcement was
made in plenty OF time 10 permit OF
O'Dowd and Smiths changing their
training schedules so they might com
ply with the law, but last night along
Broadway II was rumOred that de-
spite this, ODowd and Smith would
weigh IN privately al Q O'Clock, as vel
~ al p. M. We can hardly believe
this in view OF the penalties in store
for those concerned in the match Il
the law Is thus cvaded.
A CCORDING TO Broadway GOSSIP
"A Al Lppe, manager OF Smith,
has a forfeit OF $4,000 up tc
make 1853 at o'clock, and ODowd''
manager has agreed 20 have a similar
amount deducted from whatever he II
20 get n O'Dowd Is overweight. De
spite the Boxing Commissions edic
on the subject, IL Is said O'Dowdi
uanaGer insists Ahak Smith must d.