The evening world., 1920-06-19


Benny always has been a sports
man.
He intends to start boxing again
BY meeting Charlie White at Benton
Hsrbor, Mich. July 8. Leonard
doesp't regard white as the most
! dangerous OF his challengers. al
though White has a long knockout
record
As a matter OF fact Leonard out
classes White, and the only reason for
the match Is that Charlie has n great
following in and around Chicago,
where he Is regarded as a likely light
weight champion.
white always has been a remark
able punoher. but rather too slow to
beat a lightning-fast fellow like Leo
hard White had better chance to
get the lightweight title than Benny
had. He fought Welsh a twenty
round championship battle in Colorado
and ten-round bout at Brighton
Reach. He was dangerous--or would
have been II ne could have induced
aeeting Freddy TO stand still moment.
Leonard did what White couldn't do
he caught Welsh and knocked him out
ID spite OF the English champions
frantic efforts TO dodge and run away
when hard pressed.
white. might knock Benny ont II
Benny stood still and held his hands at
his sides while Charlie got tho range.
adjusted his sights. calculated the ira
iectory. aimed and pressed the button
to release his right arm.
But while Charlie is doing ALI this
Benny viii probably so around him
four times and hit him in about eleven
different places.
However. Il should be interesting.
There will always be possible chance
that Benny might complete a circuit
lust In time TO stop aepunch. White
started when he was in range before.
That's Whites only look-in for the
title.
WHITE HAD A WICKED PUNCH.
Charlie Whites best day was back
IN 1918. when he knocked out Sam
Robideou. Young Brown, Matty Bald
win and Milburn saylor-all first class
lightweighfs--in one round each. In
1916 he knocked out Joe Azevedo and
Milburn Saylor in one round each.
Matt Wells in five rounds, and then
ran through lot OF ten-round bouts
with only fair success. In the next
two years he fought twelve bouts, with
only one knockout. and he wasn't
meeting the best men in the country
at that Charlie began slipping after
losing the chance y beat Welsh for
the lightweight title at Colorado
springs In 1sl6-and four years with
out showing championship form is q
long iay'off for n contender"
Leach Cross. who ought to be a
pretty good Judge of lightweight
after having met the best OF them
Tor several years, Is enthusiastic
oyer Benny Leonard's chance in any
tstle bout
Benny wih, stop White in from
four to six rounds" Cross told me .
gay or two ago. There never was
time when Benny couldn't beat
White. Nate Lewis asked me severa
years ago, when Benny was only {
'cOntender' about taking on Leonard
for a bout with White. This wai
when White was at his best.
Leonard will beat White ant
perhaps knock him out I told Nate
He asked me why. Nobody knew
much about Leonard then, and non
~ us ever dreamed that he'd turn on
% be a champion or a really grea
fighter.
''Benny win beat white becaus
Benny Is a fast left-handed fighter'
/ said, ''and he has a right lust a
good as his left, and knocxou
punch either way. He'll have tina
tight hand up picking on Charlie
l-unches. and hen pick Charlie {
pieces with his left. You see, 1 ha
lot or respect for Benny even theI
4 had him for a sparring partner u
AZ the New Polo Club in Harlem. On
day he gave me a peach of a blac
eye. He was only youngster, but
had everything a good fighter ough
70 have-although then didn't real
1e how good he'd be a few year
later. III tell You my opinion {
Benny Leonard. was a pretty IA
lightweight. but think Benny coul
have knocked me out the best day
ever saw, and name the round. That
how good / think he is. / think /
ID q better fighter than any ligh
weight champion we ever had. NJ
recollection doesn't go back 20 McAl
iine, but from records ] imagiT
benny has a better punch than JaC
ever had. He may not be as tough
Lavigne was when George fougl