Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-19
LACKSONAND TENDLER
MAY NEVER BOX AGAIN
Hitch in This Great Lightweight Match Is Personal
Reason-Ne,o Yorker Refuses to Perform in Sho,o
Promoted by Phil Glassman
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE

Al chatter and reliable inside
n information about Lew Tender and
Willie jackson, pro and con, as to
which fears to meet the other Is lot
or bokum ,buncombc. or something. Inc
Socret IL out. No s. Holmes is neces-
,arr TO get the facts, because the facts
have become known. Jackson is not
nsraid, of Tender. nor is Tender leary
~ match with the New Yorker. Both
odn,;t they are anxious to meet-thats
,ho tr,th. the whole truth and nothing
Wv, Tho truth-BUT--the chances are
thcy will NOT meet.
Here's the dope. first giving the floor
I,ctson. Certainly. ! want to box
n',Jler, I knocked him out last sum
,r,r was cheated, and II | get the
w., nce TO meet him again. I'll put him
f. sleep without any doubt. But ! VIII
not boy for Phil Glassman. Any other
nromoter in Philadelphia. in fact any
I'd nlacc In the country will have no
,roublc getting my consent, but I'm OF
Classman. II he wants Jackson
Tcndlcr bout for his ball park this
summer. that is one match he Will not
get
C,assman's Orer
Xcvt on the stand is Glassman. 81
am willing to give Jackson as much as
an1 other promoter in the country. NO:
hojr has offered him $500 yet, and
,%ot goes. lie can take it or leave It.
rhcrc is no reason why Jackson should
,ote offcnse to my promoting the show.
am in the game as promoter, then
yhy should he take that little loop
hole through which to crawl! IL jack
son wants the 5000 he can have con
tracts signed today. No other: promoter
viii got this match but myself. =
WI Tond,er Speaking: BOX Jackson?
,,,oimtclv I'd sooner box him than
omy one else in the lightweight class. Re.
n,cn,ber that licking / gave him last
sr,n,merq Well. I can repeat. and might
ICON go ono better by knocking him out.
Thc signing Of papers is all up to Glass
man, Anything Phil does is perfectly
an right with me: r,,.
Iork.on match-the greatest bout OF in
,orcst in the country from Philadel'
,bio standnoipt-is nothing more or less
tban a pprSonal reason. Last summer
IocLson twice knocked Tender down 10
rho first round Of bout at Shibe ParR'
Water was thrown on the tallen poxer.
and arguments are still on in the pest OF
circles ms to whether Tender would
have Dppn aDlP W k'l up "''h""'
revival effect Of the deluge. -,
ph;ladelpiha fans this summer will
b,rc a CHARGE to see a series OF bouts
ot the Phillies' Ball Park under the
mromotion and matchmaking OF Jack
W"instcin. who plans to blossom out as
big Lacquer in pugilism.. Jack mas
irtimatcd that he would like to get
I,rE.on and Tender for his opening
Slow lie has not mentioned yet what
,Yrsc he would put UP for such bout,
,,alizipg that majority OF the oners
hy unauthorized and meaningless pro,
moters" are of the we'll known sugar
ynrirty. In other words, several matcn
makers who know they cannot get the
bout are offering big guarantees. wnie
,ihcrs- who are not even connected WIN
cub are getting publicity As being in
l,nc for the match. ... -
Jackson Laces Martin
Johnny Martin proved terrible NV
in his bout with Jackson on Saturday
nigh, at the National. In looking at
the bout one way. Martin was success
ful. lie went into to stay the six rounds,
and did But there was no comparison
between tho New Workers. Jackson woI
a'l the way. He administered terrible
heating to Martin. scored knockdown
in the fifth and outclassed him through
out.
Young Neil. of Allentown, walloped
Soldier Karparski. scoring knock
down; Joe Cervino took more punish
lnpnt that his protege. Roy Ennis. who
gave Johnny I.isse a sensational scrap,
with the latter winner: Joe Carson
heat Reddy Bell in the fifth. when the
referee stopped tho bout because both
Of Rrddy's eyes werc cut. and Young
Mawlonp drew with Frankie Edwards.