El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-05
Leonard Picks An Easy Mark
White TOOSIOw For Champion

Z would be expected where the title IS
at stake. Today there are three light
weights who are classed ahead Of
/ White-Tendler, Mitchell and Jack
sidered more seriously, with Leonard
making any kind OF weight
The weight has been announced
ut 135 at 10 a. m. but II reports
from the far west about Benny'a
averdupOis are correct he viii
have "a hard time making that
pOumdaEe. The question will arise
then-Tiu Leonard weigh in
public or private There may be
no decision. so there could be no
title at stake unless there should
be a knockout on the part Of Mr..
White VIII the Michigan state
boxing commission insist on
Benny weighing in public or
OtherTisef II he must weigh in
public IL will settle once and for
all time whether the champion
can really make the lightweight
limit Of 135 pounds.
With White IN proper condition he
may give the champion a hard battle
at that There is no doubt about
Charley's ability to hit with either
hand, but to land on an elusive Gus
toner like Leonard is another uues-
ton White fought Freddy Welsh at
Colorado Springs, Col four years
ago for the title, losing the decision
on points.
He came within an ace OF landing
the title from Willie Richie in 1919
when they met before the Cream City
Athletic club at the Milwaukee audi
Jorlum- White put Richie down and
nearly out In the first round, but he
lost his chance when he failed to
follow up his advantage. He also
had a chance for the title against Ad
Wolsast, but failed Now he is get
ting fourth chance against Benny
Leonard. VIII he make good?
OF the boxers who were fighting
back in the SOS few are better pre-
served and in better condition than
Tommy Ryan, who at one time
claimed the weller and middleweignt
championships. a boxing fan OF Gin
clnnau sent in a query the other day
as to what had become Of Tommy
Ryan and asking whether or not he
ever defeated Danny Needham. At
the present time Tommy is interested
IN a boxing club at Syracuse. n. Y
and IS Independent as far as being
fixed for the balance Of his life Is
concerned. One of the hardest fights
Tommy ever engaged in was with
Danny Needham at Minneapolis in
1891 when they battled rs rounds,
Tommy finally being declared the
winer on a knockout
he was n Dandy.
It was a gruelling contest and
Needham was never the same after
wards. Previous to that Ryan had
fought 81 round battle with Jimmy
Murphy 70 a draw. That was in 1883
and both were badly punished when
L was stopped Other severe bat
ties which Ryan engaged in at that
time were; Mark Shaughnsssy, 46
rounds, which he won by the K. o.:
Con Doyle, % rounds; Mysterious
Billy Smith, 20 rounds; Jack Bonner.
20; George Green. 20 and IS, respec-
lively Tommy West, Il. and num-
erous others OF 20 and more rounds.
He had many short bouts, too. but
a majority Of the contests were long
and hard fought battles. Ryan's cor
rect name is Joseph Youngs and he
came Of French and English parents.
being born IN 1870 at Redwood. n. Y.
He started fighting in 1887 and
wound up his boxing career in an
exhibition with Battling Nelson in
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frankie Callahan, the CHICAGO
lightweight, who has Just taken unto
himself Tom Jones as manager, is
one OF only two boxers in the United
States and probably the world. who
has advanced to the Shrine in the
Masonic order within six months
time The other member is Benny
Leonard. the lightweight chauruFo,