Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15
LEONARD-O'DOWD BOUT NAY
BE DISH FOR LOCAL. FANS
Lightweight Champ Says He You'd Meet Midleoeight and
Mike Declares the Feeling Is Mutual-Hrp
Boxes Here Tonight
BY LOUIS RI. JAFFE
WITH it being virtually a case ,

WITH it being virtually a case Of
w have TO" for Benny Leonard to
step out OF his division in order to keep
| busy in the ring, now that the star
! llghtweights are passing up the cham
| plon, 1t is probable that the New Yorker
will not only meet welterweights, but
also middleweights of major reputation.
Among Benny's opponents this fall no
doubt will be Mike O'Dowd. and it
wouldn't be at all surprising IL local
fans were to get a glimpse at this pair
in action with such matchmakcrs as
Herman Taylor. Johnny Mooney and
Pop O'Brien ready to snare big league
contests.
Last season Leonard announced that
ne would not pass up a chance to meet
o'Dowd; and today Mike voiced a
mutual feeling toward Benny. "All of
which makes things all even" says
Jeems Carolan, ''and don't be bit
! surprised il the Ice Palace is the scene
Of an O'Dowd Leonard fracas."
'Hustlin' Jimmy" has O'Dowd In
tow today, showing him all the points
Of interest in the City of Brotherly
Love, and this evening Carolan win
finish his sight seeing tour with Mike
by showing him the fistic emporium at
Forty fifth and Market streets. While
there the lighting harp" will endeavor
TO make his scheduled twenty four
minute engagement with Sailor Petro-
sky. of California, as short as possible.
! ODowd may be disappointed. Pete
Is one OF those glove eating Cavemen
who fights harder the harder he is hit.
| But Nike is one Of those punchers
who hits exceptionally hard, which he
proved when he knocked out Greek
George Knockout Brown last season
scoring the first ten second wallop over
that tough ChiCagoan for the first time
in his stormy career. O'Dowd told
Carolan that he was in perfect fettle,
was punching hard and would be per
sonally disappointed If he didn't score
with haymaker.
Three other eight-rOund bout. are sched
uIed al the Ice Palace tonight In addition
20 the O'Dowd-PetTOsky number. They are
Whitley FftzEernld ". Johnny Rose, Tommy
Clear ~. Jos Nelson and W!lis Rohler vs.
Buddy Fitzgerald
The winner Of the Frankie Masu!re-Jack!.
champion Johnny @son T W at the e'$a %a,,Snai %6sh
"1sH f3sy fsi nsh At III" Vii be-
joSn3y MeaIly vs. Jack B:sGso. Dave s'.iG"S: XS:cy
Tmmmy Jam!sou End B!ly Lyle vs. Johnny
Battling Murray Will box Jack Perry IN.
'!e ",ght-round seminal to the Joe Burman.
Charley LedouH bout at the. reopening Of
~" Olympia on Monday night The three
nreI!ms each Will be a siI. roundsr. Via :
RattI!ng LEONARD VS.. Indian Russell. Johnny
Noloney ys. Danny Buck snd KID Wolf VS.
Battling Paskas.
A light heavyweight bout will be tho head
liner at the Cambria Friday night when
Joe BorrelI ana Knockout SAMSON clash for
~" third time. Johnny Royce and Matty
Decht"r will appear In the seminal With
D Other bouts follows: BUDDY Daley w.
/ Ja'k Malone Ping Bpfip VI. Spike Sheridan
and Ray Dawes Ys. Joe Sharkey.
Bouts s.hrduIed 81 the Germantown club
for tomorrow night, as published In this
column several days ago, are not TO be held
Jack HaRan says that Kowp!e Calender
is TO get $4,000 to meet Charley LsedouS
In one Of the prelins to the Leyinsky- Car
psntier bout IN Brooklyn. October 70. HsEan
used 10 handle Calender, who now is under
the management OF Tom o. Rourke, and Jack
VIII continue 20 work with the Kewpie in
his PhiiRdeph'a bouts.
Billy Mercer, sta ro!ddlaws'gn' = p.ue-
.wra-' will ar .. NNlsd"'rN!a D~fl',r :
W. IS E.T - '. .,-d.r O.. -nr ..'trr..
IarfIsr. wGD Is coming here with u splendid
reputation, and an effort viii be made to
match him with Jeft smith Mike o Dowd
and Johnny Wilson,