Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-17
IS HOLDING UP
BIG BOUT, SAYS GLASSMAN
Promoters Rel Let Tender sect hat He Can Drdc
Is Hitch in Leonard Bout Declares Phil
Ry LOUIS IL. JAI'FE

AN ENTIRELY new and original
"A angle has developed in the greatest
pugilistic question of the day. hat
Is Keeping Lew Tender and Benny
Leonard from Meeting in the Ring
For q while il was Leonard weight
that is, Tender refused to box IN"
champion only ar riugSidc avoirdu1oiS,
1875 pounds. md then, after the Phlla-
delphiau had agreed to o'clock weigh
ing in time, it was the demand Of
$50, 900 guarantee by Phil Glassman.
Now tho latest reason for III" nom
matching of Tender and Leonard, ac-
cording to Glassman, is that the pro-
moter himself is proving to be the
eolored gentleman in the woodplle,
Fight fans may disagree with the as
tute manager Of the local southpaw,
while others may insist that Phil is
conversing through his hat. Anyway,
here's what Glassman warblcs
"Tex Richard IS holding up III" ten.
tatiye match between Leonard and
Lew. All this noise that Tender do"sn I
want to box the champion Is bosh.
NV asking for Il so, 900 guarantee isn't
an alibi, or an easy way to say 'Noth
ing doing either. nm nor SO anxious
for that fiat guarantee just rs
soon gamble; in fact, ! would mnch
rather have Tender box on a percent
age basis.
draw has been the verdict Or pro
meters ali over thr country. As a
promotcr myself I have used the same
system. But. Mr.. RiCkard has abb
solutely turned down any rOnsidcrauon
of a percentage basis. IL were IN
insist a guarantee with priyiIage1 ot a
percentage. then there might be q hoWI'
III the promoter believes that TcndIcr
is not worth $50, 900 then I'm willing
to gamble for II, a..
Glassman says that he would sign Tor
n Tender Leonard match at any time.
He saws New York can have the bout
indoors or out in the open next sum
mer ''If no one there likes my PROPOSE e
tions. then Il Philadelphia promoter car
: get into the running as FAR as ] an
Concerned" further said phh. BuI
/ would much rather have Tender DoS
, Leonard in New York because decisive
ruling can be given by the judges.
When asked on what pCrcrntagH h'
was willing to match Teudler viii
Leonard. CiassmRn answered, 'JI
per cent at the Madison Square Garden
nr, il the match is arranged in I'M
nnen where the seating capacity wouiC
ne Iaraer, then / would sign up Tor =,
per cent. l am confident that a Leon
ard Tender contest Houlu uttIa|N
least Il 5000, 900 gate.
Fr.ddy Kclly has Young ,ssm Kob,deGsu
49, Ers1ch- Italian featheTwcikht, al set 10
shs warpsth. ,Roboy 9aI n,SI net meet y1s,p,, .
IA Rally doesn't understand why the match
makers are passing him UP, up ahoH bssides p .Nha sa
hnv"s.ssfiliy opposed Harry (Kid) Browr
sammy schln. Frankie Clark ana hSrr
condon. Eddie Morgan was put 10 steep
ilobideau in three rounds
nayo Grpsn writes on green statloner
that All Burger. former navy festherwelRh
has returned and IL prepared for compel
tIon with Elovemen hts weight, "A says y
can knock out Johnny kilbane' write
Dave.
rcturn liEhtwoiEht match gin be =
hendlineF al the Cambria on Friday nish
Tohnnp Barns aEaln will put on Jack B[fzi
~ Jimmy Brown Charley Omen vs., Yni
tss FerTy Jehnny MecNbs vs Mike Fafrsl