The New York herald., 1921-01-09
LEONARD HOPES
TO WIN AGAIN
FROM MITCHELL
Feat of Milwaukeean's Bro
ther Raises Question of
Champions Success.
WOMAN MADE MATCH
Boxers to Get 100000, but
Rickard Gives Garden
Free.
WOMAN MADE MATCH
ny CHARLES f. MATHIsoN.


The worlds championship contest be-
tween Benny Leonard, title holder. and
Richie Mitchell. challenger, which is set
for Madison Square Garden next Friday
night, is unique in the history of boxing
matches.
The bout was arranged by Miss Anne
Morgan, philanthropist, which marks the
first time in pugilistic annals that g.
woman has brought champion and chal-
? lenger together in a title combat
In order to assure large addition to
the fund for the relief of devastated
France, the committee in charge, OF
which Miss Morgan is an untiring men,
Der, decided to stage the most attractive
match possible, and therefore bound
themselves to pay $4,000 to Champion
Leonard and 100000 to Mitchell for
their services.
Although Tex Rickard. the Garden
promoter. who will turn over the arena
without charge, regards the sums paid
to the boxers as rather high, he has
gone on record with the prediction Of a
100000 gate and 100000 for the
worthy object that Miss Morgan and her
co-workers are striving for.
Judged by the results attending the
auction sale of seats and the interest
in the contest, Richards prediction will
be verified.
The boxing patrons Of the Middle
West regard Richie Mitchell as the
greatest lightweight in the world. de-
spite the fact that he was vanquished
by Leonard three years ago. Tho
Westerners evidently believe that Mitch
ell has improved over his form in the
first meeting and do not regard Leonard
as so formidable as he was on that oc-
casion.
The question as to the present status
Of the noted lightweights can be settled
only by a meeting in the roped arena.
and the belief of the Wisconsinite and
his friends that he will be able to turn
the tables on the champion adds spice
to the affair.
Personnel of Committee.
The American Committee for the Re-
lief of Devastated France is composed
of Miss Anne Morgan, Otto B. Shulon.
chairman, in whose office at 136 Madison
avenue the match was made; Louis r..
Stoddard, famous polo playM'. who 10 a
member of the American team that will
shortly go to England for international
matches, and Arthur H. Woods, former
Police Commissioner.
An interesting feature of the event
will be the attendance of many wounded
war heroes, who will witness the bout
as the guests OF Mrs. Ogden Armour OF
Chicago. who forwarded $500 to the
committee for the expenses of the SOL
diers.
Forftits of S1.500 have been deposited
with Tex Riekard by the managers OF
the contestants for weight and appear
ance, the first named to be 135 pounds
at o'clock. Mitchell is training at the
Harlem Casino, 116th street and Lenox
avenue. and Leonard in the Common
wealth gymnasium. Mitchell spars with
Harlem Eddie Kelly, Jack Duffy and
Willie Doyle.
This is the second meeting between
Leonard and Mitchell. Several months
before he dethroned Freddie Welsh in
Manhattan Casino in 1917, Leonard went
to Milwaukee and stopped Mitchell in
seven rounds Previous to the ending
Mitchell is said to have had a shade on
the New Yorker.
MitchelTs History.
Mitchelrs name is Richard Harvey
Mitchell. He is two years older than
Pinkey and younger than his brother
manager William. This Is his first bout
in New York city. but not his debut in
the East, for he fought Joe Welling in
Philadelphia.
Leonards knockout did not stop Nit
cnell. Ior since tnen ne mas Dowled
over many contenders. He knocked out
Llew Edwards. champion of Australia,
IN seven rounds, in February. 1920, and
outpointed Mel Coogan in twelve rounds
at Youngstown, Ohio. He fought Willie
jackson and Lew Tender in ten round
decisionless bouts In Milwaukee. On
November 12 last, Richie knocked out
Joe Benjamin in nine rounds. Benja-
min Is the lightweight champion of the
Pacific coast and is managed by Gibson,
who handles Leonard's affairs.
Mitchell says he will be under weight.
Leonard doesn't fear Richie. but he be-
1ieves he will meet with a sitter argu-
ment than he did in yelling, for whom
he made 1874 pounds.
Leonard may have been weak at the
1874 pounds he made for yelling. but
the champion certainly had all kinds
of trouble with the Bohemian.