Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
Champ to Face
Lew Tender on
PHILIPS Diamond
Herman Taylor, Philadelphia
Promoter, Signs Pair After
Seven Months of
Wrangling.
By RAY PEARSON.

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Who'll be the next Tex Rickard OF
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When George land that means
"Tex"-Rickard pulled that wonder
full battle between Champion Jack
Dempsey and Georges Carpenter at
Jersey City on July 2, battle that
smashed to smithereens all other
fistic attraction records in the matter
of gate receipts, this man Rickard
set mark for other aspiring pro-
moters to shoot at. There, are
plenty OF other promoters, but where
in the world is there man who
would take the chances that Tex
takes?
When he leased Madison Square
Garden in New York for period
of 10 years there were lot of peo-
pie who spid that Tex was framing
10 go broke. But instead of going
broke, Richard in the short time he
has controlled the garden has made
a lot of money, showing definitely
that playing for big stakes is a
profitable game-at least for Rick
ard
Introducing Mr.. Taylor.
But this is not meant for n story
about Tex Rickard, it is meant to
tell of the efforts OF man other
than Rickard. The facts mentioned
above are necessary because they
show just how difficult is the task
of any man who seeks to rival Rick
ard.
The man we have in mind is a
young man in. Philadelphia. His
name is Herman Taylor, and he hops
into fistic prominence at this time
because he is going to stage a
worlds championship of his own in
the Quaker city on the afternoon OF
August II.
TAYLOR has lined up Lightweight
Champion Benny Leonard and Lew
Tender, the Philadelphia southpaw::
Tender is the one man in the word
who is given a chance to dethrone
Leonard. Leonard, of course, will be
the favorite in the betting, but Tend
ler has a chance for Wctoroy, and
mighty good one, at that.
Retieent Sort of Promoter.
Taylor's intimates in the east years
ago nicknamed Taylor, "Muggsy"
Taylor, but why such handle
should be slipped to Herman is hard
to figure out. When he talks-and
he doesn't talk very often-he has
something to say that is worth lis
tening to. He is quiet spoken and
says nice things about other people:
While in Atlantic City couple OF
months ago visiting the training
camp of Jack Dempsey, | became
acquainted with Taylor. At that
time he was staging the Saturday
night, boxing shows at Atlantic City:
Becoming friendly, "Muggsy' and
the writer engaged in boardwalk
conversation, and Taylor told us
few things which at that time were
not for publication.
Here's what he said:
We'll, hoped over to Phlla del
phia today and | leased the Philal--
delphia National league base ball
park. I'm planning to hold some
good battles there, and don't be at
all surprised if l put on a worlds
championship shortly"
We listened with polite attention
and then asked "Muggsy' what
championship he had in mind.
Leased Philly Park. ;
II have been working on Leonard I
and Tender for seven and halt
months, trying to sign them up tor a
championship tilt. A lot OF other
promoters have been trying to do the ,
same thing, but don't seem to make
any headway. But I'll tell you one
thing, and that is that I'm going to,
land this match. I've gone ahead
and leased the Philly park, because L
am confident that I'll clinch it. That
is how confident l feel about it
Less than a month after that con
ycrsation we heard from Phlladel-
phia (not from Promoter Taylor,
that Benny Leonard and Lew Tender
would battle for the worlds cham
pionship for Herman Taylor on the
afternoon OF August Il,