Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-22
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE

|" A hNOCkoCT will decide the win
"A ner Of tohight's bout. and will
| try to stop him as soon as possible. /
don't think have lost any of nv skill
despite my five months lay off. and
certainly will trv my utmost to prove
this fact tonight Benny Leonard.
"1'm going in to win. ! know l can
whip Leonard by infghting. One thing
of which / am certain-the champion
won't knock me out'--Sailor Freed
man.
These are the statements of princi.
pals in the biggest boxing contest OF
the season, scheduled for this evening
ut the Ice Palace. Neither man np-
parently is worrying much about tho
bout. and each has shown tendency to
converse on any topic other than fisti-
cuffs.
An air of confidence is the chief fca-
fture Of champion and contender alike.
Usually on the eve of an important
match one and sometimes both of the
contestants are in serious mood
with one thought uppermost in their
minds-thc fracas. But not so with
Leonard, nor with Freedman.
Hartman Has Floor
Leonard arrived in town late ycster-
day afternoon. lie finished training in
New York on Sunday. one of three
sparring partners being Earl Hartman,
the South Philadelphian, who said today
that the champion was in great shape.
II certainly enjoyed my workout with
Benny. We went along at pretty
lively clip, but at no time did he try
TO hurt me. Leonard corrected some of
my punchcs--it was a pleasure to spar
with him. At no time did It seem as
if he were thinking of Freedman. be-
cause he took such pains in telling me
how to punch and even when to punch.
Freedman worked out in Chicago for
ten days and then put in three strenu-
Gus afternoons at Philadelphia Jack
O'Brien's here for tonight's fuss. The
Sailor said he was in the best shape of
his career, and he looked in fine fettle
in his gymnasium boxing. Ths Chica-
goan reiterated today, Leonard no
doubt will be at his best because he
doesn't have to make weight, but the
same goes for me. ns l feel stronger
now than I did for bouts when | had
to come in at weight.
Leonard IS expected to be the win
npr-this seems to be unanimous. There
also are lots of the champions con-
Stitucnts who believe Benny Is due to
score a knockout. If he does. Benny
will have accomplished somewhat of
feat. ihasmuch ne the Sailor is con-
sidcred to be one Of the best defensive
battlers in the lightweight class.
On Defense
In his two great bouts with Lew
Tender here Freedman did very little
leading and 1t was up to the southpaw
10 be on the offensive almost throughout
while the Sailor did his best work in
counterIng and at close quarters.
Speaking Of his Tender matches Freed
man said. II planned my battles for
Tender that way. MS I figured | could
score heavily with Lew the aggrcssor.
against Leonard he continued.
81 might change my style entirely. II
| decide that I can do better work by
forcing the fight then will do all I can
to be as aggressive as possible. But if
Benny keeps coming to me, then ] will
do as in the Tender bouts
George Pawling, the promoter, an
nounced today that there has been
big advance sale and Is confident the
West Philadelnhia arena. which has q
seating capacity Of 5000, will be taxed
to its limit.