The New York herald., 1921-12-16
LEONARD'S RIVALS
TO BOX In GARDEN
Tender and Friedman Will
Clash Tonight in Fifteen
Round Bout.
BY CHARLES F. MArHIsoN.

The nearest possible approach to a
lightweight championship match will be
staged tonight at Madison Square
Garden when Lew Tender. the south
paw pride of Philadelphia, and Sailor
Friedman, the hope of Chicago, meet In
a fifteen round bout. The winner may
not get a match with Benny Leonard,
but he would deserve it. Tender and
Friedman are the nearest rivals of the
champion. but as he Is disinclined to
fight In this city the victor in tonight s
bout will have to bide his time.
The two boxers will scale 1875 pounds
at 2 P. NJ in accordance with the
Walker law, and 1t Is the intention of
Promoter Rictard to match all the other
available lightweight contenders at the
proper weight. II Leonard still refuses
to defend his title in the Garden, Rick
ard says he will match the two best men
of the division and give them belt en-
blematic Of the title.
Therefore the winner of tonight S
bout may in the future be in position
to challenge the right OF Leonard to re-
tain the title. Tender and Friedman
have boxed ten rounds at Milwaukee
and two eights in Philadelphia. Tender
fought fifteen hard rounds with Rocky
Kansas in the Garden several weeks
ago.
A ten round semi-final between Pep
per Martin and Harvey Bright and two
eight FOUNDERS will precede the main
event The Martin-Bright affair has
aroused great interest. Martin has
scored knockdowns in every one of his
last twenty battles. Recently he
knocked out Jackie Norman. Bright
holds decision over Sammy Sieger.
The opener will show Tony Lyons of
Harlem against Young Pierce Of the
West Side. Bobby Michaels will box
Red Cap Wilson, who knocked out
Johnny Murray with a punch in the
Garden.
J. o. Carpenter of White Plains. N.
Y, writes as follows:
AS | read your column ever day, and
your articles on wrestling and boxing
are so good, ! thought 1t might be pos
sible for You to give me some sort of
an account of the wrestling match be-
tween Stanislaus Zbyszko and Charles
Whitlock held at Nashville, Tenn, Mon
day, December IL.
This match went three hours to a
draw, and this bird Whitlock must be
pretty good to stay that long with the
champion"
Whitlock's name Is Charles Hansen,
and he seems to be dark horse of re-
cent development. He has been cam
paigning for some time In South Amer
lea, but returned to the United States
several months ago and made his head
quarters at Omaha, Neb. He is being
handled by Farmer Burns, the veteran
wrestler. and has cut a wide swath
among the second division men of the
West. one of his victims being Jack
Taylor, n good man.
1t is evident that libby took Han
sen on under the impression that he
was all easy mark, and got the sur
prise of his life. There is no reason to
believesthat libby permitted Hansen to
stay three hours without fall. for 4
was a reflection on the champion.
There can be no doubt that Hansen
will come East and try his skill against
other topnotchers. Still, he may hest
tate to take chance with the cele-
brated flying fall rule Of this State.
The best comment on the flying fall rule
came from a patron of the mat game
who was discussing the subject with
Leo Pardello. "I don't want to take
the word of a referee as to a fall |
cannot see,' said the fan. "I want 20
see the fall when the winner pins the
losers shoulders to the mat"
Charles Smith of Long Branch writes
as follows:
"Just line to inform you of a very
good negro fighter I have seen fight
several times the past summer here in
Long Branch. Some live man should get
this fellow, for he has the makings of
another Joe Walcott. He can take some
of the best boys in the country now, and
he is inexperienced in the game.
~ am white man. and I wish you
would print this letter. as 1t may lead
to some fair manager getting this boy.
Bud Spratley Is his name. his weight 143
rounds and he is feet AZ inches tall"
Any one wishing to acquire q second
Joe Walcott should write to Charles
Smith, n Fourth avenue, Long Branch,
n. J.
Leo p. Flynn, manager OF Harold
Farese, yesterday offered Lew Diamond.
manager Of Johnny Buff. hantamweight
champion OF the world, n $4,000 guar
antec for Buff to defend his bantam
weight crown against Harold Farese
within thirty days. II Buff does not ac-
cept the Farese challenge within ninety
days Flynn says he will lay claim to
the bantamweight title and send Farese
on tour of the country defending his
title.