The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-17
TWO CHAMPIONS
DEFEND CROWNS
Benny Leonard and Joe
Lynch to Battle
This Week
Ry EpwARp W. cocnNANE.


Two worlds champions and some
men who are camping close on the
trails Of these same two title hold
crs will engage in bouts that will bc
the outstanding features of the
pugilistic program in the United
States this week. These champions
are Kenny LEONARD, leader OF the
liGhtweights who meets Frankcy
Schucll at Buffalo, and Joe Lynch.
bantam king. who engages Benny
Costor at New York. Both bouts are
scheduled for Monday night.
This will be the first time Leon
ard has engaged IN a battle OF any
Importance since he met Richie
Mitchell iu a bout in Ncw York
when the Milwaukee lightweight.
later put out Of the running 10y
Rocky Kansas, tloorcd the cham
pion for the count OF nine. while II
is not expected that Schoell will
come near heating the champion,
stranger things have happened IN
the long history OF fistiania. Schocll
Is just a fair ligfltweight who has
/ been boxing FOR a long time and
never has attained any great hon
! ors. Hut he Is tough and game arid
may give the champion hard fight.
There Is a persistent rumur that
will not down, to the effect that
Leonard intends To retire from the
/ ring undcfeated. While Leonard has
/ not stated cmphatlcally that this viii
| be done, or set any definite date fo1
/ such retirement, his friends say he
/ viii not remain in the ring many
| months, and possibly his last battle
| viii be with Rocky Kansas in New
/ York in May. The Schocll bout Is
/ merely to test his skill before h,
] ma afsfa hA
| Mitchell
Costcr's Chance at Title.
Benny CostCr who gets the
! chance with the bantam king. IL a
veteran. He has boxed most of the
good lJS-poundcrs who are in the
ring today, but this IL his first
chance to fight. Champion Lynch.
Joe had "A hard time beating Young
/ Montreal a short time ago and he
may be fighting too often to keep in
the very best OF shape. II this is
true, he Is likely 70 encounter rather
serious opposition in the New York
fighter. Costcr Is clever. game. and
can take punishment. He hasn't
much OF a wallop, hut in this he is
much like the men he meets. Ring
sharps do not expect the crown to
be lifted from the brow OF the new
The Leonard School fight was
moved up from week ago. when
they were hooked to fight. but had
to postpone the argument because
OF an injury TO one OF the hands OF
the Buffalo fighter. This bout and
one other this weck--a battle be
tween Rocky Kansas and Johnny
Dundee. to be staged at Milwauke ee
are mere steppngstones to real
C championship tilt in New York next
month between the champion and
Kansas.
Ever since Kansas knocked out
Richie Mitchell. fistic followers IN
the east have been clamoring for q
battle between the champion and
the Buffalo challenger. Kansas has
not been idle. He has been very
willing to prove his right to such @
match by meeting all the aspiring
lightweights he could get bouts
with. He has picked the toughes
in the division, including Willie
Jackson, and has beaten them all
This time he meets the jumpingjacl
OF the division in Dundee Tn,
Scotch-wop has been "A top-notChel
for many years but because of hi
lack of "A punch he has been unabl'
to acquire the title. He has Tough
every good lightweight for the pas
: decade and has given "A good ac
{ count OF himself in eery start.
} Brennan 10 Mexico.
Dundee Is clever, Craftey RIM
general, and is very hard to flatten