New-York tribune., 1921-04-07
Midget Smith
Boxes Sharkey
Again Tonight
Bout With Johnny Buff Is
lnducement to Winner
OF Eifteen-Round Mill
By w. ]. Macbeth

BY w. ]. Macbeth
One of the greatest fights of the in
door season between little men should
De seen at the Manhattan Casino to-
niRht when Midget Smith and Jack
S,harkey climb through the ropes for
tne ntteen-round wind-up.
Each OF these lads has q treble nur-
pose for speedy victory. The winner
mas been promised match with fly
weight champion Johnny Buff provided
ne can get down somewhere within rea-
sonable weight; each has visions of de-
thronlng bantamw weight Champion Joe
Lynch; each feels*he got the worst of
the referees decision at Madison
Square Garden recently, when a ten
round tilt was declared a draw after
the Judges had failed TO agree
Already James J. Johnston, keeper
Of the Manhattan citadel. has sent out
Ieelers for championship bout be-
tween to-night's winner and Joe
Lynch The Boy Bandit of Upper Har-
lem named $4,000 as q feeler. Eddie
Mead, Lynch's manager, couNtered with
S1o,0OO. There is only the difference
OF $4,000 between The offer and the
demand, and what's matter Of ten
thousand when fight boosters get to-
eether! II is reasonable to suppose a
compromise viii be Effected before it
IS time to press-agent the match.
Both Boys See Victory
Jack Sharkey, who has taken life
somewhat more seriously since Joe
Lynch knocked him out and who has
gone tar toward very impressive
come back, declares that Midget
Smlth Is IN for his Waterloo this eve
nlng. The Midget cannot see things in
that hight. at all. Evidently he pro-
poses to come out OF the encounter
without scratch. Midget Smith. the
only lighter who IS managed by a wom-
an has sister, IS gong to get s new
manager Sunday, and one that viii be
hard 10 lose. no matter how well or
poorly he fights in future.
Exhibit =, the following telegram
verbatim, needs no further explanation:
"New York, April ), 1921.
"Bill Macbeth Tribune, n. Y:
Midget smith my brother. is going
to be married this coming Sunday to
Hllda SWensen whether he wins his
fght with Jack Sharkey Thursday eve
ming at the Marhattan Casino or not.
Ihere Will be reception and dance
after the wedding at the Commodore
Hotel. You are cordially invited
VERA SMITH"
The semi-fnal Of twelve rounds be-
tween Mickey Donley, OF Newark, and
Jimmy Duffy, Of the West Side, is
good feature in itself. Donley made
reputation last season by beating Joe
Weliings and Toe Benz amin, two Of the
leading Iightweights.
Tex Rickard did not appear at all
disturbed yesterday by q cabled dis
patch from London which insinuated
that Georges Carpenter had run out
on his match with heavyweight cham
plon Jack Dempsey next July ,. Major
Wilson, an English promoter, was
alleged authority for the statement
Wi-son is trying to promote q match
between Carpenter and Frank Moran.
nickard Makes Flat Denial
According to the London story
Dempsey's challenger decided to side
track tne big match temporarily when
Rlckard failed TO name the site Of the
hattie on April /. as agreed. and
gave Wilson assurance he would go
through with Moran engagement in
June, Richard having failed to reply to
cablegram Carpenter sent on April ].
This fellow Wilson is talking
through his hat said Rickard at
Madison Square Garden yesterday
afternoon
AS matter Of fact. Carpenter is
in Algiers and not in Paris or London.
He has agreed to the delay in naming
the battle site, as IN everything else.
He g satisfied with everything and
eager 10 fulfil his engagement. He
Will sail for America May >
The idea OF tight between Car
pentier and Moran in June is ludi-
crous. Carpenter has $4,000 posted,