Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-04
BENNY LEONARD
MUST MEET LEW
TENDLER, ED|CT
: He Cannot Fight Sailor Fried
man in Philadelphia Until
This Is Done, Director
CorteIyou Rules.
BY SPARROW McGANN.
Especial Dispatch to Morning JournaD
Copyright 1921 by Albuquerque Journal)

Especial Dispatch to Morning JOurnnD
Copyright 1921 by Albuquerque JournaD
New York, oct. 3.-Here is a
straight tip, lads: Benny Leonard
won't fight Sailor Friedman in
Philadelphia until he himself
makes good with the boxing fans
of the Quaker city. He has got to
meet Lew Tender before he puts
up his hands in a ring in Philly
There has been a lot of talk that
before Friedman meets Leonard
the sailor will have to fulfill
broken engagement with John
Mealey. This was the dictum Of
Director of Public Safety Cortel-
you. All true and straight enough
so far as it went But it went
farther than has been reported,
The fact is that Leonard is in the
same boat. He has got to go into
the squared circle with Tender.
before he faces any other fighter
in Tenders home town. Mr.. Cor
telyou is a regular Solomon when
1t comes to handling the pugs' dis
putes in Philly and the chances
that his methods will be effective
in bringing about the looked for
meeting between the two famous
lightweights are good.
Tex Richard would like to have
the two boys meet in Madison
Square Garden. There are two
fighters in this country whose
names attached to a program
mean a golden harvest--Jack
Dempsey and Benny Leonard. A
Tendler-Leonard fight at the Gar
den would mean a quarter of
million dollar house. Why has
Billy Gibson, who manages Leon
ard, held aloof from the coin?'
Well. there are two reasons. The
first is that if Leonard does not
meet Tender In Philadelphia, that
city will be closed to him as a
fighting ground and that might
mean the loss of a lot Of money
in the future.
But the chief reason is what may
be termed a feud between Leonard
and Richard. Whenever sports get
together they talk about that, and
wonder what can be the matter
and who said what and who did
which. But there has never been
any real light cast on the sub
ject. Now stand by for the illu-
mination.
The present scribe is in posi-
tion to slip the real dope as to the
Rickard-Leonard situation. 1t will
be recalled, then, that last year
at the Garden, Tex gave two bene-
fits. one for devastated France and
the other for the stricken Irish.
Leonard boxed at both these ben
Gifts. Finally Leonard turns to
Richard and said in effect:
Look here, Tex, you've held two
benefits. When are you going to
hold one for the Jews?"
- well" says Tex, II can't afford
any more benefits this year"
Then Leonard said something
and Richard came back strong,
according to the story. He pointed
out that Leonard had got forty
thousand for his first benefit and
about thirty-five for his second
whereas Richard had yielded up
every cent of profit. He couldn't
see where Leonard got off de-
manding benefits. Then Benny got
mad and said never again would
he box in the Garden while Rick
ard controlled it. And there the
matter stands.
But 1t might he whispered that
Richard this winter intends to
hold monster benefit in behalf of
Jew and gentle beneficent organi-
cations.