The New York herald., 1921-04-10
D CLAIMS
XERS WHO
EL LEONARD
lsas and frankie
6aid to Be Supe-
to Champion.
GLANDS TITLES
Of Boxing Shows
4 Improvement Over
Past Conditions.
GLANDS TITLES
CHARLES r. MATHIsoN.

CHARLES r. MATHISON.
city of Buffalo has within it's
two lightweights who. in the
alton Of the boxing patrons of
municipality, can take the light
kht crown from the well brushed
OF Benny Leonard, worlds cham
IN, any time either of them gets the
bportunlty.
One of these lightweights is Rocco
cozzo known in the ring as Rocky
KANSAS, who already has demonstrated
his prowess at the expense of Richie
Mitchell and Willie Jackson. After
Kansas had scored his second decisive
over Richie Mitchell the Buff
'alo boy was matched with Benny
Leonard. htst the champion fell Ill with
IpnsStzis and was unable to meet the
upstate pocket Hercules. In this
Willie Jackson volunteered
o act as substitute for Leonard and
has reason to regret his action.
Despite the fact that Kansas has
40 match has been arranged and the
question: OF supremacy Is still unsettled.
Possibly Rickard may succeed in staging
! bout between the pair May 2. which
D an open date at Madison Square
krden .sti
lhe other lightweight In whom Buff
nians have great confidence Is
xfe Schoell, who has never been
ln a ring In this city but who is
Athought of In Buffalo and other
cities. In fact II Is claimed
circles in northern New York
ell Is superior to Kansas, and
fact then the former must
fine performer in the ring.
enough Leonard was also
Schoell. the bout being
10. But again the cham
a niishap. this time in the
broken thumb and was
indefinitely spostpone his
5choell.
bold man who would
the remotest suggestion
IS Leonard has the slight
ther Kansas or Schoell.
estions the genuineness of
hat compelled the cham
matches with the Buffa
B little reason for the be-
lrd's talk OF retiring from
ks inception IN the demon
ess of Kansas and the
putation of Schoell.
circumstances patrons of
i've to be patient till such
hrd induces the champion
ling with one or the other
10 fighters.
lpIicfty OF Titles.
ehip titles are so profuse In
md that person can hardly
put humping into the holder
TT OF pugilistic crown. Every
that section of the country has
champion and each State pos
complete list of titleholders In
Ass.
report of a boxing match in
|ngland necessarily details the fact
he champion lost or retained title
cannot be denied that the New
Lnders are generous with their
lpionships. A boxer from Hacken-
who holds no title at all can go to
England and IL he defeats the local
npion the victor Is heralded as the
titleholder.
Is a result there are scattered all
Ir the United States boxers who hold
W England county or State titles
Py never defend them and may never
I'm box In New England, but that
does not faze the New Englanders,
70 merely establish new champion
ps In the classes and go merrily on
their titular way.
What with military and naval cham
pms. State. city and county champions.
d those of New England. there are
ough title holders in America Mt the
resent time to form an army. 1t would
, an excellent idea for State boxing
|ommfssions TO prune the list of cham
lions In each State so that II would be
ess unwieldly than at present
Improved Boxing Conditions.
I In considering the present status OF
Pxng X is forgotten by opponents OF
ne sport that II has for years been In
statcs OF evolution. The Improvement
all respects since the sport was con-
fted Under London rules has been re-
rkable. BY the same token the ad-
&C IN the pastime since the days Of
Horton law has been marked. both
to ring tactics and administration.
fary critics of boxing 10 not take
>e facts Into consideration. Others
have never seen two men With box
gloves on their hands and know
fs or the rules governinv contests
themselves with the idea that
kick. bite. gouge and otherwise
at each other.
matter OF fact the boxing rules
pay are the most humane that
any branch of rough sport.
bare knucklo fights. I'm whicn
pg and other rough tactics we're
I'd, TO bouts with padded gloves
rough work OF all sort n pro-
BY rule, is long step forward.
Flers struggle with each other
or two hours at n stretch with
rest while boxers have min
st after each three minutes OF
he matter Of administration tho
conditions marx a long stride In
ention OF efficiency. At the present
no rules and regulations are so
perfect that their impartial en-
ent could not fail 10 Insure ideal
Ions. However. until ring officials
Pmpelled by the commission to In
m strict and impartial compliance
the rules by all concerned there is
NJ hope for the attainment OF tho
hest plane Of efficiency.
Gibbons Chidcs Wilson.
Mike Gibbons comes forward with a
aim that Johnny Wilson is avoiding a
tie match Gibbons says:
Il have challenged him twice but
ave failed to get action. Wilson has
bdged several opportunities TO close a
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