Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-20
WILL K. Q. TENDLER,
PREDICTS KANSAS
Rocky Says He Will Rock Lew
to Sleep Inside of Nine
Rounds
SIGNS FOR OTHER BOUTS
Nv LOFTS II JAFITE

"Tendlcr can not go the distance
I'll knock him out sure" This is
the confident aspect one Rocky Kan
sas has for his meeting tomorrow night
at the Madison Square Garden with
Lew Tender. Of this city, according
to wire received from New York
today.
Further it is said that Kansas Is
SO certain of winning from the Phila-
dolphia southpaw that his manager
ha~ signed up Rocky for three more
m0tchcs-with Richie Mitchell, Johnny
dundee ana Sailor Friedman. How
ever, no dates are mentioned for those
bouts and. If he has them in view
a defeat ut the p0rtsidc punches Of
the Logan lamhuster would knock him
out Of such matches.
Here's what Kansas has to say about
his s"t-to with Tender:
"TondCr won't go the limit. I'll
rock him to sleep inside of eight or
nine rounds. am in great shape .--
better than | was when l boxed Leon
ard. ] don't believe Tcndler can 90
the fifteen rounds. lie blows up after
going eight. | plan to set the pace
from the start and ! expect to put
Tcnd,cr on his back"
Apparently Il very confident guy is
this rugged Rocky person. He has
boxed Trndlcr twice before. each time
lew returning u winucr Oh points.
Bu, that was before Rocky really
reached the top of his career, when he
scored a onc-round knockout over
Richie Mitchell and held Benny Leon
ard off in twelve rounder.
Tender will leave for New York this
afternoon. lie is down to weight, which
is to be 135 pounds at . O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Briton After Tile
Ernie Rice, lightweight champion Of
Great Britain. is in America Tor tk"
express purpose OF getting n tituiGr
tilt with Leonard. Rice is the holder
# the Lord LonaAale belt, which proves
Ac is ruler Of Johnny Bulls 135-
Founders. Rice, according TO word of
his manager, Charley Harvey, IS will
ing to take on any of the other lead
ing lightweights just to prove he is
entitled to n smack at Benny.
The British champion already has ap-
peared in u bout in the United States,
Several weeks ago he took on Richie
lishman returned a winner in four
rounds when the Westerner was unable
10 continue because of fractured
right arm.
Rice. who is OF italian parentnge
but born in England, IS different from
most British boxers who have invaded
America. Rather than being clever,
Ernie, Harvey states, Is of the rugged
hard punching type.
II is believed that Tex RlCkard will
enter Rice In HIS lightweight elimina-
tion tournament which he hopes will
bring out the most logical man for
championship engagement with Leon
ard
Offers for Droney
Tim Droncy has been receiving
lot Of offers around the country, since
mis- victory here over Pete Hartley at
the Ice Palace. Joe Kennedy now is
negotiating for bout between Droney
and Pal Moran at New Orleans, No
vember Z. II this match Is closed it
will be twenty -rounder with the
proviso that Droney will be rernatchcd
for another bout there, IN the event
that he defeats Moran. In hts last
bout Moran knocked out Irish Patsy
Cline In round.
Kennedy is figuring on taking Lew
Schupp, up State welterweight, on the
trip to New Orleans. Schupp has been
boxing well throughout Pennsylvania.
His next tilt is to be at Scranton to-
night with Ted Block.