The Washington herald., 1922-06-15
KANSAS OR DUNDEE.
TO MEET KNOCKOUT
CHANEY AT LAUREL.
Matches to Be Staged on
July 4th for Benefit of
American Legion.
BY RAY HELGESEN.


Scotch wop." will meet Knockout
George CLANCY. of Baltimore. in
the main bout of one Of the biggest
capds which have ever been Of
fered in or around Washington July
Fourth at the Laurel race track,
under the auspices of the American
Legion Of Laurel, il was announced
last night by Joe Freeman. dean Of
the Capitals matchmakers. who has
been retained by the Laurel legion
officials to arrange the holiday bill
In a long-distance conversation
with CLANCY and his manager yes
terday Freeman received the Bal
timore fighters verbal o. X. to the
match. The "7Spers" were mailed
special delivery early this morning.
and by nightfall should be on their
way back here with Chaney's John
Hancock attached.
Angling for Rocky Kansas.
Negotiations are still pending
with both Kansas and Dundee.
Freeman wired Rocky yesterday,
and should have a reply some time
today. Freeman talked to Dundee
in New York over the telephone
last night. and the "Wop," who is
plotting his own craft lately, hav-
ing shaken his manager some
months ago. promised to meet Cha
ney. provided he and Freeman
could agree on terms
So far as is known. Kansas has
not yet signed for any July Fourth
engagement. Freeman, therefore.
thinks he has a good chance Of
signing the youngster who was
once thought OF and advertised as
the Logical lightweight to re-
move the crown from the ageing
brow of one Benjamin Leonard"
Kansas last big bout was with
Benny in February in Madison
Square Garden. where he managed
to stay the limit. but failed to put
over his much press-agented rock
crusher. Following that battle. the
Buffalo mitt artist romped into
semi-retirement. He has been meet
ing some of the lesser lights in
New York State recently. but the
match with CLANCY. provided he and
the oily Freeman can get together,
will be. his first real battle since
a legion of his financial hackers
took the count at the Garden.
I've freAlms.
Chaney's long string Of knock
outs was stopped about fve weeks
ago in the West. when he met a
tough boy who. though taking a
terrible walloping, managed to grin
through a layer of blood when the
festivities were over.
Five preliminaries. including the
semi-final. will complete the card il
Freeman's plans don't go awry.
Joey SchartZ. once known as the
Washington newsboy," but who
now claims Detroit as his home ad-
dress. will probably be matched to
exchange compliments with Little
JEFF of Baltimore.
Both these boys rate high in the
bantam class. Schartz was one of
the best in this section before he
took Mister Greeley's oft-challenged
advice and romped West. With the
removal of Joey Baltimore's Little
JEFF stepped into his shoes and has
filled them quite capably. JEFF can
give any of the cloud shooters in
the 116-pound division all they can
handle.
The Laurel stands will hold ap-
pfOximately $4,000 persons. Free
man plans to pitch the ring be-
tween the stands and the rail- <
about 100 feet to the left Of the
judges stand which will give ev-
eSyone in the enclosure an unob-
structed view OF the ring. Chairs
will be placed on all sides of the
ring for ring-side patrons
There isn't a chance for this
thing to fall down." murmured the
voluble Freeman into our mother
of-pearl telephone last night. THE
legion Is behind the whole works
apd 1 am only acting as match
maker. I'm not getting a nickel
out Of il. All / asked was that / be
given carte blanche to go ahead and
details are up to the Laurel pro-
moters.
of Clancy 1 am sure" Joe con-
tinued- About the wop I can't say
yet. II he doesn't want the world
with a fence around it 1 think he
and l can get together. In any case
it'll be either he or Rocky against
the Baltimore boy. Regardless of
which one I sign the match is sure
to be a good one as the presence of
CLANCY in the ring assures a real
battle.
"And don't forget that the pre-
Inns will be just about as good as
the main affair. Jeff's a great lit
tie bantam; so is Schartz. The
other matches are still pending but
III guarantee that no one will go
away dissatisfied. I'm stalking my
rep on this card and I can't see a
possible chance of falling down.
That's that I'll let you know some
more soon. just as soon as these
birds sign"
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