New-York tribune., 1922-07-30
Velodronae Is
Too Small for
Important Bout
Boyle's Thirty Acres Will
Be Scene of Next Light
weight Title Contest
BY Jack Lawrence

Pout oel"een benny Leonard ana Lew
1endler, there is little chance that this
bout will take place this year This
opinion was expressed yesterday by
Tex Rickard. Frank Flournoy and
others who were identified with the
promotion of Thursday nights battle
Among fight fans the impression has
been, since the fight on Thursday night
that Leonard and Tender were to NEE;
in return engagement at the Ve!o-
drome, 225th Street and Broadway.
Tex Rickard evinced no desire to
stage another meeting between the
lightweights when this proposition was
put up to him yesterday. He admitted
bout. but declared that it could be held
in only one place. and that was Boyle's
Thirty Acres. where an adequate seat
ing capacity is available.
The attendance figures on Thursday
night were 4 surprise to Rickard and
all those concerned In the promotion
of the fight. 1t can be truthfully said
that no one connected with the Garden
management expected the gate to reach
the proportions that were recorded
which is due in part to the fact that
it rained hard in the early part OF
the afternoon and the skies were over
cast right up to the moment that Tend
Ter and Leonard entered the ring.
Tex Rickard said yesterday that he
would like to put Benny and Lew on
at the Velodrome, but he said, that
arena would never accommodate the
crowd. The capacity of the Velo-
drome is approximately $4,000. The
pine bowl at Bovle's Thirty Acres
holds 91,600. Rickard said that an
other bout between Leonard and Tend
Ter would draw even greater throng
than their engagement on Thursday
night.
Anxious for Another Shot
Benny Leonard himself is anxious
for another shot at Tender. When
the writer talked to him last night
desire to prove that he is the Phila-
delphian's superior. This is what he
said
"1f the public wants me to fight Tend
Ter again | will certainly be glad to
oblige. Tender can fight, and there is
no use trying to get around that fact.
! beat him on Thursday night, and /
can do it again. The next time / fght
Tender The Tribune will be able tc
say that | won by Knockout"
Leonard showed no scars of Thurs
day nights battle when the writer saw
him last night. One of the most prom
inent OF his front teeth was knocked
out, and this caused him to spend two
hours in the dentists chair on Friday
and the same amount of time yester-
day. The dentist had considerable diff
ticultv in removing the roots that
Tender failed to carry away with that
vicious right jab.
Billy Gibson. Leonards manager
said yesterday that he was willing to
have Benny meet Lew again at any
time, but, like Rickard. he believes that
New York City has no arena large
enough to handle the crowd that such
match would draw
IF these boys meet again." sale
Gibson, "it will mean an affair that
will draw as many people as the Demp
sey-Carpentier fight. | would like tt
see them meet in New Y York, where az
official decision could be rendered, bu
there is no place in this city large
enough to take care Of the thousand,
who would want to see this scrap. Un
less a new arena is built here. and
see no immediate prospect of this. i
looks as though the fight would hav,
to go over until it can he staged i,
Boyle's Thirty Acres. Leonard is will
ing TO take Tender on again at an,
time that the proper arrangements ar
made"
Dempsey for New York
Tex Rickard already is at work q
his plans for the proposed heavyweight
encounter between Jack Dempsey an
Jess Willard. This bout might pos
sibly take place in New York City, in
asmuch as the Boxing Commission /
reported to look upon this engagement
more favorably than had been expect
ed. This seems TO be due to the state
ments that Rickard has made to tn
effect that Willard is FAR from
through and that he can get in shap
if he goes through proper course 0
training.
This fight, according to a statemen
made to The writer yesterday by TIE:
Rckard, will take place on or abou
September r. This will probably b.
the only other fsti1 attraction staget
~ the big arena this year, unless b,
some hook or crook Johnny Kilban,
could be induced to defend his feather
weight championship. This title is no
recognized here, but there is no doub
that match Involving Kilbane and som,
Other leading contender in the division
would draw we'll in Jersey.
In connection with the prospectiv,
shows to be held at Boyle's Thirt,
Acres, The writer was reliably informe,
at Madison Square Garden yesterda,
that Harry Wills, colored heavyweigh
champion, would meet/Jack Dempsey
worlds title holder, there on mex
Memorial Day. When this proposi
tion was put up 20 Tex Rickard h
refused to commit himself, but in
umated that it was approximately cor
rect
Paddy Mullins, manager of Wills
lent color to this story when he ad
mitted last night that a tacit agree
ment had been reached whereby Will
and Dempsey were to fight ION O
about" June 80, 1923,
Benny Leonard leaves here to-nigh
for Michigan City, where he is t,
meet Ever Hammer, of Chicago, il
Michigan City next Saturday. Befor
he packed his bags for the westwar,
journey yesterday Benny hoped int,
an automobile and went to Jerse,
City, where he saw pictures of hi
historic encounter with Tender. Afte
viewing the screen version of the af
fair Leonard refused to make an,
comment.