The New York herald., 1922-02-20
WHITE FIGHTS FOR
CHANCE AT TITLE
Will Face Jackson i'm an I'M
pOrtant Contest in the
Garden.
SEEM EVENLY MATCHED
If Local Boxer Can Evade Chi
cagOan's Left He Ought
to Win.
SEEM EVENLY MATCHED
BY CHARLES F. .MATHIsoN.

than have Willie Jackson and Charlie
White. who are to meet in a fifteen
round bout in the Garden tonight
under the auspices of the American Lee
gion. Benny Leonard. worlds light
weigh champion. is under contract with
the Garden management to meet the win
ner and. with this prize dangling before
their eyes. there is good reason to be-
lieve that Left Hook Charley and X. O..
Willie will make the pugilistic effort Of
their lives.
Every nonchampion in the world firm
Iy believes he can defeat the title holder
and Is eager to demonstrate his supe-
rority. Aside from the financial re-
ward incident to fighting a champion
there is always the chance of winning
the title through the medium of good
luck or poor condition on the part Of
the wearer of the crown.
1t is quite evident that Jackson and
White are eager for the test. and will
exert themselves to the utmost White
is especially eager for joust with the
champion. for the Chicagoan insists he
knocked Leonard through the ropes in a
battle at Benton Harbor in 1920. To be
sure Leonard recovered and knocked
White down and out in the ninth round.
thus putting Whites feat in the back
ground. Nevertheless White is imbued
with the belief that If he got another
chance at the champion there might be
a different result.
Close Between White and jackson
AS between White and jackson, the
hght should be close and exciting. Each
man fs a hitter par excellence, and it is
not unreasonable to look for a knockout
hAN 6A 1t-att rf
rives. Whites left is his effective hand,
while Jackson hits we'll with either
mitt. In the matter of boxing skill
there is little to choose, and Jackson Is
probably the faster of the pair. II
Jackson can keep his chin out of the
way of Whites left the Harlem boy
should win. probably on points and pos
sibly by knockout
A report was circulated yesterday to
the effect that Dempsey had made ar
rangements to train at Freddie welsh's
Bayside quarters with view OF doing
some fighting here In the near future.
This rumor conflicts with the fact that
Dempsey win start on vaudeville cam
paign tonight in Boston.
There seems to be confusion In the
minds of ringsiders as to the difference
between a left hook and an inside right.
This was made clear the night that
Benny Leonard dropped Rocky Kansas
for a count OF nine in the eleventh
round. Many of those who sat close
to the ring averred IL was a well placed
left hook that crumpled Kansas on the
ring floor. Others who viewed the bat
tie from points of vantage asseverated
that it was an inside right that did the
damage to tho Buffalo man. In order
to solve the mystery Leonard was
asked as to the nature of the jolt that
spilled Kansas in the resin dust and
declared emphatically that it was a left
hook. AS the blow in question was de-
signed and delivered by the champion
it probably will be admitted by all con-
cerned that he is qualified to give an
Left Hook Most Effective.
In order to clarity the situation and
make plain the difference between n left
hook and an inside right it should
be explained that a left hook Is
delivered with the left arm. The
hook Is medium between a swing
and straight punch, the arm being
crooked at the elbow in such a manner
as to form half circle. The hook is
more valuable than a full swing be-
cause it reaches the objective much
quicker than the swing. 1t was such
blow that Leonard used in flooring
Kansas.
The inside right is delivered with the
right arm. The inside right is usually
employed when the men are at close
quarters and Is very effective The
boxer who delivers the blow shoots it
underneath the guard Of the recipient.
and il may be- partially or wholly an
uppercut.' 1t could also be a straight
right hand blow sent to the chin when
the victim has raised his guard or has
started left hand punch for his OPP
nonent. An inside right is the an
tthesis of right cross, that is. sentover
the left guard. or a cross counter that
shoots over a lead by left or right
George Ward of Elizabeth and
Charlie Pitts. the Australian welter,
will meet in twelve round bout at the
Fourth Regiment Armory In Jersey City
tonight Pitts is a lightweight but
mas decided TO try his hand among the
welterweghts To-nght's contest will
he n return engagement. Pitts being
credited with having beaten Ward on
points at the Paterson Armory few
months ago
Benny Valger Is out with an offer of
$4,000 for n match with Dundee. FER
haps some OF these wealthy young box
ors may have reason to regret their
reckless offer Of thousands II the income
tax collectors get after them.