Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-06
LEONARD SHOULD
WIN FROM KANSAS
Biggest Bout of Week Is Cham
pionship Affair in New
York or Friday
K. O. EXPECTED FOR BENNY
by LOUIS II. JAF'F'E

pIGGEST of all things pugilistic this
City Friday night. Fistic eyes through
out the country will be focused on the
Square there. where Benny Leonard is
to defend his lightweight championship
crown for the first time in more than
year.
Rocky Kansas, the ,stockily built Ital-
ian. of Buffalo. n. Y, will get the Op-
portunity to knock the 135 pound at =
2-o'clock diadem from atop the we'll
cOmbed locks of the titlehoder. Whether
Rocky will succeed remains to be seen,
but the odds are heavily against Kan
sas.
That Leonard will knock Kansas for
a loop appears to be the opinion of most
of the experts. In other words, few
believe that Rocky will be able to go
the scheduled distance-ffteen rounds.
However. Kansas, be it known. is a
real rugged battler. and also one of
the sock 'cm and rock 'cm type. He
is capable of absorbing lot of punish
mcnt and fights back strongly. Another
point IN Kansas favor is that the back
hand punch Is permissible in New York
and Rocky is very adept with such a
blow.
Leonard is by far n greater boxer
than Kansas. Benny outclasses Rocky
like thoroughbred does selling platter,
and the champion probably will have
little trouble defending his laurcls.
For some time it has been said that
Leonard could not make the lightweight
limit. 135 pounds at o'clock. lat
It's n cinch he would not have con-
sented to Friday nights match unless
ne was confident Of doing himself jus.
tice at that avoirdupois.
Tipiitz in Action Again
Joe Tiplitz has been one Of the bust.
est lightwcights in the East. Tonight
at the Olympia Club the slam bang
battler viii appear In his second bout
IN hve days when he takes on Ned
Fitzgerald. Of Australia. Last week
Fitz's bout with Willie Jackson was
stopped in the fifth round, although
Ned was willing to continue. The An
tipodcan is Il terrific hitter, which he
proved when he rocked Jackson a few
seconds before the match was halted.
Joe Conn. an English lightweight,
Will make his first appearance in Phila
delphia In one of the prelminaries,
Conn was imported to the United States
by Charley Harvey. who also is guild.
ing Fitzgerald on his American inva
sion. Mike Pnulson will be Conn's
opponent. and Sammy Hahn says the
former WI make Joe wish that he had
remained back in Great Britain.
Al Icimcr and Terry McIIugh, ban
tams. will get together in the semi
final of eight rounds. Two other
matches on the program will be between
Willie Green and Harry Kid Stewart
and Young Sherlock and JOHNNY Tully.
Herman Taylor. matchmaker of the
Olympia, is back in town after n vaca.
ton at Hot Springs. Va. and New
Orleans.
Salvatore a Victor
Despite the fact that Phil Salvatore,
OF California;, scored nine second
knockdown over Johnny Donnclly, of
Cniontown. Pa, in the fifth round of
their match at the National on Sat
urdny night, the Native Son had TO
hustle all throughout the eight rounds
in order to win. 1t was a clever OK
hibition, with lots of clean hitting
Salvatore was the harder puncher and
he carried II majority Of the rounds
but Donnclly kept him stepping fast al
all times.
Joe jackson, Of Southwark, out
clasScd Jimmy Gibbons. Of. Groy's
Ferry. Jackson had It'll" trouble show.
Ing TO advantage. outboXing Glib from
the distance and also pummcling the
Gray's Fcrryitc hard and aplcnty al
close quarters.
The Kid was winner of the Wagner
match against Al in the main preIim
Al, who is the promoters -matchmukpr of
the club, showed some of his old d-time
stuff from the distance, but the KIDS
work in the half clinchcS enabled him
to prove superior form. There was nil
sorts of action during the contest,
Young Mahoncy. Of Baltimore kcnt
up his local winning streak, wiunin..
after half n dozen hard rounds from
Young Joe Chip. johnny Mayo sprany
II big surprise by striking ont Ty Cob6
in the second inning.