New-York tribune., 1922-02-14
Jack Briiion Has Offer 80
Mccl Winner Of C,;sypcn-
iicr-kid Lewis Match
BY Jack Lawrence

Another heavyweight "knockoft
tournament" is to be staged at the
lionccr Athletic Club in Ea5; Twenty
fourth Street It is the second scene
o. the heavyweight carnival which is
being hold for the purpose of discover
ing who's who among The big fellows.
Two OF the burly nit ?ushers who
scored knockouts at last 3o,ss show
at tho Pioneer will bc given another
chance tonight. One Of these s Sailor
Maxtcd, the battling ,nariner, wao
'.roclcd Tar1an Larkjn for row o.
Libcran jungles. The Sailor mixes
''ltn b.,s | at Niu.arheJ, who gained his
first experience in the best fighting
school in the world which is the b.
K. IT, where he was employed az a
motolman. lie is said TO haze knocked
out fourteen motornlon and twelve con-
ductors IN one dag before the b. K. T
decided that he was 100 strong to work
| ne reports that he carries :; controller
sccretcd in each NIT is somewhat cx-
a%gcratcd, according 30 Charley Does
serick, matchmaker Of the Pioneer
Mickey Collins, star Of jimmy John
ston's Fistic Foll,cs, viii make his pro
'essional debut in one Of the other
heavyweight riots. He is the Dov who
expects TO blast JACK Dempsey Of his
throne ut some distant period. Mic,,ey
meets Wolf Larsen. the terrifying be-
hcmoth from the ~ilds Of Brooklyn
Mjchcy's ideas about appropriating
Dcmpscy's title are subject TO change
without notice this cvening, according
to the Wolf boy. Two other promia-
ing attractions are on the card
$4,000 for Bout
Dan Morgan. manager OF Jack Brit
ton. weltcrwcight champion Of the
world. announced yesterday that hs
had received an oTer Of $4,000
for 4 match between Britton ard the
winner Of the coming encounter be
tween Georges Carpenter and Ted
"kid' Lewis, the proposed bout to take
place IN London some time in May.
Whether this is real rock lbbcd
proposition Of a tangible sort or Just
one Of those things that sound good
just before a boxer is to make his 40
pcarancc in local ring. as Jack Brit
tor is OH next Friday night, could not
be ascertained.
.Ics Jacobs, manager Of the much
pres:-agented Mike McTiguc. showcred
us with all sorts OF exciting cpistlcs
few weeks ago, which told OF fabu-
'VU' V'''' ~ ldu lcNtIN"u lFCiI a LUZ
don syndicate for q match between
Mike and Ted Lewis. This affair also
was to take place in London during
the mcrrl month of May. Joe said
that if Johnny Wilson or Harry Grob
didn't sign articles within fortv-eight
hours to meet Mike at Madison Squarn
Garden or somewhere else nc would
wire acceptance of the London offer.
50 far as VIC know Joe and Mike arc
still hanging around, although ships
arc leaving almost daily for London
and other ports in England
" hen Dan Morgan received his l0,-
ooo-pound cablegram from London he
hurried UP town to break the golden
tidings to Jack BrittoN.
prospect Of bout with the heroic
frcnchman? Hc was not. ta'o it from
Morgan. In fact, Jack would welcome
the opportunity to meet either Car7cN
tier, Lewis or both
No Fear Of Frenchman
eff Lewis isn't afraid to minglc with
the Frcnchman why should Jack hesi
satc p queries Morgan querulously.
"Althougn my boy Jack is a wetcr-
light: in fact, is wclterveight cham
pon Of the world--dont forget to get
mddlewe ights and light -hcavywei chts
than he has men of his ovn DIVISION"
Dan wouldn't say just when he in
tended to apply for his passports to
London. Neither has he selected the
ship or which Britton is to sail
Although thc wclterwcight cham
pionship Of tho world will be in the
balance whom Rritton NETS Dave Shade.
Of California, at the Garden next Fri
day night in row that is set to 20
fifteen rounds, astute followers Of the
game do not thinl; that Jack has n
great deal to worry about. They figure
that unless Britton leaves himself open
to one Of Dawes fast ones, which he
'so't at all likely to do, he should pre-
serve his worlds title for future use
by outpointin;s the Pacific Coast
yOunGSter.
Young Raymond, of Providence.
1928 pound boy who has been knocking
en- dead up around New England has
arrived he . and is looking for
trouble in the shape of battles with
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