New-York tribune., 1922-02-08
Buffalo Crowd Hopes to
See New Champion Af-
ter Friday Nights Bout
BY Jack Lawrence

by JAIN La WI CiILC
The fact that Frank Tarnc came
from Buffalo and was born in the same
districL that developed Rocky Kansas,
has given BuTalonians who are swarm
ing into New York the idea that Rocky
is about to mount the Lightweight:
throne. Folk from tic Bison City were
trcklng into town nst night in num-
bers that began to count, and most Of
them had tickets which had been re-
served in advance. Those who hnd
failed to take this precnurion found
themsev up against the choice Of
choosing between Che gentle ticket
spccuators on the street and tho OBJ
secure seats that were on sale.
Ticket speculators will do rs great n
business, on q somewhat reduced sca'e
as tAey did at the Carpeatier Dempsey
spectacle at Jersey City. The demand
for seats for this lightweight encoun-
ter promises to pass all previous rec
ords. The writer was told yesterday
that spectators. holding ringsido seats.
had oeon offered and had refused SIS
apiece Tor them.
Ike DorgaN, the last word in pcssi-
m ists. was unable to see yesterday how
Tex Richard was going to raise t1e
price OF tho income tax on his recent
fortunes. but he admitted that there
was hardly q seat to be had, Whi's
crowds were storming the main en-
trance Ike DoYgan was telling his news
rnper pals that he was afraid the darn
show was going to be failure.
Little Betting on Result
, The Buffalo crew camping in our
midst has lots of money to be invested
at exacting odds. 1t is strong for
Rocky, but is not strong for taking
long chances on it's dough. Benny
Ieonard's close friends, while they feel
that the bout can have but one result,
arc sharp business men and they are
arguing a great deal about the odds.
The result of ali this is that fcw
wage. were made yesterday and the
time was taken out mostly in talk
The undisguised confidence OF the up
state crowd, even though cagcy with
| its money. is soriethir.' that y little
short Of astonishing. The up-statcrs
be the next !ightwe ight champion 'of
the world and that this title vii setCle
or his Italian brow not later than Fri
day night.
New Workers. sophisticated and ac-
custcmed TO seeing their Benny knock
all comcrs into comatose state, are
inclined to grin complacently a. this
burst Of stuff on the part of the
Budalonians. They can't sec Rocky
! by mic.
Tie boys from up state VINO are
ouartcred in some Of our best hotels.
spent yesterday in rscounting the fact
/ that Frank ElNe came from RUffa! o.
From this illustriouS fact they derived
the somewhat questionable conclusion
that with the turning over of two dec
AIDES that city was due for another
! chance at the lightweight title. They
think that Rocky is here to do the
t,.rt n rl,rDs 30 n i.riI ~
probable that he isn't.
ne Buffalo OUTFIT points to the TACT
that after Ernc quit boxing he sent for
Kansas and taught him the fine points
of the game. He thought so we'll Of
Rocky THAI ne got him bout with a
bird named Harry Condon. who was
promptly knocked into oblivion. That
oblivion has never been lifted.
Kansas Beaten by kilbane
Thereafter Frank Ernc became so
absorbed with his boxing school shat he
rather forgot about Rocky. 1t seems
to be fact that Ernc sent Kansas
back to the farm. but when he did SO
he gave hi ma note to Dan Rogers an
improsario ol no mean dim nsions, VII .
immediately saw the possibilities in the
broad-sh uldered Italian. Rogers took
an interest in the youth. and finally
matched him with Johnny Kibane. At
that time Rocky worried the scales at
1874 pounds. They met and Rocky put
the fcatherwcjght champion down for a
small count and allowed him to retain
his title simply through Rockys failure
to take advantage Of openings. This is
thc version OF the affair given BY Dan
Rogers.
After this fight Rogers retired Kan
sas, ana he was net head OF again to
any greet extent until the new boz ng
la" OF this state made the game posi-
bic. His first stunt Of note here was
the winning OF a decision over Willie
Jackson in tifteen-round bout Later
be was given a popular decision over
Lew Tender in another scrap Of the
same length.
Freddie Welsh. an lightweight
champion, has been preparing Kansas
for his great encounter with Leonard.
and has expressed the emphatic belief
that the Buffalo boy will be the winner
RK