The New York herald., 1922-07-03
BY w. o. McGEEHAN.


July Fourth Of the current year will
be noteworthy because of the absence
of any box fighting of real class. The
big bout of the day will be the one
between Benny Leonard and Rocky
Kansas at Floyd FitZsimmonss new
arena at Michigan City. Time was
when the nations natal day was
ushered In by showers of boxing
gloves. This anniversary will be an
uncommonly peaceful one.
1t Is impossible to do any forecast
ing as to what the Leonard-Kansas
bout may be, for nobody can fathom
the weird, inscrutable mind of the
business man in boxing. The bout Is
In the nature of a return business en-
gagement between two clean cut
young business men. At their recent
meeting. in the Garden Leonard mad
vertently dropped Kansas into a sit
ting posture and had to be very gentle
with him thereafter or he would have
practically ruined the bout that Is to
De DOxed on the FOurtn.
1t strikes me that on the Fourth
Leonard cannot afford to be quite as
gentle with the Rocky one as he was
at Madison Square Garden. The light
tige when he seemed to lose purposely to
Jack Britton. Benny's customers are
beginning to murmur that it is time for
Benny to hit somebody on the chin. 1t
looks as though Benny might have to
hoist himself back to popular esteem by
dropping Kansas.
Kansas Practicing Falls.
According to the press agent at Mich
igan City Kansas Immediately went into
secret training upon the arrival of Leon
ard. 1t may be that Kansas is prac-
ticing the different falls in order that
he may drop with the greatest grace II
he has to drop.
The press agent announces that Leon
ard has a phonograph in his camp. That
was to be expected. Leonard showed
considerable stiffness In his steps when
he was dancing with Britton. He lacked
the dancing practice he should have had
and naturally is anxious to correct this
error at Michigan City,
Tex Rickard will be on the anxious
seat until the bout with Kansas is over.
Not that Texas is afraid that Benny
will have himself hit on the chin, be-
cause Kansas could not reach Benny's
chin even II he were allowed to ia re an
ak into the ring with him. But Tex is
fearful lest Benny should sprain one or
his hands on the solid dome Of Kansas.
You will recall that Tex has Benny
| efo foy xxyifh Tandlar
at Boyle's Thirty Acres. Tender is con-
sidered tough bird and Tex expects
quite number of customers. If Leon
ard should fracture an ulna or meta
carpal bone at Michigan City Tex would
be out of luck. So would Tender. So
would the prospective customers who are
counting on that bout as the first chance
in decade of seeing Leonard extend
himself.
According to the latest advices which
come from Michigan City Leonard will
enter the ring over 1877 pounds. When
he steps into the ring with Tendler-if
he does step into the ring with him
he will have to weigh in at 1875. the
lightweight limit and Benjamin has
to work to make that weight.
johnny Dundee industrious.
a. Ebbets Field Thursday night, when
Johnny Dundee, the most industrious of
tine local boxers, will meet Jack Sharkey.
Sharkey was one of the most promising
os the local bantams and gave them all
considerable trouble Jack has now
| filled out to such an extent that he
comes out frankly as featherweight.
If Dundee weighs more than l3O
Thursday night and Sharkey should beat
him Sharkey would take the junior light
weight title. which is all the title that
Johnny holds at present. But either OF
these things is rather unlikely. Come
what may. Johnny will remain the junior
observation-disclosures junior light
weight may happen to be.
Bun VS.. Lynch.
In the meantime Tex Rickard has M
objection to the fact being made known
that there will be a championship bou
AT the Velodrome on July 10. The it'll
involved Is the bantamweight title nov
held by Johnny Buff. the Jerseyite. Jo
Lynch, who held the title for a yer.
short time, will be the contestant.
Lynch after winning the title from
Kid Herman started to celebrate tn
victory. He celebrated so thorough.
that when he gave Herman return
match Herman, being in better condition
went right out and won the title bacl
again. Since that time Lynch has take
the matter of training with much NOR