The New York herald., 1922-08-05
BENNY SHOULD WIN
WITH EASE TONIGHT
Westcrner's Only Chance to
Beat Champion Tonight Is
Lucky Punch.
by W. o. ncGEEHAN.

Benny Leonard, the clean cut young
business man who holds the lightweight
championship title. is visiting the
Western trade. He meets Ever Ham
mer. the prominent young Swedish box
ing glove dealer at Michigan City to-
day in one OF those ten round bouts.
Unless the rate OF exchange falls TO
practically nothing Leonard will be on
his way home with substantial COM
mission tomorrow night.
Hammer is just tough boxer with
an earnes but very slow wallop. Ii
1t should connect with Benny's chin
there would be a new champion, and
CONSERVATION in The Bronx. But
Leonard's chin IL habitually absent
when boxing gloves are present. The
worst that Benny probably will suffer
Il a profuse perspiration. which will not
be serious unless he let's himself catch
cold. Benny does not catch cold.
Following this bout Benny may or
may not meet the winner of the White
Barrett bout al the Velodrome Monday
night The lightweight champion has
declared that he will 20 TO Europe on a
pleasure trip this summer and he may
leave the winner of Monday nights
bout waiting at the dock for his re-
turn. The lightweight champion has
Dttn AalilN UuSy Ol late. iuSy say lilAt
he has worn his fingers TO the bone
counting his share Of the gate receipts
OF his recent bouts and that he is almost
sick Of the sight OF money.
Dorgan Says II Is Agreed.
Ike Dorgan. who handles the affairs
OF Charley White. says that terms have
already been agreed upon for the
Leonard White. bout. This would indi-
cate that Isaac was fairly optimistic as
to his mans chances with Barrett.
on the other hand Jim Dougherty, who
manages Barrett. declares that terms
have been agreed upon for the Leonard
Barrett bout. The meeting Monday night
will tell which manager has been pre-
varicating. IL either or both. Mr.. Dor
gan also Is interested in the fortunes
OF Charley McKenna. who has placed
himself under Isaac's management for
better or for worse for five years, or
until socked upon the chin. Mckenna
will meet Jim Kelly OF California and
try to return him to his native State
with one punch. Pal Moore and Jack
Wolfe also will entertain Monday night.
consequently a good time is expected To
be had by all.
Benny Figuring In Marks.
i~coHdIu dtCitItS inal he mas DeeN or
fered $4,000 to meet Bandsman Rice
while he Is in England Ii Is probable
that Benny will add this money TO the
little sum that he already has tucked
away for rainy day or for flood or
for whatever might happen.
With German marks at their present
ratio Benny is a trihe hesitant about
boxing In Berlin. He feels that a $780,
600 purse translated into German marks
might be bit cumbersome. Still, IL one
had enough marks
Petrograd Is out. however. Benny
has been doing a little fguring--it IL
one of ms favorite exercises-and has
come 70 the conclusion that If he boxed
In Russia and collected II In rubles IL
would require the entire Shipping Board
Fleet 10 bring home the purse. These
deplorable business conditions in boxing
have caused the lightweight champion
much pain. He Is very sorry for the
Russian people who are unable to raise
the price Of admission to lightweight
championship fight and thinks that
something ought to be done about it.