The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-28

certain families. There were tho
Scholes OF Canada, famous athletes,
oarsmen and boxers. Everyone
knows Mike'and Tom Gibbons, Mike
and Jack Twin sullivan were cork
ers in their time. The Australian
Murphy family made ring history
once.
Jack Jeffries came near following
in Jim Jeffries' footsteps. Terry
McGovern had "A couple OF fighting
brothers. There were three Attells.
all pretty good. Aurelio andthlauro
Herrera made n fighting pair. OF
the fighting Gardner family George
and Jimmy were world champions.
Bob Fitzsimmons' son Ia doing
well in the ring. Harry Forbes was
worlds bantam champion and ClaS
ence Forbes was nearly az good
Bryan. Joe and Anthony Downey
make n scrappy combination.
/ could fiji u page with the nance
OF brothers who were famous bal
players. athletes. wrestiers. football
players. Jockeys. swimmers, skaters
or leaders In other sports.
Britton n Whirlwind Fighter.
But to get back to the coming
Leonard -Britton match, when Benny
tries TO work his way into another
class to leave n vacancy for brother
joey he's going to put up the fight
OF his life.
And for once Jack Britton will
need all of his veteran skill to stand
off a challenger for his title. Not
that Britton will content himself
with holding Leonard safe. He's too
aggressive for that.
Britton always fights like a whirl-
wind when he is expected to BIO on
tho defensive. He has a pride In
his workmanship that drives him on
to take chances with the title. He
isn't one of these birds that are con-
tent to hang on to tho merry old
championship tooth and toenail,
avoiding dangerous rivals and fat
tening the bankroll by meeting set
ups. He's no Johnny Wilson In
oyermastcring prudence.
= In fact Britton, In a hard bout,
has n waspish spirit. He wears a
cynical smile and he meets every
rush with darling. singing punches
Instead OF sldesteppng he steps
straight In. always willing to stand
toe 10 toe and see which Is the bet
ter man.
Leonard, like Britton. is a master
among boxers. He uses every style
of fighting action and every eftec'
tive punch. His body blows are hii
best. They won him the champion
ship. Hard smashes. in tho body
made Freddy welsh helpless to de,
fend himself against the cracks OF
the jaw that finished him.
Britton and Leonard rave Tough
before. They went 10 rounds II
1917 and six rounds In 10Ig-bott
/ good, fast fights. But no such BATH,
as this next one will be. Before
Benny Leonard had no great object
in graduating from tho lightweight
class. and Britton wasn't In the po'
sition OF having to stand off n riva'
determined to get his crown and
nearly his equal In both weight and
SKIN.
Leonard Remembers '1c Cans.
Another reason why Leonard Il
after Britton's championship may
be added here. Year by year II IL
harder for Benny TO make the light
weight limit and his rivals are more
insistent in demanding weight con
ditionE. Leonard has often told ms
that when he finds he can't MAKE
the lightweight limit without weak
enlnR himself hen either stop box.
Ing or give up the title.
"Ill eve forget what happened
to Joe Cans after Nelson forced hin
10 come down from 145 10 1870 u
pounds at Goldfield." Benny says.
Joe Cans died a couple OF year
Observation-Disclosures.
Leonard can do 1876, at n pinch
He'll do something like that July
for Rocky Kansas.
But that's another story.