The New York herald., 1922-07-27
Men Will Weigh In This Af-
ternoon a. 2 O'clock
1876 Pounds Limit.
$4,000 FORFEIT AT STAKE
Leonard Can Lose His Title
Only by Knockout or
Foul Punch.
BY w. o. McGEEHAN.

Thirty Acres tonight for percentages
OF what will be the biggest gate re.
ceipts ever drawn by lightweights. II
might even be estimated that the
champions share will be bigger than
the life earnings of Joe Cans. who
fought In the unbusinesslike days wher
boxers battled as many as forty-flve
rounds to referees decision.
According to announcements from
both training camps both of these
young business men will try to make
the thing tonight decisive. Tender
has a chance at the lightweight title,
an asset which has made Leonard the
weaIthiest of all the boxers. Leonard
naturally wants to retain the said title
for further use.
Under the New Jersey law Leonard
does not take as great a chance as he
would in New York. To lose 1t he must
be knocked out or be found guilty of
fouIing Tender. There does not seem
TO be much chance of either. When he
wants to be, Leonard has shown that
he ie the best present day boxer of
his class On the few rare occasions
when he seemed to be in danger he
showed real championship class, cour-
age and ring generalship.
End Must he Decisive.
For the good of the boxing game 1t
IL to be hoped that the bout ends de-
cisively. Both Leonard and Tender
have been accused of taking things
~. T. 4 L. hat, h.,ci
ness careers. II this bout should seem
at all queer it would mean the end Of
the boxing game. not through legisla-
tion necessarily. but through the dis
gust Of the boxing fans who are pretty
hardy at that and pretty difficult to
disgust.
Surely the two boxers cannot COM
plain that they are not being paid
enough to do their best. For about 5
per cent. of what that house promises
to be Joe Cans fought forty rounds at
Goldfield with Battling Nelson. Nelson
got for his services what was the record
price for iightweights until the younger
and shrewder business men came to
their own.
The two men will weight in at 2
o'clock to-day. There is not much
chance Of a squabble over this formal
ity. Leonard can make the present
lightweight limit. 1876 pounds. and as
he has been pointing himself to make
that figure to-day there Is not much
doubt about his making It. as Tender
could claim $4,000 forfeit IL he failed
Tender. being a Philadelphia light
weight. has no easy time making the
limit himself
Tex Rickard is worrying little about
the weight matter. though. He had a
weight squabble on his hands Just be-
fore the Gans-Nelson bout at Goldfield.
Billy Nolan. manager for Nelson at the
time, demanded that Cans weigh in
with his fighting togs. He pulled the
pugilistic law to prove that this must
be done.
In the Marquis Of Queensberry rules
there was no provision as to how
fighter should weigh in. But the Queens
berry rules said that anything not COW
cred by the more modern rules would
revert to the London prize ring rules.
Nolan. that pugilistic lawyer. showed
that the old rules provided for the
weighing In with the fight togs.
Talk of a Rope for Nolan.
This raised a storm in the mining
camp. It was felt that Cans could
barely make the weight, and tho addi-
sion OF a pound or moro might give
felt, and Nolan was quito a claimer Of
Sorfeits. There was talk Of a rope for
Mr.. Nolan for making the roaring min
ing camp unhappy. But Cans finally
agreed to weigh in with the togs.
The lightweight limit was then 1913
pounds. The scales were fixed at that
notch and Cans, with his shoes and
trunks. stepped on It. The bar did not
move. Nolan had not been close enough
to the scales to see the figures and in
sisted that Gems step UP again. For
once Cans lost his temper with white
man and made a pass at Nolan.
Then Tex Rickard. who was brand
new to the promotion game, took
hand.
7 Cans has weighed once he said.
That ends It. and IL you knew how the
boys OF the camp were feeling about
this thing you would let It 60 at that.
Nolan took look at the mining camp
crowd around the arena where the
Weighing was held and let II go at that.
Richard learned a lot about the diff
culties OF fight promoting during those
days. but It did NOT seem to discourage
him. s
After the weighing in the men will
have plenty of time to build themselves
us as they are not due to enter the ring
mt. Boyle's Thirty Acres until 10 o'clock.
BY that time their poundage will have
Increased considerably.
While there is no legal decision to be
rendered in this bout, Referee Harry
Ertle may be placed In position where
his ruling may not only decide this bout
but the future of the boxing game.
Tenders most Furnishing blow is a left
close to the belt line. He seldom fin-
ishes them with the conventional right.
Many Cries of "FouIv Raised.
In many cases where Tender has
dropped them with that low left the
cry OF foul has been raised or course,
his was largely in the nature OF an alibi.
1t certainly was that In the case OF
Hymie Gold, who had absolutely no
defence against Tenders terrible body
blows and finally sank to the canvas
under them.
Dan McKettrick, who was handling
Gold. Immediately hoped in and de-
clared that Gold had been fouled. The
blow that sent him down was close to
the belt line, but Referee Kid McPart-
lard. who saw It clearly enough ruled
that II was fair. A physicians ex-
animation sustained the referee
II Tender really Is much more form
idable than the dope would show him
10 be and should drop Leonard with one
OF those left hand body punches. Ertie's
Judgment would mean everything. Ger
tpinly Leonards people would be quick
to claim a foul and the issue would be
pretty well cloudcd. OF course, Tender
says that he will finish Leonard with
a blow to the Jaw. but Tender has 10