New-York tribune., 1922-05-12

on the day OF the fight.
Billy Gibson. manager OF Leonard. Is
ready to sign for the latter. while Dan
Morgan gave his consent to the match
over the lcng distance telephone from
Indianapolis The bout is TO be staged
st Boyle's Thirty Acres. il Jersey
City. or in the New York Velodrome.
at 225th Stree, and Broadway.
While the match ia not definitely
chnchcd, due to tho absence Of Nor
g,n's signature. it is fairly certain
tha. it will take place. The feeling in
boxing circles yesterday was that it
would BE held IN Jersey City. where
decision tights are prohibited ard
Leonard would necessarily have to
knock Britton out in order to acquire
the welterveight title.
1t is very doubtful whether Leonard
could stop Jack Brltton within twelve
rounds, which is tho limit prescribed
BY the jersey law. The bout, wher-
ever it ia staged. viii draw big money,
and. if hold n Jersey, will not endan-
ser Britton's title TO any great extent.
Managers Agree on Forfcits
Both Morgan and Gibson agreed TO
post forfeits Of $4,000 for weight and
appearance. but this cash will not be
put up until Morgan returns TO New
York from Indianapolis, which appears
20 be rather an indefinite matter at
this writing.
Leonard and Britton are not unac-
quanted. The proposed match, If Il
takes place, will be their third meet
ing. They have boxed ten rounds in
this city and six rounds in Phiadel-
phia. and both were no-decision af-
fairs. There appeared to be no great
advantage one way or the other in
either match
The almost completed match is gen
orally regarded as the aftermath of
the fruitless negotiations carried on by
the Garden management and Gibson
and Phil Glassman for champion
ship match between Leonard and Lew
Tender, Philadelphia southpaw This
affair has apparently fallen through
and the Britton-Leonard engagement is
the substitute.
Billy Gibson informed the writer last
night that so far as he was concerned
there was 10 obstacle in the path Of
the Leonardo -Britton match. He said
he felt certain that it would take place
on June !. Gibson said that Leonard
had already started training and was
doing road work daily in Central Park
and boxing in Seamon's gymnasium on
upper Third Avenue every afternoon.
The Nelodrome, now in course of
construction, will be completed before
Decoration Day.
The Montreal dispatches announcing
that Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills
would meet in that city on July in
battle for the heavyweight champion
ship Of the world appear to have been
little premature, not to say some
what hystercal. They succeeded in
giving New York fight fans palpitant
hour or two.
No Papers Signed for Bout
As matter of fact, Dempsey and
Wills are not matched to fight in Mon
treal and there seems to be only a
slight hope right now that they will
DC mere have been no papers signed
and no proposition of any kind has
been put up to Paddy Mullins. manager
OF wills. Jack kearns. manager Of
Dempsey, is in London and cabled from
there yesterday to the effect that he
had heard nothing concerning the
Montreal negotiations.
Mullins said to the writer last night:
II don't know a thing about this
Montreal proposition. ] have not been
approached within the last three weeks
oy anybody concerning a match with
Dempsey The last time discussed
the matter was with person con-
nected with Madison Square Garden.
At that time was asked whether
would consider match in Canada, and
I stated that would If the financial
arrangements were satisfactory to
wills and myself.
Wills IS no prima donna and is not
asking huge sum.. All we want to
know is that the affair is going
through and that We will be given a
reasonable deal. As have said hun.
dred or more times. we are willing to
hEht Dempsey any time and anywhere.
Y kearns is sincere in his willing
TO meet Wills he won't have any diff
Guilty in doing business with me"
The Chamber OF Commerce of Mon
Teal, which was supposed to have been
interested in promoting the match, de
MED yesterday that it had taken any
part IN the negotiations.
Frank Flournoy, matchmaker for
Madison Square Garden. said last night
that he was interested in promoting
the Wills-Dempsey fight and had nado
trip to Montreal with that end In
viaw go