New-York tribune., 1922-01-30
Hopeful Hcavyweighls
Clasl, in Jersey Armcry;
White and Jackson Sign

Professor James icNCS0rNdl JVn'lS~
tons class IN ruciism will take It's
final "cxams' 10 night al tho Atm Reg
weut Arnory, in Jersey City. The six
tccu bright and ambitious stUJsnte who
are prepared 10 show H palpitatinr
public that they arc, each und oVorr
one, fit TO fight Jack Dempsey for tho
worlds heavyweight championship. all
vent 70 bed last night. dreaming tha.
they would he The lucky ones - ~at,'l
the approving &C of "tesehcr" John
sfon
Eight Of these potential Demrsev
murderer7 ere scheduled to 60 siX
rounds and tho other eight srA down
fcl four rounds "Prcfessor" Johnston
vas dropping III az the newspaper Office
for high tea yesterday afternoon and
distributing "cards Of admission for
this gala coming out Of the puslllstic
"debs
The bouts vill be decided by LET, Sc
cordlng to - j. IT, the names Of the
sixteen III the student body" being
drawn from hat and the unfortunate
ones tossed into the ring, while the
hardened ropulace cheerr. ieers and
sheds its tears at the thought of what
is to follow
The two best bets in the Johnstcnau
troup are Red Mike Collins and John
L Rockefeller" Jimmy takes solemn
oath that "Red Mike is thirty third
degree cousin to Mike Collins, of Ira
land, who knocked out "Kid" Valera for
the Sim Fein championship a few
tf H.
claims the oil king is no relation to
true or not, the fact remains that
Rocky will wear emblazoned on his
fighting trunks tonight the likeness Of
an oil can rampant in field of "con-
sumers'
Johnston is prepared for anything at
to-nights show. and has rented a
couple of vacuum sweepers to clear
away the debris of fractured heavy
weight hopes that will litter the ring.
If Charley Chaplin could only see
some of these lads in the ring at the
4th Regiment Armory," said Jimmy
last night, che would resign. These
boys have got more trick feet than
Charley ever dreamed about"
Very well. professor; little slow
musicl
Charley White and Willie Jackson
took the lids off their fountain pens
yesterday and signed articles calling
Tor bout OF fifteen rounds. 1875 pounds
at = o'clock, to be fought at Madison
I Square Garden on Monday. February
20. This will be the first time White
and jackson have ever done their
stuff in the same ring at the same
/ time.
Bdnny Leonard. the lightweight "ace -
VINO is matched to box Rocky" Kansas
Tor the title in the Garden on February
lo, has also promised Tex Rickard ,c
tight two other men at the Garden this
winter and his second bout will be with
the winner of the White-Jackson mis-
understanding. The third victim has
not yet been named. Mad, page Lew
Tender.
Archie Walker, former national anna
teur lightweight champion, will meet
Lew Snyder, OF Bavonne, on Thursday
night IN the star 12-round bout at the
Arena A. c. in Jersey City. A lot Of
people. including Archie, believe the
former amateur champion is headed for
the title now held by Leonard, and YOU
cant hang man for believing.
Chick Rogers, of the West Side. and
Neil Tucker, Of Jersey City, have prom
ised to do the best they can in six
round semi-tinal, and Skelly Lewis. of
Hoboken, will box Young Dundee in
another "six." Three four-rountIers
start the riot.