New-York tribune., 1922-02-04

SS' 'i'ih uSnt With VI Ike Gibbons
ION the st. Paul phenom at any ii
Dave himself suggested March II.
dempsey Brennan match was to hav
FROM whore we sit we can't figures
out how Rickard can overlook such an
attraction. although there seems to be
some doubt as to whether the veteran
1'obons would be willing to be party
to such a formidable affair
Rosenberg has shown so we'll in all
ms recent matches that he certainly
deserves consideration at the hands of
the Madison Square Garden combinn
tor. If he doesn't get it he will have
JUST cause to raise howl. Rosenberg
mas come out on top in every one of his
recent battles. He has been fighting
Tor the last two years, and during that
tune he has lost only two ont Of ap-
proximatcly forty fights. In his recent
AFFAIRS he has disposed Of Phil Bloom,
tommy McAleer. Bert Colima and
Jimmy Rarey
Had Best of BartGeld
Roscnberg's last fight was with Sol
der Fairfield at the Broadway Exhibi-
ton Club in Brooklyn. That affair was
called draw. but the decision, in the
oplnlon of the majority Of experts
present. was one in which the vete ran
soldier was given all the best of it.
The Brooklyn boy has fought Glib
bonds before. They met at Ebbets Field
ST. Paul man was given the decision.
although it wasn't until after Rosen-
berg had marked him up considerably
Since that time Rosenberg has i'm
proved amazingly, and many followers
of the game are convinced that he
could reverse this decision if given the
opportunity. Richard ought to give him
the chance on st. Patrick's Day.
Tarzan Larkin, the giant lumberjack
of the Western woods. who is one of
the most interesting heavyweights
now performing in local rings, will be
seen in action again on Tuesday night
when he meets a huge stranger named
Sailor Maxtcd in the regular weekly
show of the Pioneer Athletic Club in
East Twenty-fourth Street. They are
scheduled to 90 twelve rounds.
Crude. but Has WalIop
Tar1aN made q great hit with local
fans when he fought thrilling battle
with Jack Douglas at the Pioneer two
weeks ago. He is crude has an awk-
ward style, bu. he packs wallop that
IS sleep producer when it lands fair
~. Some of the sharps who witnessed
his last appearance at the Pioneer pre-
dicted then that he would make name
for him elf in the heavyweight division.
MaNted, his opponent, hasn't done &
great deal of professional fighting and
is little known in these parts, but in
the United States navy they will tell
- l.
that ever trod u deck In fighting trim
he tips the scales at 200 pounds
In the main event at the Pioneer on
Tuesday night, also set for twelve
rounds. Mike Burke. tho promising
light heavyweight Of Greenwich Vii
lage. Will do battle with Tommy Bill
Hard, of Brooklyn, who recently fought
Young Hickey a sensational draw.
Joe Herscovtch. who claims the
welterweight championship of all Can
ada. will meet Jimmy Kelly, the rugged
Bronx weter. in the star bout Of the
Star Sporting Clubs show on Monday
night. 1t Will be Herscovitch's first
appearance in This city. Canadian
newspapers describe Joe as the best
welterwe icht that ever crossed the
border. Jimmy Kelly, while he is no
world be atcr. will give the Canadian
ucN Il l'cf OUSI EctfhE Vul'
This bout viii be the feature Of q
card that ought to please the patrons
OF the Harlem fstic organization.
Leonard in Hard Training
Benny Leonard is training hard at
Seamon's gymnasium up on Third Ave-
aue for his coming battle with Rocky
Kansas. Of Buffalo. The two meet at
Madison Square Garden on next FRIDAY
;x~-4 l,,lr
teen rounds, but nobody expects the
affair to go that far. Those who have
been watching the lightweight king in
his training stunts declare that they
have never seen HIM IN better shape.
Both boys are to weigh in at 136
pounds at , o'clock on the afternoon of
the fight.
Several promising prcliminarics have
been arranged to preccdc this affair.
The prices of seats range from s. to Sis.
The widely known Borough of Brook
lyn is laboring heavily under the i'm
preston that it is to have another
featho horwcg ght champion of the world.
title and place once boasted Of in the
sapturcus days OF Terry McGovern
Iou may chortIe to yourself, but Brook
lyr is taking the prospect seriously. In
fact Brooklyn is taking it very serious
ly indeed.
The prospective successor to the late
and thoroughly lamented Terry is this
boy Vincent Pepper" Martin, school
pal Of the great Waite Hoyt. OF the
Yankees, and scrapper o. no mean
ability. All that Brooklyn asks is that
Vincent Pepper" De given a chance at
Johnny hilbane. wno now wears the
laurcls that once adorned the fcarsome
brow Of McGovern.
Vincent slings his form idabe mi;s
,o~nignt against SD Bernard AZ the
RIM Sporting Cub For the benefit
Of New Workers contemplating tne trip
70 the mainland tonight. We would SAY
tha, no passports are needed and hat
the R!nk Sporting Club is on Wander
bilt Avenue. 1t was formerly the Glaze
mont Rink, well known to persons Of Il
r;nkling turn Of mind. IL could also
be added that no more comfortable CLUB
is doing business within the corporate
limits th&n the Rink. They even have
big easy chairs for the press. A fine
car.' OF prelimina leads up to the
Martin Bernard go.
Cannefax Wins State