Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-03
TAYLOR To REFEREE
MATCH ON MONDAY
Promoter Will Have to Settle
Officiating Argument in
Tendler-Barrett Go
HISTORY WILL REPEAT
BY LOUIS H. JAFTE

QUESTION of referee for the Tender
" Barrett bout at the Phillies'
Ball Park Monday night is still an
open issue. Arguments over fistic ar
bitrators in Philadelphia is nothing
original at all in recent years.
Once more it looks as II Herman Tay-
lor. who is promoting the bout, to-
into the pugilistic picture at the eleventh
hour as referee.
Twice before. Taylor had to do a
similar stunt. There was hitch over
the third man Inst summer In bouts
between Joe Tiplitz and George CLANCY,
and Tender and Sailor Freedman. Each
time, Herman, who permits his friends
to call him "Muggsy," had to come to
the rescue to save the show.
"I don't want to referee on Monday
said Taylor today, land hope that the
Barrett and Tender factions get to.
gether and decide on man some
time today. But, If 1t is absolutely
necessary, then I guess I will have to
step in"
Own Choices
Phil Glassman, Tenders manager,
anu Jimmy oouBneitS' o"i, A
ler, each has his own choice for ref
cree. The former says he will insist
on Frank O'Brien to do the officiating.
Dougherty declares that he is holding
out for William II. Recap.
1T amt gonna be Rocap,' said
Glassman today.
1T amt gonna be O'Brien,' said
Dougherty today.
So there you have it. Both Glass
man and Dougherty are serious IN mold
ing out for their own selections. They
intimate, as far as they are concerned.
that they will demand their man to
do the officiating.
1t is necessary for only one person
to referee. The chances are that his
tory will repeat, and Taylor will step
in through the ropes as the third man
in the squared circle.
Kilbane Offers Services
Johnny Kilbane, featherweight cham
pion. who has been in Philadelphia for
several days and will be spectator at
the Monday night encounter, has offered
his services as referee.
If the boys want me to act: II be
glad to do that little thing m not
interested one way or the other smiled
the Cleveland boxer.
Both Tender and Barrett took things
easy in their respective work outs
Yesterday, Neither did any sparring,
confining all of their training to bag
punching. skipping the rope and shadow
boxing.
Dougherty said that Barrett, was
down to 1851 pounds today and that
Bobby has nothing to worry ABOUT ms
weight. Tender, of course. Is under
the specified scale, =
The boys are scheduled to weigh in
at two o'clock Monday afternoon at
the headquarters Of Taylor and Gunnis,
Thirteenth and Filbert streets.
Now York Interested
New York is very anxious about the
outcome of Tenders meeting with
Barrett. Lew would lose his July 20
date with Benny Leonard If Barrett
were to upset the dope by upsetting the
southpaw into the resin.
A number of scribes from Gotham are
in town to visualize the fisticuffs, in
cluding Damon Runyon, Charles F..
Mathison. Bert Igoe, Vincent Trainor,
Edward Hughes, Jack Lawrence and
Bud Counihan.
Tex Rickard and Frank Flourney,
promoter and matchmaker Of the
Madison Square Garden, N. Y. c., and
Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, are
among hundreds of other out OF -towp-
ers here for the fracas.