The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-26
LEONARD
CALLS0FF BOUT
SET FOR OCT. 3
Abcessed Gums Postpones
Championship Fight
With Charley White

NEW YORK CITY, Sept. rs
Benny Leonard, worlds lightweight
champion, viii not defend his title
against Charlie White, Chicago
lightweight, at Richards arena In
Jersey City on the night OF October
3. The scheduled .itle struggle was
called off yesterday because OF a
recurrence of the injury 10 his
mouth which has kept Leonard In
active since his battle against Ever
Hammer In Michigan City.
Billy Gibson, manager os Leonard,
yesterday notified Promoter Tex
Rickard OF an infection 20 Leon
ards painfully injured gums, which
win prevent his boxing for at least
another month. Since Leonard cam
not engage in a sparring match, and
thus is deprived ot any opportunity
10 train, 1t IS hardly Nkely that the
champion Will attempt a defense of
his title before at least two months
has elapsed. Gibsons cancellation
OF the match was on the advice OF
DR.. George j. Elisberg, a dentist
who has been treating Leonard 3
gums. An examination yesterday
disclosed the Infection. DR.. Els
berg, in discussing the case last
night. said he had advised Leonard
against participating in a sparring
match or a bout and added that he
had refused to assume responsibility
for Leonard's condition unless the
champion agreed TO cancel the
scheduled white battle. "A blow
on the mouth would have the effect
OF aggravating the injury and prob
ably making 1t necessary to per-
form an operation" said Doctor
Elisberg. II advised Leonard
against boxing on October and
recommended an even longer period
of inactivity, II the injury is 10 be
entirely healed. Ii will be, perhaps,
four or five weeks before l will dis
miss Leonard as a cured case"
The mouth trouble from which
Leonard now is suffering had its
beginning in the champions bout
against Lew Tender at Jersey city
during the past summer. One OF
Tenders swings dislodged a pivot
tooth and injured the gum in the
upper Jaw OF the champion, De-
spite his injury Leonard went
through with q match soon after
ward against Ever Hammer Ham
mer aggravated the injury with his
blows to the champions mouth, and
as a consequence Leonard has been
compelled TO decline matches since
The injury was improving recently
when Leonard signed for the White
battle, but pain developed again.
Leonard, thinking the pain would
disappear, began training for the
White encounter, but devoted him.
self entirely 10 road work and gym
nasium exercises, eliminating sparr-
ing from his training schedule. In
stead OF disappearing, the pain In
creased until the champion was
forced to seek relief.
Promoter Rickard has Cancelled
| his plans for an outdoor Leonard
| White bout. but IA hopeful OF stag
| ing the contest in November al
Madison Square Garden. In ths
meantime an effort will DO made
to arrange a match between White
and either Willie Jackson, SID
| Marks or Pat Moran for next Fri
| day night at the Garden. white
arrived here yesterday from hif
home in Chicago. prepared 70 Jour-
ney TO Saratoga TO complete his
| training. Instead, the Chlcagoan
established quarters at Grupp's gym
nasium and there worked out. Ike
Dorgan, Whites manager, said the
| Chicago lightweight Will continue
training at Grupp's in anticipation
of a bout ut the Garden.
In the event that a lightweight
match !s not available, Promoter
Rickard will make an effort to hold
bout between Harry Wills, negro
| challenger for the worlds heavy
weight title, and Glen Johnson, Leo
2. Flynn's giant negro. who Is q
product OF South America. Flynn
| has accepted Richards terms FOL
meeting with Wills. The promoter
! plans 10 make every effort to induce
| paddy Mullins 10 accent for Wills