Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19

Copyright, 1922 New York Tribune Inc; Trade MARI Registered u. q
In al. lew Tender fails to give Benny Leonard . worthy argument
the lightweight champion has easy sailing ahead fr some time to He
can then drift along with a pile Of eay keio in sight tic be collected without
much effort. There has always been some doubt rs to whether Leonard slipped
by 80 easily because his exceptional skill was too pronounced or because his
was to lack Of class In his field 1t IS a certainty hat he had
no such opponents to meet As bat" Nelson once faced in Cans. Britt. Young
Corbett n Ad wosast. Bennys road a been fairly soft The n tough
spot seems to be ahead. but from tn inside Leonard circle there's seems to be
a strong fscins that Benny will close out tho show within a few stirring
rounds then stand IN the crest with no worthy challenger in sight
The struggle that St 1oui. is making to crash into at least n sec
of he World Series is NOM tn most notable sportivc turns in the
year somethdns like four generation Of ahid st. Louis fans have come
and son without looking upon a winning team. Now it s happens that
one season as brought the two stoutest It Louis combinations since the
old days of Brown glory, and in zach case 1t is n matter of displacing a
pennant winner from the yea before.
The Browns have III easier Job ahead, On form. considering all the
"ent they have lussed in through the last two year the Giants appear
20 AIRY toe much class to b beaten off. ven by a club that a toss the
marvellous Hornsby into action. The Browns Ia n o such combination to
overthrow h Yankees lack tho an-round power and strength of the Gnnts.
os well as the htters consistency wei lost Of the stretch. And consistency
is NJ light factor In any contests that calls for a six months test,
Revertns to the Ieon.rdTendlcr warfare. We interviewed two well
known student. OF the situation who ave kept in close touch with both
careers. LEONARD" said the first. will win with a knockout inside of four
rounds He s going into thu fight 1t greater speed and With more determine
ton IA lie las W. shown Tender hasn't got . chance"
Tho second opinion was o thu other side of III roof: IF there IS any
knockout. Leonard will be o the floor, kicking. around the eighth round
If there is any advantage 1T rests with Tender, who is tho toughest OPP
ronent Leonard has eve met.
From these w opinions yu a think It over n draw OF w con-
rlusons
What is tho hardest ball club n baseball to handle" inquiries n by
stander The general opinion expressed by a few managers seems to be In
favor OF the Yankees. The amount of temperament there is thicker than
anywhere else leaving Miller Higgins n Job few other nag envy. wher
you begin to overstar the earnes athlete the r%ut is nearly always a chch
by a strange un OF fortune both Harry vadon and Abe Mitchell hav,
had heir putting affected by neuritis in tn right forearm. wheret the nerve
refuse to respond o n delicate work. vardon Offering nc sIbi But
statement OF fact told is at Inverness. is that he had never been able e
control his right forearm q a short putt through this reason. "Thore arr
times" he remarked. when I a feel a nerve culver between the wrist an,
elbow. and this uncertainty kills OF all confidence
In the same n Abe Mitchell h, com upon exactly tn san phys
bl defect. When my putting wen off for n week or two" said Abe "
felt nat IT would soon nm back. but when went week after week. and thor
"'nth after month withou being able to control the putter around the cu
90 short 1 knew something va. ron For It IA not n case O
nervousness. II had been nervous. this MISC would have affected m " sor
nip shots approaches ovcr traps"