The New York herald., 1922-04-10
TENDLER TO BOX
IN BROOKLYN RING
Leonard's Leading Challenger
to Meet Pitts at Broad
way S. c.
ny CHARLES r. MATHIsoN.

Because of the fact that Lew Tender
Is generally regarded as the logical OPP
ponent OF Leonard in a title match. the
Quaker southpaw will be the center OF
interest when he appears tonight at the
Broadway Exhibition Association. Brook
lyn. Tender viii be opposed by a
rugged person named Charley Pitts.
who will be able to take enough pun
ishment without wlncing TO give the
Philadelphian an opportunity TO display
all his excellences. in the way of at
tack
1t has been declared that Leonard IS
not enthusiasts about "A match with
Tender. not because OF the seizure of
$4,000 forfeit but because the cham
pion regards Tender as the most dan
gorous OF all his challengers. This may
be unjust to the titieholder. but the fact
remains that Leonard has never given
match to Tender. although the cham
pion has met every other lightweight
In the game.
The fact that Tex Rickard would like
to stage a@match between Tender and
Leonard In Boyle's Thirty Acres next
July adds additional interest to the APP
pearance OF the southpaw here tonight.
Pitts desires 10 have IL known that he
Is by no means a set-up for Tender and
threatens to reduce the latter's eff
cheney as a title candidate,
Next in interest to the Tendler-Pitts
fray will be the temperance in local
ring of Freddie Welsh, holder of the
worlds lightweight championship for
many years, and who lost the crown to
the present champion. Welsh's opponent
will be Archie Walker, former amateur
lightweight champion, who has been
ms rafl Ia nj eff IN pat
ing in the professional ranks.
Welsh in his day was one Of the clever
est boxers that ever held the champion
ship of the class. but he was not heavy
hitter. Yet with his defensive skill he
baffled the hardest puncheS in the
division In Leonard Welsh met a man
who was not only a skillful boxer. but a
knockout hitter. and the combination was
too much for the titleholder.
Walker is clever chap with his hands
and hits with much force. 1t will be
interesting to see IL the speed and vigor
OF youth will triumph over the craft and
experience of the veteran.
1t Is reported from Grand Rapids,
Mich, that Fred Fulton had Homer
Smith on the verge of a knockout sew
eral times, but Intentionally refrained
round. AS Fulton never was treated
thus cruelty by men who have knocked
hiu out, it is strange that he should re-
sort to such inhuman methods. 1t can
not be that ferocious Frederick has for
gotten that summer afternoon at Har-
rison, n. j., when Jack Dempsey merci-
fully put him out of his misery in eighteen
seconds OF the first round. Then there
was AL Palzer, who gave Frederick a
sleep punch early in the fourth round,
and Harry Wills, who waited him TO
slumber in the third round.
Therefore IL would appear that when
Fulton finds man he can defeat he
should do 1t as quickly as possible.
Eddie Mcmahon has an attractive con-
test for the Star Sporting Club tonight
He will present Moe Herscovitch. welter
champion Of Canada, in a bout with
Jimmy O'Gatty. The latter swings a
vigorous mitt, and the clash with the
Canadian should be productive of many
exciting moments.
Miles O'Donnell Of Brooklyn has beer.
reinstated by the State Boxing Commits
sion and will resume his duties as
matchmaker of the Freeport Sporting
Club. which reopens on April IL. O'Don-
nell has arranged card for the occa-
sion.
Sammy Nable. the East Side bantam,
who boxes Jack Sharkey at the Pioneer
Sporting Club tomorrow night. is fight-
ing in his best form and has his eye on
a bout with Buff All bantams have.
If Sharkey is In no better physical con-
clifton than he was The night he defeated
Willie Spencer Nable will have fine
chance to win. Sharkey weighed 123
pounds the night he boxed Spencer and
was palpably fat and slow
II Gene Tunney signs fer a match
with Greb the Greenwich Village man
will stand fair chance u losing his
light heavyweight title. Tunney does
not punch hard enough to hart a rugged
chap like Greb. and the latter with his
overwhelming aggressiveness would out