Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-26
Investigation Last Year,
Says Detective, Conuinces
Him Tender Leonard
Bout Is on the Level
PICKS Lew BY K. o..
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE

As IN all big fistic matches. cham
"A pionship or otherwise. there usually
is started rumor. or report. from
a reliable source" that the contest is
"in," meaning that the fans are to be
humbugged. the boxers are to go along
nicely and then 60 somewhere else for
the purpose Of pulling down another
big purse.
While such n report is not so much
In evidence for the Tender Leonard
bout scheduled at Boyle's. Jersey City.
tomorrow night. as it was when this
great pair of lightweights We're to have
boxed in Philadelphia last August IL:
there still seems to be the same belle.
emanating from different quarters.
especially New York.
4 man WHO probably knows more
about the sincerity Of the set to between
Tender and Leonard is Jacob II. Com
borrow. He is the Philadelphia detec-
tive assigned to the investigation held
by Director Cortelyou when the report
Of fake" was started in the 1921 bout.
which was called of when the cham
pion injured his left thumb
The detective laughed today when
asked what he thought Of the fake
reports. Its the same old stuff re-
piled Gomborow, "as was started when
the bout was to have been held in Phila-
delphia.
No Frame.Up
"At that time | satisfied myself and
! the Director. too, | think. that there
was to have been no frame 1t was
only after an investigation that lasted
. 81, thnn WnaEG frnm .Inly
30 until August 1G, four days after the
bout was to have been held, that
cleaned up NY assignment.
LAS believed the Tender l.eonar RI
bout here in 1921 would have been or
: the level. feel confident the few ridic-
ulous reports around now are even more
asinine than they were then.
! In my investigation last year
talked with all of the principals--Tend.
Ter and Leonard. the boxers GlassmaT
and Gibson. the managers, and Tay.
lor and Gunnis. the promoters. and al
had perfectly good reasons to make IN,
believe that the smart alecks' wht
started the frame up rumors did no
know what it was all about.
After had been given the invcsti'
CATION job ! first went to Tender
camp at Delanco. where he also ha
conditioned himself for tomorrow
nights bout There found Lew train
ing hard and diligently. In talk will
him, Tender told me that he neve
wanted to score knockout any mor
than he did against Leonard.
Predicted X. o. Then
Imagine what thai would mean Il
me- exclaimed the bO' = ut that time
which was ten days before the bout
4. tIn~ ,,,,t h
is doing now. that he would win by
knockout. and his training that after
noon, in boxing with Jack Palmer, con
vinccd me of that fact.
"Previously | had spoken to Glass
man about the matter. and he pointed
out TO ne that several promoters II
other cities wanted Tenders service
for dates after the match here, but tha
he had turned deaf ear to all Of them
why shouldn't r. he asked. II Lev
does as | expect, knocks out Leonar,
. and becomes the lightweight champion
his services would be worth three time
. as much as they are: And you know
) am business man.
After going to the Tender camp IN
next visit was with the promoters. A
! | remember. Gunnis, rather peevei. an
| swered my question with IT this bot
turns OUT 10 Dt any pui vi VI
level. | give you permission TO shoe
lie full of holes with your own re
volver. Taylor. in part. said All
nave to say is that n lot Of schoolbO
promoters would pick out more suit
able place than the home town of OH
Z OF the principals for fake fight,
II think il was on August q that
went to New York and interviewed bot
= Leonard and Gibson at the Shelbourr
= Hotel Brighton Beach, where Il
champion was in training. Benny to-
| me then that he, the champion Of Il
Y world, felt bad because il became neces
2 sary for an investigation as to his hor
= esty.
c ~ have been aching for a crack
Tender for some time for the remarl
: that have been accredited him. Leonal
s told me. Benny AZ that time also IL
formed me that 1t would not be loI
before he would retire from the rim
@ He said, When go into commerci
= business would not want my associat
s to point at me and say, There Is
;. faker.' He hesitated moment II
then added: You can bet 80 to th