Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-08
MICKEY WALKERS
PURSUED BY SHADE
Dave Thinks He Has More
Than Ghost Of Chance
to Cop Crown
K. 0. LEONARD BELONGS
by LOUIS II. JAFFE

InAvE SHADE, Of San Francisco,
~ has cast his shadow before the
wclterwcight throne. whereon sits the
brand new ruler of the .poundcrs.
at -. % 'clock--Nfickcy Walker. With
Leo Flynn as his mouthpiece. the Cali
fornian has.come ont with direct chal-
lcngc TO Mick. A forfeit of $500 has
been rostcd by Leo i. with the New
York State Boxing Commission TO prove
that he means business on behalf OF
David. u IA
I'm NOT going to bully Mickey. =.
says Flynn. but simply want first crack
al his crown. You know in their last
bout Shade punched Walker all around
aud brcczcd home. In their other match
! Dave hurt his hand and was forced 10
! retire.
Another important aspect OF the sit.
lntion is that Shade still il tifiy.ility
4 holder of the title. When he met Brit :
! ton he was given a draw. which made
him as good as the veteran. Now 1t
{ would be the proper. thing for, walker
( to take on Shade and remove That per :
/ plcA!nc proposition from the minds OF
/ the fans.
The only way continued Flynn
lis for Walker and Shade TO meet TO
! Il dcriSion.'
Monday night Shade removed Jack
Perry. Of Pittsburgh, from the Welter-
weight picture by winning on teen
! niral knockout in the seventh round.
! Local Leonard
] Is Knockout Bantam
+ Philadelphia has II Leonard i'a'hc!
( Dushrv who has appropriated NnocM"u'
aS prefix for punching purposes
hnorkont Leonard is a bantnmWelght'
! rod headed. u stiff puncher and aggtes-
sv".
Making his debut in the ring under
IN. rolors of Steve l.avcy in a bout
with Harry Gordon at Jack Hagen
/ "OI Rriable." Leonard made good
! rirhf off the reel. Then Knockout took
! .Iocv Wallace into camp after great
Uuttle. pa-
L"onard's third bout was in Read
ing. where the youngstcr starteN on Il
knockout streak. He stopped, Mi!iis
Burke there in seventeen seconds or the
first round; then put away 'im'ns
/ RusD. second Tommy McCann. fourth !;
thtrd. and Young ONcil. fourth.
Among his other opponents. against
whom Leonard showed impressive form
arr Al Nelson; Young Fulton. OF NJ
lcntown Billy Vimpus and Make NI!-
hanson.
Iayrv has Knockout Leonard in
strict training just now and Steve be.
Iicvrs that his little protcSe Will rcach
the heights of pugilistic prestige. whica
! ig being held by his namesakc I'nny.
the lightweight champion, som" time IN
the future.
Villas Next Bout
Not for His Laure!s
pancho Villas next boat VA. b" IN
New York city. where decisions ar"
rendered; still he will not place his
American hyWe.ght tide in jeopardy
! when he faces Abe Attcll GoldSteln at
! the Madison Square Garden November
! lG. They are 20 weigh in NJ 10 bounds,
! So that the match will not be fly
weight fracas. weight for the latter di-
vision being H.. :,
/ However, this contest will be The
biggest test the Filipino will b" asked
70 face since his successful invasion of
! the United States. Able il a smart
| little fellow and he can punch. ii" is n
+, student of rhn Willie Lewis style OF
hslicuffng and dangerous tistman.
lIughcy Hutchinson. whom ScOtty
Montelth IS 'rying to bring III line for
a junior lightweight championship
match with Johnny Dundee, il TO ai-
pear on the same program. HIS op.
ronpnt Will be Eddie James.