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Chatter on the Leonard Tend
ler Battle az Well 40 Other
Boxing Notes
ny Bernie Dane.
The announcement by Tex Rick |
lrd that an unofhcial decision will he !
yivcn OF the Leonard-Tendler fight |
precludes all talk OF stall or half !
Way fight between these lightweight |
sontenders. Both men will want |
THAT decision and there Is every rea |
son 10 believe that both men will put
birth their very best efforts to get II.
The situation being such, II now
becomes apparent that Benny will en-
Ter the ring on the night OF the fight
4 decided favori,e In the betting and
aot an even-noney shot as some
bcribcs have predicted.
This opinion received substantiation
,y Bennys recent X. o. over Rocky
Kansas.
In that fight Benny dissipated-l
all gossip about his slipping or
going back!
Ii was a decislvely ono sided victory
n which the Gotham champ displayed
Ill OF his old time cleverness and wis
srdry.
That fEht raised Lconard's
stock 100 per cent and II he fights
back to his Michigan City form
he should emerge . victor over
Tender ON the night OF July "a by
= fairly comfortable margin.
In the meantime Leonard Is training
hard for his impending fight up at his
Sudd Lake Camp. He has added TO
ais punching curriculum his newly
developed heart punch" which con-
ssts Of n short. terrific right hook to
The heart Leonard expects 10 do
much damage with this punch and II
he remarks of his sparring partners
mean anything, ne should certainly
succeed.
On. the other hand. Lew Tender
Keeps plugging away at hi. Delanco
quarters. Lew believes he has enough
punching power and his time is being
spent in developing speed and agility.
And incidentally Lew Is far from being
SLOUGH. because Harry C"Kid')
Brown. Tim Droney. OF Lancaster are
aow on tho ailing list, due TO Lewis
terrible left.
Joe T.pNtz was to have helped put
Loie in shape. but Joe's ribs haven't
As yet recovered from the lamba sting
they received in Joes recent bout
With Pal Moran of New Orleans. Joe's
poor showing IN this go-to has brought
forth the criticism from fans that per-
haps Joe has not fully recovered from
ais recent illness.
Ii VIII be recalled by boxing en-
.husiasts that Tip,itz WAS scheduled
~ swap punches in one OF the pre-
Inns" on the night OF the Tender Bar
rett fight, but Joe had TO default be-
sause OF sickness. Since then ne has
eeen ai.ing and his encounter with
Moran indicates that he Is not right
lust yet.
When Joe Tipuz Is his normal
self he IL capabl Of beating some
Of the best lghtweights In the
country.
The greatest number OF rounds In a
prize hght-276 rounds-ocurred IN
an encounter between Jack Jones and
Patsy Tunney. AT Cheshire. England.
In 1925. Jack Jones won the fight.
The idea OF the length and endurance
81 this bout may be had by a reference
to the pugilistic statistics of Jim JEFF
ferries. These records show that
throughout Jim's entire professional
engagements (Which numbered 81
aghts) he only fought 20l rounds.
One Of the ''prelims" 10 the Leon
Ard-Tendler fight Will bring together
Johnny Shruge and Pete Hartley over
lo-round limit. This ought 20 prove
very interesting fight. especially
when one considers that Johnny
Shruge has been forging 10 the from;
ever since he defeated Johnny Dundee
a few months aeo.
The third man m tas ing Tor the
Lconard-Tendlsr fight viii DC Harry
Er,ls. who refereed he Denpsey- Oar
pen..er bout Both Pnu G,assmAn-
manager OF Tender. end Billy 0lhson
manager OF Leonard asV highly el0t-
"a with this selection. E-tls u con.
sidered one OF the few 6eod men IN
the game capable OF judging q chnrn-
pionship contest and both lion can be
assured Of IA square DIAL"
Billy Gibson: ~ really believe Ben
ny Will goal Tender In three ROUNDS,
but I'll stretch hat statement FOR
publication. ] never Aw Leonard
looking or feeling 'bettsr and he WA
very fast in his work today. When
he thinks he's right re ~ nght. Any
WY you look al IL this Will b q whale
OF fight and {: Will never 20 the
limit.
Phil Glassman: Lew is IN the pink
Of condition and Will win by K. o."
From Houston, Tex, comes word
that Johnny Dundee has been match
ed 10 meet Kid Roster. OF New Or
leans, at Houston for the junior light
weight championship, over the IL
round route on July 2s. In my es-
timation Dundee ought to have very
little trouble retaining his title