Intermountain Jewish news., 1925-12-10
IT CAN'T ne DONE

tne ErtuleSI JEWISH boNtT ever pro-
duced, will nght again. This is sure
dope. We have II from somebody who
knows, fro@ u person who would not
tell us so for the sake OF publicity and
we are willing to stake our reputation
on the reliability Of this bit OF news.
Now don't be alarmed II Benny come
ont tomorrow with IA definite statement
that it's all wrong and TINT he has
quit the game for good. II seems that
Benny will not admit his return to the
ring TIL the summer Is here and the
promoters are putting ON big open-air
shows. Leonard knows that his fight
against Jimmy Goodrich. the official
titleholder OF the lightweight division,
or Walker. the welterweight champion.
is worth at least one hundred thousand
for his share. This Benny knows only
too well and II is n hard thing to forget.
SO one day next year when you will bc
wearing your straw hat. You will read
the sensational headline: Benny
Leonard Signs Articles for Fight"
Then we want you to remember that
Harry Ccnzel told you so.
ALEXANDER VS.. GRANGE
We write this before the professional
football game at the New York Polo
Grounds. when the Chicago Bears will
hn
famous Grange will he the star attrsc-
tion of the game and wears, ss you
know. the cciors Of the Chicago Bears.
Here IL what We predict:
II Red can get past Joe Alexander,
star OF the Giants. then he can pack up
his other worries. but first he must be
concerned about Alexander. for here Is
a player calculated to smear Grange
on many a play or at least ruin what
ever interference has been prepared for
him.
Alexander has the reputation OF fol-
lowing the ball closer than any other In
professional football, and any Of the
visiting teams will tell You that the
way Alexander senseti the direction Of
the play was truly uncanny.
When a team In New York sprang
into reality Alexander was one of the
first engaged. for 1t was realized that
he would he Of inestimable assistance
not only as a player but as an adviser
in organizing the vnrioos angles Of the
project. q, 'H'''''" t'-@-e
At syracuse Alexander was one .,
the greatest centers college football
ever produced, and the greatest Jewisl
football player Of his day.
LASKER IN DANGER
In Moscow, in the ballroom OF on
OF the hotels. sits a 5I-year-old man
visibly worried as he leans over tn
chess table before him. His supremac.
in chess for over n quarter OF cen
tury Is being seriously challenged. Car
los Tore. a 21-year-old Mexican.
resident of New York, mated him in 4
moves, and ever since Lasker is havin
difficulties in keeping his opponents Ii
check. Everything went smoothly tn
first week of the tournament, and ac
was leading the field, and his final vic
tory was generally admitted. But nov
all this has changed Laskcr is in sec
ond position. and will have to produc
superman style of playing II he is L
dislodge the leader, Bogoljubow.
Should Lasker lose this tournament
it will mean that the iron man of til
chess game is disintogrnting. and tina
the same old story holds true: Yout
} must be served.
BOXING CHAT
Sailor Friedman. the rugged lewis
lad Of Chicago, failed again. In hi
recent New York fight against Micke
Walker. for the weltcrweight cham
pionship of the world he was conclu
sicely beaten and eliminated as con
tender. And yet-if fate had been kin,
in the seventh round, we might hnv
Ind another Jewish worlds champion
The Sailor was against the ropes
where n crushing right to the Jaw ha'
sent him, when he suddenly let NY ,
right to the champions head, a righ
which staggered Walker and made hin
grocgy. For few moments 1t lookc'
like the turning point Of a title bout
but Friedman became wild and Walkel
recovered and went after the chal
lcnger with such rage and fury thai
our poor Sailor almost crumblcd. Ant
the great opportunity was lost, 1
| looks as though Jewish fighters have ,
prediction for French boxers, FRS
Rosen beats Vincz and now comes
Cohen and blasts the hopes of another
Frenchy. Here Is the sad tale. The
other day, in New York. in n ten
rounder. Meyer Cohen Of iolyokc
Mass, 1j2 pounds, made short work oi
Henri Journct. 151. who came all tho