The Washington times., 1936-03-14
B. Leonard
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By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

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this way during the week, and
when you speak of Benny
Leonard, my friends, you speak
of royalty, insofar as fisticuf-
fling is concerned.
It is ever pleasure to while
the time of day, or night either,
for that matter, with Mr..
Benny Leonard, for he was a
remarkable lightweight champion
back about the time America was
sticking its nose away across the
Atlantic into the World War. He
was fighting champion of the
type we need more these days to
tint (and Mr.. Printer, don't make
it taint) an altogether too drab
boxing picture.
Mr.. Leonard dropped into town
to proffer his good offices in any
capacity whatsoever in connection
with the Police Boys Club benefit
boxing show May 18. which is to
feature Featherweight Champion
Freddy Miller and the gnarled.
panned bouncing ball of flesh,
bone and sineW, Mr.. Peter Sarron,
who Manager Jimmy Erwin
fondly calls Peter The Great!"
Put on the BallyhOO
Most particularly Mr.. Leonard
Is desirous of seeing his light
weight protege, Eddie Dunno, of
New York on this card, and as an
inducement offers to bring the
133-pounder here personally and
stage a three or four day ballyhoo
around these parts Immediately
before the big night.
Mr.. Leonard is willing to go on
the radio in behalf of this Police
Boys Club benefit which provides
funds for the summer camp that
is to be in operation duxing the
hot ponths for underpfvileged
youngsters of the city.
Mr.. Leonard will even make
Soap-boX speeches from a promi-
nent downtown corner in behalf
OF this show and with a little
nudging would be willing to dive
off trolley pole into a milk bot
tie, in a one-piece bathing suit,
If it would in any way focus at
tention on the Miller-Sarron re-
turn engagement.
Stirs Up Fight Interest
I believe the police committee,
headed by Major Ernest w, Brown,
could do worse than. to avail
Itself of the special assistance of
Mr.. Leonard. as we'll as his man,
Dunno, as Benny always lends
lot of class to anything he does,
and besides he makes excellent
paiaver around about fight time
which gets people quite stirred up
and boxing-minded, if I may put
1t that way.
Too. it would be quite a sight
to see the twice conqueror of Lew
Tender with his sleeves rolled up
directing his boys fight from the
corner, particularly if Mr.. Tend
Ter we're in the other corner Sec
onding Dunne's opponent.
Fact is, the Leonard Tender
angle would constitute nice
bit of ring showmanship on the
part of Matchmaker Heinie "Th'
Makin's" Miller, who may have
to resort to a pulmotor or other
drastic measures to realize on this
show, the $4,000 contemplated ex-
penses, plus the highly desired
$4,000, it is hoped to pass on
to the Police Boys Club to tide
it over another year.
And you don't have to take Mr..
Leonard's word for it that his
boy, Dunno, hasn't something be-
sides a famous manager. am
able to quote you some verbatim
testimony to the effect that the
old master has taught his pupil
plenty about pumping those blows
into his adversary.
The Kid Breaks Training
Only Wednesday this Eddie
Dunno, son of New York police
man, turned in a nice job for
Leonard against one Paolo Villa,
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York, and old Hypus 1goe, in the
New York Journal, who has been
looking at fighters as long as you
and I put together, probably, has
this to say about Dunno:
"Dunne's triumph can be at
tributed to his unerring left jab,
a result of painStaking tutoring
on the part of the former light
weight champion. Dunno took
command at the drop of the hat
and never was headed. Villa
reached Eddie's body several
times but that was his best
bet.
"Dunne crossed nice right to
the jaw and Leonard got SO en-
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