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Show LEONARD DENIES HE HAS FIRED GIBSON NEW YORK, June 15. Benny Leonard Leon-ard today denied what he terms a "wild and malicious rumor" to the effect that he has split with his manager, Billy Gibson. "There Is absolutely no truth in the wild and malicious rumor that Billy Gibson Gib-son and I have split up," said Leonard. "Gibson has piloted me to the lightweight light-weight championship and it would be unworthy un-worthy and ungrateful of me to think of deserting him. I consider him second to none as a manager." |