Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-07-06 | Page 18 | Mandell-Singer, Chocolate -Berg Bouts Feature Summer Program

Mand Singer Mandell Singer ll-Singer Chocolate-Berg Chocolate Bouts Feature Summer Program I Contests May S Succeed in Restoring Lightie Ranks to Fore By Frank Getty NEW YORK UP UP Two Two Important Im hn- un- un lI lightweight bouts this summer summer sum sum- m mer r may succeed In restoring to the tho division a n modicum of 0 Its former p popularity Samm Sammy Mandell Is to defend the title against Al Singer July 17 11 and Kid Berg fights Kid Chocolate AU August 7 Both fights will be in Ia New York and within the pound limit Both should be spectacular A match between n the winners would be a natural for tor tho the dog days of ot September TO LEONARD From the day of Jack who retired d undefeated as lightweIght lightweight light light- weight champion to that of ot Benny Denny Leonard who did likewise the tho pound division pounds it used to be was be-was was ever one ono of the most popular with fight tight fans I Joe Toe Cans Gans Battling Nelson Ad Wolgast Freddie Welsh Welsh these were names to conjure with and there were many other ring heroes In that I cla class But when Denn Benny Leonard retired and tho the business of oC tournaments was inaugurated the lightweight division fell tell upon evil days THE ELUSIVE SAMMY Jimmy Goodrich of Buffalo was champion for a time although few fans Cans took hi Ho was WIS the 5 of the tho lightweight title holders Then came ROCk Rocky Kansas and then Sammy Mandell Mandeli Mandell won tho tha championship on ona ona a 1 decision de in iii 1926 1026 the first decision dod deci Ion don thus rendered under under- the tho new law In Illinois the first fint of the fa famous fa amous a- a Chicago decisions This Is not to sUIt suggest est that Mandell wasn't poun better than the Buffalo Burtalo Italian Samm Sammy took toole the tho title and ho he took look it on the run H He lie wouldn't fight a a. worthy opponent In the entire year of or his greatest condescension condo conde being to meet and defeat pI plucky lick but incompetent little Phil McC McGraw raw I In 1928 Mandell Mandel fou fought foupht ht and de defeated do- do fe ted Jackie Fields and Jimmy the latter In defense of or ortho tho the championship Tho The next year ear Sammy Samm was beaten by and again this year but at catch- catch weights AL SINGERS SINGER'S CHANCE Al AI Singer tho slender dark haired eyed cow-eyed little New ew York Jew who is lighting fighting Mandell Mandeli for Cor the tho champIonship championship champ champ- next month is a n. right good little two Uvo fisted scrapper Singer has bowled over oyer all II local opposition opposition tie tion except for Kid Chocolate who him last Jast September The Tho New York boy was knocked out b by Ignacio Fernandez in three rounds a little tittle more mOlO than a 11 year ear ago ao but hut reversed tho decision llon handily I this spring It ma may be bo that Al AI has I come along far Car enough to tako take the title from Sammy but on paper tho thu champion looks to bo be too fast Cast and antI clover for tor Singer at this time