Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-12-27 | Page 4 | Tod Morgan to Risk Title in N. Y.

TOD MORGAN MORGA TO m RI RISK K BILE n N is isI I Latzo Defends Defend Welterweight Welterweight Welter Welter- weight Crown Grown Th This s Week NEW W YORK Dec 27 AP TOd AP-TOd Tod AP-Tod Tod Morgan of Seattle who led champions during the 1926 season with three defenses of or his crown soon will risk his Junior lightweight title again In New York Tex Rickard Rick flick ard ud is negotiating for tor tho the coast fighter to face Babe Herman who I already holds one ion decil-ion lon over Morgan Babes Babe's verdict was scored several everal months ago but Morgans Morgan's I title itle was not at stake NEW KEW YORK yom Dec Dee 27 AP P AP- AP I I Heavyweights will vill resign the c center of the eastern sta stage e this week to o boxers of smaller divisions with equally qually well welt developed titular's as- as There will be two major battles attles one o of which will call Pete Pett Latzo back into the ring ling to defend his lila welterweight crown The former Breakers boy bov will ris risk the he pound championship for the first time in seven Reven months on New Years Year's da day at Pa in a ten round bout to a decision against sergeant Sammy Baker o of Nf New Nev York The soldier soldie fighter while he has failed to Lo establish himself as outstanding contender in the clas holds the refutation of pack pack- lag Ing ng a terrific right hand which forets forets fore- fore ts a rugged engagement I IOn On the same da day Tex Rickard will bring together th the feather feather- featherweight weight and semifinalists of ot an elImInation elim- elim I nation tournament which has for its purpose the E selection of a successor successor to o Louis Kid Kaplan retired champion The rivals are Red fled Chapman of Boston and Bass of Philadelphia They are billed to trade rade swings swIng's for ten rounds with the winner vinner to meet Honey Boy Finnegan Finnegan Finnegan Finne- Finne gan of Boston for the crown The latter recently qualified by defeating Chick Suggs of or New ew Bedford Bedford Bed- Bed ford ord MassIn Mass In supporting fights Babe Dabe abe Herman Hennan of California will engage Al Winker Winkler Winkler Wink Wink- ler er of Philadelphia and Carl Duane of New Nev York will ivill tackle Frankie Frankle Fink of Texas Both fights will willbe willbe willbe be over the ten ten- ten round round route