Show LIGHT THE SPORT LIGHT 8 By RICE RIC 1131 1025 New York Tribune Inc Ine U V 5 K S PataU Ot Of tic Of-tic tk lithE ItE COMBINATION d t It Is 18 easy to understand whY there are so few candidates s for tor forthe the heavyweight hea championship For example It if Jack Delaney had Paul stamina rugged strength and ond his top wel ht ho he would be b the th next heavyweight champion It If Berlenbach had bad Delaney's boxing skill and the aam same use of f both hands with what hO hhas h hhas has he would be unbeatable But Dut the double qualities rarely come together There are ar few tew very few tew ew approach all the tho qualities Jack Jock Dempsey carried at Toledo In July 1 1919 1 FYS FY'S Here Is Jack Delaney with al almost al- al almost most a everything a great boxer ahard a ahard hard hitter fast rast cool and eun cun cun I fling In his generalship But Dut tor for the th most mort Important fight ot of his career corett In perfect condit 1 ho he weighed In at t l i pounds They will III tell tIll you that Bob nob FItzsImmons weighed even nen less But Dut Bob nob Fitzsimmons 1 wr a physical physical cal freak lie He H had the th thin skinny legs ot of ota ofa o a a lightweight measurIng In let the tho calf less leas than Benny Leonard But he Ie had the chest chut and arms that gO co with 19 5 pounds Weighing only 10 or slightly more he had much larger larcer arms armi and i a a much bigger biR chest than Jock Jack Delaney at 1 And Dempsey weighing weighing- had forearms and upper arms ful- ful ful fully ly Iy as large larte as a Harry Wills weigh weigh- weighing Ing 21 15 WEIGHT fIND AND RI EsS Delaney has ha ev everything but bul wIght w ight and ruggedness Gene Tunney put on twenty pounds af at after ter he h had lusel his twenty twenty- firth fifth year by livIng and training In the open op n Delaney at twenty-six twenty might add at least ten pounds pound In a year but with II his speed d 4 skill his beauty and grao o of ot action hl he isn't going to win any heavyweight championship at pounds He i Berlenbach ten poundS hit him with t he had but couldn't get ct him off olt his feet leet It would be ridiculous to match Delaney with Harry Wills as some one on has lias ha r De- De Delaney De Delaney laney would hay hav to give gl away fifty pounds and while wei ht Isn't everything It Is at least some some- something something something thing thing- Dc Dempsey give gle o- o o 0 fifty pounds to Willard Villard but Delaney Isn't n a Dempsey DempslY of 1919 1813 and Wills Is Ismar mu r r than Willard TUB TIlE DEL JT rY rn i 1 UI T NT It Is hard to seo see how Berlen Derlen- Berlenbach Berlenbach bach ever eer would have a n chance with 1 J ar y y In condition Granting Oom Pauls Paul's fighting heart and his hia enduring stamina and t c fiber It is a ahard ahard ahard hard matter maUer b t spot a nv riv all the het ot of It In speed ski quick thinking instinctive reactions antI ability to hit w t both hands and still have a chance Berlenbach hasn't Improved ed his speed one halt of a whit since hp he first fought Delaney two years ago aJo co And this Is 18 an age ace of or speed H He Is i mor more rugged and more mort enduring still th the same tame old lion hearted lion lion- lionhearted hearted battler but still slow uncertaIn and anI lumbering against a boxer and hitter of ot the Delaney type Courage can go co a long lone long longway longcay way cay but It cant can't male maim up for tor everything against a rival who has courage of ot hi his own It Is it the th slowness of ot Berlen-bach's Berlen bachs bach's reactions reaction that has kept hIm from being a wonder IA IN I A SPOT Delaney Delanty In one on way Is la In a tough spot pot He can pick up Important money here and there her fighting easy marks but there le Is I no bIg bic shot In Insight Insight sight Dempsey and Tunney tor for the time beIng belne are ar closed accounts account a so ao far tar as he h Is concerned The Wills Wille advantage of ot fifty flety pounds makes this meeting out ot of all reason flivver against Ber Der- Ber- Ber Berlenbach Berlenbach lenbach leaves leave him out And there la is no greet creat thrill In the prospect of a fourth Delane Delancy Berlenbach meeting And just at present there Is Ie no one else A Delaney Delanoy match would be a big biff card but hut GOne Gene Gen Is looking loo for bigger game irame STILL STILLi A i CARn RU Berlenbach Rime game willing waya al-waya al- al always ways was gl his best beat Is it still acard a acard acard card lie He H at least has proved again the worth or th the value alue of ot raw courage without I any side trim trim- trimmings trim But ack of ot spied speed both mental and physical has cost him his Uti But there her Is it no one else In th light heavyweight ranks who can beat him bin so GOOn GOOD ONIS There Ther ar are a good rood many thousands thousands ands boxing or fighting In Uncle Sams Sam's Sam wIde wid domain today and the marvel Is It that there are ar so few good ones ont'S one At least let 95 per cent are on the tho ham borderland And this goes for tor all classes There are not us os many good goodone onn one as there her used to be he when boxIng was wa outlawed and purser pursell I were re small There Is 18 now no fabulous wealth for any Rood good tighter and even the second rater who are thick as Astree a trees In a n forest are making mor more thAn the champions used to mak make There are few tew champions In th tham gam game today that one on would walk across th the street ti t look at pro provided pro pro- provided vided l there them was any other amuse amusement ment of any sort In th the hood neighbor neighbor- neighborhood hood Th The boxing game came Is In somewhat of a soggy condition largely thUG there I Is little lert let except the th rater cond to watch r |