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Show Benny Leonard Is Eager For Scraps With Lightweights NEW YORK. Sept IS. Of course there will he an awful blast of criticism criti-cism over Eddie Fltzslmmons refusal to meet Lightweight Champion Bcnny I Leonard In s fifteen round match at Madison Square oardeti. but tho vouthful New i ork star is not wholly ,to blame for the fan that Tex Rlckard ! didn't, land th- bout Truth be told R"nnv himself waeffl t ; so crazy to go through W Ith ihe match a, some of his supporiers would have th" fight fans believe When Dan Morgan Mor-gan brought tlie news that his battler d'dn't feel himself capable "f holding Off the champion ju?t yet, there was more Joy than disappointment in the i Leonard camp hen Leonard agreed to post a forfeit for-feit of $20,000 to insure his appearance Sfrht hour. before the bout, at 135 pounds ho honcstl believed he could accomplish th.- poundage to get In con. dPlon. but when he started after the surplus weight ho found It didn't coine off as readily a- he had snticlpatod Thf re.M.n v n - tha; he began to grow onerned AN MAKE BIGHT. There Isn't any doubt now in the minds of most tlht followers mat th champion reall) can pare himself flown to the legitimate weight at whlih he should be forced to fight, but he couldn't do It in the time he had to train for Pltsslmmons and still remain strong Ho began to riraor for more time.' and Fltzelmmons, ignoring the fact that he had the chance Of e lifetime life-time to cateh this wonderful champion off form began to hedge on the term accepted for him by his manaKrr, Dan Morgan The result was that the bout was called off, and oath f.ghters breathed a SJKh of relief Rlckard still has Ionard signed to, a contract cllmg for his appearance . , against some battler vet to be selected Who that will be now remains a mat-I mat-I ter for great speculation, for there are very tew lightweights now doing business worthy of a chance at the I title Lev Tendler. the Philadelphjan, obviously Is afraid of Leonard :m.J so la Fltzslmmons. They do not care to risk their capacity for earning dollars In a bout with the champion. For their refusal to fight some action should be taken in New York and mabe it will be. although what form of a punlsh-! punlsh-! ment will be meted out to them Is uncertain. un-certain. MAY" MEET DUNDEE. Johnny Dundee's signature or an appearance against L?onard In a New ork ring would open a wave of con Jecture that would snow the bout under. un-der. There are lot of folks in New York who believe that Leonard can knock out Dundee an lime he feels like It. They contend that the champion cham-pion has been kind to the Scotch-Wop Scotch-Wop on previnu occasions. Theso re-r.iarkn re-r.iarkn would again make their appearance, appear-ance, whether they be true or untrue. This leaves on'y a eery few from ' ii'M-i an opponent for Leonard can be fie ted There is Ritchie Mitchell, ,n- Westerner, who already has once felt the r:. blng power of Leonard s knockout punch. He might be induced to try It again. Willie Jackson has tit.ite.i the eellet that h.- ha? a chance agalnn Leonard Joe Welling would like lo have a crack at the title, ana Preddli Welsh has intimated that he mlRlit somo day try to come baek A.ide from Mitchell, the boys are not worthy of real title matches. Jack son is a very ordinary scrapfper built on the reputation he acquired Whefi he accidentallv knocked out Dundee ' f the lot Mitchell Is the best, with Welling probabl second choice. |