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Show Jr" idjcvr; I The bbzer says; "I understand it la an institution, to make, about this time of year, a resolution Well. I resolve that hencefortu I will ask no fancy purses. Henceforth I'll tit for sous or marks, or e'en ?e.c-: J tercee." . His manager o'erheard his words, and ran in all excited and oh a charge of boobery, had him indicted. ... Pity poor Benny Leonard. He lan-' suishes alone and spends most Of hisj : days In idleness. 9 0 There Is no work for the? eager) .champion to Dej-torn--work, that is, I which is fitting for a pueilfstic laure!- i row nod hero to berfocin ... out in San Francisco, sine the: wave of crime that centered around a i;roup of box fighlers. there is talk ofj forcing all the boxing gentry to go to j wcrk: to have soui" visible means of, "-uppori above and beyond 'heir in-1 i come for taking part In Ihe four rouiiu-1 I era out in that neck of the wood. That notion has not gone east of the Rockies, so in most spots, and espe J dally in New York, it is still not ccn-i "bred clubby lor professional boxers' r.nd. above all, champions-' to work j . Leonard wants lo work in be ring. : and can't In tha olden days boxers! used to fight for the fun of it. Xoj 1 more -no leas I Billy dibion, Leonard's manager, is besK so distressed at the state of affairs iB that he has sent broadcast a stinging indictment of the lightweight cohort. ... He says Lew Tendler demanded $50,000 to box Leonard. Willi 3 Jack- Kw )n wouldn't lake $30,000 for the same job. .Johnny Dundee also asked 3C -000, and Richie Mitchell refused $12,-000 $12,-000 and held out for $20,000 SsSai c Perhaps the boys figure it ir worth ItfSra a bonus to meet Leonard. iWras Mitchell linds it pays to be a hold- n&jb out. though He has just, been matched with Leonard for a January fight for which he will collect $20,000, while Rennah calmly takes $i0,00O J IS The time may come when boxers V will be Hilling to display their wares at a reasonable price. Maybe then a Jri fan will be able to see a good card of ra bouts for 50 cents or a dollar. A boxing bout is good eute"tatn- Bsi! ment. but the prices are all out of BNPh |