The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03
LENNr,s sL1sHINa FIeHr.
He Boxes n Lively Draw with Bernstein at
the Greenwood A. @.


Eddie Lenny. OF Philadelphia. showed hi
true form last night at the Greenwood A. O. II
twenty-round bout against Joe Bernstein
Lenny was looked upon as an easy mark. bu
to the surprise OF all. he gave Bernstein the
stinest argument the local man ever met
| Although the result was n draw, impartia
| Judges thought Lenny the better man. The
fight was n bruising one all the way through
| The crowd mum bered nearly 1000 people.
The weight was 122 pounds weigh in at :
| O'Clock. The bout was under strict Queens
| berry rules Bernstein set out to mix 1t up al
close quarters He got homo twice on the face
but as they stepped back Lenny hooked a
Rlancing right on the Jaw. Bernstein tried tc
| hight In clinch, but found that Lenny knew q
| thing or two about this style Of gruellnR.
In the second few hard ones in the
wind soon made Bernstein step back. When
they rouRhed It. Bernstein was like pigmy in
Lenny's hands. Bernstein varied his tactics,
using his left simply to jab
He was more successful at this and visited
| the Quaker boxers face very often. Bernstein
opened the third with rush. Lenny was not
rapid enough with his head and got the full
force OF Joe's left plump on the left eye. caus-
ing this member to puff. Lenny permitted his
rival to use the left and countered hard in the
ribs. Near the close Lenny smashed Bernstein
AS they came together In the fourth. Bern
ste in hooked Lenny with the left. Bernstein.
not content with landing this way. endeavoreed
this way he left lett i himself ' open and Lenny
pounded Bernstein's body. This punishment
ES st Se Bernstein and he got a num-
Bernstein took light lab on the forehead
In the flfth Bernstein retreated and Ienny
straight. almost bending Bernstein forward
Lenny led again and barely reached Joe's Jaw
Lem hepny caught Bernstein stiiliy IN thu, the
rushed again and and Bernstein Bern f ripped the left IL
sn h the Tat s ssre
= They we're wary for while in the eighth;
Joes nose with the left; Bernstein grew des-
perete and made a wicked lunCe with the
up. caught bernstein on. the, breast Bern
stein enticed Lennyto lead IN the ninth In do
ih 80 Leqny slipped and went hallway to
the best he could do was to catch Lenny with a
right drive on the arm. But he nppssrcut
romghed 1t again. and Lenny held his own.
FOR ori Ell period IN the tenth the lighting
% of sa Both
stein through the ropes with Jolt on the
10 the sie7enth. liz found d' fsnn ny guard
always there, LenPy lust stood him OF tor
was Sighting back like a demon. He swung
both hands. catching Bernstein with such
utilized his left principally in the twelfth
round.
Bernstein violated the rules in the thir;
teenth by striking when they were clinched
s1a the peeres warned him.
was tr6e in Bernsteins favor. The mixing
up process was In evidence In the fifteenth. but
Bernstein scored two good left swings on the
breaLaway which seemingly did not do the
Philadelphia any good
The men were very aggressive In the seven.
teenth; bernstein spurred on to recover lost
ground. fought like bull. Lenny gave more
than he received. however. Bernstein's let
the eighteenth. but Lsnpy evened things BY
most Of the, rushing in the MIN eteenth. but he
S SNnu not phsse Lsn1y The Last round was
when tho referee called II draw.
was pitted against Harry Homer in the srst
thsy Both eS9s and
his speed. In the fourth Fetz dropped Hofner
With left swing in the wind Homer went
certained that Homer deliberately quit. Then
Feltz was awarded the contest.
The second preliminary. also for ten rounds
was between jack Lowery. of New York. and
Frank Bell Of Brooklyn. at catch weights
been Bells opponent. but he was
rejected after q physical examination. al
though he has already appeared at the club.
Clark complained that he was prevented from
fighting because the clubs doctor 10 Lowery's
manager. BELL outpointed Lowery all the wav
York man got tho decision. The verdict was
hooted.