The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-08
Benny Leonard Heralded as
Greatest Lightweight Since
Days of Joe Cans.
COMBINES ALL QUALITIES
Forecast That He Will WreSt
WeIsh'S laurelS at First
Opportunity.
nv FRANK G. MENkE.

~ fNeNN " MtINNts
NEW YORK. April BILLY Gibbons
was right Six months ago he said TINT
he had under his wing the greatest Hight
weight battlcr since the days ~ Joe Cans
His name Is Kenny Leonard said
Gibson. rive been sending him along
slowly during the pas, year. Now he's
ready. Watch him go
New York watched him against several
ordinary 'hattlcrs and Leonard showed
M his nd,ersarior II watched him fight
Johnny Dundee and voted him n higher
ranking And then came the real test
the battle with Freddie Welch.
Some NJ tho natives figured hat Leon
ard, after meeting welsh. would mako
hts departure from the ring under IN"
auspices ~ the Rcd Cross. hut what n
surprise that fight occasioned' Leonard
outpunchcd. UltEeneralcd, outtushed.
oltborcd and outpolntcd IN. champion
In practically every one NJ tho ten
rounds
Leonard 10 unerowded KING.
The Young IL wish how stands out today
rs the greatest all round boxer and
fighter the ring gam" has produced In
many years The old timers Insist that
Zoe Gan. was n hi' shlf'Irr. hut they nd
NIT thnt n Leonard improves at tho ratio
" Nv NV wv W. ~ l''' ~ ''''f''
he will become the superior ~ Cans In
NE prime.
There IL nothing In the p1gilir'Ir wny
Tint Leonard cannot 10 A. n hover he
e mar excellence. A. n hitter. he has M
many knocknut- 10 his credit M the hest
man In his division todRI ~" has
shtevd brain, II always cool aud has
wonderful endurance powers
ieonnrf's asgrcssivene-, has made him
N. popular hero In this section Tho
vav he wen, after Freddie Welsh round
after round never will he for gotten Ho
.fought with the confidence NJ n cham
rlon lIe never gave welsh a moments
rest Hc Was In and ont and In again
Ike lightning flashes
Ever man that meets leonard must
fght -or take u terrific heating welsh
thoughi during the fra few rounds TINT
w. could lay back and depend upon MS
defense but Leonard rushed him time
mud ns,iu. and hrokr through WELSH
ruArd 10 %freuucntly that n created NJ.
constituent mons the assembled fans
IL Amazingly Fast
Leonards timing NJ punches is per.
frrt Usrol, does hc waste a swing
he always swinging or iahhirc. Nin'
out NJ ever, ten punches that he starts
fiuds re- mark And - tho mark M
which De- aimed Wolrh's defense hn,
been superb against ordinary boxers
Against f'Huntd II Nus useless tn,
Sew Nuft ..t hlt MIN where he pleased
The lfil" u'h,rV is last pfuot ~
faster 'iHu Welsh ifca always iumpini
around r.rr on the move Md mr"l'
do' lr hut HW1y tie after his msi
ffuw rHrg i1 ruur \ WALTON that wuul,
day' ru ordinary Fighter never hats hyu
Dundee lIri,i some terrific Punches 4
t|"nufrI head aud body $50 dii welsh
nuf l'urH.l k'rt moving iu
M,.htr. nils. Leonard IL perfect, An
added 'u ilIs ho has . wonderful brain
We seems 'u 'urv ins'irril,eN when 4
duo uf sli'ti,p Time and agnin II
nj Nrhi with Welsh uni dundee n
moved h''ur' " punch was started An.
Other hover wouldn't h,ft known m
punch Vts r0mIng nut Leonard "a
Tn confidence ~ lcuuntd f. " wonder
M ihiur 20 behold lHr fights nlVn,
With tH' belief ihpi M, Ia the sIp,rio
- IT. rival Nnd hr is plvi,a ,tlm nr
collie nod When m, milling wns hottie.
In the i~ousii mud dundee nghis. Leon
ard often fWilrd Several times In m
fntl round NJ the welsh fght. who
the champion was DOING some punrhiu
and rushing leonard backed against ti
tores, pu' up his ruHfd and vink,d y
his seconis IN another occasion h, rrs
oEnifef some friends In o. nearby s,,
Hnd waved n glove
VIII n. Nest Champion ~
Leonardo ino'wurk and hts boxing ri
rfeliN Hghtt ~ De- ilrhi pfuu, UAnt,
~ f'f than n other uf the ,uunr' Ghrr.
ma hi' defense Is SETTING Hyiirt 40 On
'iws IT, h1. ur, dis.rnr,fuIur ufI
NJ d"lFirg o. Wins mud than d. ur F..
Tow HAT Die head almost touches ~
rfnpn' lAa' ~ flash no assumes 1000 ut
''fh' HHfI'iUu again Md whtu rr ,1U,
ur ~ To- rrtil iO shoot out , WALTON
l""n1fi iunUs Hl tho ring trick.
'h' OIL master. 70 few vi his oV