The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-29
BY ED CURLEY.

Brooklyn, ". Y, July 2S.-Freddie
Welsh the worlds lightweight cham
pion convinced $4,000 fans who jam
med Washington Park tonight that he
knows how to fight. The champion
met his recent conquerer, Benny Leon
ard, in ten-round bout and outpoint-
ed him as decisively as Leonard
handed 1t to him a few months ago.
The champion was there with every
thing that a fighter needed and except
for two or three rounds forced the
fighting all the way His speed. his
marvellous foot work and his wonder
full elusiveness were three character
istics that Leonard could not over
come. Leonard fought a corkine
fight, but II was a far different Welsh
he met tonight. The champion show
ed that he was at his best. He entered
the ring 1876 1-2 pounds. In the early
part or rather the third and fifth
rounds the Leonard adherents were
in their glory. In these two sessions
Leonard brought into play n right
hand body blow that bothered Welsh
more than a little. After the fifth
Welsh stepped along at a pace that
proved too dazzling for his ambitious
rival. Being outpointed by Welsh Is
no disgrace to Leonard for there is
( hardly any other likely to get in the
! sdIne LIdL CDult nave ptIiptultE as
we'll as Benny did with the champion.
| AS the men left the ring the vast
throng stood up and gave Welsh a
( rousing demonstration.
! Round Leonard sent two light
/ lefts to the face and Welsh rushed
! him to the corner Welsh reached
! Leonard with stiff left to eye and they
exchanged blows in clinch. Coming
out of the clinch Leonard Jared
Welsh with a short uppercut. They
exchanged lefts. Welsh reached Leon
ard with a short right and the New
Yorker missed an uppercut. In
Leonard's own corner Welsh rushed
the New York boy to the ropes and
reached him on the body with stiff
rights and lefts Welsh missed a hard
overland right to the face by a small
margin. He was fighting much more
| viciously than in their first fight.
Round even.
| Round 2--Leonard landed light left
and they wrestled in neutral corner,
Welsh reaching Leonard with long
left swing. but receiving several hard
blows in return. Welsh was forcing
the fighting and Leonard was backing
away. Leonard sent a. terrific right TO
Welsh's kidneys and the champion
rushed him to corner with a rain of
!
their mark. Leonard shot several
stiff lefts to welsh's jaw and crossed
him with a snappy right Welsh only
tried the harder. but could not reach
| Leonard cleanly. At the bell Welsh
was smiling. Leonard's round.
| Round 3-Welsh landed a stiff left
| and repeated as Leonard ducked back
ward, Welsh partially blocked a stiff
uppercut and then Leonard reached
him clearly. Welsh rushed Leonard
into the corner and coming out of 1t
Leonard caught Welsh a terrific right
on the jaw which spun the champior
| half way round. Welsh recovered
quickly and sent several to the bod,
as Leonard's seconds called wildly fol-
a knockout They exchanged stiff lefti
and were fighting at the bell Leon
ards round.
| Round 4-Weish missed two short
Ilefts and Leonard caught him on eide
OF the head with a long left. The
champion missed with LEFT and right
and Leonard also was Wild with a
short right. They had slowed down