Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-05

In nine TOhiluh at ANt" aSA@N AN~SN
,,'-s.v night the wizard-phantom's con-
n.srr ...,,srs knockout string-hve straight
- hroksn. ast night Joe Welsh--no re-
~ ,..s.n n Sir Frederick-heard the twelfth
n.sS ..S N the Rong ending his scheduled six
--,.r sat.to with the new champion at
4. o,vropla. and the Philadelphian earned
=. Sstinction Of stopping Benny's accu-
,.r,,tion Of knockout victims. Who won?
40. easy. II wasn't Welsh.
aI,,s TOO nice night for a murder" was
,uv cIhson's comment when the bout
..ssd ,and. anyway, Welsh is a nice fell
~ not freshie by any means"
That Leonard tried his utmost to make
,rslsh hIs sixth straight victim by knock
AMI was not doubted, but 1t appeared evil
s.rt that Benny didn't attempt so very
80 "a splll Joe in the first five rounds
~ oouuieror Of Welsh. the Briton, was
...r,.ntsd 10 70 along with Welsh, the
peIladelphian, for the first fifteen minutes
!. nice easy, nonchalant manner, being
..t.asd 10 show superior form on points
- giva an interesting boxing exhibition.
Isonard succeeded in both endeavorS
Couldn't Come Through
however. when the titleholder-the hard
~ hitter in the lightweight field at the
sesant time--finally decided 1t was time to
sve A demonstration of his Knockout
shllty. he couldn't come through with the
v.uop He waited entirely too long TO
,aly. using a baseballic term, and when
benny heard the ten-second whistle ne
sh.of hls head he knew he had made
,.,st,te He let fly several hard right
Ssndsys trying for a knockdown at least
x,lors ihe final bell, but Welsh's gloves
sso,sr,ad his chin. Joe was on his rect
rh.n the final gong changed; the hrst
ooponent in six to stay the limit.
w.lsh while he fought a careful battle
Az rot hoy like his name-sake, the former
s6,mpion Joe did not hide behind a SMELL
~, did he do a lot of unnecessary running
svav. On the other hand Joe eVidehtly
s.srtsd ont 10 win on points from the KING
~ IN Ightveights-aEd Joe did have an
Advantage for the first round.
rb., was ALL. though. From the second
...sor until the end Of the fifth, Leonard
-. tba hov 10 do the outpointing. While
w.isb held his right hand high, using II
.roe, entirely for protection, and 1aboing
m bls left, Leonard worked both mltts
n uerfection. He jabbed and hooKeo WIN
hs left. both to the body and heao' ana
sl,o crossed light right handlers to the Jaw
Welsh Uses Right
III In the IOuTln IOuIu "SASAA
srst attempt TO reach Leonard with MS
rght To the head, and he did score with
uyeral TO the Jaw. This evidently peeved
he champion and he shot in fey stin letts
10 Welsh's body, so that Joe would crop
Ms guard. Although the local lad con-
tnued 10 keep his arms high, Benny sue
seeded in delivering a few right wallops
ms, Joes guard, and the bell found Welsh
IN bad shape
Leonard gave an exhibition of his whirl-
wind boxing In the fifth. He stepped
around Welsh, in and out, delivering light
blows with both hands. The punches came
fast that Welsh seemed to stop an
4 avalanche Of gloves, but none Of the blows
arried much steam. At the end Of the
round Welsh appeared to be none the
worse, although the frequent landing by
Leonard had the scrapper from Southwark
4 hi quandry
With the tlnkle Of the bell starting the
boys on their last lap, after they had
lhaken hands, Leonard sprang after welsh
IKE an unleashed tiger, trying hard to get
Joe TO lower his guard. But his head was
clear; Leonards dazzling boxing failed to
upset Welsh, and he continued showing
good defense.
Joe Forced to Retreat
Benny's many hard punches forced Joe to
eeK ground throughout the session
a great roar OF approval echoed through
us arena when the whistle denoting but
~ seconds before the finish was heard.
Benny made several vicious attempts tc
.on knockdown punch, and landed a
ufnnc wallop on the chin as the bell sound
"a But Welsh held his equilibrium, and he
~ out Of the ring before the greatest OF
us present lightweight crop.
me arrival OF Leonard at the clubhouse
Nue WIN the sound of fife and drum
w'ps from without the building during the
unrest between Looie Stinger and Char.
DALEY Benny entered the arena be.
wesn The fourth ard fifth rounds of this
wy ana great craning Of necks wa'
~ Even Pete Herman, the bantam cham
t'n STOOD up from his chair in the hope
& NWng glimpse at the new title
lH La Leonard
@oIs Lux sparring pard Of Leonard's
good imitation OF Benny's style o
',s ,s although his judgment of dlstanc
throughout the contest was poor
aea sppea ~spi around Buck Fleming, the sec
NM. ~. y, party with the ease of the cham
Aue-stepped, ducked, bounced Off tn
hn..,s nu at times It looked as II Leonar
- was IN action. While Lux wo
..n plenty to spare Flemine's shown
h...not h not De overlooked. Buck nut up a
4 M hS1'snns contest, and his willingness ena
kr, 70 make so successful a debu
\ chs,.'s, hand punch 10 the body starte
I1th ,.y Dsiley on coughing spell in tn
aM 5ouhd OF his bout with Lou Stingel
jndr,a.ss.nlNA oBrien, referee, used goo
. tourlsd IN ~ stopping the bout O'Brien ais
n iuuSs :, Sut n Mike Howell In the secon
hisv ns bout with Young Joe Borrel
Il Winning hpetueu made a precedent b
hatilns VI MS professional debut againf
Halhos ra1ay' Appaluccl. boxing a
- "@ae an impressive showing.
we hghtSpeeehes
Nd Borss Bss &c, the semifinal Judge Euoen
d R,iehsa and Sergeant SamueI "
. ~ in,,os.n me United States marine corn
alsinss,"u ouueed and each made a plea fo
'hiss ps,, IN mat service Of the Unite
~ follo..1s made interesting speeches an
llon W. py Magistrate John M. PA
lnssa, no also gave fine euioEy on m
Wore thA is..h announced for Leonar
A,npIon after aa..srs bout with Welsh that IN
~ IN Iu s'. enlist In the United state
IhN pros.t,w tsw days and that last night
~, iIms would be his last one fo
N n & Ss.,o Also leonard had Kutch declar
N N 'hi.ee NJ an wielders. OF the mItts
lnn - footsteps and NOT walt unit
,'e. ''euny part Of Il IS don't feel IN
'.o.. 7ela Benny while he Above
4'ft him rub-down ate
fsl| ipa' exactly IKE Benin