New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Ninth Round Blow
Gives Leonard Title
Fight by Rounds
ROUND ONE

Leonard laDDed Twice 10 the jaw anO
shot a right to the face. Welsh stabbed
left TO the face and they clinched.
Leonard shot a right to the head and
then a right TO the body. Welsh stabbed
a left TO the face. and Benny hooked
right to the body. They spared, Welsh
keeping well covered. Benny shook
Fred with a straight right at the bell.
ROUND TWO
Welsh jabbed twice for stomach, but
Benny pulled away. Fred was short
with right hook for jaw. Benny danced
around Fred, trying with long lefts.
Welsh shot left to body. but Benny
came right back with left TO wind
that made the champion vince. Leon
ard shot right for jaw, but Fred was
covered. Leonard forced the pace and
landed right hook to face at bell. Leon
ards round.
ROUND 3
Welsh rushed and tried three left
jabs for body. Leonard countered
with a left to the face. and crossed q
right to the head. Welsh stabbed two
lefts TO body. but Leonard smashed
hard right to the stomach. Welsh
jabbed left TO the face and crossed
right high to the jaw. Leonard was
short with left, but put three quick
rights to head. Leonard landed solid
Leonard's round. by shade.
ROUND 4
Leonard jabbed twice TO face and
Welsh returned the compliment. In
clinch Benny swung a hard right TO
the nose that drew blood. Leonard
tented with his left; then shot 3
wicked right to Jaw that staggered the
champion. He put three hard rights
and lefts to the jaw that had Freddy
on the run. Welsh covered till his
head cleared; then fought back blow
for blow. IL was Leonards round.
ROUND 5
Leonard hooked a stiff left to face.
but Welsh countered with a right 10
the chin. Leonard worked his right
to the body, and then shot a right to
the face. Leonard stabbed half n
dozen lefts at the face, but Freddy
had his gloves in the way. Leonard
jabbed to the face twice, but was short
with right to jaw. 1t was Leonard's
round.
ROUND
Welsh seemed tired when he came up
for the sixth. He jabbed several times
with mis- left, but Leonard straight
ened his rival up with a right hook
to the side Of the head. Both missed
wicked rights. Welsh covered and
worked in closer. but the East Side
lad kept right uppercut working. He
scored heavily in the third attempt.
Welsh landed singing left jab to the
face, beating Leonard's attempt to
counter with right. Leonard put sew
eral good rights to face just before
the bell.
ROUND Z
They mixed il, Welsh showing his
wonderful defence to the best advan-
tage. He kept himself as we'll guarded
as a turtle in it's she'll. His arms,
gloves or elbows were usually in the
way of Leonard's torrent of blows.
Welsh drove Leonard to the ropes with
left jabs. II was Welsh's round.
ROUND 8
Welsh jabbed with left. but Leon
ard rushed, and after three gallant at
tempts brushed Freddy's jaw with a
left. Leonard danced about and went
after Welsh's stomach with three let's.
Welsh fought in close and raked Leon
ards body with short lefts and right
jolts. Welsh jabbed left TO face at
bell.
ROUND 8
They worked in close. Welsh smil-
ing a sardonic smile, in which was far
more apprehension than confidence.
Welsh feinNed and tried with his right
after his left fell short. Benny danced
away out of danger. He sidestepped,
and after feinting with the right put
all he had in left swing that landed
hush on tho jaw.
That was the punch that started the
Englishman on the road to the down
and-out" club. Quick as tiger Leon
ard sprang in at the word from his
corner. He shot the right that landed
above Welsh's ear with such force
that the Briton spun like top and
slipped TO his knees in Leonard's
corner.
Referee Kid Mcfarland very
! graciously came TO the rescue then
and pried Leonard away from his prey.
The lightweight championship had come
back once more to America. Leonard
was the new king Of the division.
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