The sun., 1918-09-24
lightweight King Too Clever
for Weller Titleholder In
Bout at Newark.
BIG CROWD SEES BOUT
Wild Mob Breaks Down Fence
and Gains Admission
without Cost.
n, GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.

Kenny lsepnArQ. WOtlua HgntwetGnt
hampton. barely managed 10 win from
red Lewis. the welterweisht title holder.
In their eight round bout at wicdan.
mayors Park In Newark last night
Leonard started rather poorly, but once
he fathomod Iewis's long left arm the
lightweight scored enough points to
give him the decision by a shade.
The superior reach Of the Rriton was
used effectively In the early rounds and
q. looked as IL the lightweight king were
In for certain defeat. Slowly Leonard
solved Jewis's left hand. Once the tide
turned Leonard outboxed the wclter-
weight.
There was no doubt, however, but
tnet Leousrd's supporters were greatly
Worried IN the early rounds. Lewis
used his long left like n sabre and cut
and slashed at Benny till the lightweight
champion backed around the ring.
Irwis's right practically was useless,
hut he used his left SO effectively at the
start il looked as IL he were going to
beat Benny with one hand Leonard's
cool. crafty head carried him through
the storm, however. and after two
rounds he solved his opponents attack
and began TO turn the tide.
Elusive az q wili-o'- the-wisp Benny
swayng just out OF range of Lewis
He Tented Ted into openings and
stepped in with blows that shot to jaw
and head with the accuracy of n sharp
shooters bullet The latter rounds saw
Lewis bewildered by the speed and
science of the smaller man.
Leonard boxed cleverly and was
careful to avoid fighting. He kept the
boxing almost entirely at long range
The only work at close quarters came
IN the latter rounds after Leonard had
solved Lewis's attack. Then Benny oc-
cssionallv opened Lewis up and stepped
inside with short arm blows to head
End body.
Record Crowd Present.
More than 10000 persons, some OF
whom paid admissions and some OF
whom did not, were present. II was the
largest crowd that ever witnessed box
Ing bout in New Jersey.
Some were there at their own expense
and others by going, "over the top" and
s,orr'ng the park through r. breach In
the fences. Wilson avenue. which used
20 he known as Hamburg place. was
black with parked automobiles. So many
came by automobile that many had to
psrk their machines as far as half a
/"
Ing distance.
Trolley lines leading from Jersey City.
The tubes and the heart of Newark were
c-owded to suffocatien.. At the park
,self there was great confusion and con-
.est,on. The grand stand was damned
. suftocation and the diamond, ON which
tie ring was pitched. held several thou.
sand spectators. who fought and strug-
gled for elbow room.
Mob Breaks Down Fence.
For a long time 4 looked as IL there
would be no fight. During the first pre-
linlnary' the mob broke down the FENCES
and swarmed through the park. linking
occasion OF the ringside boxes and
other choice seats. The ushers were to-
tally unable to handle the situation. The
Newark police reserves were called. but
& was half an hour before they could
maintain order. The army Of fans who
got In through the fence not only COM
mandeered all seats IN sight. but cloeged
the alsles and obstructed the view OF
The other spectators.
John 8. Smith, chairman of the Jersey
State Boxing Commission. clambered
INTO tho ring and with the aid OF An
rouncer Joe Humphries made Il plain
that unless coupon holders were given
ne seatH their coupons called for
there would be no main bout.
This trouble" declared Commissioner
Smith, 'is due to tina management.
When we issued the license 10 the club It
was with the understanding that II
would Do able TO handle it, business ELL
GENTLY. There n no excuse for this out
rage The management should have been
prepared TO handle this or any other
crowd. Now I want to say that will
Aot leave this ring. non will Lewis and
leonard BIO allowed to don the gloves
ln'il these aisles are cleared and every
Noket holder gets the seat his coupon
calls for"
After a delay OF half an hour in which
'oHce, ushers and club officials vtrove
manfully to separate the sheep from
NE goats the semi.fnal bout was allowed
70 DO staged.
Opener q Poor Bout.
The opening contest was staged
promptly at s:a0 the principals being
sailor Cunningham OF the receiving ship
and Willie Nelson OF Arlington. N. J.
Iney are two husky lightweights, both
sul'tless OF boxing science. with rare
presence OF mind the band ceased play
Int curing the bout. rsalixing that the
music and Hcrapplng combined would be
20" much for even hardened prize ring
followers
They chnched and wrestIed and
".esed all over the ring. At the close
" me sixth round the bout was a draw,
ne radiators being equally bad.
me second six round bout brought out
pair OF bantams Rabbit Long OF New
%k and Joe Woods OF milwaukee,.
WOODS carried too many guns for Long
am won handily,
marley Vino and Sammy MOTTO, two
NUGGETS aged II ana ~ respectively,
a mTn Bristol. Pa. gave Q three minute
Arr.o,t'on, showing much cleverness
IIdie OKeefe. the veteran Quaker
overweight, came on for a six round
Dou, with Freddy Reese, Leonard's
.t.a1IIhs partner. Reese gave OKeefe a
are trounclng and foored him in the
En- I,r. hr'eree Slim. Brennan was kind
s.,skh 70 help O'Keefo to his feet. thus
wing MIN from probable knockout.
zoe yelling in a sailors uniform and
introduced. WOW
IA "a cartoon OF Leonard and Lewis. by
~ yelling. was auctioned and Benny
tIS o,a,d captured Il for ,175. Kid Lewis
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