New Britain herald., 1918-06-26
BENNY LEONARD
 OUTPO|N7S BRETON
lightweight Champion Gets Decl-
 sion Over Local Boy

,in six rounds here last night before a lcrowd that filled the great stand from (Which yc Quaker is won't to look upon sthe antics of the Mackmen. Britton was devilish in his defense and counterinG, yet he had to be. J-eonard, after a rather bclated begin ming in the first half of the initial pound, was never headed. He drove IEritton, despite the latter's waspish 1t hooks, around tho ring with Go-fiSted onslaught that could not he enied. Neither man hit the floor. but Fitton was on the point of d cropper Nerai times.
 Jack started off with the speed of antelope. He took the champion Pmpletely by surprise, it seemed. hfts and then more lofts d few solid ghts and then-well. Leonard then rived on tho scene. His immaculat2 air was mussed to begin with and at is the only thing in this life that les the young Hebrew. Before the und was over he got into his old ne stride and began to drive Britton Rcl1 on his heels. From there Brit n's cause was q lost one. He fought Eth all the craftiness that 14 years
 campaigning nave bestowed upon m.
 In the main, Britton sought to hold eonaTd off with left hooks that had tnom in them. He hooked with a ght turn of his whole body, but the rightly youngster in front of him Rsn't there to be hooked--at least, bt for keeps
 He found Q way Of avoiding Jacks Ftting southpaw and countered solid with his own left, shifting occa- pnally to a right that seemed always catch Jack high on the head so ell was he tucking his chin out of lnger.
 It was treat to see. Leonard tried cry trick, every feint. that he knew order to catch Jack mapping, but
 did not succeed.
 Leonard won, but not with the lockout that many looked for, sim because he was fighting a man no knows the art of completely es- ping one.
 Britton began by jabbing Leonard casionally with the left He sent Eonard's head back several times and ossed hard with his right. He ac- ally seemed faster than Leonard. ward the end of the round Leonard ached Britton with several hard shts that shook Ye Olde Timer. It IS a splendid start on Britton's part Weyer.
 He wasn't as good in the second. He s full of go, but his shots were hor- ply scattered. He had 9 hard time ding Leonard at all. On the other Ind, Benny was hitting solidly and te to the mark.
 Britton steadie nicely in the third, q though Leonard had a lead on ints, the veteran fought With a cool ss and courage that was admira ble. eSfourth was kflard session for the warrior. He was on the back trail pst of the time, Leonard driving him fore him with hard smashes that, hile they didn't find a vulnerable int distressed him immeasurably. Jack fought the last two rounds on aims alone His work in department Ls as creditable as the smashing and entless attack of his young foeman. One of Leonard's seconds last night S Capt Click, of the United States my. in charge of athletics at Camp pton.
 Naturally a deal of curiosity was need over the weight of the men. Here's the tale of the tipping beam: fly Recap, an expert on weights and assures, harked to the heft of the en at the Hotel Vendig. He set the am at Al for the little warriors, Britton failed to budge the bar the notch set.
 Leonard got aboard the weight con- vance and didn't cause it to flicker. stepped down, and then Billy Gib- said:
 Set it at 13S.'' It was done. and en Leonard got on there was still movement of the scales.
 Well. what is your weight?' azzed Britton with a curious look. That's a Camp Upton war secret" bghed Leonard. and with that he pped off the scales. Leonard said CT the search for poundage that he s closer to 135 than 1sS.
 The ring was pitched over the home te, where the Mackmcn have ight so many great World Series tiles. Five tremendous arc lights re suspended above the ring, which s elevated about a foot from the ard Lights, which were strung |ng the rafters of the grandstand, re extinguished the moment the n went into action. leaving the plat rn to stand out like a glowworm the darkness.
 It is estimated that the gate ran as In as $22,300. The grandstand up- and lower tiers were filled to ca eity There was no such gathering attended the Leonard -Kilbane fight,
 1t was just as urruly. Just before
 boxers appeared, the islanders In
 rear raced down the aisles and oc- pied the seats that had been re- we'd for habitual and temperamental corners.