Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
LIGHTWEIGHT? PREMIER
AFTER LEW|s's TITLE
mex Worlds Welterwcight
Championship.
WILL MEET MONDAY NIGHT
Followers OF Fistic Game Think
There Will BE No Decision I'm
Eight Rounds Contest Is Scheduled
TO Go.
by ALLEN Bancock.

NEW YORK. September 21.-Tcd
t"kid) Lewis. worlds weltcrwcight
champion. and Benny Leonard, the
lightweight premier. finished this
afternoon their hard training for their
battle for the wcltcrweigbt champion
ship at Newark. X. j., Monday night
Lewis came out Of several short bouts
with sparring partners looking as fit
as he ever did in his career. Leonard
put in hard days work. at the end IF
which he said he was perfectly satisfied
with his condition. His trainers an
nounced that he is under 135 pounds.
Leonard is so confident that he can
beat Lewis that he insists that Ted
wcigh l42 pounds. not an ounce less
so that IL he scores knockout there
can be no obstacle TO his claim TO the
wclterweight championship. Leonard
o'clock Monday night weighing no
Welsh.
Pugilis,ic exports tonight. in dis
cussing the match, held 10 the belief
that there would be no Knockout in
the eight rounds the bout is scheduled
so clever they viii be able to sidcstep
decision blow over the limited route.
CHAMPIONSHIP Is
CERTAINLY At STAKE
There can be no doubt. that the
wclterweiSht championship Is involved
to-day:
by all means. the championship is
at stake providing. OF course. that l
weigh more than Leonard. That re-
mains 10 be seen. AT last we will know
Just what Benny weighs. for l will
demand that our real poundagc be an
nounccd. Leonard has tempered with
the scales long enough. but the Jersey
boxing commission will see TO IL that
ne makes his real weight known"
Since Leonard insists he Will not
yrh he
cd the lightweight title from Welsh
the condition OF Lewis on the weight
proposition will undoubtedly be met
When these two irtic stars calsh on
Monday night ii will he the first time
IN fourteen years almost to a day that
ne undisputed worlds champion of the
annex the, weiterweight title. Only
twice in the history of the modern
glove game has weight gone
"ktd"? I.avigne took on Joe Walcott
In battle OF champions. walcott
agreed to stop the lightweight title
bell rang at the closetof the fifteenth
Walcot; was SO badly beaten tina, he
LaviEnee weighed 1913 pounds and wal
Joe Cans end WaiGqtt met under the
same condi tons IN September, 1904.
This bout went the fall route OF twenty
rounds: IT was called a draw, but Cans
easily had the better OF the fight
HAVE MORE CLASS
THAN I'REDECESSOnS
Many veterans Of tho game maintain
that Lewis and Leonard possess more
ring class than Lav!Ene and Waicott
Lewis they say, could have beaten
Walcott being a more resourceful bat
tier. Leonard. IL IL held. could have
worn down I.avigne and Cans by his
great speed. clevcrness and terrific
punching power.
SO here we have what experts con-
slider two OF the greatest ring bat
tiers in history-thc speedy and clever
lightweight trying TO wrcst the weller
weight title from the craftiest and
hardest punching lighter OF his weight
in the world.
The issue IS SO complex that there
rs little betting on the event. a few
waScrs arc being made that there will
hc no knockout. In few others Lewis
is a shade TIL. favorite