The sun., 1918-09-24
LOTS OF SPARRINC,
FEW HARD BLOWS
Leonard Scores Majority of
Rounds, but Is Not Over
Aggressive.

| Aggressive.
The story OF the Benny Leonard TED
Lewis fight in Newark last night shows
that the lightweight champion was the
master In almost every session.
First Round-Iewis was frat TO lead
He sent over n vicious lcs, handler that
Just grased Leonard's jaw He followed
Immediately with another. but missed his
mark by narrow margin. Leonard let
20 twp or three let's that fell short and
Lewis planted a left handler on Leon
ards face. Leonard let 40 left hand
swing that caught Lewis on the car at
close quarters. Lewis hit Leonard on
back Of neck. Leonard seemed 10 be
taking things rather easily. 1t was
Lowiss round.
Round Two--Lewls got in a left
handler TO Leonartl's face ana followed
with three more lefts which reached the
mark. Leonard Jabbed Lewis on the
nose and Lewis swung n left 10 Leon
ards ear Lewis landed q left to Leon
ards nose and uppercut him on the chin
with his right. Leonard put right
hand to Lewiss eye. Leonard jabbed
Lewis IN the mouth with the left. Lewis
swung his right. but Leonard ducked this
blow. Lewis forced Leonard to the ropes.
| The referee separated them. Leonard
landed his first good blow. very stiff
| blow to the mouth. and he repeated the
| blow without a return. Leonard jabbed
| Lewis in the mouth with left and hooked
| him on chin with same hand. Lewis
| swung two lefts at I.eonard's head but
missed both by foot. Leonard was evil
IDENTIFY getting into his stride, and u was
his round decidedly.
Leonard Takes Third.
Round Three--Leonard opened with
| light left to face, and Lewis countered
with right to neck. Leonard jabbed to
face, and Lewis missed with vicious up
| percut, Just grazing his chin. Lewis
| swung hard for the face. but Leonard
| cleverly ducked and jabbed his man
three times without n return. Leonard
, sent another left to the face and Lewis
| missed left for jaw and right TO body.
! The latter was cleverly blocked by the
| lightweight champion. Leonard brought
! all his boxing skill into play and re-
| peatedly 1abbed LOWS In the face with
his left hand. Lewis tried desperately to
get over his right TO the Jaw, but Leon
ard apparently had the blow gagged.
Lewis then changed his tactics and sent
straight left to Leonard's nose Just
as the gong ended the round Neither
| boxer heard the bell ana their seconds
were compelled to draw them to their
corners 1t was Leonards round.
Round Four--Lewls opened with q
heavy right grazig Leonard's Jaw.
Lewis tried with his right. but failed to
reach HE mark. Lewis swung with kts
| right and Leonard uppercut. but both
blows missed their mark. Leonard sent
heavy right and left to Lewis's Jaw and
Lewis swung with his right. They came
to clinch ana were separated by the
referee. Lewis put sun LEFT to Leon
ard chin. Leonard returned compli-
mont with interest. sending both right
and left to face. Leonard jabbed Lewis
on the nose with left and hooked with
right but did not land. Al close quar-
tiers Lewis pounded back OF 1eonard's
face with left. Lewis made a terrific
swing with right but did not come within
foot. as Leonard bounced away. II
was Leonard's round.
Divide Honors In Fifth.
Round Five-Lewis struck q low blow
with left but didn't do any damage.
Leonard jabbed Lewis in the nose with
left. Coming to close quarters Lewis
| tried hard to get right on TO jaw. He
failed twice, but on third attempt landed
q glancing blow. Lewis swung with left.
which was cleverly blocked by Leonard
They both swung with left, but missed
They then clnched and were pried apart
by the referee. They ciinched again and
Lewis tried loop the loop without sue
cess. Leonard put a heavy left handler
to Lewis's face and in n rapid exchange
both landed on face. They were spar
ring at long range at bell. The round
was even.
Round Six-Leonard opened with
heavy left handler to Lewis's mouth. and
Lewis rushed In and tried hard with
right, but failed to land. Leonard landed
three lefts on Lewiss face and received
q heavy right handler to Jaw. sending
him against the ropes Leonard jabbed
Lewis repeatedly to the face without q
return. They came to a clinch and each
pounded without special effect. They ex-
changed "a number OF rights and lefts
without any special damage. Lesnard
jabbed Lewis twice in the eye and Caught
a stiff right on the jaw as Lewis was
dancing away. 1t was Leonnrd's round.
Lewis in Distress.
Round seven-Lewis opened with left
head. Leonard responded with q couple
of lsfts to tho face. Lewis sung another
left on Leonard's head. They exchanged
left hands, each reaching face lightly.
Leonard Jabbed his man In the face
twice. They clinched and were separated
by the referee. Lewis's left eye was
closing UP from Leonard's continued
jabbine A left hand jab opened a cut
alongside Lewis's right eye. Leonard
closed with a vblley OF lefts to face Just
as bell SOUNDED and had the champion
in distress (Leonard's round.
Round Fight-Leonard opened with
left to face and got I'm half q dozen
Blows without any return. Leonard
banged in hard with left, all OF Lewiss
vicious thumps hitting little else but
air. They clinohsd and Lewis hung on.
Leonard resumed 1abblnS his man with
his left and had Lewis running around
the ring. Just before tho bell sounded
Leonard tried for knockout punch. He
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