Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-24
LEWIS WINS ON POINTS
SHOWS SUPERIORITY
OVER BENNY LEONARD
lightweight Champion Loses in Com
ssS test Ia secure WcltcrWciEht
49, Title as Well,

49, Title We'll.
~ NEWARK, y. j.. September 2S.-Tcd
$@.Kid" Lewis. wcltcrwcirht champion.
s proved too much to-nigh; for Benny
s3SL Leo. the ltshtws.eh, eh@mp'"n'
honors from a man in the class hcar-
Ter than his own. In a careful and
far from vicious fight Lewis won on
s points He landed oftencr and with
more force. and N tho finish was
fresher than his opponc;t
ss More than 10000 peop!c TANNED the
.@park
II II was announced tina, Leonard had
3 weighed in ut l33 II pounds ana
s. Lewis at al: The night by rounds
ft Round !. They SPARED. Lewis gave
v left nnd right 10 chin. Lewis foUowe0
{ with another left. Leonard SPARED for
an opening. Lewis nj, with lief, and
gshook TO the chin. Benny led with left
and clinched Lewis, brought over It
sstii left-hand punch to, the stomach;
I Lewis fooled around and then crossed
II over with left ana the bell rang.
Round ,. AS they came on, for the
second Lewis hit Hcnny With 4 hare
left. Then the boys rcintcd aroun,;
followed with lot hook. Lewis
let loose right hook and then upper
cut him with the left Leonard caught
4 Lewis with a hard left that left a
mark beneath l.cwis's eye. Lewis Kept
on top and banged away with a vol
ley OF lefts Both were careful ana
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Round 3. riley exchanged their lofts
ut the start OF the tnird and then
Lewis thrust in with a r,sht. Lewis
missed two vicious uppercuts tina,
would have ended tho battle. Leonard
drove hard left TO i.cwis's body.
After some more fcini'ng Lewis drove
II left to l.eonard'S body. Then he
shot over left and they fell into a
elinch. Leonard jahhcd With. his lett
and Lewis came back with his south
5 paw. Lewis rushed and missed harA
i right cs the hell sounded. Even. There
was little action in this round
LEWIS OPENS WITH
HARD RIGHT TO CHIN
Round 4. Lewis started with Il hard
right to the chin. Leonard landed u
right and left hook and in a cluch
left. Lewis followed With two straight
let's. Leonard fein;cd ana Lewis
SSS ep9 hin M c ONE on the back of The
mouth With hard left. Both missed
wild swings. and then fell into Il clinch.
Leonard cot in left before they
caught Leonard on tho left eye with
stiff left. Round even.
Hound >; They rushed into a cinch.
Lewis stopped left on the chin ana
then Ted walloped Benny with right
ana loft to the body. IS Leonard
Lewis waited for second and swun;;
his left to Benny's head. In a clincn
Lewis got IN his lett. Then there was
a good exchange Lewis brought his
left hard TO Leorard's body. LEWIS
was as fast rs ever. while icnny ala
not appear 10 have his old steam IL,
this round Even.
Round 6. They exchanged lcrts
Lewis rushed and Leonard got in Il
left to the body. Lewis stood still.
for n second and Leonard hooked with
the right. They clinchcu and rou2hcu
1t, which did not appeasc the spcc;a-
tors. In close, Lewis brought UP hl;
right. Lewis ripped ~ left TO the
body. lie followed with a lott ana
missed with the right Lewis got n
a left. hut Leonard landed a righI
hook just ut tho bell. Lewis's rouuG
LEWIS STILL SHOWS
Ills SUPERIORITY
Round 4. LOWS swung his LIEF,
around 1.eonard's head After a few
seconds he caught Benny flush on the
Jaw with q left. y lott uppvrcut Gu.
lcwis's left eye Lewis rot over MS
left again and followed win right ana
left hooks. Lewis missed "A left, but
got in = good right. Leonard rounded
on Lcwis,s head with u rlGht just be-
fore the bell. l.cwis's round
Round 8. After shaking hands Lewis
rushed Leonard. Benny got In n right
but Lewis came back with LEFT
Lewis got oNc" a left 10 the face ana.
then missed a hard SWING They
spared and then clinrhcd again Lewis
got in left they bUth swung with
The right but missed. Bcll. Lewiss
round.