The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-12
LEONARD HAS EASY TIME IN
 BEATING CLINE

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 12-Benny Leonard. the lightweight champion, easily outpointed Patsy Cline in six round bout last night at the Philadel- Pronnas Pna Niaq5bb in Lsague oase6a ooa persons.
 The huge crowd was attracted by the expectation of seeing a spectacu- lar bout between the two men, this belief being based on the great con- test between them last winter when Cline had the champion in distress with a right to the jaw in the fifth round.
 While there were no knockdowns and there was nothing sensational in the contest; it served to show that Leonard was the master of Cline at all stages of the six rounds and tha- in longer contest the champion would have scored a knockout
 The work in the opering round was nsht, as the boxers preferred to feint and dance in the hope of getting an opening. While Leonard got in the most effective blows, several times sending Cltnes head back with stiff left handlers. Cline employed his left nook with good effect, reaching the champions eye repeatedly. There
 
 Champion Gets Going
 Each man began to punch in tho third, Cline starting with we'll meant effort to end the struggle. It was a straight right that landed on the jaw and jarred the champion peroeptihly Cline followed this with hard left to the mouth and the crowd became excited, as it looked as though there would be plenty of action.
 Cuts Cltne's Eye.
 Leonard then became active and with @ hard left opened q cut over Cline's eye. The champion followed With heavy left to the mouth and a brace Of right hand jolts to the same spot. These were followed by considerable work at close quarters in which Leorard had all the better Of the mauIing. As they ,y-ai.a c1aar just before the bell Cline got In e- couple of good lefts. but the cham pion had earned the tonors of the round.
 The champion took the lead in the fourth round. He peppered Cline all about the ring, sending his head bob ping with hard lefts and hooking him on the jaw with rights. The fire became so hot that Cline went to a corner and covered. but he was l ards round. Cline was bleeding and his lips were pufred at the close of the round.
 Leonard won the fifth and sixth rounds handtly, outboxing and out hitting Cline at every stage of tha game. The champion was careful not to lay himself open to the crash ing right that nearly laid him out in their previous fight. Charley White Beaten. The surprise of the night came in the third bout, tn which Harry Pierce 1 of Brooklyn defeated Charley White of Chicago, erstw1ile contender for the lightweight title. White had done little or no boxing for the past year, i but it was thought he would be able to hold Pierce safe, beat him on points or stop him. But the left hook that laid so many opponents low in the past was conspicuous for weak ness and slowness. It was evident after the first round that White was passe as a fighter.
 Pierce wasted no time dn sparring but got to close quarters and kept his right and left swinging industriously The Brooklyn boy soon had White worried with heavy swings to the face and sharp pokes to the body Pierce staggered White in the final round with blows to body and jaw.
 Johnny Dundee beat Joe Yelling in a spirited six round encounter. We'll ing tried hard to land his effective right on the elusive Dundee, but fail ed to do so with effect.
 Yelling Is Cut Up.
 Dundee skipped about the ring with customary speed and grace and ia abbed and hooked the Sailor with frequency. Yelling was cut over both eyes at the close; while Dundee's lip bled from a cut that followed a heavy straight left to the mouth Yelling still has the advantage of Dundee in their numerous contests, / for the sailor got a referees decision in a 12 round bout with the Italian at Bos- ton a year ago.
 Tom Hughes, former major league pitcher, who attempted a "come back with the Los Angeles club of the Pacific Coast League this year, failed and has retired from baseball.
 In the Britton-O'Dowd battle, Au-i gust 22nd, at Newark, Britton's we terweight championship will not be in question, as ODowd will enter, the ring about IS pounds above that