The sun., 1919-09-05
LEONARD OUTPOINTS
SOLDIER BARTFIELD
Lightweight Champion Gains
Four Out Of Six Rounds in
Philadelphia Bout.
Special Despatch to TIE Sun.

Special Despatch TO TIE Sun.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 4.-Benny Leon
ard, the worlds lightweight champion,
outpointed Soldier Bartheld, the rugged
Brooklyn welter, In a six round bout be-
4 fore 5000 spectators at the Philadelphia
| National League baseball grounds to-
night The champion won four of the
six rounds. one was even and the sixth
| and last belonged to the Soldier.
Although Leonard outboxed the SOL
der from start to finish. >sideetepping
Bartheld's mad rushes with consummate
skill and peppering him with cutting,
blood spilling punches, yet the champion
met with the hardest argument that any
opponent has given him in years.
The Soldier at times would not DO
denied and he landed on Leonard with
staggering effect. Twice during the con-
test Leonard was dazed and was Lom-
PEELED to use all his ring craft TO bafne
| the combative Brooklynlte. 'Bartfeld
was particularly aggressive IN the last
round and made the pace so hot that
Benny was clearly beaten in that ses-
sion. ..
Although blood flowed from the SOL
! dier's mouth as the result Of Leonard'g
heavy blows, Bartfeld bored in and hal
the champion on the defensive when the
gong ended the bout.
| the minds of the onlookers as to the OUT
come of the battle had the limit been
extended to eight rounds, for Bartfeld
was strong as bull at the finish despite
| the heavy punishment he had received
! in the preceding rounds.
Leonard First to Land.
First Round--Leonard landed with q
light left, and Bartfeld retorted with
a left to Leonard's face as Benny was
! going away. Bartheld then sent left
and right to Leonard's face, but missed
a left swing. Leonard shot two rights
to Bartfleld's head, and the soldier drove
Benny to the ropes with a right to the
body. Bartfield missed with a left, and
Benny crossed his right and jabbed with
his left at the bell Round even.
| Second Round-After considerable
| feinting Leonard jabbed with the left.
Bartfield swung his left, but missed.
Bartfleld jabbed. but Leonard parted.
Leonard crossed a left to Bartheld's
| jaw. but 1t was too high. Leonard shot
two lefts to Bartfeld's body. Bartneld
missed a wild left swing and took
right jolt in return. After a wild lunge
by Bartfeld Leonard sidestepped and
brought up his left to the soldiers jaw.
| Just at the bell Leonard sent right
| TO Bartfields head, and the soldier
! laughed. pointing to Benny and calling
Benny's attention that it was high. This
comedy brought a laugh. Leonard's
| round.
Third Round-Leonard led and reached
| the face. Leonard met Bartfield's rush
with straight left. to the stomach and
drove Bartfield to the ropes. where he
! landed a stiff left to the stomach. As
| they came to n clinch Leonard brought
his right up to Barthelds face. while
! Bartfield shot a stiff left to Benny's
stomach. Leonard brought blood to
Bartfield's mouth as the result Of a left
at close quarters. Leonard jabbed left
and then crossed 1t, pushing Bartheld to
his knees. Leonards round.
Fourth Round-Bartfeld landed a left
swing, but Leonard shook II OF srnil-
ingly They went into a clinch and as
they came out Leonard backed TO his
ccrnsr and covered up. Bartfield crossed
his left back OF Benny's ear. but re-
| ceived a stiff right in return. Bart
fields rushing tactics had Leonard
dazed for a moment. but Benny stepped
aside at the next rush and brought his
left to chin In Bartield's corner Leon
| ard shot two stiff rights to the head.
| Leonard then drove Bartfield against the
ropes with rights and lefts. Leonard's
| round.
Fifth Roundabout sent lefts to tina
| face as they came from their corners'
Leonard then closed in and sent three
lefts to the face. The champion drove
Bartfeld TO the ropes and as they came
away he brought up an uppercut that
made the soldier spit blood. Leonard
sent two lefts to the face and side
stepped a wild rush by Bartfeld As
they came out in the centre of the ring
the champion brought up another upper
cut that again made Bartfield spit blood.
AS Bartheld Tented with his right
Leonard crossed a left. Bartfield then
scored with a left swing. Leonards
| round.
Sixth Round-Leonard sent two lefts
| to Bartheld's face, and Bartfield landed
left swing back of Benny's ear. Bart
field drove Leonard to the ropes with a
series OF lefts and rights. Leonard
forced Bartfield to retreat to his own
corner and there brought up right and
| left uppercuts. Bartfeld swung a right
that dazed Leonard, but Leonard shot
two rights to Bartfields jaw. Leonard
tattooed lefts to Bsrtfield's face and
then brought up vicious uppercuts In
a wild rush both exchanged punches
[ freely. Bartheld's round.