The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-15
Big League Differs
of Yesterday

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 15.--
jenny Leonard, worlds lightweight
champion, knows today in his heart
That he will nave to meet Lew Tend
Ter. the local soutnnaw buxer,, for
The title. He knows that the shrewd-
est moves Of his manager, Billy
Gibson, will be futile in keeping
Tender from his chance at the
worlds honors. For Leonard sat at
The ringside at Shibe Park last night
and saw Tender decisively defeat
Joe Yelling, of Chicago, in six
rounds. About $4,000 fans saw the
battle.
Tender set yelling such a terrific
pace that the Chicagoan was weak
and clinched at every opportunity in
the final round. Tender did not
show his opponent any quarter in
the final frame, with yelling hang
ing on almost continuously. Tender
ripped home six-inch jolts with his
left 10 the body and to the chin that
had yelling looking wistfully toward
his corner.
Throughout the bout Tender was
master Of yelling, master of himself
and master of every phase of the
contest. Tenders blows did not lack
force and, although the Philadelphia
boy received more than one hard
punch, he did not once relax in bonn
harding his opponent.
Tender Slow In Starting.
Every moment Of the first and Sec
ond rounds was crowded with action.
Tender showed his usual sIowness in
getting under full steam. Once while
in a clinch he half spun yelling
around with a short right to the Jaw.
Another time he connected with a
left cross which landed flush on
Welling's jaw. These two blows stood
out as the most effective landed in
the initial session.
In the second round plenty of hard
wallops were landed by both boxers
yelling connected with one vicious |
right which was not gagged quite |
properly and landed on Tenders |
chest Tender got in his most eff |
fective work with short left upper |
cuts to Welling's jaw, the Chics goan's |
head bobbing as though il were on |
hinges. Tender retired TO his corner |
with an easy lead at the end Of the |
third ,round. His left uppercut found |
Welling's body and jaw with great |
frequency. yelling apparently had /
no adequate defense to block these |
blows. Tender gagged his distance |
Nth a straight right and then piled /
his left uppercut with great vigor. |
zen when yelling wedged Tenders |
ight under his arm Lew never stop |
Cd punching with his left.
Lead Was Endangered.
Tender maintained his advantage /
- the fourth round, although at the .
start OF the session his lead was en-
6angered, when yelling got off to a |
spurt and pounded the Philadelphia /
newsboy with rights and lefts that |
rained on Tenders shoulders. The .
blows were not high enough to do
any damage. yelling nearly became
acquainted with the floor, when
Tender shot over a nasty left hook,
which caught yelling squareIy on
the jaw. the latter stopping dead in
his tracks before he resumed the bat
tie.
Tender opened a cut over Well
ings right eye in tho fifth round,
blood squirting after one OF Tenders
short left hooks had visited the Chi
cagoan's face. Tender landed nu-
merous left hooks and straight left
crosses in this session. and one Of
these blows shook yelling from head
TO heel yelling. throughout the
fifth round, showed a marked incli-
nation TO clinch every time he got in
close.
Harry Greb. OF Pittsburgh. shaded i
Battling Levinsky in six rounds 4,
steve Latzo, a local did the same
thing with Ted kid Lewis. the wei
terweight champion. Joe Tiplitz. Of
New York, knocked out George Cha
ney, of Baltimore. in the third round
with a hard left TO the jaw. 4