The sun., 1919-02-27
LEW TENDLER TOO
FAST FOR WELLING
Philadelphia Lightweight
Earns Honors in Clever
Bout at Newark.
by GEORGE u. UNDERWOOD.

UOtCH HtdTeT 10 championship INipcn
with Benny Leonard when he con-
vincingly outpointed Joe yelling of Chi
ago In a fast eight round bout before
big crowd In the First Regiment Armory,
Newark. last night
Tender had the better Of n majority
Of tho rounds. From the fourth round
on the Philadelphia boy piled UP a COM
manding lead.
Tender, boxes with right arm and
foot extended as once did Knockout
Brown, reminds one of tho former
East Side lightweight only In his box
ing posture. Unlike Brown, who was a
rough and tumble slugger. Tender boasts
rare degree Of speed science and
clsverness Previously to last evening
yelling had little difficulty In outpoint-
ing boxers who stood with right arm
and foot extended. In Tender. however,
Joe found an enigma.
Tenders long right repeatedly found
a resting place on Joe's face, and he ac-
companied his rights with left upper
cuts and hooks that packed considerable
dynamite. While yelling never was
scored, Tenders punches carried enough
force to Jar him and slow him up. Well
.ng, who is a right hand puncher, occa-
sionally got home his favorite blow to
he Jaw, but failed to do any damage
until the last half minute of the fight.
when he opened up q deep cash over
Tenders left eye.
Near the close of tho eighth round
yelling, who had been playing for the
body. suddenly shifted to the head with
n crossing right The punch landed on
Tenders forehead and opened UP a cut
from which the blood flowed freely.
back like a cornered bobcat and more
han held his own in the smuggling match
that wound up the bout.
Tender First to Lead.
Under the agreement the men were
required to weigh l33 pounds at 10
o'clock. At that hour Patsy johnson
OF Trenton and Harold Farese OF Harri-
son had donned gloves for the semi final,
but the bout was delayed while a set
Of scales was lifted into the ring and
Tender mounted the platform. The
Philadelphia pugilist, clad in fighting
trunks, shoes and woollen undershirt,
did not stir the beam, which was set at
lS3 pounds yelling stripped to the
nude before he got upon the scales The
bar trembled a bit. but did not drop
yelling made the weight by a hair.
After Farese had outpointed johnson
further time was consumed by Jimmy
Flynn. who sang THAT Salvation I.assie
OF Mine" and by Announcer Joe Humph-
ries. who made a plea for donations for
the wife and child OF Irving Margolies
the promising young boxer who recently
died OF influenza. Hats were passed
among the spectators and several hun
dred dollars were contributed. 1t was
not until II o'clock that the principals
entered the ring.
Referee Jim slim" Brennan called the
men to the centre for short instructions.
then the gong changed and the fight final
~ was on.
Tender was the first to lead. sending
grazing left to the face. There was
an exchange in which both landed light
lefts anc rights. Tender shot two lefts
10 the face and blocked Welling's right
or the body. Lew shot two rights TO
the wind. They clinched and broke
quickly. Tender put two rights 20 the
body and Joe crossed with a hard right
20 the head. 1t landed high. There
was rapid fire exchange of infighting
and just at the bell yelling uppercut to
the Jaw with his right Tender had the
round by a slight margin.
yelling beat Tender to a right at the
start of the second and then they met in
lively exchange at ring centre. with
honors even. They snapped rights, with
yelling landing the harder blows. Ten
der tried some rapid feinting. but failed
20 coax Joe into an opening. yelling
made Lew miss with two rights and
reached the body with his, own star
board paw. They were boxing lightly at
the bell. II was a tame round. with
yelling taking the session by a shade.
Hot InnEhtinR.
Tender landed some straight rights
to the body at long range in the third.
Joe fought to close quarters, and they
mixed 1t hotly. Tender put a right to
he body and yelling crossed with a
damaging right TO the head. Tender
allied and rushed yelling to the ropes.
landing lefts and rights. Joe slowed
Lew with nicely driven right hand
uppercut. There was GONE hot might
'rg in the last half minute. The round
was even
Tender opened up fast IN the fourth
md rocked Joe with long rights and
snappy lefts, yelling got In one COM
nination left and right to the jaw and
hen Tender backed him 10 the ropes
with rights TO the head and Iefts to the
body. Tender beat yelling to a right,
but a second Later yelling buried his
light wrist deep In Tenders midsection.
Lew rallied and bored in with rapid fire
ietts and rights He had yelling on the
defensive at the bell. Tenders round.
In the early stages of the fifth round
Tender scored effectively with lefts and
ghts. He beat yelling to the punches
epeatedly. Both at long range and in the
'nfightng the Philadelphian outboxed his
opponent throughout the round. yelling
filled gamsIy but found tn, Esdelphia
-6y's epsso~tvo much for him. Tender
aked yelling from belt 20 head with a
choice selection of punches and clearly
took the round.
Tenders straight rights and his
wicked left hand uppercuts shot home
A. frequent intervals in the first part
~ the eixth. Once Weling got inside
with a nicely timed right landed flush
IN the jaw and Jared Lew from
read 10 heel The Philadelphia boy
soon was back with his rapid FIRE at
tack. Under the peppering yelling
cut loose. and in a strong rally tried
"a turn the tide. They swapped
punches with Tender having the bet
The lucky seventh" saw no change
IN the battling. The round was a repe-
uton Of the sixth, with Tenders long
tights shooting with good accuracy to
the head.
With right and left. then right and
'e't again Tender bombarded yelling in
no eighth. Yelling in attempt 10 turn
ne tide shifted his attack more 10 the
cody Lew blocked or slipped most Of
Joe's body blows. while he himself had
n'ue trouble reaching heart and wind.
though he directed most OF his blows 20
Jaw and head. Near the end OF the
-ound yelling suddenly shifted TO the