Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-27
WELL|NG CAMEsT BOXER
GOTHAM EVER HAS SEEN
Milwaukee Lad Stands Up Well I'm.
der Terrible Punishment From
Benny Leonard.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Joe Well
lag, a tall blonde lad from MilNau-
lSee. will always rank as one of the
Imcst fighters OF the ring for the
desperate courage that dragged him
back on to his weary feet time after
me TO take the full force of Benny
eonard's attack-wide open. too
weak to raise his arms-at Madison
Sluare Garden.
Many n great fight has come off
IL that dusty old sporting barn and
Joe Welling's must rate with the
greatest, just on account OF HIS game
ress. He was siugged with tho
I !ightiest blows that Leonard can
8 oot. in the thirteenth round. was
Il INK on his feet, helpless, defense
50 and apparently only semicon-
s ious. But he dragged himself back
III Kept on staggering around until
e Dell put an end to LeOnard's
man cold.
Referee Johnny Haukop stopped It
n the fourteenth round after one
mute and seven seconds of slaugh-
I :. yelling had been down again
= nine count. and II might have
en- manslaughter IL Leonard had
aimed his WALTON on the Westerner
n ain. Leonard didn't want to paste
&c helpless man any. more and lie
chief second. to throw in a towel.
NO, no" Walsh yelled; hell get
Slm yet. Hes all right"
There was nothing for the light
weight champion TO do but go on
Z hting man without a chance. and
I referee mcrcifully stepped in.
: abbcd both fighters by their right
funds. made them shake, turned
IN rI !. 10,
+ and sent him staggering into the
Until that thirteenth round yelling
looked as though he might last out
and trying TO fight. although Leonard
was TAR too clever FOR MIN. But n
sudden right crack on the jaw tum-
Ned him near the center of the ring.
yelling came up scasick and tried to
IAN into Il clinch, but Leonard stood
aim of and tried 10 measure him for
ume hhishing punch. II went over
yelling tumblcd half through tho
ropes near l.conard's corner. lie was
TOO da%ed TO wait ror Il count, and
himself from the lines. to run smack
INTO another OF the champion's right
smashes. Again yelling sprawled
through Inc ropes and almost rolled
! on the platform. and again he got
up. me great garden was in stu
pendous uproar-thousands OF fight
iahs standing Oh their chairs, deiiri-
GUS with excitement, yelling, croak-
ing. implorinG yelling to stay and
save their little bets, or Leonard to
put him away on the spot and save
other bets.
yelling reclcd toward the center
OF the ring, his hands up IN a futile
attitude Of defense, and awaited tho
worst Leonard. amazed bv the grI,
OF the western boxer, pondered wha,
10 nit him with next. tented him
vide omen again; and smashed him to
me floor for third count. And when
cil!nS came up after that crash nc
showed Madison Square Garden n
brand OF ramencss that is seldom
seen in tho ring. lie wabbled toward
Leonard. trying to fall into "a clinch.
Leonard backed off. cloutinr him
with the killing right hand that ha 3
no6red SO many good, strong light
weights before this. and, to the
amaZcment of Welling's own friends.
screaming amid their water tpttles
FANS and peeled oranges In the cor
/ ncr.. Just couldn't send him down
again
There will he mucn 10 do about tho
referees humane action. A great
MAJ yelling would stay the nftcen
rounds. But II any tighter ever de-
served 10 be saved from serious in
Jury. Joe yelling did He had sh5,
everything in his armory, and he
was all through. 1t was no ,ouyer a
boxing show. bnt butchery