Arizona republican., 1920-07-06

DEN ON 11Ah6Oh. AllCn.s JulY D." Benny Leonard, the lightweight cham pion of the world, fighting his first battle in six months, knocked out the dangerous hitting Charley White of Chicago in the ninth round of a bitter ly fought scheduled 10-round cham pionship contest here this afternoon. The battle fought before a crowd of twelve to fifteen thousand persons, was finished amid tremendous excitement and the end came when it looked as if " hite was golng to stay the limit and perhaps hold the champion even.
 White carried the fight to Leonard and had the better of five of the first seven rounds He fought a game battle and surprised his admirers until Leon ard landed smash on the chin early in the ninth round He knocked and partly showed Leonard through the ropes in the. fifth round. The cham pion fell outside the ring and the ref cree had counted four before Leonard was pushed back inside the ropes.
 Was Sixth Chance at Title
 A short right-hand punch to the chin. which Leonard had been trying to land all through the fight. was the start of Whites finish in the ninth. White dropped to his hands and knees and. although dazed, refused to take the count. Leonard saw instantly that White was badly stunned and rained blows with both hands to the weakened and fast fading Chicagoan. White was knocked down four times, once half way through the ropes, before he was counted out. He was lying half on his face and half on his launches when Referee Smith finished the count White was completely out and fell to the floor once after his seconds had picked him up. It was the first time that White, the veteran of 145 fights, had ever been knocked out and it was his sixth chance at the lightweight championship
 As the referee raised Leonard's hand as sign of victory, the crowd surged through the press stand to the ring side, injuring several of the spectators, breaking seats and tearing down teIe- graph wires. A cordon of police was drawn around the champions corner, but could not hold back the throng and Leonard was-forced to remain in the ring quarter of an hour receiving congratulations.
 Benton Harbor was unable to care for the tremendous crowd which damned the little city to see the cham pionship battle or for the citys usual summer attractions.
 With a normal population of 15,0O0, ft is estimated that forty to fifty thou the weekend. Thousands sought shelter in private homes, parks or any where they could go.
 Restaurants were sold out by 10 o'clock this morning, and many closed their doors. Lines of hungry per rsons formed at the hotel dining rooms, but these, too, were open only for an hour or so at meal times and the visitors sought relief for void stomachs at the sandwich stands
 The specially built arena was damned beyond seating capacity. Several hun- dred women were among the spec tators.
 The Fight By Rounds
 Round They danced around the ring a minute before Leonard hooked two light lefts to Whites head. White kept backing away while Leonard tried for an opening. White landed the first solid blow, a left hook to Leonard s jaw. Leonard put a light left to Whites mouth and the Chicagoan clinched. The round was exceedingly tame, neither landing a half dozen blows.
 ROUND 2-Leonard shot Q right to Whites head and the Chicagoan tried for a left hook. Leonard danced around the slow moving Chicagoan and landed two lefts to the stomach. White missed a left hook and fell into clinch White cracked the champions ribs with a left hook. Leonard shot two leftS to Whites face Leonard landed with a left and White missed a left jolt to the chin. White put a left hook to tsle cham pions stomach as the round ended. There were misses from the crowd.
 ROUND 3-Leonard met White in the ring and hooked a left to the body. White fought back, landing right and left to the champions head. He drove Leonard into q neutral corner and showered him with rights and lefts. Leonard was not damaged in the ex- change backing away to the center of the ring and put three lefts to the Chicagoan's head without a return Leonard swung a solid right to Whites jaw. The champion put two light lefts to Whites head and White missed right and left swings to the jaw. The end Of the round found them clinched in mid-ring-
 Drives Champion Through Ropes '.
 ROUND - Leonard landed or Whites neck with a right hook and White missed a right swing. The Chicagoan fought Leonard to the ropes but the bewildered White was unable to land. White ducked a left and clinched. White led with his left and Leonard shook the Chicagoan with a right hand smash to the chin White missed a right handler and Leonard - was feinting for an opening when the round ended
 ROUND 5-They missed lefts to the head. Leonard shot a left jab t. Whites nose and the Chicagoar hooked him with asright handler to the chin White grazed Leonard's s fore head with a left hook and drove hin to the ropes. landing four right jolts tC the champions chin. Leonard protest ed to the referee that White was hold ing. White half pushed and knocl1e; Leonard through the ropes for a coun