The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-18
KELLY RULED OUT
In LEONARD BOUT
Referee Disqualifies Cham
pion's Opponent at Begin
ming of Fifth Round.
ONE KNOCKDOWN SCORED
Shelly Declared That Beaten
Man Attempted to Feign
Knockout.
BY CHARLES r. MATHIsoN.

Benny Leonard, worlds lightweight
champion and one of the greatest boxers
In the world. won a hollow victory las,
night at the Commonwealth Sporting
Club over Harlem Eddie" Kelly. 4
third rate weller The end came at the
beginning OF the fifth round OF a lud;-
c' ously one Sided contest. when JACK
Sicily. the referee, stopped the affair
and disqualified Kelly on the charge Of
attempting to feign a knockout
The fifth round was barely under way
when Leonard hooked left TO Kelly's
fuce ard the welter went to the canvas.
lie did not take the count, but ARCS,
md appeared to be unsteady on his
pjns. Leonard shot right that h.'
Kelly ON the side of the face and sent
him against the ropes near a neutra.
corner
Kelly. swayed against the ropes like
Fan IN a groggy condition and seemed
about to drop to the floor. when the ref
cree ordered the men to their cornerj
and disqualified Kelly.
II The weller was near his own corner
when he learned he had been disqual-
fed. and Immediately there came a
startling change IN his physical condi-
ton. He lost the appearance of
groggy boxer, Strengthened up. dashed
scross the ring and started an argu
nothing and the ruling OF Sicily stood.
Choking for "A Soft Spot"
When asked why he had disqualified
Kelly the referee said HE was looking
for a soft spot on the floor" which in
Substance was that Kelly was attempt
ing to feign a knockout. AS the case
stands the record will set forth that
Leonard stopped Kelly in the fifth round,
which equals the time in which Lew
Tender stopped Kelly. This may be
merely a coincidence.
So far as Leonard is concerned II
cannot be truthfully said that the cham
pion was not boxing skillfully, although
II was apparent he could have stopped
the numbering Kelly any time he had
elected
Leonard entered the ring with hi
glossy black hair brushed smoothlJ
away from a part in the centre. and his
hirsute appendage had not been dis
arranged in the slightest by the awk-
ward efforts OF Kelly, who failed to land
one effective blow during the time rs
vas in the ring with the champion
Kelly made n great show of aggressive
pcss in the opening round. but Leonard
Sfepped away from the wild leads OF
tis opponent and danced about the ring
IKE ballet master.
second round and continued it through
the third and fourth. The champion hit
Kelly a number of hard blows. but they
did not seem to reach a vital point. The
best blow that Leonard landed was a
singing right uppercut to the chin in
the fourth that sent the welter's head
back. The champion followed this with
shower of blows that landed with
solidity but had no effect on Kelly.
KeIIy's Weight Advantage.
Then came the fifth round with its
unexpected climax. Kelly's weight was
announced as 141h and Leonard's
1861 Boxing Commissioners Johnson
and Hooke were present and the affair
will be investigated at to-day's meeting
of the body. The attendance was dis
appointingly small, those present being
there as tribute to the popularity Of
the champion.
The result indicates that boxing pa
irons object to paying fancy prices (s3.
as, 81 and SID to see champion toy
with a third rater.
AS a matter of fact there was but one
bout on the nights programme in which
each man had a chance TO win. This
was the opening contest. six round
affair, in which Silent Regan received
the award over Eddie German.
These boys were we'll matched and
buffeted each other with an earnestness
that created much enthusiasm.
A ten round bout between Charlie
Beecher and Battling Reddy, In which
Beecher received the verdict OF the
Judges, was tiresome affair, due to
clinching and other foul tactics.
A new middleweight luminary made
its appearance In the person of Jen
Duffy of Chicago. who stopped Terry
Mitchell OF Bayonne in forty-five sec
onds. Duffy proved to be human cy-
clone. He had the advantage of weight,
as he scaled f5s1s TO 145A by Mitchell,
hut Duffy would have disposed OF
Mitchell had he been heavyweight
Mitchell never had n chance, as Duffy
at the sound Of the gong leaped at his
man like a panther and hit him with
every blow known to pugilistic science
Mitchell tried to cover and get away.
but Duffy kept close and finally beat the
Jersey man to the floor with heavy
right to the heart. Mitchell was counted
out
II was Duffy's first bout in the East
and he celebrated II by giving S25 to the
Red Cross nurses who were engaged In a
drive In the club house. Duffy Is de-
clared 70 have won nineteen out of thir-
ty-seven bouts by knockouts in the first
round His performance last nightspells
trouble for o'Dowd, Smith. Wilson ct al