Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-06
LEONARD KNOCKS
/. WHITE SILLY IN
| THE 9Th ROUND
Lightweight Champion of
the World Floors His 0p-
ponent for the Count Riot
Follows Ending Of Fight.
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Benny Leonard, lightweight cham
pion of the world. knocked on
Charley White of Chicago in tht
ninth round of a scheduled ten.
round championship fight before 3
capacity crowd here this after.
noon, White carried the fighting
40 the champion for sever rounds
and half knocked and half pushed
the New Yorker througb the ropes
in the fifth round.
The Chicagoan, who Nae nevcl
been Knocked out befol.. was
floored five times in the ninth
round and was counted out while
lying on his face. A series of rights
and left hooks to the chin finished
the challenger.
There was q riot WIN the fight
ended and the spectators Scram.
bled over the seats Ihd into the
ring, breaking down tHt pr"ss sec
lions and injuring seVc'.tH rjngside
none seriously, hOwevC.
Leonard's weight was r... need
las 1877 1-2 and Whites 3l.
Round Onc-They dhHun. .uound
the ring minute before leonard
hooked two light lefts I'D Wute'-
head White kept bachru4 way
while Leonard tried f"r "n "ppn-
ing. White landed til nis. hid
blow, a left hook to leo. = Jaw,
Ieonard put a light left 70 Whites
month and the Chicagoan clinChed
The round was exceedingly tame,
neither landing half dozen blows.
Round Two-Leonard shot a
fright to Whites head and the Chi
cagoan tried for Il left hook. Leon
ard danced around tn slow NOV
ding Chjcagoan and In acted two let's
10 the stomach. Wui.- missed a
left hook and fer mn 4 ciinch.
Nrhite cracked III, nan ions ibis
with a left n,ok. Tro. u hot two
lofts ia whites face. ieonari land
81 win a left an Waite miss ed a
fleft Jolt TO the cha. White put n
1eft hook to the rhamplon's stom-
lach as the r-uud ended. There
Were misses $500. he crowd
Round Thr,, - Leonard met
White in the C'"' OF the ring ana
hooked a left .., he body. White
Ifn"gbt hack ling right and left
no the champ .r., mead. He drove
I aonard INTO Z. eutral corner and
Eehowered him Wa rights and letts.
II .eonard was not damaged in the
tevchanpa and backing away to the
icenter Of the ring put three let's
~ the Chicagoan's head without a
lrotnrn Leonard su lng solid
l., Frhn cham -
MON mt two light lefts to White
lbn 0 and white missc1 right and
80, swinrs IN the law. The end of
ithe round found them yiinched In
noid-ring.
Round Eour-Iconard landed on
sypbita's neck with right hook and
white missed right swing. The
.Cbicoroan fought Leonard to the
rnnee h,It the bewildered Whl'e
was unable to land. White ducked
Ia Iaft and clinched White led with
- loft and Leonard shook the
sChicapoan with "A right hand smash
80 tba chm white missed a right
t,onder and Leonard was feinting
&c, an oneninp when the round
aoa
Do,,,d z-Thev missed lefts Ia
49, Iaad leonard shot a left jah
ie urhfta,s nose and the Chica'goan
At 49, " him with a rig chandler
L. 10 chin White grdzed Leon
srar fornhpad with a left hook
90 drove him to the rom ), land
go fnur riqht iolts to ~ cham
,ior's chin Leonard protested to
.tba referee that White W. gliding.
sSVbite half pushed H. locked
y aanard throIlgh the roI 'nr "A
tn,Int IF fnnr when leOEalu was
s,,,shea hack into the ring, the chi
inagnan fought furiously and had
Fthe better If the exchange
pnnnd civ - They swung ana
',,;tnhad leonard iabbed White
Gs;,iti, bis loft Leonard danced away
frnm Whites right-hander and
,issad Win a left to the stomach.
~ aanora mt n light left to Whites
VA s,,urr riph and left to
IN. .ili' ,ri chin Leonard
wy ryith ripht-haauer and
Iuhita cracked the hampton on
~ tau with a right .rr Iert.
f''e C,en,h Romd--I.eor. "a put a
=. " IVhite's hody M. White
80 oonord's head, snap With n
,ns, e. tho nose White nut left
49,, - aonard's Wv and the
.tIt,oior retoliotpd With a solid
re - tha hodv White Knocked