The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-27
Story BY Rounds of
Lightweight Battle

ROUND ONE-Leonard was first 10 lead.
lie sent a left handler to the body. which he
repeated, and then shot right handler over
the heart. There was much dancing and
feinting, after which Leonard tried a right
hook TO the jaw. which yelling ducked Tile
first good blow of the round was straight
left handler from Leonard, which hit yelling
flush on the nose. yelling made a number
of left hand leads, which were easily avoided
by the champion. They we're cinched at the
sound OF the gong. II was Leonard's round
by shade.
ROUND TWo-They came to close quarters
and exchanged body blows with no effect.
Leonard reached yelling with a straight
right handler to the face, and in n clinch the
champion uppercut yelling on the chin with
right. Leonard jabbed yelling on the nose
with "a left twice in succession, and yelling
clinched. yelling put in a couple of right
handlers to the body. and Leonard shot
right to the heart. following with left TO
the stomach. The crowd called to yelling to
stop holding. Leonard shot heavy right at
Welling's jaw. but the Chicagoan ducked.
champion off his balance for the second.
Ihey were sparring at the gong. 1t was
Leonard's round.
ROUND THREE-Thay fell, into a clineh al
the outset. and on the break away Leonard
sent left TO WellinGs throat. yelling got
In light left 10 Leonard's face. and Leon
and and retaliated with heavy left and right to
the race. Referee Haukop warned WellnS
Tor holding, and the crowd yelled, Let them
fight yelling put in a short right 10 the
body. but got two hard lefts to ire face in
return. yelling wrested Leonard against
the ropes, and they were clinched in the cen
tire OF the ring at the gong. Lconards hair
was seriously disarransed. Dat otherwise he
wes intact. II was the champions round
HOUND FOUR-They came to clinch and
Doth pounded body with rights. Leonard
who was trying 10 make long range fight
gave yelling hard right TO the face and
stiff left to the body yelling tried with
ducked the blows. Leonard shot a hard
right to Weling's. face, sending the Chi
cagoan against the ropes yelling ducked
savage left hook and earned the applause
of the crowd. Leonard shot left handler
to the body and brought his right TO the
face. They were clinched at the gong.
ROUND F1vE-Leonard. opened with two
let's to face and yelling responded with the
same kind of a blow. yelling missed a left
handler and Benny got hard left to body
and stiff right TO jaw. In a rally on the
ropes yelling hit the champion on the side
Of head sending him TO the ropes. Leonard
jabbed his man twice to the nose and shifted
the same blow to the body. Leonard tried
a heavy right hook just before the gong
which was blocked by yelling. Leonard's
ROUND SIX-They exchanged left handlers
to the face, then came to clinch. Leon
ard hooked with stiff lefts to the face twice
In quick succession, sending the Chcagoan
off balance. Leonard gave yelling a terrific
right hand nppercut to the chin. which stag
gered the Chicag9an He repeated the blow,
condition. yelling clinched, and at close
quarters he roughed IL with Leonard. getting
in several short arm blows to the face. This
was Leonards best round and the first time
he had hit yelling with full force on Well
ings face
ROUND SENEN-Leonard opened with sew
eral left handlers to face and body, and
when yelling cllnched the referee went be-
tween them. Leonard gave yelling n ter
rifle uppercut to the chin sending his head
back. and yelling promptly clinched and
held on and was pulled away by the referee.
Leonard coaxed yelling into a left lead and
landed heavily with right cross to the jaw,
He followed with right handler TO the body
and then, chasing yelling about the ring,