The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-06
Champion Wins In 9th Round;
White Sends Leonard To Floor
Challenger Carries Go
ing to Leonard in
First Half.
RIOT FOLLOWING FIGHT
Spectators Rush to Ring
Several Injured-Victor
Congratulated.

pENTON HARBOR Mich, July o.
pennv Leonard knocked out Charley
White I'm the ninth round Of "A
scheduled ten-rOund contest here to-
isonard's weight was announced
AT the ringside as 1871 Il, while
Whites weight was announced
at 1874.
Leonard knocked Through Ropes.
White carried the fighting to the
lightw eight champion for seven
rounds and half knocked and half
pushed the New Yorker through khe
ropes IN the fifth round.
The Chicagoan, who had never
been knocked out before was floored
fives times In the, ninth round and
was counted out while lying on his
face. A series of right and left
hooks to the chin finished the chal-
lpngcr
There was n riot when the fight
ended and the spectators scrambled
over the seats and into the ring,
breaking down the press sections
and injUring several ringsidcrs. none
OF them being seriously hurt, how
ever.
As the referee raised Leonards
hand as a sign OF victory. the crowd
surged through the press stand TO
the rinCside, injuring several OF the
1 spectators breaking seats and tear
Sing down telegraph wires. A Gordon
OF police was drawn around and
Leonard was forced TO remain in
the ring n quarter OF an hour re-
celying congratulations.
Tho Fight by Rounds.
Round |. They danced around the
minnie hafora I,pOnnr1
hooked two light lefts to Whites
head. white kept baking away while
Leonard tried TO feint him out for
an opening. White landed the first
solid blow, left hook to Leonard's
jaw, Leonard put a light left to
Whites mouth and the Chicagoe"
cllnchcd. Tho round was exceedingly
tame, neither boxer landing a half
dozen punches.
Round .. The champion sent hts
right to Whites head and the Chi
csgoan tried for n left hook. Leon
ard danced around the slow-moving
Chicagoan and landed two lefts to
the stomach White missed n left
heck and fell into a clinch. White
cracked the CHAMPIONS ribs with a
left hook Leonard shot two lefts to
Whites face. Leonard landed with
left and white missed n left Jolt
TO the chin. White put n left hook
to the champions stomach as the
round ended. There were misses from
the crowd as the fighters went to
their corners.
Round 8. Leonard met White In
the center OF the ring and hooked n
left to his foes body. white fought
back leading right and left to the
Champions head. He drove Leonard
into q neutral corner and showcred
him with rights and lofts. Leonard
was not damaged In the exchange
and backing away to the center of
the ring put three Iefts to the Chica-
goan's head without a return. Leon
nrd swung a solid right to Whites
Jaw. The champion put two light
leits to Whites head and White
missed right and left swings to the
= jaw. At the end OF the round they
were clinched in mid-ring.
Round I. Leonard landed or
Whites neck with right hook and
White missed a right swing. Tho
Chicagoan fought Leonard to the
ropes, but the bewildored White
was unable to land. White ducked a
leit and clinched, White led with his
LEFT and Leonard hooked the Chica-
goan with a right-hand smash 10 the
chin. White missed right handler
and Leonard was feinting for NJ
>pening when the round ended.
ROUND FTVE-They missed lef
~ the head Leonard shot n lef
jab 20 Whites nose and the Chica
goan hooked him with right
handler to the chin. White grazet
Lcornrd's forehead with a lo't hooD
and drove him 10 the ropes, landinl
four right jolts to the champion
chin. Leonard protested TO the ref
cree that White was holding. whit
haif pushed and knocked Leonar,
through the ropes for a count o
four When Leonard was pushe,
back TO the ring the ChicagoaI