New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-31
Lew Tenders
Left May Lift
Benny's Crown
Philadelphia Lightw ight
Should Give Champion
Great Battle On Aug: II

This is the season Of championship
fsticufs. and it IS likewise 4 season Of
champions Waterloos. Last week Joe
Lynch lost his crown to Pete Herman
and Johnny Wilson met his conqueror
in Bryan Downcy, q Cleveland un~
known On August II another cham
pion, Benny Leonard, monarch of tho
ightweights, viii engage in the hard
est battle Of his career. Lew Tender.
the Philadelphia southpaw, will furnish
the opposition in a scheduled eight
round go at Shibe Park. Philadelphia.
However, it is hardly likely that Benny
will suffer the fate of his brethren Of
the bantam and middle weigh divisions.
Benny's followers are so accustomed
to seeing him conquer alI-comers that
they cannot imagine the New Yorker
will lose to Tender. And yet IN the
southpaw the champion is encountering
the toughest opponent in the division.
Tender can hit as we'll as the cham
pion and possibly harder, but Leonard's
skill and ring generalship are bound to
pull him through.
A comparison OF records is sufficient
proof Of the Lifting ability of the
challenger There have been several
cases where both have knocked out the
same opponent and in man. inatances
the Philadelphia has turned the trick
in less time Benny took six sessions
to rock George Erpe of Buffal,, while
Lew stopped the upstater N two
rounds. etFe
Contender Has Fine Record
frankie Callahan, Stanley Yoakuni
and Chick Simler all lasted the limit
with the champion but none could stay
with the contender. Tender put away
Callahan in nine rounds and again in
five. He stopped Yoakum IN four and
Simler in seven. Harlem Eddy Kelly
STAYED five rounds with both men.
Both Leonard and Tender have out
pointed some of the best lightweights
in the world. including Rocky Kansas
Johnny Dundee and Joe Welling.-W Willie
Jackson once gave Tender the hardest
go of his career when he knocked him
down twice in the, first ronnd. But
Tender came back and outpointed
| Willie. Lew also defeated Jackson on
several other occasions.
Tender has scored kAockoutss over
such men as Tommy Touhey, Pete
Hartley, frankie Nelson, George Cha
nev, George Papin and frankie Britt.
Leonard has long list of knockouts
to his credit including such contenders
as K. o. Loughlin, Joe yelling, Eddie
Kelly, Johnny Sheppard. Charley White,
frankie Britt, Willie Richie, Charley
Metre, Jimmy Duffy, Joe Benjamin. Mel
Coogan. Richie Mitchell, Packey HON.
mey, Gene belmont, Johnny Kilbane
and scores of others.
Many experts are Of the opinion that
Tender is not as strong as he was a
year ago, before he had his hands
made over" The southpaw had the
third finger OF his left hand amputated
at the first joint and bone reset in
his right hand. Tender, however.
claims that he has recovered entirely
from the operations and can lat go
again with full steam. The challenger
is working daily st DeIanco, N. j., and
according to reports is making no eff
fort to save his hands. f9s,
How Fighters Measure
Tender has one inch the best Of the
height and reach, and in considering
their respective styles this is sure to
be an advantage. The southpaw ex-
cells at long range firing, but Leonard
is much the better at infghting. Benny
has used his little short-arm Jolt to
wonderful effect and delivers it with
either hand.
Leonard apparently intends to
familiarize himself with the southpaw
style of the challenger, for in his work
outs he has given much attention to his
portside sparring partners. Aside from
this, Leonard is doing only light train
ing until a week before the battle.
Both men are confident of making
the specified 1875 pounds at 2 o'clock Of
the afternoon of the fight, but both
are overweight at present.
There has been talk of an eight
round "waltz" or barney" but Phila-
delphia officials are prepared to halt
any such proceedings, so that fistic
followers may be assured that the men
will deliver the goods.