Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-15
GETS DECISION IN
SIXTH ROUND OVER
RICHIE MITCHELL.
Referee Save Groggy
Wcstcrncr From Being
Knocked Out.
SOCIETY BUDS AND BOWERY
ELEMENTS MIX AT FIGHT
Bout Promoted for Devastated
France, but Boxers Get
Theirs"
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icy Associated I'rcss
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN NEW
YORK. Jan. - = In a spectacular
bout. which Was stopped by tn" ref
cree IN the sixth round. a, Madison
ard. worlds lightwcight champion.
scored technical knockout over
I;lchic Mitchell. OF Milwaukee. who,
despite his defeat, proved himself Il
worthy challenger.
IN the opening round Leonard
Knocked his opponent down thrc.
time" and injured RiChi.'s righ; eye
80 badly that II vas useless 10 the
game western lad during the remain,
der of the bout However toward
tn" end OF the initial round. Richie
surprised the champion and the en-
tire house hy hooking a terrinc l"it
70 l.@Gnara.s nv ~h'rn sent the
Leonard ARCS. SLOWLY. and. -
main!ng on on" Hace. waived his
hand TO hls manager and seconds. IN
atrat.ng that his head Was clear ANA
ih;,t hr was uuinlur"d From this
uniii the beginning Of to. sixth round
Leonard had The advantage in .vcry
session bat many nlOS- observers be
l.r|od mat u LEONARD had not viz
,nhlly blinded kehc. eye IN th::
"pcnInv round the milwaukee, lad
woHlh haze given aim the rght of his
career.
Rchtr tame ~ trbblr
IN Ia" sixth round Richie cam" up
game as u pebble und t:!cd his hes,
10 Land u solid blow. but Leonard
blocking Anh iOotwOrk wcTc almost
perfect l."onard's attack Ia TINS
round Mas hcrc", and he simply bat
t'rcd hls opponent on his !re, IT,"
sent Iithi" 20 the hoor three times,
and Mas ready 80 put over finish
ing punch when Referee iiaukop In
tcTE"H"d and saved Mitchell. from
further punishment.
The men weighed in at i. ~ at
i5i pounds. one pound under TIA" slip
ulat"d weight. Epth looked trained
10 the ho.r aad zach had expressed
HIS confidence while preparing Tor
the battle.
y pair OF 'niddleweigh;s me, in
went the limit IN" judges agreed
OF Jack MCClcilaud. OF California. a.
The winner over iash stone. o; th!.
city. The announcement Of this de-
C!s!on was greeted with :. storm o!
protests from all over the house.
Irish John Curtin. OF Jersey city
and Billy NARROW. OF Rockaway. two
fcathcrw.lghts, fought ZEN round
final brought johnny Heisler and
Bobby Michaels both local i2' pound
boys. together
Both Disqualified.
This proved very tame AFFAIR ANA
after warning The boys ~ make bet
ter Efforts and put more snap inio
their work. the Tefero" stopped the
bout III the sixth round ana ans
qualified both hoYers.
Mitchell entered at The right at
tended by his brothers Willie and
p.nkcy. while l.oEard WAS making
his way down the c"Rtcr aisle. Both
~ them faced battery OF camcrI
operators who took several snap
shots OF the champion aud chal-
longer
i.conard. who Was q prohlh.tive
ravorst. in the betting. wore plain
white trunks MitchcIi also wore the
sam" with "a green band at the wa!s,
The referee FOR the main bout was
John Iiaukop. OF Brooklyn; ana the
Judges were Tommy Shoricli. Brook
iyn and Joe Kuddy. OF the New York
AthcIctic club.
start by Pointing
FIRST ROUND After foining and
ard hooked his left 10 the jas FOR a
coun, q: three Leonard stepped
back smiling and whcr Mitchell! came
up again Leonard sent him down with
count Of four. Then hc hooked
Mitchell down "a third time with a
left to the face and II right To the
head. Mitchell stayed down FOR the
ON his feet he rushed at Benny and
hooked a left to the jaw. sending the
champion down :or count o! nine,
Leonard staying on one knee and
waving his hands 10 his seconds, indi-
eating thai, he was all right. Til.
house was in AN uproar rs the sud
den turn of affairs had taken every
carefully until the sound OF the gong
SECOND ROuND-Leonard sho; !ef'
right 10 Riches face. which wa:
in the opening session. Benny land
I'd left 10 the head but Mitchell stag
gcred him with a right hook an'
the bell Leonard hooked his riGh
hard to the side of Riches head
Nitchrii> Eye BotherS.
bothered him while he was in hi.
corner but he came up gancly
Leonard landed a left hook on N,
face aud. Richie almos, dropned thu
to the jaw. Kenny jab icd let's 10 thu
face and wind and duckcd away from
another wicked right y left hool
from Leonard TO Riches face sen; III,
Western boy to the ropes. LconarI
missed Il right for the head. bu
hooked his LEFT to the jaw and the!
seconds KEEP, working on his injurc,
FoiRTIi Round Mitchell MISE,
Sor rgh' ,o for o me i head and Bsnn!
Benny landed hard left on the la.
eye and hooked his right to the head
Kenny blocked Mitchrii's leads. hook
ing a left TO the face and another
ing in hut was sent back with lei
and right to the face They wer,
sparring at TIL" he'll
Leonard Ducks safely.
FIFTH otSD--R"nny hooked /;
left to head and right 10 body auI
duckcd safely from right swing
Benny blocked most OF Riches leads
Leonard put hard left to the jaw
and then another left to the ribs
Mitchell put two lcfts to the stom.
arh, Benny smiled as he missed n
left by six inches and then tore int
Mitchell with Il vollcy of lefts an,
rights to the head and stomach with.
out return. Michel forced III,
champion to tho ropes and LANDED
light left. TO the head. Michel puv
l,ft TO the jaw and took a shar,
chop to the head
SIXTH R0TND-Lconard crossed
his right TO the jaw, sending Mitchell
down for a count of nine. Benn,
jabbed left TO face ana body anc
crossed his right sending Richie stag.
gcring into an outer corner then ht
hooked his right to the jaw and
Mitchell went down for a COUNT OF
nine. Mitchell. when he got up wa.
very groggy and tried to grab ont
OF the ropes, but Leonard crossed hi,
right sending him sprawling on The
canvass for another count OF nine
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