The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15

, As the bouts progressed more evening dress was to he seen, and it was evident that women. although far outnumbered 1 by men. had Ilocked to a boxing bout 1 in numbers never before beheld in New i ' ork.
 1 And thus, hour after hour, the initiates sat round the lighted canvas-covered square, watching boxers drive home blows that pinl<ed the flesh of their bodies, and listening for the first time to the roars of boxing fans. l PRELIMINARIES l A pair of middleweights met in the opening bout of six rounds, which went | the limit. The judges agreed on Jack McClelland Of California as the winner over Jack Stone of this city. The an nouncement of this decision was greete1 with storm of protests from all over the house.
 | Irish John Curtin of Jersey City and Billy Marlow of Rockaway, two teathsr- weights, fought a 10-round draw in the second bout and the semifinal brought Johnny Reisier and Bobby Michaeis' ooe1i local 12S-pound boys, together. | This proved very tame aHalr anu after warning the boys to make petter | efforts and put more snap into thelr work, the referee stopped the bout m the sixth round and disquallrleo po'n boxers.
 | Before the chief bout of the evening a scene unusual to Garden boxers audiences was staged when Announcer i Joe Humphries took the center of the sring and delivered a eulogy of Miss Anne Morgan and her war work Cheer ing followed as all eyes turned toward lher. She arose with former Governor Smith, who was seated beside her in the ringside box.
 Then Humphries hailed Mir. Smith as a popular executive, who had aided boxing and he too received a prolonged Iovation.
 The two idols of the night, Leonard and Mitchell stepped into the ring and applause broke all records.
 Mitchell entered the ring attended by his brothers. Willie and Pinkey while Leonard was making his way down the center aisle. Both of them faced a battery of camera operators, who took several snapshots of the champion and challenger.
 Leonard, who was prohibitive fla vorite in the betting, wore plain white trunks. Mitchell also wore the same with green band at the waist line.
 The referee for the main bout was John Haukop of Brooklyn and the Judges were Tommy Shortel1 Brook lyn, and Joe Buddy of the New York Athletic club.
 l FIRST ROUND
 After feinting and fiddling for a couple of seconds, Leonard hooked hls left to the jaw for a count of three. Leonard stepped back smiling and when Mitchell came up again Leonard sent him down with a right to the jaw, this time for count of four. Then he hooked Mitchell down a third time with a left to the face and right to the head. Mitchell stayed down for the full count of nine when Richie got nn h at T hooked a left to the jaw. sending the champion down for a count of nine. Leonard staying on one knee and way ing his hand to his seconds indicating that he was all right. The house was in an uproar as the sudden turn of affairs had taken everybody by sGr- prise. Both spared carefully until the sound of the gong.
 SECOND ROUND . Leonard shot left and right to Richie's face, which was bruised from j the blows he received in the opening , session. Benny landed left to the head but Mitchell staggered him with aright
 hook and Leonard spared carefully Just at the bell Leonard hooked his ld rlgnt hard to the side of Richie's head THIRD ROUND
 Mitchells wight eye bothered him while 1 he was in his corner but he came UT
 
 the face, and Richie almost dropped hin . with terrific right cross to the jaw
 Benny jabbed lefts to the face and wnt and ducked away from another wicket right. A left hook from Leonard tt ,, Richie's face sent the western boy to tht ! ropes. Leonard missed right for tn head, but hooked his left to the jaw anc they were sparring at the bell. Mitchell:
 seconds kept working on his injured ey'
 during the intermisson.
 FOURTH ROUND , Mitchell missed a right for the head ! and Benny hooked left and right to tn face. Benny landed a hard left on tn bad eye and hooked his right to the head 2 Benny blocked Mitchelps leads, hookin' ? a left to the face, and another to tn stomach Mitchell kept boring in, hu
 Twas sent back with left and right to tn
 face. They were sparring at the bell 3 FIFTH ROUND
 Benny hooked a left to head and righ e to body and tucked safely from a righ ' Iswing. Benny blocked most of Richie
 leads and kept jabbing at the injured eye :. Richie landed a straight left to the nos : tjust before the bell.
 s SIXTH ROUND n Leonard crossed his right to the jaw
 sending Mitchell down for a count o i nine. Benny jabbed left to face and bod II and crossed his right, sending Richi e staggering into an outer corner The Il he hooked his right to the jaw an O Mitchell went down.
 r Mitchell when he got up was yer V groggy and tried to grab one of th e ropes, but Leonard crossed his rissnt a sending him sprawling on the canva
 for another count of nine. Whe Mitchell regained his feet Leonar
 stepped into land another blow, bu
 Referee Maukop jumped between ther
 and stopped the fight. leading Mitchell
 to his corner. Leonard ran across tn ], ring and shook hands with Mitchell a . the defeated man sat in his corner re