The New York herald., 1921-11-30
LEONARD WINNER
In A TAME BOUT
Champion Lightweight Easily
Outpoints George Ward in
Exhibition for Charity.
GARDEN rs WE'LL FILLED
Series Of Lively Preliminaries
Entertains Fans Interested
in a Worthy Cause.
ny CHARLES r.. MATHIsoN.


Rennie Leonard. worlds lightweight
champion. won an exhibition bout from
George Ward the welterweight cham
pion of New Jersey, at Madison Square
Garden last night in the presence OF
|-owd which partly filled tho big arena.
The entertainment was for the benefit of
the Bronx Jewish Hospital fund and
Benny Leonard gave his services gratis
Although the Walker law specifically
provides that duly appointed judges
shall render decisions at the termina-
tion of each bout. the law was violated
at the demand of Leonard. who refused
to box except In a decisionless exhibit
ton
The bout between Leonard and Ward
was an exhibition in more than one
sense. 1t was an exhibition of clumsy
and tin1id boxing ON the part OF Ward,
who performed like novice in an anna
teur tournament. 1t was an exhibition
Of wild, inaccurate punching by Leon
ard who missed enough blows that had
they landed effectively would have won
FOR him the welterweight championship
OF New Jersey in common canter.
1t had been rumored previously to the
bout that Leonard was determined to
win by a Knockout but the actions of
the champion in the six lstless rounds
failed to substantiate the rumors.
Despite Leonard's decision not to win
on points the champion earned the ver-
dict on points.
Four Rounds for Leonard.
Leonard was entitled to four OF the
six rounds. the second, fourth fifth and
sixth belonging to the worlds. champion,
while Ward bad the first and third by
a narrow margin. The boxing was so
unsatisfactory in the third round that
the contestants were booed by the spec
tators. They were also hooted in the
fourth round.
The best blow struck in the exhibition
was right hand punch from the cham
pion that landed on Wards chin just
three seconds before the round ended.
There was scant applause when the
boxers climbed out of the ring.
Wards weight was given as 145
pounds. but Leonard's poundage was
withheld. Ward received $4,000 for
boxing the six indifferent rounds, which
is more money than he ever got in his
life for fight Of any length.
When the entertainment was first
arranged for Leonard received an offer
of $4,000 TO box some good lightweight
fifteen rounds to decision for the bene-
ft of the Bronx Hospital. Had he ac-
cepted this proposition the cause would
have profited much more as title bout
would doubtless have drown $150,000.
Supreme Court Justice Gibbs OF the
Bronx made an address from the ring, in
which he spoke Of the object OF the night.
the Bronx Hospital fund, and in return
thanked Tex Rickard for the use OF the
Garden and Benny Leonard for his
services in the ring.
Some Lively Pre1iminaries.
The first contest brought Earl Baird
and Joe German into the ring. They
are boxeres without skill or very much
Intelligence Thy are willing fighters.
however, and they bombarded each
other with everything they had The
battle between them was evenly waged
10 the fifth round. when Baird landed
low blow on German and the latter
sank to the canvas disabled. The ref
cree thcreupon disqualified Baird and
declared German the winner.
Joe Benjamin. the coast lightweight.
gave thorough trouncing to Hartley.
tho veteran lightweight, that was full
of action. Benjamin outboxed his op-
ponent and also outhit him, but failed
to bring the old champion down. al
though landing many hard rights to the
jaw.
WIN JACKSON, the Bronx lightweight
received the award of the judges over
Jimmy Hanlon of Denver in a sizzling
ten round bout. IIanlon. it was expected.
would be Knocked out in short order
but he proved a tartar and gave Jack
son all kinds OF trouble from start to
finish. Jackson outclassed Hanlon as
boxer. but the Western boy was
extremely awkward and took a ham
mering on the face and body that would
haya Jaov x.ie-
Ion no. only took everything that lack
son could send but in return landed
many q staggering blow on his oppo-
nent
The decision did not meet with the
approval of the spectators, who hooted
It uproariously. Yet the decision was
in accordance with the facts.