Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21
LEONARD FINDS
DR0NEY IS TOUGH
Champion Shows Speed and
Punching Ability, but
Bout Goes Limit
TIM PROVES HIS GAMENESS
Dy LOUIS II, JAFTE

WHAT n tough guy Tim Droney
w ,rrnoJ or, - b.i The Iapc,st,ion
'u' Nv" o,' '" W. ,"'
was among those standing az the hhiSh
OF his scheduled eight round bout with
Kenny Leonard at the Ice Palace last
n'S"', o'' W" w .,,..,s ,.,s
forced 10 uSs''n,,a'e a' a'',S.'e 'e''"s
IN o."'I ,, A.. o., ~.
Joe Io'V'h' '""s'u '"' s'"s WI '"'
last time.
AS usual, there were number Of
dubious fans, who believed that Leon
ard did not try his utmost to stow
away his opponsnt--some even went so
far as 10 Intimate that Kenny car.
ried along Timothy, But II wasn't
%. It might have been true. that the
champion did not take any chances to
injure his hands on Droney's head or
elbows.
As result, Leonard scored solidly
Nth most of hls punches, and the real
season Droney stayed the limit was
hia ability 10 take punishment, And
at the same time Timothy always war
irving 10 connect with long left hooks
and wide overland rights to the hend.
Several times Droney did find lodS.
nent with wild swings, but the cham.
MON usually was going away or moved
his head in such a way that the blows
rinnced of his face without harminE
fhe New Yorker. In the clinches Tim
was VA SO anxious to make a showing that
no sort Of rousbed up Leonard, smear.
inc him with both hands, But, IN
res,ity, Droney was unable TO ibnd with
A solid sock.
g.,
Flares IN siSth
While Leonard went along outpoint.
ing Droney for Ave rounds, with the
latter coming to the champion all the
way, 1t was not until the sixth that
Benny showed any Of his old'time
fash. And in that session he proved
himself 10 be the benny Leonard of
several years ago.
Leonard was up on his toes, jabbing,
.ihntina soa,ts,,L and ,r,Iin, III, ,nIss
continually. In this round Droney
baydly landed punch, but---he was
game he kent coming incessantly. and
Il was only his willingness to walk in
tbot enabled thc chompim 70 show his
c,ossv form.
The seventh and eighth rounds vlrtu.
e,lv we're rnpctttions of tho sixth. In
these rounds, also. Benny nut more
mover bnhind his punches, and there
nuttinp everything behind his wallops
In nm effort to law low the gritty Irish. |
man,
II was in the third round that Droney
provcd himself to be game MI over. ns
thcy saw, While in A half clinch, Leon
nrd accidentally lct flv with terrific
rirht hand purch for the body. Tho
blow landed low, and Droney came near
crnmbIing. Benny evidently knew that
The pnnc6 landed below the belt and he
stcnncd hack,
Referee Frunk F1ovd walked betvcc,
them and asked Droney II he was hurt,
stcnncd around bIt and then motionej
thpt the contest bc resumed And Time.
INV did nor let IN N n bit in his tiuhtinr
either w
Tough. Says Kenny
h"9har1 showed I" oavnhtaSe IN every
Bcforc the hout rho channion's wc,yht
vas announced ot 137i% md Dron"r
40
"IIc's tho touchest follow b,v. over
"Tho.c S WIZ believed T did nor trv WV, 70
knock out Droncv wore ali wrong ~
course. | was NOT taking any chances
Of hurting my hands on his head but
found lot of openings for punches flush /
on tho Jaw.
II was surprised. Several times 7
Thought Droncy was going down. and
! began wondering what was keeping
MIN up, 7 put everything 7 had be-
hind n number Of good. stiff blows to
The body. hut the host thry did VIVA to
make Tim Grunt. while nc kept swing.
Ing NIL the time"
Gus Franchetti. 1a1. was knocked
down for the count Of nine in the first
POUND by Tony Cnnonl. 13oi1. but the
through tho eight rounds. For the first
hoYipr Wbop hIa hrotbor Iohnnr