Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-25
HANDS PERFECT"
SAYSLEW TENDLER
Punched His Hardest Against
Rugged Friedman, Explains
Local Southpaw Star
SAILOR THOUGHT HE WON
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE

| No, didn't hurt my hands at all, -
smiled Lew Tender. local lightweight
satellite, through a split lower lin in his
dressing room Immediately after his
great battle with Sailor Friedman. OF
Chicago. at the Phillies Ball Park last
night. And, without any Kidding ]
took some healthy wallops at that guy.
My hands now are in perfect shape"
Friedman is a tougher fellow than 7
thought he was" continued the Phiia =
| delphia southpnw. II thought | had
! him several times. but he certainly took
! 1t. When he didn't fall in the fifth
! round from that left flush on the chin
! 7 was amazed. II was about the hard
est wallop that | ever landed. The
sailor wilted just n bit. but he came
right back punching with both hands.
And another thing that surprised me
was the way he stood up under that
body attack. | was given TO under.
stand that Friedman did not relish pun
ishment around the mid section-that s
all bunk. I am convinced of that fact.
put everything I had behind my
punches.
Tenders Eye Cut
About ten seconds before the end Of
the contest, the heads of Tender and
Friedman came together and the former
suffered slight cut over his left eye.
Lew had n stitch put in the wound.
Besides the split lip and cash over his
eye. Tenders nose also was skinned
and his cheekboncs somewhat swollen.
Speaking Of bout with Benny
| Leonard Tender said today: II hardly
think the champion could have taken the
body beating ! gave Friedman. Yes,
! do mean it is my opinion that Fried :
man can take it better than Leonard,
| but Of course this can be proved only in
a match. I am hoping that have not
entirely lost bout with Benny. l
certainly want n chance to win that
title"
The small crowd OF Chicagoans. who
came on to see their favorite light
weight challenger mingle with Tender,
believed that Friedman had won from
the local man. "The great rallies in
the later rounds they said, more
than evened the advantage gained by
Tender in the early part OF the con-
test"
II think won," said Friedman
! himself. Tender may be a good
puncher and all that. but he didn't
| hurt me. l was coming JUST as strOHS
when the fight ended as when 1t started.
Wish Il had of gone two or three more
rounds, Tender would have been un-
able to stand the pace
Different Opinions
There were many celebrities at the
ringside. All agreed that IL was one
OF the greatest lightweight matches
seen in years. philadelphia Jack
O'Brien, Leon Rains. Sammy Goldman,
Ernest Jambor, George Pawling, Her
man Meyer, Yankee Schwartz. Doc
Bagley. Slim Brennan, "Cony' DOYLE,
Lew Diamond. Judge lmber. Boo
Boo" Hoff. Charley Heeb, Charles +.
Peterson, Joe Roberts, Dan McLough =
lin, Al Nelson. Mayor Bader, OF At
lantic City; Bill Donovan, Angus Mac
Donald. Sam Levy, sports editor of the
Milwaukee Journal. and Nails Nor
ton differed in their opinions as to the
winner. But each admitted the bril-
liancy of the battle.
approximately II, 900 people, occupy
ing seats on the field boxes, grand
stand. pavilions and bleachers were in
attendance, and besides being a we'll
handled crowd, it also was orderly.
Three hundred and fifty guardians OF
the law probably was the reason.
Just before the battle Royd Morrison
presented Tender with a silver loving
cup on behalf of the Boosters Associa
ton Of Philadelphia, Of which George
Mead is president.