Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-02
lightweight Champ Out
classed S small Ter Man
Here, Stopping Him in
Three Rounds in 1917
EASY SAILING SINCE
pvIOIJIS II. JAFFE

INOR periou " "
+ .uo Kenny Leonard became the
,-,.,o;.bt champion of the worid,
.s,.a;no tbe crown back to the head OF
tusr;con when he knocked out Fred
welsh. the Briton, in nine ROUNDS IN
yor York, no serious CONTENDER s'oou
:, .r'. ,,o Gotham gloveman's way until
~ ~ Tsndler. of philadelphia, loomed
:. .e ii. noth. Lew had been knocking
I.onard's throne for two years anu
eno,,v promoters Taylor and Euhhls ms
'ilan' Tendler Leonard battle f9r
Clinsntetni tti,;as, Rail Park here August Il
the fn,,s'e on the night of May. ~. loi l.
~ W. Ma' 'ooronation Of Leonard occurreu. @
tna, ns,ur .n' Kilbane had had shot au onS ons
i,i,oohhtwsiabt iiohh;i championship rev Wio' t;tIn.
ms1n;ous1y. put the featherweiBn' Weish
Pn,dsr was unable to stow avn away Match
Nv nV n ten round, no, ,oecis.Uad stnnned
Tben Leonard came along a"u ''0f'
the Englishman. ,-u. {, the footsteps
ben.y . champions by placing hlmseli III
o. mus. nWTss.oIirbt ms a circus per1ormer vi
the lihgsa Jnsstead. he proved himself rea'
actot. t;tie holder from the outset
hghtns nsonard did not pick on set ups
Anu. Anu I.Ub or bimboes, as the sayings ~,
plants OF t,,.o months after annexlns
Less ;.ia .Ia" I'eonard was matched VIII
re u.,' and this really has peen 'he
Nn,oo M. ormciai contest for Leonard
Tendl.r Has Chance .,or.
s,ncs disposing OF hllpahSe Sos hean
roollv has not been man WV ohonce Of
rscognized as having gooae erom Leon
wlhh'nkf VIII nkfsndler is the first boxer since since
Nru: ,,atch in which Leonard score1
that hnIeoi Knockout in the third rouna nm
'egnPh .ha Phillies Ball Park, July o.
ao ~, !hg g.ha Ia beipg credited with pos
';b,Iitv OF upsetting the dope. .
HIpIut'y o,,rse Leonard is picked TO re-
W nc iourels against Tender still,
I'M ,nIn nI oro n host of fans in this city VINO
w. sny.u hat a new champion Will nave
Eeon ne,e'v 'ovrowned ON the night 4 August ~;
''Ir Ir That bout with Kilbane Leonard
..hamod that he was a marvel, beiore
III. r,otch Kilbane, who once before hao
""tno;nted Benny in ten -round pou.
in New York. was given an even ea.ane t
~ "a win. After the bell sounded staIt,
inc hostilities it ensued IN ohe-''ueu
ronflict and so it finished,
The beginning of the end came IN 'ne
,ccond round. when leit ana TIEs'ho TlEt. "a
the head by Leonard maae NuuI ,,,;iI'
, inc 70 sell their bets for a dime, as 1t
were, because it easily could be seen
thot n was only q matter OF re"
n""nds before Leonard would be a de-
cisive victor.
Kllbane Wild
put Kilbane would not be denied.
As IN the preyious two rounds, the
mailer man came from his corner shoot
;ng out right hand punches for the jaw.
out missed. Leonard, over-anxious'
also failed to connect with several nay,
makers But the lightweight recovered
frst. scored with n left hook to the
nont Of the chin and right-hander
forced Kilbane to the ropes.
Kilbane tried to clinch, but MS ne
wos groping for hold. with eyes
ylazey and half blinded. Leonard
,tcpppd back. Johnny lunged forward
and the bigger man landed left and
light to the head. Kilbane wrapped
hoth arms around Leonard in death
Ike grip.
Leonard permitted Kilbane to rest
for moment. evidently giving himself
chance to think what next to do. Sud-
denly the lightweight champ pulled him
>elf loose from Kilbane, and as the lat.
Ter came tearing in, missing with q
wild over hand right hand, Leonard
pumped in short left hook to the body.
Then series Of lefts and rights, all
terrific punches, made Kilbane try to
clinch and Leonard finished his fusil-
lade Of body smashes by switching with
vicious right uppercut to the chin. Xii.
bane collapsed, going to his knees and
grabbing Leonard around the ankles
with both arms. The featherwcight
BY regaining his equilibrium without
taking a count
Towel Ends Match
As kilbane Strengthened, hardly able
to hold up his arms, right by Leonard
TO the jaw almost turned the Cleveland
man around. Then a short left hook to
the chin and round house right hand
wallop behind the head made Kilbane
punch drunk. He staggered and tot
tered, almost falling to his launches
against the ropes. Another solid punch,
OF which Leonard surely was capable,
would have knocked Kilbane cold And
Ills life. ''' ="
80 there was only one thing left to
'uhii, hllUuHe manager
and pal at that time, and Dunn, did II
ne grabbed n water soaked towel from
me bucket at his feet outside the cor
her or the ring and flung 1t several
ieet high between the ropes, just as
me end of the round neared. In fact
me bell sounded, ending the round even
before the towel, sign Of accepted de-
ieat, landed on the resin covered floor.
mat finished Kilbane, worlds feath
.erweight champion, as a contender for
the lightweight title. He had been out
generated. "'' wv
Since then Leonard has pushed aside
9 number OF good men, but none was
ngnred as having possible chance of
aethroning him. Now Tender is a little
more than n week away from an op-
portunity to win the lightweight iaureis.
ana the hard hitting southpaw, recoa.
4izeu as the foremost contender for
leonard s title, has a good chance of