Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-24
TENDERS STOCK
IN RING FLOPS
Lewis Late Rally Against Kan
sas Only Hope He Still May
Come Through
MAY MEET ROCKY AGAIN
Ry LOUIS IL. LAFEE

What is puzzling pugilistic fans in
Philadelphia today is the question Has
Lew Tender gone back so far that his
chances Of winning the lightweight
championship have been obiterated?
There hardly is any doubt that the
southpaw is slipping. also that the
Logan lambaster has lost n lot of zip
in his punches. Another thing which IS
realized more than ever is that his de-
fense is not so good as when he wadpd
through most of the star lightweights
TO victory without showing any marks
of battle.
All these facts were brought out
plainly in Tenders fifteen round bout
with Rocky Kansas in New York. Be
fore the contest it was believed that
Lew would prove himself superior
sScrapper beyond q. of Il. But when
few who thought hc had won and
many be lieved the worst he deserved
was draw, it showed c0nclusively
that Tender was not the Tender OF n
year and a half ago.
Insufficient Action
"A plausible argument in defense of
Tender is that he has not been boxing
consistently enough 70 keep in top notch
fighting form. He showed this in the
early rounds of his fracas with Kan
sas. He cant get started was the
general opinion Of the Philadelphia fans
at the ringside. This may have been true
and also Kansas backhand punching
offensive may have handicapped Lew.
There are those who are Of the i'm
preston that Tender ''is burnt out. -
But this viewpoint must be taken with
grain of salt. because the sOuthpaw.
after twelve and n half rounds Of slug
RSsh boxing, came back with one Of
the greatest rallies ever seen in ring
when he virtually fought Kansas off
his feet before the final bell.
Tender looked like the real Tender
In that fourteenth and fifteenth round.
He hit hard. he did not give Rocky n
70 one with both hands. and at the finish
Tender was still strongly far stronger
than the rugged Kansas.
Makes Impression
Despite his defeat. Tender. because
of his brilliant uphill battle in the last
few rounds. made a good impression on
the New York fans and critics. They
marveled at his great amount Of reserve
strength, almost evening up a battle
which after the eleventh round looked
hopelessly lost. Tex Richard no doubt
will give Tender another chance to box
at the Garden, and. If Lew is to be re-
matched with Kansas, the chances are
that he would be the favOrite again
against the Rocky person.
For the time being, Tender. 1t would
seem, has been erased from the path of
Champion Benny Leonard. Before thr
season Is over Lew might get back into
the running for a titular tilt, but it will
take at least half a dozen good battles
to prove whether he is "through" or
whether he is entitled to a meeting with
the champion.
That Kansas Is far from being a
worthy opponent to test the champion
ship skill of Leonard appears to be
unanimous. New York critics and rep
rcsentatives of the press from Phila-
delphia who witnessed Tenders unex-
pected flare have commented on the
fnct that his eleventh hour rally should
be an incentive for another meeting with
Kansas-just to prove what's what.