Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-15

TRUNKS. mitchell also wore In0 same
with green band at the waist line.
The referee for the main bout was
John Haukop of Brooklyn. and the
judges were Tommy Shortcl1. Brook
lyn and Joe Ruddy of the New York
Athletic club.
ROUND ONE
After feintinE for a couple of sec
onds Leonard hooked his left to the
jaw for a count OF three. Leonard
stepped back smiling and when Nit
chell came up again Leonard sent him
down with right to tho jaw. this
time for a count of four. then he
knocked Mitchell down n third time
with left to the face and right to
tho head, Mitchell stayed down for
the full count of nine.
When Ritchie got on his feet he
rushed at Benny and hooked a left to
the jaw sending the champion down
for a count OF nine, Leonard stay
ing on one knee and waving his hand
to his seconds indicating that he was
all right. The house was in an up
roar as tho sudden turn of affairs had
taken everyb body by surprise.
Both SPARED carefully until the
sound of the gong.
ROUND TWO
Leonard shot left and right to
Ritchies face which was bruised from
the blows he received in the opening
session. Benny landed left to the
head but Mitchell staggered him with
a right hook and Leonard spared
Just as tho bell sounded Leonard
hooked his right hand to the side of
Ritchie's head.
ROUND THREE
Mitcherrs right eve bothered him
while he was in his corner but he
came up gamsly. Leonard landed a
left hook on the face and Htchio al
most dropped him with terrific
right cross to the jaw.
Benny jabbed lefts to the face and
wind and ducked away from another
wicked right.
A left hook from Leonard to Ritchie's
face sent the western boy to the
ropes. Leonard missed a right for tho
head, but hooked his left to tho Jaw
and they wcre sparring at the bell.
Mitchclfs seconds kept working on
his injured cye during tho intcrmis-
sion.
ROUND FOUR
Mitchell missed right for tho head
and Benny hooked left and right to
face. Benny landed a hard left on the
bad eye and hooked his right to the
head. Benny blocked MitchelIs leads,
hooking a left to the face and an
other to the stomach. Mitchell kept
boxing in but was sent back with left
and right to the face.
They were sparring at the bell
ROUND FIVE
Benny hooked a left to the head and
a right to the body and ducked eafe-
ly from a right swing. Benny blocked
most of Ritchie's leads and kept jab-
ing at the injured cyc. Ritchie land
ed A straight left to the noso just be-
fore the bell.
Leonard crossed his right to the Jaw,
sending Mitchell down for count of
nine
Benny jabbed left to face and body
and crossed his right sending Ritchie
into a neutral corner. Then
he hooked hie right TO tho jaw and
Mitchell went down for A count OF
nine Mitchell when he got up was
very groggy and tried to grab ono of
the ropes but Leonard crossed his
right sending him spraw1ing on the
canvas for another count of nine.
When Mitchell regained his feet Leo
nard stepped in to land auother blow
hut the referee jumped between them
and stopped tho fight. leading Nit
chcll to his corner. Leonard ran across
tho ring and shook hands with Nit
chcll as the defeated man sat in his
corner receiving tho attention OF his
brothers and other handlers.
While tho preliminaries were going
on and women in tho boxes were emit
ting little, feminine shrieks, half alarm
and half fright. Miss Morgan, in n ring
side box, preserved a dignifed and
watchful mien.
Later when TeI Rickard. manager
of tho Madison Square Garden Sport
ing club. asked her what she thought
of tho fighting. she replied: 4
TT is all right but it is my first in
PRODUCTION to boxing and I'm crazy
n bout it,