The Washington times., 1922-07-22


science or skin enough to qualify
him among the real topnotchers
of the game. His repertoire. Of
punches Is not large. In fact, II Is
very 4imited. Here let me show
you what Tender has in the punch
Ing line and what I've got to watch
cut for"
The worlds champion, who was
leaning against the scales, sud-
denly assumed the ring posture
Of his southpaw challenger, right
foot and arm extended. ~
"See, this Is all that Lew has
got." he went on, "a good right jab
and a right hook, Q right.hand
smash to the body" depicting the
punches and Tenders manner Of
delivering them.
Then Lew gets inside once and
a while and works both hands to
the body, like this" beating a tat
too on the ribs Of an imaginary op-
ponent. "and sneaking In an occa-
sional uppercut. like this" as he
whipped his right hand up vi
ciously.
Tender has a small repertoire Of
his blows. Now let me show you how
! can trump every. lead he attempts.
Joe, Joe, come here a minute"
Leonard raised his voice and called
his brother, who was in another
room. The younger scion of the
Leonard family came trotting into
the room.
Play Tender. joe" ordered Benny.
II want to show the boys something"
Young Joe quickly dropped into the
Tender posture in a way that showed
he had been studying and had prac.
ticed working a Ia Tender many
times before.
Now lookr' exclaimed Benny; see
how easy It Is for a boxer to avoid
Tenders right-hund jabs and hooks!
Suiting the action tn the words,
Benny cuffed and slapped his
brothers. right.hand iabs and hooks
aside with apparently ridiculous
ease. explaining that this was due
20 the different ring pOstures as
sumed by the two, and the fact
Leonard's left always was In close
contact with the "southpaw's'
right
Another thing" went on Benny:
eff you've watched Lewis right hand
you must have noticed thatsit gets
tired quickly. He uses 1t fairly fast
and clever at the start, but soon
peters out and just flaps and paws
with II. His right hand not only
wears out quickly, but so does he
himself. When he gets tired he falls
in and pounds the body with short
arm blows that don't amount to any
thing. Any fighter will let you pound
away with those punches all day.
There's no hurt to them.
"Now see what is going to happen
70 that deadly left hand smash of
Tendler's you all have been writing
about" went on the champion. You
call Il his ace Of aces.
"If Tender carries his right arm
cooked and down a bit he will leave
his Jaw open. What will happen?"
Leonard's right fist shot straight
20 the jaw Of brother Joe, who was
acting the part of Tender.
"I1l do that every time" remarked
the champion, for my posture puts
NV right hand six inches nearer to
endler's jaw than my Jaw Is to his
deadly left. And II can't beat any
man in the world to a punch with a
six.inch start will eat my hat!
"Supposing Lew doesn't carry
that left hand cooked, but holds II
up as protection fof his jaw? II
- ne holds his arm that way, how on
ing power into the blowf
"why Lew can't break an egg
with a punch started from any such
angle as thatl And II he drops II
90 cooked position his jaw is going
TO be open to my right.
"Now for that deadly left-hand
body smash of my desperate r.r.rival
To reach my body with that left
hand Of his Lew will have to bend
over. And in. bending over what
happens? He puts his Jaw right
plumb in front Of my right hand!
"You don't think I'm going TO
stand there like a boob and let him
do that, do you? Say, with that tar.
get In front Of me. I've got a shot
that / simply can't miss!
And I'll tell you this. II I nail
him on the jaw with my right he Is
roing down. Almost every fairly
rood man who has fought Tender
has floored him. He has been on
the floor some time or other in at
least thirty Of his fights. I've got
an idea that II I land on him right
he will stay there!
"If Tender is so easy" remarked
one of the scribes, now isNthat he
has beaten so many good men?"
What good man has he whipped
decisively?" uuired Leonard, in
turn.
"You can't name one. Little
l2spound Dundee gave him a
rreai battle. So did Willie Jack.
son. Rocky Kansas whipped him.
And not one Of those fellows rS.
cent Kansas fought him right.
Kansas came the nearest 10 Il, for