The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Tender Is Confident
As Battle Nears
Challenger Has Been Train
ing at Delanco.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YonK HERALD.
pELANco. N. j., July 22.-- At the
pretty little Jersey town, which 10
within twenty miles Of Philadelphia.
Lew Tender, the best lightweight Billy
Penn's burg has produced in many
years, Is putting on the final touches for
his all-important fight with Benny Leon
ard, which will be staged next Thurs
day night.
If confidence counts for anything the
lightweight title is already won for Ten
dler, but his friends are not so sure
that he will take the crown away from
the clever Benny. This Is Tenders one
big chance that he has waited for DUR
ing the last few years, and ne is aetu-
ally counting the minutes until he can
get punch at the New Yorker
Tenders camp Is as busy as a bee
hive. Lew arrived here more than a
week ago and has gradually been in
creasing his fight routine. Lew is enr
boxer who believes in road work. and
for the last ten days he has started his
daily grind by plugging away on the
dusty Jersey roads. His sparring part
ners start out fresh with him, but one
by one they drop off as Lew increases
the pace. Tender is no mean sprinter
by going at clip that would make
college sprinter envious.
Harry (Kid) Brown, South Philadel-
phia lightweight, who Is In the same
boxing stable with Tender, kept the
southpaw ace busy for several days. but
Lew wanted a sturdier opponent and
Phil Glassman engaged Tim Droney, the
veteran Lancaster battler. Droney has
stood up remarkably we'll under Lewis
wicked left hand body punches and
solid rights within the last few days -
Il know how hard this Tender baby
can hit" said Droney as he pulled on
the sixteen ounce gloves. II fought him
three times and let me tell you stopped
everything. Not one got by and any
one living under the impression that
Tender can't hit can surely get a tes-
t'monial from me that he can.
Il also boxed Leonard last fan, and of
the two I'd rather box Leonard five
times than Tender once, for the rea-
son that Lew is absolutely killer"
There's no getting away from his dam
aging left and his stinging right. Only
fellow with steel ribs and an iron
jaw can take them. !, fortunately. have
been blessed with a strong body. The
punches he landed on ME in our fight
hurt me severely and / came here pre-
pared to hurt plenty. but IL II helps Lew
in gaining the worlds lightweight cham
pionship I will surely consider my work
we'll DONE"
From two to six rounds has been
Tenders daily work with his sparring
partners for the last week, but Trainer
''Scoodles" will probably let Lew go
eight and ten the first few days this
week and then keep him right on edge
for his trip to Jersey City on Thursday.
Lew intends to remain In the local camp
Until the morning of the big fight.
A big day Is planned for Tenders
camp to-morroW. when thousands of
Philadelphians will motor here to see
the southpaw ace spar with Brown and
Droney Last Sunday the place was
virtually swamped with visitors. and
tomorrow being the last Sunday before
the battle 1t Is expected that the camp
will accommodate record crowd
Tender has not appeared I'm the ring
since he rocked Bobby Barrett, the Cliff
ton Heights mauler, to sleep In the third
round in their bout at the Philles' Park,
June 5 but he has kept right on edge.
Lew admits that he is working harder
than ever for Leonard, and II Benny
beats him next Thursday night he will
have no excuses.
Lew is so confident that he believes
he will knock out the champion, and
there are many who are willing to bet
that way, but the majority of the Phila-
delphians are not so eaeer to take such
risks and will content themselves with a
bet that Lew outpoints the New Yorker.
Then again, you run across another
crowd of boxing followers In and around
Philadelphia who can't see how Tender
can hope to beat Leonald d, and will trail
along with the champion.
philadelphia will be virtually deserted
next Thursday night, judging by the de-
mand for fight tickets. Special trains
will be run over the Pennsy and
Philadelphia and Reading railroads. The
Locust Club of Philadelphia has pur-
chased several hundred ringside seats
ard thousands more will be there. many
going by automobile.