The Washington herald., 1922-07-28
LEONARD RETAINS
TITLE IN HARDEST
FIGHT OF CAREER
Bout Goes Limit, Champ
Getting Popular Deci-
sion-75,OO0 Present.
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Continued from rage one.
lasting damage. Leonard's head
cleared and he plunged back. and
by wonderful boxing and stiff. hard
jabbing that shook up Tender kept
him bleeding from the mouth al
most constantly. and kept his cham
pionship crown on straight.
You often hear of grudge fights.
Most Of the time they are likely
to be the bunk. But Leonard and
Tender worked their jaws at each
other almost as much as their fists
throughout the entire bout. On
several occasions Referee Ertle
could be heard to remark. Never
mind: go ahead with the fight.
Leonard strong at Finish.
In Tender Benny met a ripping,
tearing challenger. In Leonard
Tender met a cool general, willing
to take all that the challenger had
to offer in order to solve his style
and then tear in and win by suf-
hcient margin to retain his title
even though a referees decis on
had been rendered. Tender was
firing fast in the eleventh and
twelfth rounds. and Benny probably
would have copped him in a few
more rounds.
Despite the bitterness displayed
during the fight. Benny and Lew
clasped hands in midring at the end
OF the twelfth round Lew patted
Benny on the back as he smiled a
CORY smile. Benny patted Lew on
the head with a grin. which. thanks
to Lewis handiwork as a dentist.
looked like an open barn door.
Doubtless both young men could
see through the blood film over
their eyes. however. the fat purse
that probably will be hung up for
another fight in Madison Square
Garden. where decisions are pos
sible.
When this comes about. Benny
doubtless will get all the money the
law allows, for he may not fight
another championship battle. The
cleverness. the cool generalship of
the champion is still with him. but
there was not the old-time snap in
his punch as used against Tender.
Tenders Left Is .Londed."
Lew. on the other hand. demon
strated that he has a world Of power
in that snakelike left. The blow
that sent Benny's knees knocking
together under him did not travel
more than four or five inches. but 1t
snapped like a rubber band. Fur
thermore. Tender is anything but
afraid of the champion. He carried
the fight to Benny throughout the
first FIVE rounds and even though
Benny had the better OF the argu-
ment in the succeeding rounds,
Tender was always there. willing
and waiting to swap punches. He
hammered Leonard's body unmerci-
fully. Leonard's seconds continu-
ously shouted protests from his cor
ner. claiming that Tender was hit
ting low and demanding that Ertle
force him to keep 'em up" But
Leonard sadly over-estimated him.
self when he shouted to a friend
from his corner before the fight be-
gan that Everything will be over
in a minute"
In the early stages. Tendler. the
crude. slow and awkward southpaw,
as his reputation goes. actually was
beating Leonard to the punch Ana
when he didn't. the champions right
hooks to the jaw were falling short.
round that Leonard began to find
the range and got himself up to his
true speed. Thereafter. like the
Leonard Of old. he would crash in
with his right cross. humping 1t on
the chin before Tenders leads
could get out of the barn.