Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-28
Had Things His
Own Way In First Four
Rounds, But Leonard Had
Reserve Strength Enough
To Retain World Title By
The Palest OF Shades.

To Retain World Title By
The Palest OF Shades.
(By The Associated Press)
New York. July 28.-Benny
Leonard still holds the worlds
lightweight boxing championship.
but he realizes that Lew Tender,
Philadelphia lefthander, is neath-
!! er a second rater' nor a "d1b."
Champion since 1917 when he
bowled. over English Freddie
WEIGH, Leonard walked out Of :
tho great pine bowl on Boyles
Thirty Acres la t night with the
crowd perched+ far back on his
4 head. Tender put 1t there. Had
the challenger the stamina to
hold the lead he gained In the
early rounds he would have
knocked It of. Leonard won by
the palest Of shades.
The bout went the full twelve
rounds and under the law Of New
Jersey there was no official decision.
The verdict is that of majority of the
new paper writer's at the ringside. ST.
lent though the arduous days of train
ing to the belittling statements that
Leonard made about him, Tender
gave his answer last night. 1t came
hard and straight from the left
shoulder. Leonard had predicted he
would finish Tender within seven
rounds. In hat period Leonard
brushed aside blood that. trickled
from his brow, turned his head to
one side, spat out a tooth and grunt-
ed dis abstraction.
The champion of yesterday is the
champion of today because he had
the reserve strength to take the lead
when Tender faltered after boxing
him all owe the ring for four rounds.
Leonard was visibly dazed until the
fourth. He said afterwards that he
was stunned by a butt" in the first
round from the challenger's head.
Tender said it was from a cuff from
his left hand. After the fourth Ben
ny swept the cobweb; from his head
with both hands.
The rally of the title holder in the
fifth. sixth and seventh rounds net
tied and ratified the Philadelphia but
in the eighth Lefty Lew came back
for a spell. Tender then shot a left,
another and then another. all to the
champions jaw. Leonard's knees
sagged and he clutched Tenders
shoulders. resting there.
There was almost rs much CONVEX
sation-bitter colloquy-a; there was
fighting in the ninth. They were
even on both scores.
Tender was annoyed inv the tenth
by the champions posting two hands.
So Leonard let up. then tented, Tend
Ter was fooled. He stepped back. turn
ing from 1aahisM antagonist. Leonard
go 80 I~AT@1y1~ ne, ws~no C<.>{~h<
rights and let's to head and body sent
Tender hurting to the ropes. Tend
len EsfosishtspaacFF but the gong stopped
The both missed often in the last
two rounds but Leonard's sharp
shooting right was the more accurate.
He shifted 1t from jaw to body and
back-and back. Both tried for fin
ishing blows and though shot upper
cuts from each hit their marks they
lacked power. They danced quite a
bit and were sparring when the chap
ter was closed. =
ployed a style unexpected of him. Per-
haps it was strategy. Anyway his at
tack va diversified, especially after
he had been warned repeatedly foi
striking dangerously near the foul
line. Yet Leonard's defense had
much to 10 with this; Tender found
that he could not pump both hands
in Discriminatory into the champions
torso.
Leonard's big failure was in his
legs. MOI until near the finish did
he prance about, as he usually does,
striking and darting away He could
pound his body. for the challenger
vas crowding him-almost stepping
upon him-forcing the fight. And
Leonard's reputed right cross was
only partially effective.
Not often is Benny Leonard hard
put. Occasions have bee rare when
a fighter in the midst of battle has
said to him: Come on and fight
Tender said it repeatedly. Leonard
says he is at the height of his career
Tender frankly admits that he'll grow
into a better fighter.
After Tex Richard announced today
that the receipts from the Leonard.
Tender fight were about $3.50, 900
fight fans figuring Leonard's .shar.
which was AN per cent Of the gros.
estimated that the lightweight cham
pion would get about $191,25O. Will.
Tender would receive about $4,000
on a basis Of 20 per cent. Richard,
expenses for the battle were reckonet
at $4,000 aside from the fighters
share and his profit was declared t,
be $153,750.
Fight by Rounds.
ROUND ONE-The bell rams
Tender was short with two rights an
then landed a light left. They feI
into a clinch and began dancin
around. Tender landed a left hoo
ito the chest, and followed with a ligh
left to the body. Tender landed an
other left and then two sharp right
#sko the b1dy. ~
Tender raj rushing the champion
Tender slipped and fell and stand
Ing up slowly wiped off the dus
slowly. Tender landed a hard lei
10 the ahampion's head, cutting h
right eye. Tender was warned ft
hitting In a .cfnch. They were spar
rfnx atythe bell and when he sat; dow
Leonard said the cut was caused h
butt. Leonard held q towel to. b
&seyesfo stop the bleeding.
ROUND TWO-Tendler missed tw
lr4ghtssand Fnshed the champion mi
eccsrAr. Acnard crossed a hal