The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-28
Fight for Lightweight Cham
plonship Goes the Full Twelve
Rounds Without Knockout.
sTENDLER HAD ADVANTAGE
IN FIRST FIVE ROUNDS
Leonard Says ''SOuthpaws Hard
to Solve" When Asked Why
He Did Not Win.

rounds.
Newspaper men about the ring diff
fered to some extent in their opinions
The majority appeared to favor Leon
ard at the end of the bout, although
some declared for draw. Tender had
the better of the first five rounds, but
Leonard finished strongly.
Leonard was asked why he did not
knock out Tender and replied with a
blood smeared grin "southpaws are
hard to solve"
1t was 9:21 when Lew Tender, the
challenger, escorted by a squad of police.
made his way down the aisle and enter
ed the ring to meet Benny Leonard for
the light weight championship here to-
night. He was clad in a greenish gray
bathrobe and was accompanied by his
seconds, Phillip Glassman, Morris Ten
dler, his brother, and Jack Reinfel
Both Get Ovation.
y Champion Leonard entered the ring a
moment later and both contenders for the
/ title were given great vocal ovation.
Leonard's seconds were Billy Gibson,
Nanny Saman and Charlie Leonard, his
brother. Both Leonard and Tender were
called to the center of the ring where
the commission physicians examined their
hearts and lungs and announced them
to be in perfect condition. Both boxers
had their hands heavily bandaged with
soft tape. The rival managers examined
the bandages and then new gloves were
taken from boxes and given to the rival
seconds. The weights as announced from
the ring; Leonard 134 pounds, fifteen
ounces. Tender 1874 pounds, twelve ounc-
fa at
this afternoon.
Tender Strong.
ia Round one-The bell rang at 1928. Ten
(ller was short with two rights and then
landed a light left. They fell into a
clinch and began dancing around. Ten
tler landed left hook to the chest ana
followed with a light left to the BODY
Tender landed another left and then TWO
sharp rights to the body.
Tender was rushing the champion
Tender slipped and fell and standing up
slowly wiped the dust from his gloves
Trendler landed a. hard left to the cham-
pion's head, cutting his right eye rem
dIer was warned for hitting in cnmch'
They were sparring at the bell and when
he sat down Leonard said the cut was
csused by a butt Leonard held a towel
10 his eye to stop the bleeding.
4@ Misses TWO Rights.
Pound two-Tendler missed two rights
ana rusbed the champion into corner
Leonard crossed a hard right TO the
law. Leonard missed right ana lett
TendIer had the better of the chnch. |
vrandIer landed a hard left and followed
NTH short uppercuts. Tender landed
.rort left. Leonard countered with right
IN the body and followed with TWO up
v,ercuts. Tender continued leading ana
+ba champion covering his face with poth
srms. Tender landed hard rights ana
Iofts tn the head and then three more
,ofte N the law. Blood was trickllng
from Leonard's eye brow
- close Exchanges.
r,o,,nd +hree-Tendler again jumped |
snto the lead, missing wide lett' theS
c,,pcbed. Tender again was warned io[
hiring in a clinch. Leonard complalhoo
- Tondler's low hitting. Tender re-
S,Iiad with a left swing to the jaw ZEN
AZ SMILED Tender had the best OF
Ia, exchange and landed two rights 10 |
~ INV There was another exchanse
al close quarters. Tender missed vain
~. loft Tender told the champion 10
..ooroe in and fight" Tender rusheo
r aonard to his corner at the DELL
s. Leonard Splits Blood
,,,,a Four-Tendler tapped lightly TO
- rrbev exchanged at close range. |
grepdIer landed a left to the nooy' Aeoll-
-, ,o,,ntered with hard right crosses u
-. ,ou The champion landed snort up
.,,+s Tendler followed with cluster
- Sara upnercuts to the body. Leonard
" LIood Leonard missed with rlshl
l, .I,rrea TO his knees. Tender walked
-, Tandler kept punching away "ith
-. iot+s Leonard landed hard rights "
a An hodv Tender sunk his left IN the
-, ,onion,s stomach. Benny TOOK Two
..ioh+ hooks to the jaw Ienoieh
- his right to Leonards ia" "'
the bell. 800
Round five-At this point he"spap1
-, agreed that Tender was lar Ia
~ oonard was short with rlght
ie s .bon n1unged heavily into Tender
lliS ~. crossing his left to the jaw ana
! t.,n his right. Leonard ouLoushe
Tendler in a clinch. nav
Toarord nut two hard rights IN rem
- ~tor,ach He adedd another rem
L. Iooded rights and lefts to the MD
aa.,or render kept dropping MS left
IN over the champions BODY t1e i n~*ton
! :" ,o o left uppercut. He had the peter
= Z another clinch. Leonard's best snow
ing was in this round.
Ne Leonard Arrives
pound six-Tendler's right Went u
he stomach. Leonard rocked ,|nt -
,,,tb left. He added right ana lei. ~
IN law. Tender missed with d le
rendler began to runaway anu ~
leonard landed two hard rlsn.s ,,,t
- ,TardIer was again warned for hit
aw 80 THE champion splashed two
more rights to the body. 49,. Ill
IN aorard began jabbing away with ms
~ ma crossing with his right. Tender
] rdad three hard lefts to the head. the
'rnU,d vas in an uproar. Leonard shot
,oIlev o. rights and lefts to the body and
ant two sharp uppercuts to the jaw !