Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-27
4RlTT0N WINS
FROM LEONARD
IN 18TH ROUND
lcontlnued From Page one.


TO the face. Britton sent several
rights to the stomach. Leonard
upper lip was cut by straight left
They exchanged hard rights and
lefts at close quarters and Leonard
was backed into neutral corner
at he bell.
Round TOur--Leonard staggered
Britton with "a right to the jaw and
followed with series of straight
lefts to the face. Britton sent hard
leits to the face and body. Brit
ton forced Leonard to the ropes
with a body attack. They were
fighting hard as the round closed.
Round Five-Britton took the Of
fensiye but landed few hard blows.
They fought for head and body at
close quarters. Britton appeared
to be having the better of the ex-
changes.
Round Six-Leonard caught Brit
ton on the jaw with several straight
rights, Britton found Leonard's
head with right swings. Britton
was cut in the mouth with a
straight left. They had a few ex-
ton on the offensive.
Round Seyen--Leonard appeared
to be taking things easily, waiting
for a chance to land a knockout
punch. In the meantime, Britton
found his jaw with right and left
hooks. They staggered each other
with rights to the head. The fight
ing was slow in this round.
Round Eight - They traded
punches to the head and body
Leonard was working a straight
left to the head effectively. but
was shaken twice with left hooks
to the jaw. They exchanged body
punches in an encounter at close
quarters with Britton appearing to
have the best of it.
Round Nine-Leonard jumped
from his corner and forced the well
terweight king around with rights
to the head. but Britton's defen-
sive work was at its best and he
was little hurt. Britton sent a Sc
ries of straight lefts to the face and
forced Leonard into neutral cor
ner. Leonard missed several right
swings and took a hard punch to
the jaw.
Round Ten-Leonard was shak-
EN- with overland rights to his jaw,
Leonard returned hard lefts to the
Jaw and Britton seemed willing to
mix, returning as good as was sent.
Leonard was always on the defen-
sive in this round.
or
hard with rights and lefts to the
jaw and sent Britton to the ropes,
Britton returned hard rights to the
Jaw. Leonard rushed Britton
around the ring with hard rights
to the head. This was Leonard's
best round.
Round TweIve-Leonard pecked
with his left at Britton's face and
Britton hooked hard rights and
lefts to the jaw. Britton shook
the lightweight champion with
rights to the stomach and left
hooks to the jaw. They exchanged
light punches to the head and body,
Britton's defensive work failed to
show in this round. He used Of
fensive tactics altogether.
Round differentiation on the
backed Leonard into a
neutral corner with rights and lefts
TO the head and body. In coming
out of this trouble, Leonard tripped
on his own foot and fell backward
TO the canvas. AS Britton stepped
away, the lightweight champion re-
gained his feet and then Brittonl
started another attack. Leonard
backed around the ring and they
fell into a clinch in Britton's cor
ner. There were few blows pass
cd to the head and as the referee
walked around, Britton proke
awav and went down to his knee,
facing his corner. He motioned 10
his seconds to claim a foul. Then
leonard, who had walked to the
other side of the ring. walked
around the referee, struck Britton
4 light blow to the body and shoul-
"a to the referee to count. me
seconds of both men rushed lnto
he ring and Haley. the referee,
waved both men to their corners.
n was then announced that Leon,
ard had committed a. technical
foul. striking Britton while he was
IN his knee. The welterweigh'
cha mpion was unhurt.