The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-28
CHAMPS HARDEST
FIGHT SINCE HE
BECAME KING-PIN
Challenger Pushed Fight
in First Five Rounds but
Benny Finished Strong


weight boxing champion. succcss-
fully defended his title against Lew
Tender Of Philadelphia. in a ~.
round ro-decision contest tonight,
earning. In the opinion OF majority
of sport writer's a narrow shade In
great struggle.
The challenger. n lefthandor, fur
nished the champion the most inter
esting combat Leonard has had
since he turned back Willie Richie
some years ago
Started Busting Champ.
Tender. starting with great con
fldence and skill, carried the fight
TO the champion. lie pummelled
Leonard with stiff iefta 10 tho body
and sharp rights 10 the head and
Jaw and brought blood to the cham-
pion's nose early. IT appeared In tho
first four rounds that Tender was
20 have things all his own way
Then Leonard steadled himself
and began to find mark. He car
ried the NTH. sixth and seventh
rounds IN burst OF speed and
looked himself. In tho seventh
round his mouth bumped Tenders
The eighth found Tondler on the
aggressive again. After taking q
hard right 10 the Jaw and another
under the heart he fought Leonard
Mt close quarters and swung "a num-
Der of hard iefts to the jaw. Leon
ards knees sagged ana he cllnched
20 save himself. From then on the
champion took few chances.
'Iiard to Solve"
m ~. 81. VnQtnh md
IN the last three Leonard appeared
20 have shade. when ~ was over
the champion, battered more per-
haps that he had been IN any bout
since no won the title from Freddie
Welsh In 1917, said these sOuthpaws
are hard 10 solve"
All through his training he had
bellttied Tenders pugilistic record
and predicted that hc would finish
the Philadelphian within seven
rounds. Tender. too. had said that
he would win by a Knockout. but
hei had nothing to say OF this to-
night He snid he was satisfied with
his showing and would seek an en-
gagement with Leonard In n decision
match.
Under the terms OF tho agreement
with the principals In the contest
they are 20 receive from 62h to
No "a pei ''nN Va hAi' eANH' tbhN
ceipts. OF this sum Leonard viii
receive two-thirds. the other third
. going to Tender.
The threatening weather, II was
announced, led the promoters to ad-
vance the championship contest and
avoid any possibility OF postpone
ment.
Tender Entered First
II was 9:13 when Lew Tender,
the challenger. escorted by a squad
OF police, made his way down tho
aisle from his dressing quarters and
entered tho ring. He was clad In a
greenish gray bathrobe and was ac-
companled by his seconds, Philip
Glassman, Morris Tender. his broth
er. and Jack Reinfell.
Champion Leonard entered the
ring n moment later and both con-
tenders for the title were given n
great vocal ovation.
Leonards seconds were Billy Glib
son, Nanny Seaman and Charlie
Leonard, his brother Both Leonard
and Tendier were called to the CEN
ter of the ring where the commits
sion physiciaYis examined their
hearts and lungs and announced
them TO be in perfect condition.
Both boxers had their hands heav-
ily bandaged with soft tape. The
rival managers examined the ban
dages and then new gloves were
taken from boxes and given to the
rival seconds.
Tho weights as announced from the
ring were: Leonard 1874 pounds. 10
ounces; Tender l34 pounds IL
ounces, the weights being taken at
o'clock this afternoon.
White and Kansas Saw Fight.
Charley White of Chicago chal-
ienged the winner and Rocky Kansas
OF Buffalo, recently defeated by
Leonard. also appeared with his left
arm in splints.
Both fighters appeared more OF
less nervous and Leonard appeared
a trlfle more drawn than Tender.
Leonard leaned over the ropes and
jokingly remarked TO friend at
the ringside that the bout would bt
over in few minutes. Tender sal
quietly In his corner with downcnst
eyes and listened attentlvely TO the
Instructions of his seconds.
on the way to- his dressing room
Leonard made this statement TO his
brother Joe. who gave II TO thu
Associated Press:
81 was stunned IN the first round
when Tender butted mo in the ey,
with his head. The blow had me
stunned for four rounds. l am anN'
ious for 16-round decision boui
with Tender
When Tender was shown this
statement. he smiled and stated
that his manager, Philip Glassman
would speak for him,
Glassman said:
Everyone who saw the fight 4
satisfied that Tender pounded
Leonard's eye with n punch. WHY
didn't he squawk when he claimed
Tender butted him In the eye, NJ
that Is the only round In which M
didn't squawk.
Tender viii gladly box Leonart
for a decision, for / am sure h'
can do much better, as he did no
do as he expected-knock him out
The fret preliminary. betweer
Johnny Cooney and Jack Munroe
New York llghtweights, ended II
the sixth round when Cooney tore M
trunks and the boxing commission
called halt.
The principals in the second bou
were Phil Krug OF Harrison, N. j.
and Joe Quinn Of Minneapolis. mid
dleweights. The Krug-Qulnn bou
was shortened to seven rounds wher
II was announced that Leonard ant
Tender were ready TO enter the ring
L III