New-York tribune., 1922-06-27

during which time there was no count
/ Leonard calmly walked around Referee
Haley and brushed Britton's chin with
the TOP Of his right glove. Britton. ap'
pcaled 70 his corner to claim foul.
The blow that ended the iight was
not OF sufficient force 70 bruise .
babys curly locks. But II was 4 lou,
J blow. whether or not Intentional and
/ HALEY was absolutely correct in his
ruling. This greatly heralded match
was one that will do the game no good
I II had every esrmsrk OF "one Of those
! things'
much in the nature OF clown Ae'
/ that had been cleverly rehearscd'
Had il not been for the unexpected
I though dramatic ending the exhibition
might have passed muster. But the
unsatisfactory ending. coming as IL did
/ left lust one conclusion 20 drawn
| Our burly boys were lighting not for
glory but FOR their respective per-
eertages OF the gate receipts and with
the fine prize money in sight they evi-
IDENTITY kept the weather eye peeled for
another big house" in the not distant
future. II this bout was on the up
and up then n spiral is the shortest DIS
tanee between two given points.
Britton Piles Up MANY Points
Presuming for an instant that this
entertainment was all II should have
been. then the lightweight champion
would have had 10 score a Knockout
10 win the mill. Britton piled up 80
many points in the carly rounds the;
Bcnny's only chance 10 even the TIDE
was 20 stop him. No ono expected TIE
lightweight champion - employ the
means he did toward this end.
The exhibition was clever Deueedly
clever. They are fast boys, possessed
Of Furnishing straight left jabs. while
he was fresh and strong Britton more
than held his own. He used his ST.
perior weight 20 the very best advan-
tnge and on every occasion when op-
por,unity presented in the elinehes he
laid his weight on his lighter op-
ponent.
The first round was rather tame.
They hddled around a great deal, up.
parentiy 20 try each other out. and
wha. little landing was done fell 70
Leonnrd's honor. He made good use
o! his straight LEFT lab In the opening
round. But from the second 10 the
end Of the seventh the veteran welter-
weight champion more than held his
own with his younger. lighter. bat
shiftier opponent. Invariably Britton
would beat Leonard 10 the punch
! the straight left especially, and when
the two would come 10 close quarters
By virtue Of his superior weight and
strength. effected the moro telling
execution.
Repeatedly from the second TO the
seventh round Britton would back
Leonard into c corner or up against
the ropes. and when Benny was denied
free sea room would score heavily 10
the face with left or 10 body with right
Both showed some very clever block
ing. and Leonard In particular some
shifty ducking. But once when Benny
stood over against the ropes and per
mitted Britton TO shower let's and
other s'temp. at defense except 20 roll
hi5 head-vell. right there the show
began to look jus. BIT serevy 90 the
vi.e FISH.
Benny Shows Up Well In Eighth
Leonard began 70 show 20 zeal ad-
vantage for the first time in the
eighth round. And that was jus. about
/ the time the Grand Old Man" OF the
prize ring began 70 tire and slow. The
great beads Of perspiration that stood
out like pearls early In the frseas had
dried 20 glistering silver points.
Brittons blows plainly had lost their
earlier primitive snap. He was euHing,
not hitting Jack threw in the high
20 even terms for the round. But with
D - J.
up. Through the tenth. eleventh and
twelfth the lightweight champion gave
the Old Master good, sound troune-
ing. He sent him back with straight
left and rocked him repeatedly with
rehts-siraights. swings and hooks.
Brition was rapidly weakening under
Leonard's attack when the unexpected
transpired in the thirteenth. he al
most collapsed in his chair when he
returned from the buheting Of the
twelfth. Britton tried 20 bluF and
began 20 force the fight in the thir-
teenth. But when Benny rushed him
and swung left for the stomach.
which may have landed Just a triho
low. he veat down 20 his knees. plainly
with the sole intention % taking
rest
l. was then tina. Leonard, after ap-
parent due delibcration, calmly walked
around Referee Patsy Haley and de-
livered 4 love tap 20 the chin that re-
sultsd in his capitalization. That is
wnat mos. Of oil. left reason 70 doubt
that the exhibition was strictly gem
uine Fortunately the crowd was sat
isfed. But IL Is horrible 10 eonjure
what might have resulted had any but
an idol OF Lconard's we'll known in
tegrity and reputc delivered such
blow IN such circumstances.
Huge Bowl Packed
The huge amphitheater reminder
the oldt:mers OF Boyles Thiryt Acres
the afternoon Of July 2. 1921. when
Jack Dempsey knocked the French
idol. Georges Carpenter. for a row of
shoemaker's lasts. A pure case Of de-
ception. % course. for the Velodrome
bike track where the fight vas held, is
little more than one-quarter the ca
pacity Of the Richard arena in jersey
City. But the bleaeher seats thrown
tier upon tier behind the track itself
reared the ulteriot vantage points
quite az high. and in the soft twilight
and later IN the seaii-light the yavning
bowl indeed appeared stupendous.
There Is no denying the fae. that
the lightweight champion is the great
est magnet in the profession barring
only, perhaps. Jack Dempsey-from the
box Office point o. view. Wherever
and whenever Benny Leonard sights
there you will find the genus fan In
oycThowing numbers. As early rs 3
o'clock IN the afternoon the long lines
began forming before the ticke. boo.hs
up town ard from then until long sf,er
the preliminaries were under way
steady stream from all directions kept
pouring into 225th Street. Surface
lines and the Broadway subway soon
was ehoked with trafie. but the Madi-
son Square organization had perfected